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Just hoping someone can offer a bit of advice or has been through the same thing..
I am at the point where medication really needs to be on the table. Things aren’t shifting, they are pretty dire & it’s being strongly suggested at this point some chemical help is going to be required alongside therapy.
Now here’s the sticky bit. Something in me is so so so resistant to taking any form of psych meds. This is not fear of meds in general, but specifically psych stuff. I’ve been on anti depressants & anti psychotics before, and yep I know im unlikely to get the right combo first time but the side effects were insufferable. I just can’t bear to go through all the switching, the side effects, the weight gain, withdrawal and just the general ugh. Logically, I can see the benefits, I understand why I need to play the trial and error game. Emotionally I’m just not on board for it.
Has anyone found themselves in the same spot and found a way through? Gone for it and regrets or gone for it and it’s been really beneficial?
I am at the point where medication really needs to be on the table. Things aren’t shifting, they are pretty dire & it’s being strongly suggested at this point some chemical help is going to be required alongside therapy.
Now here’s the sticky bit. Something in me is so so so resistant to taking any form of psych meds. This is not fear of meds in general, but specifically psych stuff. I’ve been on anti depressants & anti psychotics before, and yep I know im unlikely to get the right combo first time but the side effects were insufferable. I just can’t bear to go through all the switching, the side effects, the weight gain, withdrawal and just the general ugh. Logically, I can see the benefits, I understand why I need to play the trial and error game. Emotionally I’m just not on board for it.
Has anyone found themselves in the same spot and found a way through? Gone for it and regrets or gone for it and it’s been really beneficial?