Three kinds of brain drugs? Some nutcases have all the luck. My GP only gave me one kind of dried frog pill, and I don't get to see a real headologist until the middle of next month. Maybe then I'll get the really cool meds like you.
WELCOME TO THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS!!!mckennlFebruary 21 2006, 22:17:20 UTC
I'm taking three pills -- one for the depression, one to sleep and one for the walls are closing in. Plus now I'm taking Lady Pills (estroven, estro-health) because I'm 48.
Re: WELCOME TO THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS!!!xanthussavesFebruary 22 2006, 08:48:58 UTC
Oh, now, see, if you wanna start bringing other meds into it-- lessee, I've got this allergy stuff, two types of inhalers and a (nearly) full bottle of emergency pain killers for when I can't supress my back and joint pain. Now all I need is the two stereotypical man pills* and I'll have a full set.
Y'know, Andy, I've been holding off on saying anything, because hell, saying crap like this is hard work, but I just wanted to pipe up and say, good job. I think you're doing things the right way.
We have so much stigma and ignorance about mental illness that we don't have about, say, bronchitis. If you're coughing up mucus and it's making it difficult to function, no one advises you to walk it off and tough it out. You go to a professional, seek advice, diagnosis, and, if it's called for, medication. Somehow, we give this special status to our brains, feel that we can (or should) tough out our problems when even a little bit of aid will help enormously.
I'm currently taking one pill. It took a lot for me to admit that I wasn't solving this problem alone, I needed a hand, and that medication could actually help me. But my fears were unjustified, and in fact, my life has become exponentially better since I've started.
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* erhm.... hair and cock.
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We have so much stigma and ignorance about mental illness that we don't have about, say, bronchitis. If you're coughing up mucus and it's making it difficult to function, no one advises you to walk it off and tough it out. You go to a professional, seek advice, diagnosis, and, if it's called for, medication. Somehow, we give this special status to our brains, feel that we can (or should) tough out our problems when even a little bit of aid will help enormously.
I'm currently taking one pill. It took a lot for me to admit that I wasn't solving this problem alone, I needed a hand, and that medication could actually help me. But my fears were unjustified, and in fact, my life has become exponentially better since I've started.
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