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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 8:29 pm
Checked out at "anti-psychotics."
I've asked often enough for someone to distinguish for me the difference between visions and hallucinations. How do you tell it isn't all in your head. I think I got tired of the evasions and ignored the further excuses and evasions.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm
I was put on antipsychotics for a time, which is still a complete mystery to me and people who know me. I've never acted in any way that could be interpreted as psychotic.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 8:58 pm
(January 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I was put on antipsychotics for a time, which is still a complete mystery to me and people who know me. I've never acted in any way that could be interpreted as psychotic.
Me neither, but I was prescribed them, too. Apparently, people with severe depression that are not experiencing psychosis can benefit from them, but they are extremely powerful drugs. The one I took really just numbed me, and not in a good way.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 8:58 pm
Meds that are categorized as "anti psychotic" can be used to treat a variety of symptoms. Alzheimer's and Bipolar Disorder to name a couple. In the case of the OP, I assume it is for the standard use. 
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 9:09 pm
(January 22, 2015 at 8:58 pm)Faith No More Wrote: (January 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I was put on antipsychotics for a time, which is still a complete mystery to me and people who know me. I've never acted in any way that could be interpreted as psychotic.
Me neither, but I was prescribed them, too. Apparently, people with severe depression that are not experiencing psychosis can benefit from them, but they are extremely powerful drugs. The one I took really just numbed me, and not in a good way.
Same here. I was on very strong anti-psychotics - for insomnia (I also had a very light RX for haloperidol for mild, infrequent psychosis). Last time I was in inpatient treatment, the staff shrink was prescribing Seroquel for anxiety, depression and other ailments. Hey, I'm not an M.D., but that seemed a little imprudent.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 10:27 pm
If mine only numbed me I wouldn't have minded, though of course I don't know your situation. Mine put me in hospital where I very nearly died.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 10:31 pm
(January 22, 2015 at 10:27 pm)Stimbo Wrote: If mine only numbed me I wouldn't have minded, though of course I don't know your situation. Mine put me in hospital where I very nearly died.
Yikes, is that what caused it? My RX just turned me into a walking zombie for about a year. Had to take a leave of absence from work.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Well, as I recall - dimly - it was a combination of the antipsychotics and the antidepressants, or at least their "uncommon" side effects. Something like that anyway.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 11:29 pm
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Ah, that sucks, Stimbo, but the numbess was horrible, too. It caused a cloud in my head that completely dulled my emotions. It was a few weeks before I was about to become a father for the first time, and I remember thinking about that and not feeling anything. No joy, no fear, absolutely no emotional reaction at all. I decided at that point that the numbess was worse than a large part of my experience with depression. It was a terrible experience.
The real kicker was having to quit it when it helped my insomnia like nothing else.
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RE: The ignorance of Ph.Ds
January 22, 2015 at 11:33 pm
(January 22, 2015 at 11:29 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Ah, that sucks, Stimbo, but the numbess was horrible, too. It caused a cloud in my head that completely dulled my emotions. It was a few weeks before I was about to become a father for the first time, and I remember thinking about that and not feeling anything. No joy, no fear, absolutely no emotional reaction at all. I decided at that point that the numbess was worse than a large part of my experience with depression. It was a terrible experience.
The real kicker was having to quit it when it helped my insomnia like nothing else.
Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one.
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