Bipolar? Have You Ever Heard Someone Say This?
Published: Wed, 04/14/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
The other day I was reading a response to
a blog and saw a comment that really
bugged me.
It said that the medication that was talked
about in the blog was horrible.
This person talked about their experience
with it; about the side effects they got from
it and how it didn't even end up working!
And then they went on to say that no one
should ever use it because it would do the
same thing to them.
It's that last part that bugged me.
I understand that people have bad reactions
to medications.
I understand that medications don't always
work the way we would like them to.
But everyone is different.
Everyone's body responds differently to
every medication.
So we can't just assume that what doesn't
work on one person won't work on
anybody.
After all, there are tests done on every
medication to make sure it will work on
at least some people.
If you are taking a medication legally, then
chances are it has passed that test.
Which means that it works for some
people.
Now, of course, that doesn't mean it works
for everyone.
Usually not even close.
But your psychiatrist can help you
determine which medications are more
likely to work in your situation.
Sometimes they get it wrong and you end
up with a medication that is wrong for
you.
When that happens, you need to go back
to your psychiatrist and talk to them about
it.
They can then safely get you off of that
medication and put you on one that will
hopefully work better.
It may seem like a long, drawn-out process,
and sometimes it is.
But in the long run it's worth it.
It's worth it when you find the medication
that works best for you.
It's worth it when you get to the point
where it's obvious that you are on the road
to recovery.
It's worth it when you get to the point that
you can lead a normal life for the most
part.
But it doesn't help anybody to go ranting
about the medications that didn't work for
you.
If anything, it just scares some people off
that might have been able to benefit from
that medication.
Especially when it is put on the internet.
You never know who will be reading it
when you post something on the internet.
It may be someone who is far too gullible
for their own good.
Or it may be someone who worries about
everything.
Either way, they might believe everything
you say, even putting it over what a
doctor would tell them.
Which doesn't make any sense, because
a doctor went to school for a reason, and
(most of) you don't have the same
background and knowledge.
I'm hoping that most of you don't have this
problem.
But maybe you have come across other
people who do.
Maybe you have been complained to, and
warned against taking a certain medication.
Maybe you have read blogs like the one
I saw, where people were typing those
sorts of things in the comment boxes.
I'm sure you've "heard it all" - I know I
have!
Unfortunately, not everything I've heard
has been good.
And this is certainly one of those times
where it wasn't good!
Complaining doesn't do a lot of good to
begin with, but claiming that everyone
will have the same reaction to a medication
as one person did can only do harm.
Have you ever heard of a time where
someone did this?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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