Social Anxiety Support

sublimit · 11-02-2009, 05:01 PM

I don't know if this is the right place for this, but anyway:

I've recently been put on a waiting list for a psychotherapist, and the average wait time is 9 months. The social worker who was assessing my needs made me an appointment with a doctor that works in the same centre because my social anxiety and depression are interfering with my life quite a bit and she feels as though I am in need of help immediately. She told me that the doctor I would be seeing would most likely want to put me on medication. Now, I've been on paxil, effexor, wellbutrin, prozac, and lorazepam in the past. Only lorazepam helped me slightly, but I was only put on it for a short period of time, and it took a suicide attempt for my family doctor to prescribe it to me. Everything else did nothing for me; I had no side effects, even when stopping the medication cold turkey.

The thing is... I'm scared of pills! I'm afraid what these kinds of medications will do to me long term. I'm pretty much like this with any ailment; I believe that a clean diet, physical activity, and natural remedies are the way to go for almost anything. I guess I just need help making a RATIONAL decision (my fear of medication is clouding my judgement). I need to decide whether or not I want to try medication again (and I have no idea what this doctor will try and prescribe me until next week).

Bah, I sound incoherent at this point, but does anybody have any advice/insight/input?

BusterBluth · 11-02-2009, 05:26 PM

I would argue that a medication that pulls you out from a suicidal depression is worth the potential long term effect. Worry about the effects if/when they come. Also, the brain/body is very resilient.

sublimit · 11-02-2009, 05:44 PM

Oh, I forgot that to mention that I'm not suicidal anymore (this happened when I was 17 and I'm almost 22 now). I don't think I ever was really; it was probably just a cry for attention.

11-02-2009, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
sublimit Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 112	Should I try pills again? I don't know if this is the right place for this, but anyway: I've recently been put on a waiting list for a psychotherapist, and the average wait time is 9 months. The social worker who was assessing my needs made me an appointment with a doctor that works in the same centre because my social anxiety and depression are interfering with my life quite a bit and she feels as though I am in need of help immediately. She told me that the doctor I would be seeing would most likely want to put me on medication. Now, I've been on paxil, effexor, wellbutrin, prozac, and lorazepam in the past. Only lorazepam helped me slightly, but I was only put on it for a short period of time, and it took a suicide attempt for my family doctor to prescribe it to me. Everything else did nothing for me; I had no side effects, even when stopping the medication cold turkey. The thing is... I'm scared of pills! I'm afraid what these kinds of medications will do to me long term. I'm pretty much like this with any ailment; I believe that a clean diet, physical activity, and natural remedies are the way to go for almost anything. I guess I just need help making a RATIONAL decision (my fear of medication is clouding my judgement). I need to decide whether or not I want to try medication again (and I have no idea what this doctor will try and prescribe me until next week). Bah, I sound incoherent at this point, but does anybody have any advice/insight/input? __________________ "I'm a woman delighted with her disasters. They give me something to do. A profession of sorts. Keeps me industrious. And of some servicable use." -Sandra Cisneros

11-02-2009, 05:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
sublimit Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 112	Oh, I forgot that to mention that I'm not suicidal anymore (this happened when I was 17 and I'm almost 22 now). I don't think I ever was really; it was probably just a cry for attention. __________________ "I'm a woman delighted with her disasters. They give me something to do. A profession of sorts. Keeps me industrious. And of some servicable use." -Sandra Cisneros

11-02-2009, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
BusterBluth Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sudden Valley Gender: Male Posts: 76	I would argue that a medication that pulls you out from a suicidal depression is worth the potential long term effect. Worry about the effects if/when they come. Also, the brain/body is very resilient.