Re:Psychiatrists Must Face Possibility That Medications Hurt...
by rubicon33 on Thursday December 15, 2016 @02:52PM
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I'm surprised that your primary care, or psychologist didn't take you off the meds after the first 20 lbs of weight gain? That sounds like a horrible experience...
My limited understanding of psych meds is that they're hit or miss, and that you may end up trying a few until you find one that "works". Side effects like weight gain, and not giving a shit about the ramifications of negative behavior, would certainly strike me as the kind of things that would warrant a reconsideration of a prescribed medication?
So I guess it begs the question, what was the role of your doctor in all of this?
My limited understanding of psych meds is that they're hit or miss, and that you may end up trying a few until you find one that "works". Side effects like weight gain, and not giving a shit about the ramifications of negative behavior, would certainly strike me as the kind of things that would warrant a reconsideration of a prescribed medication?
So I guess it begs the question, what was the role of your doctor in all of this?