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How the hell do you asses whether or not your psych meds are doing anything beneficial for you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by dingus@lemmy.world to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world
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It's now my one year "anniversary" of my psych med "journey". I just feel so frustrated.

The providers always ask me how I'm doing and if I think X drug we are trying right now helps. I always have no fucking clue.

I keep a mood log and everything, but I cannot for the life of me discern any sort of pattern for any of these. One month will be fantastic and the next month will be so horrible and painful it's like someone is boring a hole through my body with a branding iron.

My provider is having me take the GeneSight test to figure out if there is a particular option I should be trying. But I am just so exhausted with this that I'm considering the next med to be my final straw.

I do NOT have bipolar disorder. I do NOT have chronic low mood. I do NOT have lack of emotions. I do NOT have PTSD. I have periods of extreme, unbearable intensity with periods of normal in between. I have relational trauma. Since my issues are intermittent, I cannot for the life of me tell if I am ever helped by anything.

I am currently in an intensive DBT program. While it has been a lifesaver when I have "simple" problems, it does not touch the intense pain of others.

Some research I do seems to indicate my problem cannot be even minimally helped by meds, which is incredibly frustrating. I want even just a little bit of something to help reduce my pain. :(

How can I figure this out?

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Thanks for ignoring and dismissing my lived experience and inensive, sustained, consistent efforts. Not sure why age matters. I'm in my 30s.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I am not dismissing your lived experience, I have been empathizing with it.

You called a well known cure for your issues "offensive."

Don't expect to call folks attempt to empathize with you and help you "offensive," and subsequently be babied. Go for a walk or dont, idgaf dude.

You can lead a horse to water...

[–] dingus@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I spoke at length about how I tried very hard for a very long time at the "well known cure". You ignored me and continued to say that that was the cure all when I literally said that it did not work for me.

I am offended because you completely dismissed this and just re-stated your original post. I am offended because it looks like you didn't even read my response.

Here is a reduced format of what this sounds like.

You: X is the cure all

Me: I tried X and did not see a benefit. Here is my experience with it.

You: Cool story, bro but X is the cure all

If you can't see how this is unhelpful and offensive, I don't know what to do tell you.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am not interested in what you have to say. I provided you help. You called it offensive. Cool. Use it or don't.

Bye.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago

Thanks for ignoring what I have to say and invalidating me, friend. I hope others treat you with the same kindness you have shown to me.