Medications and Mental Health
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Disclaimer:
I am not a medical professional and this article or any other articles in this blog can not and should not be used as advice on your own mental health. Mental health is a very complex subject and everyone’s treatment for mental health will be unique to them. I am in no way in this article advising anyone at all that they should stop whatever treatment they are taking and am not in this article advising anyone to stop whatever medications they are taking. This article and others on this blog are simply by own ideas and opinions on the subject. Please consult your own doctor for advice on the correct treatment options for you. I intend no harm in this article to anyone and are just sharing my own ideas on the topic of mental health.
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF THIS ARTICLE OR OTHERS ON THIS BLOG HARM OTHERS IN SOME WAY AND THIS ISN’T MY INTENTION.
I wanted to write a short piece on the topic of medications in mental health.
I am now taking Lurasidone 111mg and will be taking 148mg after the next 7 days. I think this medication has been the best medication I have ever taken in my life. There are hardly any side effects such as weight gain, sexual dysfunction, increase in sleep or anything like that. The side effects I have had are blurred vision, but this has now stopped.
On the topic of medications, my personal belief is that medications for a short period of time are useful and effective in treating mental health conditions, but I disagree with the idea that you need to take medications your whole life.
My personal opinion is that I think it is a bit of both, its both the brain causing certain patterns in neurons to occur which trigger certain responses to you. For example, let’s say you have a certain neuron link setup such that your fight/flight response causes you to punish yourself in some way.
The point I’m getting at is that the brain is just a reflection of what is happening within you, hence why people that meditate a lot have different neuron connections in their brain. Also, that the neuron connections cause certain responses within you.
But I feel that the trials done are clear evidence that the medication does work, but I disagree with the idea that you need to take it your whole life. It’s simply not necessary.