My thoughts these days go to the medical professionals who, despite the pressures and stress they’re facing, are putting in the effort and time to understand our struggles, take them seriously, and try to help to the best of their ability, sometimes even beyond. All medical professionals should be like this; I’m glad there’s at least some who are.

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  • CornWoman [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    26 days ago

    My psychiatrist f%#ked up and gave me too little pills to last until the next visit with him, so I went without my antidepressant medication for at least a week. The withdrawal symptoms were horrible, anxiety, depression, head and stomach aches, etc.

    • ReadFanon [any, any]@hexbear.netM
      3·
      23 days ago

      Oh no, withdrawals like that from antidepressants are awful.

      If you ever encounter this in the future, or if anyone else reads this and they’re wondering what you can do, try contacting your psych/their receptionist to explain the issue and seek advice. Sometimes they can pull through with a solution for you.

      You can also try speaking to your pharmacist. Aim for the pharmacy that you regularly go to, if possible, and explain the situation to the pharmacist. They should be able to see your prescription history and they will notice that there has been a change in count/dosage. Often they will be able to provide you with extra to make up the shortfall then and there or they might contact your prescribing doctor to get approval to make up the shortfall. Pharmacists get priority for these things so trust me, even if you can’t get through to your psych the pharmacist will have far better luck. Attending in person is the better option but phone calls work too. (The solutions that the pharmacist can provide you will depend on the drug in question and your local regulations.)

      But they don’t tell you these things. They never do. You’re just expected to know.

      Congrats on making it through what sounds like a hellish week.