this is specifically for people with anxiety disorders... Some serious, cronic forms of anxiety actually cause brain damage and this is no way to live. I personally believe people should try cognitive behavioral therapy and/or pychotherapy before taking any type of meds -this is comeing from some one who is going (not wanting to but GOING) to get his doctorate in psychiatry-. I think that people should do this because it has the highest chance of recovery and is suposed to be the prerequasit before medications (for people who actually know about psychology and psychiatry you should be trying to speak with the opposit form of therapy if the pt. lets you). there is no reason for people to think the placibo effect should be working since medications tend to cause a large amount of distress in people more so than they help (50% of people need medication AND therapy inorder to overcome their mental disorders) so trying psychology first is the best thing you can do. I get nothing from this so i will give you all this hoping you try therapy before medication.
Medication vs therapy?
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- 15 Feb 2010 by Psychmajor
- Topics:
- ativan, klonopin, valium, xanax, zoloft, anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alprazolam, bupropion, lorazepam, marijuana, anxiety and stress
Responses (5)
kimmie115 Feb 2010
For your information, I am 54 yrs old and I have tried everything from PT to nothing. And I choose to have a life that I can live with. I have been dealing with this since 1996 so it is not new to me. If you want to preach therapy, you might find a new audience. I am not interested. I want a life that is full of love, dignity, and by God being able to get out of bed in the morning. If I have to take a few methadone to do this so be it. I find it very insulting for you to criticize me. You don't even know me. Maybe next time find out more information before you go juding people. And try to spell the big words right.
15 Feb 2010
yes i thought that first also.i tried for a long time with the counciling but i just couldnt get it together..i mean mine is so bad that i will not leave my house sometimes for weeks at a time,unless i had too..i tried every antidepressant,nothing..now this is how god works in funny ways my anxiety got so bad that when i was in a crowd or in a stressful situation i started having grand -mal seizures drs did test and everything no epilepsy..but over my 33 years i have had a few seizures..so the reason i say god works in mysterious ways is because mneurologist put me on klonipin.and ativan for imediate use when im in a situation..so now things are finally getting better im socializing more going out more and i dont worry as much..now this question is for you phsyche major have you ever heard of anything like this in your studies... please let me know..
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barbles241318 Feb 2010
Hi Psychmajor how is everything going. I was suprised to see how invested you have gotten in your future it is really good that you take your future career seriously but it is too soon to be giving medical advice or use your interpretation of double blind clinical trial studies. Take your percentages and and use them for your own benefit and not to diagnose or judge others. I commend you on your desire to become a psychiarist but you really should not try to push what you are studing in your college classroom on the problems of real people. It is too dangerous and you should know that if you are serious about your future career. Remember what is good for one person may be not good for some one else. Clinical trials are great for research but they are not the die all end of an answer to anyone individual's particular situation. Good Luck and take look forward to hearing from you soon. I haven't seen on line much so just thought I would touch base
Sideffects2
1 May 2010
Everyone is entitled to their own view. It's just like the medicines that effect everyone differently. Unfortunately you have to experiment and try different meds and see what works for you. The sad part is that sometimes the dr. will try to lock you into something that doesn't work for you. There oughta be a law on that one. Science has yet to discover what works for individuals!
7 Dec 2011
WOW, psych major! Good luck getting your doctorate in psychiatry when you cannot spell. Seriously, are you even legit? I've read several of your responses on this site. I would recommend you actually get your degree, and then give recommendations in relation to therapy, medications, etc to your patients, not to people on the internet. If you truly were a professional, you would tell these people that they need to speak to a LICENSED professional about these subjects. Which, from the "information" you are giving, I see you are not. Take care!
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p.s. i mispelled judging I was pissed.
no no no this is not what i wanted. i believe that you among many other have learned about this and have (more importantly) lived this and you are the ones that NEED medications to function daily. There are some who do not need meds (i have just recently accepted that i have an addiction problem and have no need for some meds) while there are about half as much who do need medications!) i bleieve that about 50% of people could control what happens to them BUT another reason im going to rehab (out patient which i really need starting tomorrow... i know what im saying but the order at which it is typed may be off balance. i would love to hear more about this but the main thing i really wanna get across is that people can make their own pain weather there is true (like what a majorty of people are experiancing!) would say that they seriously need the medication and would do anything to lessen the pain.
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i know where your comming from kim and its more than that, your looking at your own opinion and im looking (hopefully at everyones) to help everyone in general. Im a very passive person but i believe i could help others if they give me the chance!
TO:PSYCHMAJOR--- these are your words I copied frm you post
but the main thing i really wanna get across is that people can make their own pain weather there is true (like what a majority of people are experiencing!) would say that they seriously need the medication and would do anything to lessen the pain
CAN YOU PLEASE ELABORATE: So do you think that people with phantom pain are in this so called group of PEOPLE THAT CAN MAKE THEIR OWN PAIN??? That we just dream it up. Make it appear. I suggest you get Educated
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First of all do not lead further than you have gone yourself. I see you all over the boards giving advice as if you think you have a Masters in Psychology/Pharmacology/Psychotherapy. You may be trying to help but it's extremely difficult to lead further than you have gone yourself. I see you are dealing with addiction so are you now an expert in this field also?
Another thing I don't get is you using these boards to promote some product. Does this have magical powers that can take away pain that one is so desperate they are willing to have deep brain stimulation or fly to Germany and risk going into a ketamine coma?? I don't understand how some cream you rub on your face that's compared to botox is an answer for anything 99% of us are dealing with here. Maybe you should promote it over in health and beauty/cosmetics.
hah your silly. Sorry that i sit down and read multiple studies and talk to multiple people about their thoughts as well as the research they have read (people who do have these degrees your talking about).
anyway i promote it because i know it helps and has shown promis in each person who i have seen take it. doesnt mater if you believe me or not since its not a mericle drug... its something that can be used as an aid since im obviously not able to prescribe meds and people cant just go out and buy any prescription they want so why not just add something of this nature (p.s. the best thing you can do for your skin is keep it moist... read what each drug has been shown in studies to do and then come back to me)
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when i say there is no physiological reason for pain it just mean your mind IS making it up (in a way)... the pain is a way of telling you there is something wrong in/with your body and i have never said that EVERYONE doesnt need drugs but there are a small amount of people who dont. some people have had a slipped disc and had no pain while others have disabilitating pain. Please do attack me more :)
You are so right. No one should criticize or judge anyone they do not know or have not walked a mile in their shoes. Barb...