my medication journey

[djcliche]

i saw this video the other day. it's a simulated psychiatrist visit. it really hit home with me because it's utter nonsense and reminds me a lot of what i have been going through lately. i went through some traumatic shit and it DID effect my mental health to some extent, but what i needed was to get away from the trauma, NOT to be court ordered to

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[jacq22]

I was really interested in this, as I am sure some people are mis-diagnosed, and pumped full of medication that is the wrong type or the wrong dosage. It makes sense what you said. I find it frustrating, as very often we do know what suits our body, and how we feel better than anyone, only if you are really depressed or self harming, or violent,or simply not functioning at all, should medication be pushed at you. I still think the right SUPPORT from caring people is the best way to go. Mental health care needs a real overhaul, there are a lot of 'professionals' out there who simply don't do the right thing. As this video shows, they just don't LISTEN!

[djcliche]

yeah, the doctor who insisted i needed to be medicated and brought me to court, only met with me for 1 minute a day, usually waking me from my sleep first thing in the morning, so i was groggy and had little to say anyway. how does someone in that position gain the right to force drugs on someone? and i wasn't depressed, self harming, violent or non functioning. i don't think depression alone should be something they have a right to force you on meds for, but if you are suicidal, that's different. most of my life, i agreed to the medications because i was so deeply depressed and i just wanted something to help, but it only made things much worse over the years. the depression was from the trauma, and i needed a life change, and to really work hard therapeutically, not meds, but i didn't know, and just wanted to feel better and they had plenty meds to offer. it wasn't until my life drastically changed, til i became a survivor and a "soldier" that i started wanting to live. but by that point i had 15 years of meds fucking with my system

[trenton22]

I wondered how you were doing. Hope things improve for you. I can't look at the vid right now, dealing with trauma of my own living in Tucson and all. Wishing you all the best!

[djcliche]

thank you. wishing you the best too. peace