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Posted by Squiggles on July 29, 2002, at 14:24:30
Maybe some people here can relate to this:
The thing i hate the most about psychiatric
drugs (and there are the side effects, the
fear of overdose/toxicity, the uncertainty)
is the lack of continuity or fluidity they
cause in life. You really can't tell how
you will feel from one moment to the next,
or one day to another, because of chemical
variables i guess.I find this the hardest thing to deal with;
i hate carrying water with me for example so
i can take the drugs; i hate splitting the
pills so i don't get slammered, i hate not
being able to have a glass of wine without
worrying about the effects; and interacting
with people or having self confidence in
tricky situations is really tough. I find
this has necessitated some self-isolation.
Drugs restrict my life, and the more drugs
you take, the greater the interaction effects.
It's hard to be a social animal under these
circumstances.Well, thanks for listening to me whine.
Squiggles
Posted by Compucat on July 29, 2002, at 20:19:15
In reply to Lack of continuity (whiny), posted by Squiggles on July 29, 2002, at 14:24:30
hi Squiggles... I agree with you on lots of
these. The one that affects me the most is how to
interact with people when my meds are making me visibly
'impaired', be that either by physical impairment
(shakiness, tremors) or mental impairment (slow
thought process, can't find the right words, etc.).One thing I am NOT looking forward to when I go
back to work is explaining where I was. I know
that no one needs to know the details, but even
just coming up with some (clever) answer is going
to be a personal challenge.
Posted by Squiggles on July 30, 2002, at 8:04:57
In reply to Re: Lack of continuity (whiny), posted by Compucat on July 29, 2002, at 20:19:15
Hi Compucat,
Thank you for the sympathetic post.
I wish you success in your returning to
work. I think if I were going back to
work I would say, that I had to take care
of family illness (which is true in a way);
but questions will not be pushed too far
if you give the hint that it is personal.I couldn't possibly work now and I have
worked most of my life, so I don't care to
get into social hassles. But I am probably
much older than you and tired from the past
7 years of illnesses and medical misadventures.good luck and congrats!
Squiggles
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