My therapist thinks I need medication!

After successfully coming off of 3 drugs I was put on in the hospital so I can feel like myself again, and Finally getting over the withdrawals, my therapist told me yesterday that I needed to be put on medication because I could not control my mood swings. Even though I am doing much better; I'm crocheting, journaling, etc. when I am upset rather than doing destructive things. He said the medication will fix my "chemical imbalance." I told him there is no evidence that there even is a chemical imbalance in my brain, and he said I was a textbook case of Bipolar.

He's such a great therapist besides this. He's the only one I've ever trusted. I'm going to keep fighting him on this medication thing because I cannot go through another nightmare. I would rather face life being the me I know, not being someone else with an altered brain... does that make sense? I don't know. I just wanted to talk to someone about it.

I can't believe they are still using that chemical imbalance lie !

"All psychiatrists have in common that when they are caught on camera or on microphone, they cower and admit that there are no such things as chemical imbalances/diseases, or examinations or tests for them. What they do in practice, lying in every instance, abrogating [revoking] the informed consent right of every patient and poisoning them in the name of ‘treatment’ is nothing short of criminal."—Dr. Fred Baughman Jr., Pediatric Neurologist

It is known that people suffering from mental disorders and especially their families prefer a diagnosis of 'chemical imbalance' because it does not convey the stigma or blame commonly associated with emotional problems. A chemical imbalance may suggest a more optimistic prognosis, and mental patients are often more amenable to drug treatment when they are told they have a chemical imbalance. What a scam they are still doing that !

I once asked for a chemical imbalance test and was told "they are expensive" I asked "how expensive?" and she quickly changed the subject.

out of curiosity what medications did you come off of and how long did it take you?

brandkins wrote:out of curiosity what medications did you come off of and how long did it take you?

Geodon, Lithium, and Lamictal. The Geodon was a bitch to get off of. I was on these for a week, and after I stopped the Geodon, I had horrible withdrawal symptoms for three days during which I could not sleep, had an irregular heartbeat, and thought I was going to die. Then I stopped all of the medications at once because I was so sick of putting poison in me. I didn't feel "normal" for a week or so. And I was only on these for a week.

I would not recommend anyone stop meds cold turkey, but I did because I'd only been on them for 6 or 7 days and I wanted to rip the damn band-aid off...

Mental health professionals make the majority of their money from Rx. So consider the source. But the overriding premise of these drugs is anyone who exhibits exceptional behaviour should be drugged so they don't stand out any more. If we did that to everyone we wouldn't have Presidents any more since what's more delusional or megalomanical than believing of the 310 million Americans you personally should be President?

Some people should indeed be on medication. But these are the ones who can't function in society becauuse of erratic or violent behaviours. If you're just having mood swings, and complaining to your therapist about them, that's nothing requiring medical intervention. Drugs should be a last resort, not a first.