Posted by HappyGirl on January 2, 2005, at 0:50:33
In reply to Too much medication?, posted by pksboots on December 31, 2004, at 12:58:03
Hi:
I wonder what sort of mental illness you have?
As seeing the drug coctail, it seems that you have Bipolar II or major depression?'Too much meds.' ... it's VERY hard to say, because if you're med.-resistant, then those 'six' drugs working one another to compensate/counteract, ... in other words, for purpose to eliminate/alleviate side-effects coming from primary drugs. However, I have no good idea whether the nurse practitionar is comptenet enough to rx those 'six' meds. Normally, most of psychiatrists avoid to rx 'too' many meds in fears of 'overloading' in your system, particularly anti-psycho.-med. 'Geodon' unless most of traditional psycho. meds. fail to alleviate the symptoms, or your symptom not capable to respond those 'ordinary' psycho.meds.
Concering the financial reason, .... there is 'samples' in most of psychiatrists' office, particularly you're fairly new to those 'psycho' med. Also, you could speak to pdoc. whether he/she is able to help you out temporarly 'med.' assistance through drug companies, because most of papers are needed dr's signature.
First, talk to your dr. before quitting med., because 'abrupt' discontination might bring more 'problems' on your 'fragile' mental state.
H.G.
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