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(Message started by: Melissa on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:24pm)

Title: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Melissa on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:24pm

I found it extremely educational and entertaining to have found this website that has helped me understand immensely, why it's important for me to be treated for my panic/anxiety depression disorder. (my neighbor lady calls it some psychotic symptoms with depression and anxiety caused by suppressed emotions after miscarriage. (she works with the mentally ill, LOL, i love her, she's my adopted mom ;))

Anyway, if anyone out there is like me, and HATES to take psych meds, this site will help you to get over the fear of taking meds prescribed for our conditions. And hey, all we really are is "mentally interesting". ;;D

http://www.crazymeds.org/

love,
mel

edited because i misquoted my neighbor lady

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Kevin_M on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:51pm

I couldn't get through it all Mel, so I just double checked there were no Tom Cruise movies in the house.

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by broomhilda on Sep 25^th, 2005, 8:28pm

Mel, that is an excellent site and resource for so many and its really supportive as well. Thank you for posting it!!! ;;D

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Karla on Sep 25^th, 2005, 8:45pm

Here is another link you may find helpful.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 25^th, 2005, 8:59pm

Mel,

I linked that site here quite awhile back - but it seemed to offend a couple of people - still don't know why! I personally liked the site a lot!!

Carrie :)

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 25^th, 2005, 9:06pm

The description on Lamictal made me laugh so hard that I almost coughed up my last dose. ROFL

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Melissa on Sep 26^th, 2005, 8:01am

LMFAO Carrie!! [smiley=laugh.gif]

No one should be offended at the posting of the site. I think there is way too much stigmatism in the way of mental health, or illness. We are not crazy people, and beings that people here suffer with the worst pain known to man, you'd think we'd tend to have a little bit more wires crossed that your normally average human. ;) There is NOTHING wrong with that, and honestly, I don't think there is a "normal" human being alive.

Anyway, I hope it helps someone as it's helped me.

:)mel

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Charlie on Sep 26^th, 2005, 12:52pm

You ain't kiddin' Lizzie It's hilarious: Lamictal:
Quote:

Yes, it can be fatal, but it usually takes forever to kill you! And I don't mean in a movie-of-the-week, slow, painful death way, I mean that the symptoms show up early and you usually have plenty of time to take action before it's too late.

Lucky me. Looks like I still have some time before I'll be too ill to post. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/dead.gif

All seriousness aside, I've been taking this ineffective shit since 2000. I can list other side-effects too but I don't wanna get wound up. Of course, thanks to this crap, I'm happy as a lark. http://kolobok.wrg.ru/smiles/standart/rofl.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Great site Mel.

Charlie

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 26^th, 2005, 4:20pm

Charlie,

I particularly liked this part:

Quote:

Lamictal's Half-Life & Average Time to Clear Out of Your System: Get out a dartboard or some percentile dice, because a random number is going to be just as good as anything. The folks at GSK really tried to pin down a number for Lamictal (lamotrigine), but it so depends on what other medications you're taking, if you take it once a day or twice a day, how much you're taking, how old you are and where a woman is in her monthly cycle. Taking Lamictal (lamotrigine) once a day with no other medications produced a range of half-lives from 14 to 103 hours with an average of 32.8 hours. Taking it twice a day produced a range 12 to 62 hours with an average of 25.4 hours. The aggregate half-life given for Lamictal is 26 hours

I'll add more later but gotta get ready for work now!

Lizzie :)

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by mynm156 on Sep 26^th, 2005, 7:37pm

Yep found that one before. Pretty good!

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by rossimft on Sep 26^th, 2005, 9:10pm

"That's why I put this site together, to help you along with your doctor, therapist and pharmacist, the people with whom you should be discussing medications before you go looking them up on some stupid Internet site, get you the right medications as quickly as possible."

Take heed to this statement.

The biggest mistake people make is self or support person diagnosing of mental problems. Even though others may be professionally trained in the mental health field, personal bias can be problematic. Also, don't be as concerned with what your diagnose is as what your symptoms/ problems/ changes are. The best thing you can do is inform your doctor/ therapist of what the problems are including: when it began, what may have triggered the problems, what is "normal" for you, and any other changes you or others around you may have noticed.

Keep in mind diagnosing mental disorders is very subjective and is a "soft" science, therefore the actual diagnose is not as important as the behavioral and emotional changes from which you are suffering. I would recommend a more reputable website to help keep you informed and answer questions you may have. It is:

www.nami.org

The National Alliance for Mental Illness

I don't mean to put down the website you found, but there is just so much bullcrap out there that can quite often do more harm than good (particularly with mental health.)

I hope this is helpful, and I hope you are getting the help you need.
Too much support is never enough. Your post the other day REALLY had me concerned.

Take care.
Sheri

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Melissa on Sep 27^th, 2005, 7:39am

on 09/26/05 at 21:10:02, rossimft wrote:

I don't mean to put down the website you found, but there is just so much bullcrap out there that can quite often do more harm than good (particularly with mental health.)

I hope this is helpful, and I hope you are getting the help you need.
Too much support is never enough. Your post the other day REALLY had me concerned.

Take care.
Sheri

Sheri, I do thank you for your concern, but you need to realize that there are a LOT of people on this particular website, who are my support system, along with people here at home. I've known some people here for 5 years, they are my family. I've met many of them in person. I'm sorry my post the other day concerned you, but as I also posted, I sought help from my doctor. Many believe they can handle mental illness on their own, but I had hoped by posting the website addy, that some of the stigmatism could be removed from people feeling ashamed about seeking help for their mental problems.

And to honestly tell you, I felt uncomfortable when I read "Your post the other day REALLY had me concerned." See, a sentence like that puts me on the defensive because it makes me feel like I am really fubared, when in reality, what I'm going through, is very treatable with meds and therapy (whether that be from a professional or an awesome support group like I have). I am not upset with you, just wanted to tell you that there's more to me than that 1 post, and I never just go off of a website for help. That wouldn't be too bright, for anyone.

thanks,
mel

Title: Re: A cool website about psych meds...
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 27^th, 2005, 9:07am

[smiley=hug.gif] Mel.. :)

Too tired to write more - been awake 24 hours now. I think I started getting quasi delirious towards the end of night shift - right around 5:30 or 6am. Now I'm gonna crash...and thank god for ativan.

Wuv ya,
Carrie :)