I have faith in God, but I go by the rule "The doctor who put me on the meds is the doctor who takes me off of them". Don't go off your meds without checking with your pdoc first. My pdoc (and my counselor) are Christians, but I don't go off my meds without checking it out first. I had to put plans to be a missionary on hold indefinitely because my pdoc was afraid I wouldn't be able to get my meds. Please don't go off your meds without checking with the doc first.

Peace,

Dara

can l add another voice into the mix, why can't the meds we take be heaven sent after all side effects and wrong doses aside l'm sure they have saved thousands of lives and marriages.

Why must it always be a pure miraclethat we wait for, why can't a man be guided by the hand of God to create something to better our lives why does it have to be either or...?

Zany, I believe that we are trusting God when we take care of ourselves with meds and regular therapy. I also believe, that to take NO meds based on faith alone is like "testing" God to work a miracle. God is faithful, He lifts our spirit, gives us strength and wisdom and loves us enough to trust us to value our life enough to take care of it the best we can.

Only you can decide what "the best you can" is. I believe God wants me to take meds and be the best person I can be. Satan has a way of tempting us to test God. xo

In my experience meds have done more good for me than anything else. I think faith is a wonderful thing and if you can have faith in God then you can have faith in meds too. I'd leave the devil out of it because that leads to theological classification that I don't feel relates very well to reality. My former sister-in law chose faith over meds and has been reduced to being totally incompetent. That's not a good trade off, in my opinion.

I know you have probably heard this but I will post it again......

The flood waters were slowly rising, and the man stood on the porch of his house. A man in a row boat paddled by and told the religious man, Get in, the waters are rising! But the religious man said, No thank you, God will save me. The flood waters kept rising and the man had to go to the second floor of his house. A man in a motor boat drove by and told the religious man, Get in, the flood is getting worse! But the religious man said, No thank you, I have faith that God will save me.

The waters rose and soon the religious man was forced to stand on the peak of his own roof to avoid drowning. A helicopter flew by, and the pilot yelled down, Were here to rescue you! Hurry! But the man told the pilot, No thank you, God will rescue me. The pilot flew away, the waters rose, and the man drowned. The man was sent to heaven, and upon arriving, got to meet God. He asked God, Why did you let me drown? I had perfect faith that you would rescue me. And God said, What more did you want? I sent you two boats and a helicopter!


Sometimes our faith in God has to be seen in people.......xo

Will do Dimmer.

Vicky..........I do firmly believe that the hands of man are guided by God every day thus saving thousands of lives through Him. With my mentality, it is usually all or nothing though. I guess that's why there was not a third option given for me.

Shelly............The devil is on my back at every turn nowadays it seems. Is he trying to drive me crazy?

http://www.brighttomorrows.org/html/tim_tulsaworld.htm

I just joined here and your post is the first and only I've read.
I had just read the above article about a pastor with BPD. It really helped me.

I took myself off my meds three years ago and ended up in the hospital. I hope I never do that again.
God Bless!

Thanks Tommy. I already doubt my competency. I cannot imagine being off meds and how I would be.

LOL Shelly. Point taken. Thanks!!

Zany, sometimes Satan is the demon of our own subconscious. The more credit you give "it", the more you please "it". Focus on your faith in God and your love for Him, not that which symbolizes all we hope to avoid. I am very careful not to classify everything in life as that of God and Satan. Life happens and we can either move with the courage of our faith or hide in fear of "it". xo

Ive went off my meds so many times only to end up back on them. Now Ive been stable for 7yrs. Ive been tempted go go off again but....You know how that feels. Ill just end up in a hole again. My faith in GOD is strong but when it comes to BP and meds I have faith in my doctors too.

dont listen to no voice haha God loves you and he has faith that you will take your meds and not go off them because Not taking them can harm you and the ones you love... thats not God talking to you... just do what u have to do take your meeedddsss!!!! big hug

Thanks so much, Sunny. It helped me a lot to read that!!

Shelly...........I feel as if I am caught in a torrent where good is pulling me one way and evil is pulling me another way. I know it is part of my illness in some aspects because religion and the devil is what my mania and psychotic depression was centered around. What you say makes perfect sense to my rational mind, but how do I stop it?

Keep taking the meds but let your pdoc know this is still a problem, I know you are trying a different med so it may take a few days but it doesn't hurt to let the pdoc know now.

Thanks Mark.