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Posted 10/6/2010 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, today I was talking to my sister and she was telling me that since i dont want to take any meds because of the side effects that I read about, I programmed myself to provoked all the effects is that true?  I read because I want to be informed Is it possible to think too much about the side effects that you can actually provoke them?
Posted 10/6/2010 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there,

I do feel your subconcious and your fear can cause you to feel you are having sx from medications.  Especially if the medication information  states one of the side effects may be anxiety.  Wow,  I get anxious thinking about being anxious.  But I do take my medications as needed.

Kindly,

Kitt 

Posted 10/6/2010 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
In my experience, yes. It's a lot like health anxiety.
Posted 10/7/2010 7:26 PM (GMT 0)
I think we have the potential to talk ourselves into being sick or to talk ourselves into having symptoms if we really vigorously and intensely focus on them, but it's certainly not a given either. But keep this in mind.... if you can talk yourself into being sick, then you can talk yourself into being well; and if you can talk yourself into having side effects then maybe you can talk yourself into NOT having side effects.
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