Hi, how\u2019s it going? Hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n
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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s that last part that bugged me. I understand that people have bad reactions to medications. I understand that medications don\u2019t always work the way we would like them to. But everyone is different. Everyone\u2019s body responds differently to every medication.<\/p>\n
So we can\u2019t just assume that what doesn\u2019t work on one person won\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
Now, of course, that doesn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
It may seem like a long, drawn-out process, and sometimes it is. But in the long run it\u2019s worth it. It\u2019s worth it when you find the medication that works best for you. It\u2019s worth it when you get to the point where it\u2019s obvious that you are on the road to recovery. It\u2019s worth it when you get to the point that you can lead a normal life for the most part.<\/p>\n
But it doesn\u2019t help anybody to go ranting about the medications that didn\u2019t work for you. If anything, it just scares some people off that might have been able to benefit from that medication.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Either way, they might believe everything you say, even putting it over what a doctor would tell them. Which doesn\u2019t make any sense, because a doctor went to school for a reason, and (most of) you don\u2019t have the same background and knowledge.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m hoping that most of you don\u2019t 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\u2019m sure you\u2019ve \u201cheard it all\u201d \u2013 I know I have! Unfortunately, not everything I\u2019ve heard has been good. And this is certainly one of those times where it wasn\u2019t good!<\/p>\n
Complaining doesn\u2019t 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?<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, how\u2019s it going? Hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n
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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n