How many of you have been put on medication by the experts

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Do you take medication for mental ailments and what are your feelings about the effect they have on you.

I had antipsychotics, antidepressants & other psych meds prescribed for 5 years when I was suffering a sever depression that turned psychotic. Things going on in my life had contributed to it & I understand why the doctors & psychs felt I needed to be on medication. I had gone to the ER for slashing myself 9x with razor box-cutter because it was after doctor office hours. I had lots of crying spells & was kind of delusional & a tad paranoid at times. I decided to quit the psychs & meds after 5 years because I lost my insurance; insurance never covered psych appointments for me but it covered meds & I couldn't afford to pay for both. I also never felt better on meds & kept trying different 1s. I didn't feel like the docs had my diagnoses rite; they believed I communicated too well verbally & was too intelligent to have anything of the autism spectrum so they quickly ruled Aspergers out & pinned the symptoms on lots of other disorders some of which were contradictory like Schizoid Personality & Borderline Personality. I was doing better with things because my life circumstances had changed & I spent those 5 years posting about things aLOT which helped me analyze things & sort things out with myself. I also researched things too during that time. After I weaned myself off the meds I felt better than I did the entire 5 years I was on them. My depression was lower grade & my mood swings were aLOT less extreme. I still had problems but they were aLOT more manageable.

I joined WP & posted about things alot here which helped me understand things & sort things out more. I got in my 2nd relationship which was with a girl on here & I improved more. Problems with my 1st relationship were some of why I fell into the bad depression & I had been lonely ever sense. I had some problems in my 2nd relationship too that I had in my 1st & I got worried that I would screw that one up like my 1st if I didn't improve. I realized some of them were related to anxiety so I researched anxiety medication & the one that appealed to me was Buspar sense it's the only med specially for anxiety instead of being for other things like antidepressants which I wanted to avoid sense I felt better off them than I ever did on them, beta-blockers which I wanted to avoid because they lower blood-pressure & I had problems with the couple I tried in the past because my blood-pressure is almost always good or a tad low & I got sick because they lowered my blood-pressure too much, benzopines which I had been on regularly for a tremor disorder & didn't notice help with anxiety maybe because I had built up a tolerance.

I researched Buspar abit & it seemed like a hit & miss medication with side-effects & effectiveness. It's officially only for the physical symptoms of generalized anxiety but some like me find it helps with the mental effects with various anxiety things & I didn't notice any side-effects. I started getting better in the relationship but by then it was kind of too late & she had changed some too & realized she was better off without a relationship with anyone & broke up with me. I handled it alot better than the 1st breakup but I was really hung-up on things which were related to OCD & my OCD had caused problems in the relationship too & throughout my life.

I researched OCD medication. I didn't like the idea of therapy for it because docs & psychs never understood my stuff & I tried practicing different therapy techniques for OCD before with no luck. I wanted to avoid antidepressants which are the most common meds used for the same reason I wanted to avoid them for anxiety & because they didn't seem to help my OCD when I was on them. I wanted to avoid antipsychotics & mood-stabilizers for the same reason & because they caused lots of side-effects & some made me sick. I researched alternative medication & found that some seizure meds are occasionally used off-label for OCD. Neurontin/Gabapentin seemed like one of the safer 1s for OCD & it's also used occasionally off-label for a Essential Tremors which I also have. I got my GP to prescribe it who also prescribed Buspar. Neurontin didn't really help my tremors but it didn't make them worse & it helped my OCD. I take 400mg 3x a day & I take 15mg of Buspar 2x a day. I got in my 3rd relationship rite after which was another girl here on WP. I never had the problems in this relationship that I had with my 1st two but her personality is kind of the opposite from my 2nd girlfriend & I know grew/matured/learned some from that experience but I also think Buspar & Neurontin are helping me out alot.

I latter got a prescription for the benzo Klonopin/Clonazepam because I feel claustrophobic like when I'm on a crowded or noisy bus. My doc suggested it after I told her I wanted to avoid antidepressants & beta-blockers & wanted something to take as needed for it. I mostly only take it when I going out & think I may go on a crowded bus. I had been on Klonopin regularly years ago when I was on other psych meds for my tremors & didn't find it helped maybe because I had built up a tolerance sense I was take it regularly. I occasionally take it for other purposes like if I feel really shaky from physical activity or nervous about something. I also occasionally take the benzo Ativan/Lorazepam but I never mix it with Klonopin. I tried Ativan for the tremors but didn't help but it's kind of like Klonopin but more potent, faster acting & makes me tired so about the only time I take it is at night to help me sleep if I'm nervous about something going on or been having problems sleeping.

I take medication for other things but this is it for the mental stuff.

I probably seem pro medication sometimes because I suggest meds but I skeptical of docs prescribing it & think people should be skeptical of what I suggest too. I highly encourage people to do their own research about what's wrong & treatments & speak up to their docs/psychs about what they feel is wrong or what they like to try instead of just letting the docs lead. That's the lesson I learned from my experiences.

I tried Ritalin (officially prescribed). buth that made me very unstable.

I tried dextroamphetamine (officially prescribed), but that may me rather numb.

I tried various illegal substances including LSD, MDMA, levoamphetamine, methylone and 2-FMA (self-medicated). Those did benefit me a lot, but the stimulants to tend to be addictive and result in dependence.

Currently, I try to stay free from any medication most of the time, although I do self-medicate occasionally.

My prefered combo for alleviating the more negative Autism symtoms is a mixture of levoamphetamine, methylone and 2-FMA.

I was prescribed Escitalopram for anxiety. I just started taking it recently so I don't know how it's going to work yet.

not once have i been prescribed anything for any issue relating to the mind. i have no use for it.

i was prescribed a cream for cold sores in august.