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Urgent Advice Needed

  • 11-06-2010 8:19pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am kind of looking for a bit of advice on a difficult situation or decision I have to make. Apologies in advance for my rambling on...!!

    I just moved home there two weeks ago for the summer, back into a difficult family situation...domestic violence. I am a 21 year old female. Been away from home and in college now for three years. However, I travelled home to the country on a weekly basis as I finished college early on a thursday and wasn't in college until late on a Monday. It was more something that was expected of me and something which I suppse I expected of myself.

    Anyways I am home now and I'm slightly in a predicament over my medication. I was put on them more that 18 months ago now and for the most part I stayed on them pretty well. However, saying this I found them ineffective and I was referred to a psyciatrist who changed my meds almost instantly.

    Over the last couple days I havn't felt better or anything but I have been more reluctant to take my meds. I am currently on 225mg of effexor and have been attending councelling on a weekly basis while I was in college, but now since I have moved back I kind of have no where to go. I up until 6/7 weeks ago went to extremes of self-harm which went on for 9 months and has been one fo the most difficult things I have ceased doing.

    My family are non-aware of how the situation has affected me over the past 15 years or so, I along with my siblings have witnessed traumatising incidents. Basically they do nt know that I am on meds, I have to hide them under my mattress and that I have been attending a psyciatrist or councellor. I would be frowned upon if they knew and being from a small area, news travels fast, a bit too fast!

    I suppose what I'm asking is I have been told by my Doctor that it would be highly unwise to cease taking meds, I am kind of wondering is this true or is it just a scare tatic? Has anyone any suggestions on how I can get through the summer holidays??

    By the way, I have gone down every option that I could stay away from home for the summer. But unfortunately, nothing was viable. Otherwise I wouldn't be stuck in this god damn forsaken place!!


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  • #2
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    I'm sorry, we cannot advise you on what will happen if or whether you should stop taking prescription medication.

    You will need to speak to your gp regarding this.


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