How medicated are you?

aidoh

Luckily I've never suffered from depression myself so I'm surprised to see how common anti-depressant use is.
But I'm also comforted in a way to see so many people on here being so open in talking about it. I think that's a good sign of our times. Hope yous are doing well.

the evasion_kid

aidoh wrote: »

Luckily I've never suffered from depression myself so I'm surprised to see how common anti-depressant use is.
But I'm also comforted in a way to see so many people on here being so open in talking about it. I think that's a good sign of our times. Hope yous are doing well.

Sign of the times

delw

Nexavar - chemo tablets
Lispril - Blood pressure
Calvepen - antibiotics ( spleen gone)
Dexametasone - steroid
Emprazole - for the stomach
Tylex

daily, but could be worse

Laura Palmer

Pyr0 wrote: »

Nothing at all

Stupid sexy Pyr0!! :mad:

pl4ichjgy17zwd

Lithium, Seroquel/Seroquel XR, Temazepam and Xanax for Bipolar 1/related anxiety & insomnia; the pill for menorrhagia/dysmenorrhea (putting the clinical names there for the squeamish amongst us); iron for anemia.

End up going on antibiotics quite a bit for recurrent abscesses/cellulitis/other stuff too because of blood issues that makes me contract infections quite easily. Solpadeine if I need pain relief but it would be rare.

kowloon

Sclosages wrote: »

Is it just insulin that your pancreas has given up on?

It's still in there, doing its own thing.

FanadMan

looking_around wrote: »

If it's winter only, have you not looked into S.A.D/Sun lamps?

If you're on medical card, you can get psychiatrist to say that yes you suffer from S.A.D and a lamp would be beneficial to your treatment. The medical card will pay.
Alternatively you can go to the welfare officer and show them the note from the psych and they should pay.

When did this happen? My psychiatrist suggested one about 6 months ago but said that I'd have to pay for it. And looking at the ones she suggested, it would have cost me + €85 which I can't afford.

wandatowell

I'm on oxycontin for sever back pain, been taking it for about 18 months now.

Some stuff.

TheBeardedLady

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Supposed to take eltroxin for an underactive thyroid and galfer for my iron but I couldn't be bothered with the 3 month blood tests that go with it.

I take zopiclone for sleeping and I can't get scripts for Valium or Xanax but would take those when I can get them, also to get me to sleep

Not to lecture but you should take your thyroid medication. My sisters and most of my mam's side have an underactive one, so it's very likely I'll get it in the next few years. It's dangerous not to:

If it's not treated, an underactive thyroid can lead to complications, including heart disease, goitre (a lump in the throat caused by a swollen thyroid), pregnancy problems and a life-threatening condition called myxoedema coma (although this is very rare).

Lecture over.

Graces7

Laura Palmer wrote: »

A short stint of mild anti-depressant every so often (winter only) and that's it, apart from taking something for any respiratory infections that crop up now and again (like anyone).
My doctor is excellent - people having a low opinion of doctors (any doctors) is weird.

Hurrah for modern medicine!

Ah but many of us have had very bad experiences with both drs and western drug based medicine. All meds have side effects too..for which yet more meds get prescribed... and our bodies are great at sorting things out if we give them chance. Pills for every ills indeed! No way will I or many take mind altering drugs be they legal or illegal. Life is too precious, down side and all.

And no way will I ever trust a doctor ever again. I did so earlier this year and now have a deformed and painful wrist to remind me, never again .. oh and they still offer benzos right left and centre and anti depressants even though the myth re brain chemistry has been exploded,

Graces7

aidoh wrote: »

Luckily I've never suffered from depression myself so I'm surprised to see how common anti-depressant use is.
But I'm also comforted in a way to see so many people on here being so open in talking about it. I think that's a good sign of our times. Hope yous are doing well.

disagree strongly. bad sign of our times that we resort instantly to drugs that damage the brain in subtle ways.

Graces7

porsche959 wrote: »

I know that this is After Hours, but suggesting that people are just dosing themselves up on tablets for the heck of it, rather than to treat actual physical or mental conditions, is bordering on offensive.

Interesting misinterpretation of the thread... has even hinted at that. Many of us do not agree with modern western meds and that is our personal choice and our freedom to make it. It can be hard to break away from traditional ideas of medicine but that too i our choice and our freedom and I for one am far far better for rejecting any mind altering meds and refusing standard medical care.

google is a great boon

Taking no offence at your post by the way!
.
But as an intelligent person with vast experience I have made choice that have greatly improved my quality of life and probably extended my life span. Over 70 and intending to stay away from drs!

Sofiztikated

Graces7 wrote: »

disagree strongly. bad sign of our times that we resort instantly to drugs that damage the brain in subtle ways.

You say damage, others say fix, alter is possibly the best word to describe it.

I know you are older, and, rightly or wrongly, have a mistrust of modern medicine, but at 31 years of age, I've spent quite some time in hospitals, doctors offices, and clinics, and have taken a veritable pharmacy full of drugs at this stage.

For the last, Christ, always I suppose, I've been a happy, bright side of life type of chap, but lately, I've been down, angry, not sleeping, just generally depressed. If half a tab a day helps me sleep, and gets me back to the person I have always been, then why wouldn't I want to take it.

There is nothing to gain from suffering for the sake of it.

Novella

The contraceptive pill. I very rarely take any other medication.

looking_around

FanadMan wrote: »

When did this happen? My psychiatrist suggested one about 6 months ago but said that I'd have to pay for it. And looking at the ones she suggested, it would have cost me + €85 which I can't afford.

It was always there, you have to apply directly for it. This is where going directly to the welfare officer would make it easier.

From I know, you need to have your psychiatrist diagnose with S.A.D, and say that with this you should be off meds etc.(essentially that the lamp would be your treatment.)

ash23

Gilenya for MS
High dose vitamin D
Iron supplement


That's it. Pretty lucky to not need anything else. Relapse free for over a year now

looking_around

Graces7 wrote: »

And no way will I ever trust a doctor ever again. I did so earlier this year and now have a deformed and painful wrist to remind me, never again .. oh and they still offer benzos right left and centre and anti depressants even though the myth re brain chemistry has been exploded,

Wrong, most doctors will not offer benzos, as they are highly addictive.

About the anti-d's, they're a doctor, if you go in telling them you feel depressed/anxious, what else would they offer?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Graces7 wrote: »

disagree strongly. bad sign of our times that we resort instantly to drugs that damage the brain in subtle ways.

The good sign was that people are more open and talk about their depression, which is as it should be. Unfortunately life is full of people who never shut up about their physical ills when we should be listening to those with emotional problems instead.

Nonoperational

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The odd Panadol for a headache now and again.

We survived for thousands of years without tablets, nobody knows what damage too many of them could do to the body.

That's one of the most laughable posts I've seen on boards. Congratulations.

shalalala

Shocked by the amount of anxiety meds prescribed tbh. I was having a tough time, nearly begged my doctor for them and her response was "go to counselling". I am grateful for that!

Anyway I am on a cocktail of immune suppressants and mezavant for crohns. And then a lot of more natural remedies for the side effects of those meds. And the mini pill. Hoping to try to get off the meds in two years!

Frosty McSnowballs

Holy fcuk, some of yis are in a heap! Hope the meds work for ya.

Im lucky that I don't have any medical issues, I'm not the best at taking tablets. Painkillers and anti inflamatories are the height of my meds, thankfully.

Oh and Viagra.

Minera

Folic acid
Slow sodium
Evening primrose
Haloperidol
Sertraline
Chlorpromazine
Clopixol
Coversyl plus
Bisop
Trazadone
Flurazepam
Lamictal
Eltroxin
Pulmicort
Combivent
vit e
Vit d
Diazepam
A couple of aeds as mood stabilisers can't remember the names
lorazepam prn
this is one med list I came across I don't think I have everything but I do know the person was on 26 different meds in the morning, and they weren't drowsy or doped up

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

At over 70 years of age now and I take no meds at all. Even if I get an occasional headache I find it passes without need for any pain killers. Just lucky I suppose.

Wibbs

looking_around wrote: »

About the anti-d's, they're a doctor, if you go in telling them you feel depressed/anxious, what else would they offer?

Aye, but with anti depressants I am getting more than a sniff of how antibiotics were over used in the past. They're the go to drug for too many GP's. I've seen this with my own two eyes with friends and family over the years. Just as some GP's handed/hand out antibiotics like smarties and others are more reluctant to, so it seems to be with anti depressants. Like antibiotics it's not just down to the GP, as many patients will specifically ask for them.

Again like antibiotics I see them as very powerful drugs that do have a powerful effect on people's outcomes, but just as you shouldn't automatically chug penicillin for a sniffle, you shouldn't automatically chug SSRI's and the like for a mental sniffle. The science backs this up too. These drugs are incredibly effective, nay life savers for many of those with severe depression, but run the same as placebo with milder forms.

seamus

Solpadeine on an empty stomach if I've a bad enough hangover. The odd bit of Rennie or Gaviscon if I've overdone it.

I spent years toughing out sickness because I convinced myself that you get better quicker if you don't suppress the symptoms. A belief I still hold up to a certain point. But then I got strep throat one day and spent the whole night sitting up in a haze of agony, so went and got antibiotics the next day. They noticeably reduced the infection and pain in a couple of hours and I managed to get some sleep. The relief!

If I have a bad cold now, I'll take benylin night & day - primarily because the daytime one has a derivative of speed which makes you feel great and the nighttime one is basically a sleeping pill that lets you sleep. I take night & day for the psychological effects, not the physiological ones

Pumpkinseeds

Tasden wrote: »

Panadol extra for bad migraines
Was prescribed pills to prevent the migraines but they made me drowsy and didn't work so back to the panadol extra when i feel them coming on, has caffeine in it which sometimes helps the headaches

Migraleave is available over the counter and is very good.

caustic 1

Graces7 wrote: »

disagree strongly. bad sign of our times that we resort instantly to drugs that damage the brain in subtle ways.

Your years in medicine have taught you this?

SpaceTime

I'm probably slightly caffeinated.

jimgoose

I take no medication whatsoever thus far, by Odin's beard. I am organic, free-range, preservative-free and, in the words of Inspector Raymond Fowler QPM, keen of eye, swift of thought, and regular of bowel.

Sclosages

jimgoose wrote: »

I take no medication whatsoever thus far, by Odin's beard. I am organic, free-range, preservative-free and, in the words of Inspector Raymond Fowler QPM, keen of eye, swift of thought, and regular of bowel.

I actually think your bowel habits tells a lot about your health lol