Army Thread 9th May
that;s OK G-bloke, thanks for sticking your beak in, any input is welcome. As for the meds, well as far as I can see it, my ability to deal with everyday things in life was mainly due to my drinking my ass off every night, hence being pissed from about 6pm until bedtime and waking up feeling like shit, repeat every day, that was my life!
Of course I got ADs to stop me going totally overboard, and stopped drinking, that was 14 months ago. I had a high dosage of meds which did calm things down a lot, but once I got into counselling which I have been doing alongside all the other positive stuff, I am sick and tired of feeling emotionless and wrecked. So I cut the original dose in half, tried to speak to my doctor about it, was told no, so just did it anyway. Feel fine
Now I am taking each smaller tablet with a sense of "I don't want this shit inside me a moment longer". I feel stronger without alcohol, better equipped to deal with life's crap, and have plans in place for witching hour which include anything from taking myself away from TIgger to jumping on a trampoline or plugging my headphones in. Also for the first time in ages, maybe ever, I actually feel good about myself. I want to feel normal again. I Hate being medicated so much. The doctors don't have a bloody clue, see my comments about previous meetings with a wank doctor. Not good. I know better than them about how I feel. I know stopping suddenly is a bad idea, but how does one know it's the right time to part company?
Maybe I cut them in quarters and stay on a very low dose? I forgot completely yesterday, by accident, and now I'm thinking why am I taking this crap?
I have an appt next week about migraine meds and I guess I'm supposed to bring it up then, but it's not with my normal doctor because I couldn't, and I am pretty awful about dragging up the whole insanity and alcohol story with someone new after previous bad experiences
I need to get out and SPEND SOME MONEY... haha, come on friend, I am waiting for my lift!!!!!
With thanks g-bloke, any more suggestions or comments (on PM if more appropriate) would be appreciated. I will get a lot more sense from this forum than some of the shite doctors in my practice who honestly think that once you put down the bottle everything's rosey...
Cx
Guitarista;1313098 wrote: Hiya Troopers!
Hi Pingu,
Hope you don't mind me sticking my fat beak in here re your AD's.
I presume you mean anti depressants? If so, be careful about cutting back your dosage on your own without a doc's input. Aside from making music, my other pt. time job is as a mental health outreach worker, and i've seen a few folks stop taking their AD's and feel great for a few days, but then crash, and they can often become unwell again, finding it difficult to cope with basic daily stuff. Just my observations/thoughts. I'm by no means an expert or a doctor, but i would be careful, and exercise caution. Is there a free medical info/advice telephone service you can ring? We have one called 'Nurse on call' which is a 24/7 phone advisory service. Anyway, hope you can get to a decent doc soon. There may be other AD's that suit you better? (which can take a week or 2 to kick in)
Best wishes and take care of yourself.
G-bloke. :h
Hi Pingu,
Hope you don't mind me sticking my fat beak in here re your AD's.
I presume you mean anti depressants? If so, be careful about cutting back your dosage on your own without a doc's input. Aside from making music, my other pt. time job is as a mental health outreach worker, and i've seen a few folks stop taking their AD's and feel great for a few days, but then crash, and they can often become unwell again, finding it difficult to cope with basic daily stuff. Just my observations/thoughts. I'm by no means an expert or a doctor, but i would be careful, and exercise caution. Is there a free medical info/advice telephone service you can ring? We have one called 'Nurse on call' which is a 24/7 phone advisory service. Anyway, hope you can get to a decent doc soon. There may be other AD's that suit you better? (which can take a week or 2 to kick in)
Best wishes and take care of yourself.
G-bloke. :h
Of course I got ADs to stop me going totally overboard, and stopped drinking, that was 14 months ago. I had a high dosage of meds which did calm things down a lot, but once I got into counselling which I have been doing alongside all the other positive stuff, I am sick and tired of feeling emotionless and wrecked. So I cut the original dose in half, tried to speak to my doctor about it, was told no, so just did it anyway. Feel fine
Now I am taking each smaller tablet with a sense of "I don't want this shit inside me a moment longer". I feel stronger without alcohol, better equipped to deal with life's crap, and have plans in place for witching hour which include anything from taking myself away from TIgger to jumping on a trampoline or plugging my headphones in. Also for the first time in ages, maybe ever, I actually feel good about myself. I want to feel normal again. I Hate being medicated so much. The doctors don't have a bloody clue, see my comments about previous meetings with a wank doctor. Not good. I know better than them about how I feel. I know stopping suddenly is a bad idea, but how does one know it's the right time to part company?
Maybe I cut them in quarters and stay on a very low dose? I forgot completely yesterday, by accident, and now I'm thinking why am I taking this crap?
I have an appt next week about migraine meds and I guess I'm supposed to bring it up then, but it's not with my normal doctor because I couldn't, and I am pretty awful about dragging up the whole insanity and alcohol story with someone new after previous bad experiences
I need to get out and SPEND SOME MONEY... haha, come on friend, I am waiting for my lift!!!!!
With thanks g-bloke, any more suggestions or comments (on PM if more appropriate) would be appreciated. I will get a lot more sense from this forum than some of the shite doctors in my practice who honestly think that once you put down the bottle everything's rosey...
Cx
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