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Morgenstern
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I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist
#23972306 - 01/01/17 03:28 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm ready to take the medicinal route once and for all. Sometimes my negativity is amplified to the point of getting murderous thoughts. I don't need or want that.
I need someone to tell me the steps to getting medicine in as few trips to the psychiatrist as possible. I don't have insurance, nor do I want it. What do I need to let the psychiatrist know in order to get SOME kind of prescription? I don't want to get tossed in an insane asylum over some thought that occurs once a month (that can be remedied with a single dose).
Any replies will be extremely, greatly, tremendously appreciated by me.
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beforethedawn
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morgenstern]
#23972354 - 01/01/17 05:17 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Perhaps the best route is the most honest route?
Tell him\her you've been considering medication for a long time, and would like a prescription TODAY.
I got a prescription on the first day I went to see a GP, and that's not even a psychiatrist.
Tell him/her that if you don't get some medication today you probably won't consider medication again.
Kinda true?
True enough.
Maybe even call your GP at normal hours today/tomorrow and book in for an appointment, then spill the beans, say the above. A GP can prescribe antipsychotics and antidepressants (in Australia).
Don't say you're having murderous thoughts until the very end if for some reason they don't prescribe on the day.
Worst case scenario they'll put you in the ward who will give you some kind of medication that day/night.
Now homocide and suicide are the only reasons you should consider neuroleptics, because they ruin your emotional life.
Just so you know...
Good luck.
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morgenstern]
#23972380 - 01/01/17 06:15 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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You may want to think about medical coverage. My med is over $2200 every 28'days for one med! I pay $8 for the med once a month for only the first 6 months of the year, for the med. Dr visits are less covered for me. $65 twice a year to see the dr.
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Morgenstern
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morel Guy]
#23973057 - 01/01/17 01:31 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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beforethedawn said: Tell him/her that if you don't get some medication today you probably won't consider medication again. Kinda true? True enough.
Very true. Another thing added to assuring my turning point (which won't be pretty).
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Now homocide and suicide are the only reasons you should consider neuroleptics, because they ruin your emotional life.
I know for a fact that anxiety medication quells the anger. I don't want to tell them that because I've never been legitimately prescribed it, but have been given it on the side. I gotta dodge tranquilizers.
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Morel Guy said: You may want to think about medical coverage. My med is over $2200 every 28'days for one med!
What on gods earth costs that much? I looked at the prices of some of the medication I could ever hope to get ( a bottle would last literally a good year) and it was around $65-$100.
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morgenstern]
#23974733 - 01/02/17 12:51 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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How did you conclude your negativity and murderous thoughts require drugs?
There are specialists who will address the actual causes of your disturbances.
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beforethedawn
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
#23974958 - 01/02/17 03:49 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Like in the other thread I would definitely blame the brain on this one.
Murderous thoughts ... ya know, something is wrong with the cognition. Surely?
Psychopaths all have smaller amygdalas or prefrontal issues etc.
Possibly, however, you may have repressed anger?
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morgenstern]
#23975799 - 01/02/17 11:24 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Invega, max dosage. Abilify is also prescribed for depression and gets pricey.
I hardly ever get down about things. Can avoid or walk away from drama. Don't push risk to impossible heights.
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Morel Guy]
#23983108 - 01/05/17 04:39 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Without insurance, my prescriptions would cost just over $67,000 a year.
Highly recommend insurance.
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: MushyMatt]
#23983154 - 01/05/17 05:56 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah Abilify is still under patent so it has no competition from generics.
Glad Invega works for you... can be suppressive of dopamine D1 and D2 causing serious motivation and slowness of cognition issues. Maybe your brain is compensating.
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RJ Tubs 202


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Murderous thoughts ... ya know, something is wrong with the cognition. Surely?
But, is this impulse to murder rooted in defective neurological chemistry?
Can you imagine a reality where the urge to kill is not a chemical defect?
Anger and rage and wanting to kill are common to all of human experience.
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
#23991555 - 01/08/17 03:05 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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True true.
Is it an overwhelming and returning impulse in this case?
Seems like brain function if it's returning then being suddenly shut-off, and returning, etc.
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Wondering about you man. Did you take any steps for this yet? Hope you're well.
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I take invega too and its fine. Actually i've had taken all the ranges of the medicine until 9mg and now im on 3mg ready to taper it. It can have some side effects for my experience but after 6 or 7 months I didnt have any side effets.. now im gonna see how tapering works because the withdrawals can be very hurtful.
I took it for 1 year and I wasnt even schizophrenic, but it did rearrange my thinking. it took my mind off the trash.
It can have pseudo parkinsonian symptoms like I had. but the worst maybe is tardive diskenisia but I never encountered someone taking invega whos had it.
Also it gives you energy to move and do things which is great. Im not encouraging anyone to try it but for me it was worth. Lets see how the withdrawal is because I dont want to celebrate before I get off it permanently.
Its also very effective to you feel good about yourself.. as other members say this antipsychotic is only to fix some things about yourself and then move on without them.
I think taking action for your health is a good thing. =) good luck
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
#24001243 - 01/11/17 01:47 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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RJ Tubs 202 said:
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beforethedawn said:
Murderous thoughts ... ya know, something is wrong with the cognition. Surely?
But, is this impulse to murder rooted in defective neurological chemistry?
Can you imagine a reality where the urge to kill is not a chemical defect?
Anger and rage and wanting to kill are common to all of human experience.
Wait. but if you want to kill maybe youre not thinking about the consequences of killing someone. Thats maybe what you call an uncontrolled mind .
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Re: I Need Advice On A Psychiatrist [Re: Spiralspider]
#24003070 - 01/12/17 03:17 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm glad people benefit from antipsychotics. They told me in the ward they've had some real success stories, especially with clozapine.
In my case, I've always felt better off them. Maybe my brain chemistry is different or my problem is self-resolving.
There's a % of people that do not use any medication for schizophrenia and recover completely.
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I don't think people recover without a med for schizophrenia. Maybe just learn to live with it and make smart decisions.
I got to the point where it was just best to stay on meds. I only knew how to get by with self medicating with cannabis. Also with the occasional good trip. Problem was that it's illegal and supply and quality are difficult. So my illness outgrew what the self medicating ever brought me back from.
Still loony toons!
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Quote:
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There's a % of people that do not use any medication for schizophrenia and recover completely.
Right . . . just like with people with major depression, anxiety, OCD, etc.
But we're taught cognitive suffering and disturbing emotions are a permanent medical defect & disability.
Hell, although many folks defeat addictions, others often insist they're delusional about their "lifetime illness".
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