WHATS THE DEAL WITH PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS! Helpful? HARMFUL!!!!!!

So what is the deal with Psychiatric Medications!!!!!!!

If you put people on this stuff it should be to help them not to harm them further, for example: create other symptoms, side effects than what was there to begin with.

I know people, myself included that have just been labelled and then put on these drugs like they are lollies. Well they are not  lollies they are harmful, they are addictive, and in the majority of cases they can make you feel worse than you felt before you were put on them in the first place!

I wish these Health Professionals would realise how important it is to look at all other avenues before going down the avenue of prescribing psychiatric medications.

Psychiatric Medications are trapping so many individuals that start on a certain drug and become used to it, their body adjusts and because their body has adjusted to that medication being in the individuals system its so hard for them to tapper off without having severe withdrawal symptoms!

Some withdrawal symptoms can last years!

Who wants that?

In any case individuals may feel they are trapped on these psychiatric drugs, and are unable to withdraw because the second they try the withdrawal process they feel worse, and then they think its them that is making their symptoms worse they do not realise its the drug. So they hurry to get back on it. Next time the whole process starts again.

Or they give up and think whats the use in trying to live life when these medications affect me to such a point where everything I do is useless and I'm stuck on them being reliant with side effects, and no future.  This is dangerous thinking.

I worry about psychiatric drugs as the reliance of the person involved on the psychiatric drug they are worse than some of the hard core drugs, or just as bad.

These individuals may feel that they need a stronger dose of these psychiatric medications, and doctors and psychiatrists are all too happy to up the dosage. Anything to keep the individual drugged and silent.

Its a forever trap.

The problem is too when these ones prescribing these medications decide to put you on 3 or 4 heavy medications with side effects for each, crazy side effects that do not make sense, they make you more screwed up mentally than you were before going on the medications.

Also some of those medications have black box, warnings clear as day that may cause suicide, idelation and attempts.

How many people have committed suicide in NZ!!

If you for instance are on 3 different psychiatric drugs and each of them cause suicide whats the chance that they are adding to your messed up mentality and causing you suicide idealtion.  You cannot tell  me that they are actually making you better when its clearly labelled.

One particular medication I looked up which is Venlaflaxine, causes 60% percent of suicide. WTF?
As well as suicidal idelation, suicide attempts and violence.

Quitiapian has Suicide as a possible result, also Epilim has suicide as a possible outcome as it also causes suicidal idelation. These are just three drugs. But I personally am taking all of these drugs, and Venlaflaxine a very high dose, I also have borderline personality disorder, bipolar 2, PTSD, and depression.

I know a lot of the time my suicidal ideation, is blamed on the Borderline Personality Disorder, but for instance what if its not Borderline but from all of these other so called meant to be helping me drugs that are making me feel desperate, and creating thoughts and plans that would not be there otherwise, or would be there but to a lesser degree than they are now.

There are plenty of studies whether the outcome has not be positive for people who have been prescribed these drugs, look up Antidepressants and Suicide and you will see case after case of where over a period people have been tracked. Also Wikipedia has some information that is useful.

Some of these psychiatric drugs also cause heart issues, SVT, so you have to take other medications as well to account for that. This has happened in my case.

These psychiatric medications also create violence and have been linked to some of the worst tragedies in America, for example school shootings etc. Yes the SSRI's, antidepressants cause more issues, and are dangerously given  to people without making them aware of the risks involved! Read an article "Prescription for Murder"


What I think we need to do is
* Be more aware of the risks of going onto antidepressants, anti psychotics, mood stabilizers.
any drugs make sure you know what side effects you are going to suffer, and potential side effects.

* Make sure you are monitored carefully on any new drug.  Also take notes, and monitor your moods.
so you have something to show your health professional.


* Look at options before going onto medications.
For instance  - counselling, psychologist, psychotherapist.

*Look at alternate therapies such as DBT and CBT
* Mindfulness, training.

* lifestyle changes, exercise, eating healthy, sleep habits.
*any natural therapies    



We can do a lot for ourselves to get through a difficult period. Its important not to isolate yourself and let others around you know you are struggling, its not shameful to ask for help! Being willing to talk really is important because you do not want to be carrying this burden on your own.

We all need someone!


Also Its time to look at these Psychiatric medications and work out do we actually need them or are they doing more harm than good!