At what point do you as a individual determine if you need meds ?

I use a simple rule, if I am getting behind the curve as far as recovery then I seriously consider meds, Peace.

Larry ***

I'm in the same boat as you! I'm debating on whether to start my Remeron (a/d) again or not. I thought I was doing pretty good for the past 2 weeks then yesterday and today I'm all shaky and tired and exhausted feeling and nervous. That's why I begin to lose faith that it'll never go away on its own and I need to be back on my a/d to feel the best I possibly can in dealing with this horrible disease )-: S.C. is totally right on the fact that people need meds for a lot of different things such as diabetes, etc. My dad for an example is on 15 diff pills a day and he has diabetes also. It's either take meds or suffer. I know once I start my meds again and they start working I'm going to kick myself in the butt saying why didn't you start these earlier instead of suffering this whole time. I'm a mess half of the time and miserable because of it, as opposed to the last time I felt this way and started my a/d I felt better the next day. For those of us dealing with these brain chemistry issues we cant fix it on our own so we need the meds to help with that, I didn't gain weight last time or have any side effects at all except for the tiredness for the first week or two but that's what kept me calm so it's a win lose situation I guess! Everyone is different, I tried Lexapro and by the 4th day I had to stop taking it because it made me so sick and anxious I thought I was going to die. So I am sticking to what I was on up until April of this year so hopefully it will help me like it did the first time. Keep us all posted on if/when you start it! Hopefully it helps you!

Good Luck!!

Lacey

Here's one way to look at it: What would you tell your best friend, your mother, or your daughter,...if they came to you with the same question?

I think that S.C. said it perfectly. What things have you tried so far, for how long, and how well have they worked for you? Are there other things, non-med things, that you believe you could or should try? And how is this affecting your life.

So, if your best friend, your mother, your daughter,...was in need of assistance, what kind of advice do you think you'd offer?

It's true that everybody's different, and it's up to you and your doctors (must do the communication dance) to determine what your options are.

If you haven't taken meds,....do you feel better now than you used to? Has that worked well for you?

If you start on the meds and don't like them, have an exit plan in place with your doctor to properly wean you off. Not all meds are necessarily forever. I think the diabetes example is perfect. Would you be having these feelings if your body needed insulin?

For me, I do take meds, and I'm also in therapy. For me, I've found the combination has worked better for me than either one of these by themselves. I had to ride that same merry-go-round that you're on, second guessing my choices and analyzing...

When you're ready to hear the answer, I find that that's when it reveals itself.



M.