Is it normal to not want to take medicine even if you "need it"

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I was depressed at a young age and finally decided to get help when I wasn't able to function at all and when my family noticed as well. Well when I took one type of pill i had a lot of side effects to it: constant muscle twitching, insomnia, horrible headaches, non stop thoughts and non stop talking. Seriously I couldn't shut up I was annoying myself and everyone around me. So i switched to a different one. That one also gave me headaches, but i was able to sleep. But I would be so tired throughout the day that I was sleeping so much. And then I started getting paranoid and having delusions that someone was going to kill me.. And after that I stopped taking them and wasn't paranoid. But now I will never take any medicine for my depression again. IIN? and did anyone else have any reactions like this to anti depressants?

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    Many people on psych meds had to go through a few to find one that works for them with little to no side effects. All drugs effect everyone differently.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Normally, I don't equate extreme stupidity with depression, but in your case, I'm going to have to make an exception, I guess.
    Any intelligent person on a prescription medication who has an adverse reaction to that medication, would normally discuss this reaction with their doctor, NOT decide to self medicate.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I did talk to the psychiatrist? She's the one who wrote me the prescription for both types of pills... Not self medicating. Please learn to read properly.

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      • thegypsysailor
        9 years ago

        Did you or did you not say you had stopped taking them? That IS self medicating, stupid or rather NOT medicating without discussing it with your shrink, duh.
        I can read just fine. It's you who seems to have a problem understanding perfectly simple English.
        Jesus, save us from the idiots of this world.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          9 years ago

          Self medicating means to take drugs instead of dealing with your problems the right way. Google it.

          self-med·i·cate
          verb
          gerund or present participle: self-medicating
          choose and take medicines oneself, rather than by prescription or on expert advice.
          take addictive or habituating drugs to relieve stress or other conditions.
          "whenever he hits a period of depression, he has a tendency to self-medicate with any pill or liquid that's in the house"

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          • thegypsysailor
            9 years ago

            "choose and take medicines oneself, rather than by prescription or on expert advice." Really, asshole, don't you think STOPPING your meds w/o "expert advice" is part of that? You really, really are an idiot!
            Anyway, you have proven yourself to be far beyond help of any kind, so please, argue yourself into an early grave. I doubt ANYONE will miss you.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              9 years ago

              wow you look so dumb. And you're how old? Fighting with someone over the internet telling them to kill themselves and no one will miss them just because you can't admit you're wrong. I know you have kids and if anyone talked to them like you talked to me you would probably beat their ass.

              Why are you even commenting on something you know clearly nothing about? fucking dumbass bye

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