Health: Today, I tried for 45 minutes to convince my psychiatrist to...

By purpleskylight - 27/06/2012 05:29 - United States - Lexington

Today, I tried for 45 minutes to convince my psychiatrist to take me off my antidepressant. When he finally agreed to do so, I broke down into tears and sobbed uncontrollably for 10 minutes. Hello, increased prescription. FML

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By PillPopperApparently - 20/12/2018 12:00

Today, after constantly shaming me for my ADHD and anti-anxiety pills, my family finally convinced me to drop $250 on their trusted psychiatrist friend because they thought he’d talk me out of taking them. He recommended higher doses of everything. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/12/2013 06:07 - United States

Today, I reduced my psychologist to tears. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/03/2021 21:30

Today, my depression caused me to sleep through my appointment to try and get more antidepressants. We love mental instability. FML

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By :-( - 17/07/2013 05:22 - Australia - Rozelle

Today, I finally convinced my mum to take me to a psychologist. As soon as he sat me down and asked me how I was doing, my mum burst into tears and went on a rant about how her life is terrible and she regrets everything. I was asked to sit in the waiting room. She used up my whole hour. FML

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Get a second opinion

By Anonymous - 01/09/2023 00:00 - Australia

Today, I saw my specialist and I told her that one of my medications is messing with my head too much. I said that it’s making my depression so bad I have started cutting again, and want to walk in front of a truck. They said I just have to "suck it up". FML

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By Anonymous - 21/02/2019 17:00 - United Kingdom - Derby

Today, I had a anxiety attack about taking my anxiety medicine. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/08/2022 06:00 - Australia

Today, my housemate picked me up from the psychiatric ward, after I'd spent ten days there with a major depressive episode. She said that she thought it rather odd that I'd gotten so bad, since she'd replaced my antidepressants with homeopathic pills. FML

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Double standard

By Anonymous - 09/01/2012 05:01 - United States

Today, I spent five hours sobbing in my room due to antidepressant withdrawal. My mother refused to come and talk to me, because I'm "a terrible, hateful child who only cares about herself." Last week, I spent two hours comforting her because my brother hadn't called in a week. FML

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Alexa, play "Five Years" by David Bowie

By elle - 19/11/2013 17:31 - United States - Round Lake

Today, I saw a psychiatrist for the first time. After telling her everything I'm going through, she looked at me and said "You know… every five years or so I get a case completely beyond my ability to help." I guess it's been five years. FML

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Transference

By KayBee - 30/01/2021 02:00

Today, my psychiatrist of 6 years suddenly and out of nowhere told me I need to see someone else. She gave me the equivalent of the "it's not you it's me' speech." Actually her assistant told me via email. I basically got broken up with by someone I was paying a lot of money to talk to. FML

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Wednesday 27 June 2012 16:45

Well..you need it, you'll get off of it soon enough, don't worry OP.

Abbyybba 0

Wednesday 27 June 2012 16:46

There's nothing wrong with needing a little medication!!

Comments

karalayo 4

Thursday 28 June 2012 20:51

I'm so sorry):

AnhedonicRightNo 1

Friday 29 June 2012 18:54

You can always not take it?

kendraaa_16 0

Friday 29 June 2012 20:13

It's for your benefit. Don't worry, it's just a little medication. You'll get better soon. It's not like you'll be on it forever.

nesteremily 31

Saturday 30 June 2012 22:05

anti-depressants really don't even work...well for me anyway

stiletto_fml 0

Sunday 1 July 2012 2:11

Face it your quite the mess

AnonTEARS 2

Sunday 1 July 2012 22:11

Don't worry!

Justgrreat101 0

Monday 2 July 2012 6:21

She could simply just stop taking them...problem solved

JVital2013 0

Wednesday 4 July 2012 6:37

How about you just don't take it?

kitsune3 20

Friday 6 July 2012 0:19

Yeah...You shouldn't be trying to do your psychiatrist's job, OP. I'm pretty sure he knows his job much better than you do, and also knows what you need in terms of medication better than you. So stop trying to self-diagnose and just take your damn pills.