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Over medicated

Seoulfulgrl
Seoulfulgrl
has anyone here been over medicated by a doctor?
how did it make you feel?
did you switch doctors or did you just talk it out with the current one?
what are you on now?

my story is at my journal
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes...it's awful isn't it...I think when you've been really sick they just throw everything at you...was so relieved when my meds were fixed by a new pdoc..(the one who zombified me got in trouble for overmedicating me, I was a teen). That's why I believe in being proactive about your own treatment, not just passively do what doc says...they make mistakes, after all.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel over medicated now. But, I am still up walking, talking, some times manic, and what my doctor believes not medicated enough. After Thanksgiving, I am in agreement. So, come January, it is back to the drawing board.
Seoulfulgrl
Seoulfulgrl
definitely... finding the right doctor is important and learning about the disorder and knowing about side effects is so important
deleted_user
deleted_user
yep. Being your own advocate. The one good thing is some of these new generation meds (anti-psychotics in particular) are not as heavy and zombifying as ones even 20 years ago. On the bright side, I guess.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, Yes and Yes. I cut back 1 lithium tab on my own, then if I start to get hypomanic add it back -- and this continues till I get things straightened out. Also, I take a multi vitamin, B-12 dots (sublingual), omega 3 and drink herbal teas daily.
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