coping without meds

It took some years but I now manage without medication.
Anyone else managing to cope without meds?

Good on you.

I am off anti psychotics now and slowly tapering off the anti -depressants. I want to cope without meds too

It's great to hear that you are doing so well without medication!

I'm currently still trying to come off my anti-depressants, and hopefully soon after my anti-psychotics, but for now I'm still having to cope with being medicated.

Hi Rosee,

In my case we are coping quite well since we split. So it is entirely without med and other form of treatment. Perhaps it's because there are only two of us, so the situation is much simpler and coping is easier too.
I'd also like to add that before the split i had a serious depression and persistent suicidal tendency for years. But after the split, it is like im (/we're) 80% healed.

I persistently and stubbornly refused to take meds initially. Once I eventually got treatment, I was practically begging for something to help me. So I've only been taking meds for a bit under two years so I'm not really ready to come off of them yet. I would like to eventually though.

Congratulations to all the people who are off their meds or are successfully managing to taper off. I imagine that would be very challenging...

Congrats on coming off your meds!

I, like salted, stubbornly refuse to be on medication. And that hasn't changed since I started treatment. When I was in a state of crisis and had a breakdown 2 years ago I was on meds for about 3 months and will never, ever go back to depending on those awful things.

I wish all of you who are in the process of tapering off the best of luck! It's definitely not easy.

Thanks folks. That’s very helpful. My situation was lots of meds in the beginning, mostly for depression because no one could figure out what was going on. I too had a bit of a breakdown. I prefer to think of it as a breakthrough. I spent some time in hospital and that was when the serious treatment began. Looking back I think that was the beginning of my recovery. It’s been a long hard road but life is getting easier.

I’m only aware of three alters Angel, Alice and Alison but I often sense a couple more, silent and moody, sometimes aggressive. I used to be very afraid and imagine that ‘they’ had it in for me until I realised that ‘they’ were just angry and afraid too. I eventually realised that ‘they’ were not there to hurt me but to help me and things got a lot easier.

My method of dealing is to communicate, cooperate and compromise, and love my whole self. I read that it was better not to refer to them by name, and to thank them for taking care of me when I couldn’t take care of myself, so I tried it and it did help but there are times of stress when they are still very, very real to me.

We cope at different degrees some of us cope better on meds and some of us cope better without. I wish you all well and the strength to do it your way.

I have never gone on any medication. At the outset it was not clear to me which type of medication would be appropriate. Unless the person prescribing the medication can explain to me exactly why they are prescribing X and not Y, and their reasoning is good, I won't take it. However, if I had known a year ago what I know now, I would have requested a trial of some form of anti-anxiety (anxiolytic) medication. I may still do that, although currently my general anxiety level is moderate.

Rosee wrote:I too had a bit of a breakdown. I prefer to think of it as a breakthrough.

Wow, I really love that way of thinking! It has been when I have been at my worst that I have often made the most important progress. So I really like that way of thinking, I think it applies to some of my worst times too.

Una+ wrote:I would have requested a trial of some form of anti-anxiety (anxiolytic) medication. I may still do that, although currently my general anxiety level is moderate.

It's never too late to ask if you feel that it may help you. I take some anti-anxiety medication sometimes, it is by far the most helpful medication that I take. Although I can't take it that often because it is a benzo. But when I really need it, it reallllllllllly helps. I was super reluctant to try it at first but once I did, it has made such a difference to my life.