Tanya

I feel validated!

Revisado: 03-12-22

I related so much to Renee's story and to being misdiagnosed for bipolar disorder after taking a quiz. I took a quiz and was quickly diagnosed bipolar given a heavy dose of meds and rushed out the door! I was still depressed and gained 20 pounds, weight gain was a side effect of the medication I was given. I wasn't asked what my history of trauma was, I wasn't asked what my lifestyle was like. This experience started a long journey of being a guinea pig at various doctor's offices (general practice, psychiatrist and gynecologist) and switching medications to find the right "cocktail." When Renee listed off all the medications she'd been prescribed I wrote my own list and came up with TWENTY different medications I had been prescribed over the years, one to help me sleep, one for depression, one for anxiety, even one to "help" with feeling angry! This list didn't include the other medications I was given to "help" the side effects these meds were causing (headaches, stomach pains, brain fog, female issues.) Every thing I was experiencing was normal but I wasn't told this, instead I was given pills. I would become frustrated and ask if I had to be on medication the rest of my life and the answer was always "yes!" Doctors do not know how to get people off these meds, they are also not fully aware of all the other problems they cause - because there are so many and can be different for everyone! Every time I tried to stop taking medication I was met with symptoms that made me feel it was IMPOSSIBLE to stop taking them. Little did I know I was experiencing withdrawal, I thought there was something wrong with me. Finally I got fed up with doctor's opinions and started doing my own research. I realized these medications were making me worse. I took my health into my own hands! I SLOWLY weened myself off all my meds (one at a time) and have been 100% prescription medication free for 5 months now. I no longer trust doctors. The prescription meds only covered up the root issues and caused more. Renee's story made me feel validated in a society that thinks a pill is the cure.

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