#psych meds

[positivelyqueer]

solidarity between people who want to take psychiatric meds to function and those who don’t.

What’s important is that we both have autonomy, informed consent and safe access to treatments we want, and to not be forced, coerced or pressured into those we don’t.

#Mental health #psych meds #psychiatry #medication

[lazykebabvagina]

Hot people refill their meds THIS IS YOUR REMINDER TO REFILL YOUR MEDS

#meds #take your meds #disability #mentalhealth #depression #prozac #abilify #psych meds #psychiatrist #health

[pr0zacprincess01]

good morning <3 i have a sore throat again :/

#mine #diary #photo diary #psych meds #happy pills #take your pills #coquette aesthetic #coquette dollete #coquette #lolit4 #lolita1997 #squishmallow #squishmallows #girl interupted syndrome #female hysteria #femcel #alt #girlblogger #girl blogger #girl blog aesthetic #prozac nation #lana del rey #lana del ray aka lizzy grant #female manipulator #nintendo #nintendo switch #animal crossing #animal crossing new horizons

[benackff]

#prozac nation #prozac #fluoxetine #psych meds #mental health

[lunarofthevalley]

this is what my first month on sertraline feels like:

#mental health #mentally tired #feelings #thoughts #gif #vent account #vent blog #psych meds #sertraline #zoloft #actually mentally ill #mentally exhausted #mentally unstable #mental illness #depressing shit #meme

[bpdcrybaby213]

I liked this part of the book I'm reading, about being in the psych hospital. The book is good so far, it's about a girl with BPD. It's called, "On a Scale of One to Ten"

#borderline personality disorder #actually bpd #bpd stuff #bpd things #bpd life #bpd thoughts #psych ward #psych hospital #psych meds #bpd blog #bpd feels #bpd relatable

[gettingtoosilly]

yes i'm a loser in this world but if i was a character in a movie i'd be everyones favorite i even know the most popular ships which ones would go to war which one people would get accused of "forcing me to be straight" the crack ships the rare pairs all the globally hated characters omfg

#delusional #psych meds #creepypasta #lisa frankenstein #lady bird #heathers #devine feminine #girl interrupted syndrome #alice in wonderland #manic pixie dream girl #girl autism #yeah #courtney love #lisa rowe #ennaria #fangirl

[fuckingwhateverdude]

have you taken your meds today?

#i took mine 🙄🙄 #they have yet to take effect but still #my writing #my writing tag #poetry #original poem #spilled ink #mental illness #bipolar disorder #psych meds #reminders #lists #list poem #vent writing

[bpdarlingx]

this user is tired…

#ed not ed sheeran #bpd problems #actually mentally ill #bpd vent #actually cptsd #bipolar disorder #chronic mental illness #actually borderline #bipolar 1 #bpd thoughts #tw sh related #sh addict #cptsd vent #inpatient #psych meds #psych ward

[girlcalledwhatsername]

Genuine question, I'm not trying to say the studies you linked are wrong or anything, but if a serotonin imbalance isn't the reason for depression, then why do SSRIs seem to work for so many people? Are we just accidentally treating the wrong problem with the right medication, or is it a huge placebo effect?

That's a great question!

Let me preface by saying that in the absence of any actual science as of yet about "causes" so to speak of these symptoms, someone like me who isn't a scientist cannot comment properly on this. However there are quite a few people for whom a bunch of meds work out. We're actually quite exaggeratedly told that most people find the right medication eventually when it tends to be more of a trial and error split down the middle. Here's what I think is happening from what I've observed and people I've talked to and their experiences:

1. Yes it is possible that for a small portion there is a sort of placebo effect. For eg, even when I was worse off on my medication(s) throughout a whole bunch of different combinations and psychiatrists I tried, I had convinced myself that what I am experiencing is still okay and would probably just be worse and was worse when i wasn't on meds. It's only after the costs got too high and I left the meds that i realised the case was quite the opposite (this is particularly a problem with anti-psychotics, where reportedly a lot of psychotic people have their psychosis worsened under those meds, while others - like with SSRIs - report that it helps them). My therapist had me believe that very very VERY few people exist for whom meds never work out but admitted later (and I learned from other psychotic people later) that it's far more of a 50/50 situation.

2. I do think that a placebo effect cannot be extremely widespread. Yes it can be the case that a lot of people felt they had to justify the medication like I did with mine but I still do not believe placebo explains away a large chunk of these experiences. I would hazard a guess that because, while serotonin is not proven to have anything to do with mental illness it does have an impact on your sleep and sleep cycles, which are often disturbed in some way or the other in most mental disorders. It is possible (but again, studies would have to be done honestly on the same) that SSRIs are alleviating a few symptoms like sleep issues and related stress, and the people who experience those symptoms hence feel better in some respects. Which is great actually, I've always said you should figure out what works individually for you and stick with it. Which brings me to the third and very important point -

3. Bipolar people or even psychotic people are told that SSRIs will make them worse and should not be prescribed any. I personally haven't gotten any relief from them as a bipolar person but many others have and they simply aren't prescribed it. I want you to keep this in mind because this next bit is the foundation of what is wrong in the present systems:

Mental Illness Categories are Arbitrary

That is KEY. They aren't set categories scientifically proven or with any sort of basis. There are overlapping symptoms. There are a whole variety of issues that we all experience, these are human differences that have been pathologised and arbitrarily given a name. Mental Illnesses as set categories are simply constructed. SSRIs help some people, they don't help other people, they help people they aren't "supposed" to and harm people they aren't "supposed" to. Much like with any psych meds. And I'll go a step further, much like with a lot of alternative methods of coping people use from medical marijuana to a ton of different kinds of therapy to peer-based support groups. Coffee helps some people stay awake and puts other people to sleep, it's the same sort of difference. Maybe SSRIs helping have absolutely nothing to do with 'mental illness' and 'depression' and 'bipolar' as we have been taught to categorise, but rather just a matter of more specific issues and individual differences in what alleviates them.

4. There is one more thing I would add that is not exactly an explanation for why SSRIs help but has more to do with the statistics we see again, like point 1. People who try meds a while and then quietly stop taking them when it doesn't help don't get considered in studies very often. People who are anti psychiatry and refuse to be forcefully medicated aren't counted, are labelled as non-cooperative, and then if they are force-fed meds their opinions aren't taken into consideration. People who say anything negative about meds often find themselves ostracised even from circles of mental health advocacy. People who tell their doctors their meds aren't helping often get told to stick with it, to find the right meds combo, or get given higher doses, or in many cases are simply forcefully medicated by family members whose care they are in. There are a lot of blind spots in studying these meds which need to be fixed.

I would conclude now by saying that I do not believe at all that SSRIs are completely unhelpful in every situation. I do think that people who say their meds aren't working for them tend to be dismissed, erased, and forcefully medicated a LOT more. I also know that some psych meds have better results than others (ADHD meds like Adderall for instance, definitely and noticeably have a higher success rate than, say, anti-psychotics). But we will never be able to find what meds are helping who for what reasons without honest research which includes letting go of the biomedical model. And people should have the freedom to find which meds and methods work or don't work for them and tailor their recovery to their individual needs. But that won't happen till we keep forcefully medicating people and show utter disregard for consent when it comes to mentally ill/ neurodivergent people. And that won't stop happening till we dismantle psychiatry as an institution.

I apologise if I said anything scientifically inaccurate but I have refrained from making any scientific claims besides proven stuff (serotonin shit) for that very reason. If you find anything amiss feel free to send me the issue along with sources. 

#asks #anti psych #anti psychiatry #mental health #mental health advocacy #bipolar #psychosis #adhd #psych meds

[beautifulheartandspirit]

Anyone have experience with Effexor AKA Venlafaxine

?

Please share🙏🏻

I was on lexapro before this - a few months ago

#Venlafaxine #effexor #antidepressants #antidepressant #psych meds #psychiatrist #psychology #bdp #eupd #depression #depressive episode #lexapro

[lazykebabvagina]

Help my don't-feel-horrible pills aren't making me feel any less horrible

#antidepressants #depresso #depressed #mental illness #fluoxetine #prozac #sad #hopeless #help #psych meds

[memind]

lol

#ana moots #looking for moots #ed moots #tw ana diary #ana recovery #i want moots #ana trigger #ana advice #lets be moots #ana rant #antidepressants #anxi4ty #depressiv #take your meds #psych meds

[whatarewedoingheree]

Medical rant

So I got some blood results back…it seems to be that I have diabetes, high heart risk and cholesterol, and liver damage. At first I blamed myself. “It’s my fault for my eating habits(which aren’t that bad) and for gaining weight(partially due to my meds)” “I did this to myself in a terrible person”

But I stopped and thought about it and did some research.

ALL of these things could be and are reported side effects to my antipsychotics. This could all be caused due to one heavy duty medication.

I’m terrified because I want these things to be reversible. But I’m also terrified because antipsychotics were a lifesaver for me. They help my BPD and BPD induced psychosis so much.

I’m so much more level and normal on them.

BUT. I’m also sober now which I wasn’t before I went on them and weed and other drugs can also induce psychosis. So there’s a chance I can maintain this level of mental clarity without the medication.

I’m terrified and I’ve been obsessing since I got the results but how could I not obsess? It’s my health and well being!

I’m going to pray and meditate and work on my health the best that I can. Send good vibes if you’re able ♥️

I will get through this.

#antipsychotics #medication #medical #BPD #borderline personality disorder #psych meds #psychology #psychiatry #risperidone

[bpdbecca]

Been an anarch bastard, a sad thot, a sad bitch, an anarch thot and more.

Right now I’m an edgy bastard. How about you?

#psych meds #new meds #brain meds #mental health memes #meds meme #bpd meme #actually bpd #bpd life #bpd meds #bpd stuff

[bpdcrybaby213]

I either threaten to overdose on my meds or not take my meds anymore. Both equally damaging.

#psych meds #borderline personality disorder #bpd life #bpd thoughts #actually bpd #bpd stuff #bpd things #mental illness #bpd struggles #bpd episode #bpd emotions