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My bipolar disorder is managed quite nicely with a low dose of Quetiapine. It's been a life saver. Some people really have a problem with psychiatry and psychi

My bipolar disorder is managed quite nicely with a low dose of Quetiapine. It's been a life saver. Some people really have a problem with psychiatry and psychiatric meds. The following claim is suspect. > the pharmaceutical industry, has inflicted iatrogenic harm on millions of people What is verifiably true is psychiatric medications have helped millions of people. But you can't tell that to people who have an agenda against psychiatry and psychiatric meds.

harvey9 5y ago
I have permanent tinnitus as a side effect of taking a psych drug for 6 months a few years ago. On the other hand I might not have survived at all without the drug.
- denhaus 5y ago
  how bad is your tinnitus?
- puddingforears 5y ago
  I’m really happy you found something that worked. I’m sorry it still had a cost. My tinnitus started from having had to be on a high dose of a medication for a short term. This side effect I deal with now is far better than the alternative, and I don’t imagine I would be here to complain otherwise. The other side effects sucked as well, but same. I get pretty steamed when people try to blanket-statement their personal experience or lack thereof onto these deeply personal trade offs and issues and try to invalidate what does or does not work for the sake of sounding smart. Fuck those people.
- egberts 5y ago
  Lost my hearing totally within 2 hours of taking Zyban. Tinnitus is all that I hear nowadays.
  - mickelsen 5y ago
    Chiming in late here, also had tinnitus with Bupropion, which remained for months even after I stopped taking it. Lowered my job performance because of it, never had any prior or posterior issues with other amphetamine-like medication (ritalin & vyvanse). I found relief in corticosteroids (combined pill of betametasone + chlorphenamine), which made the tinnitus disappear in a week. Now if it comes back it's very minor and I can ignore it, or go through a short course of medication again to make it go away for a couple of weeks. Oh, and keep out of some noise cancelling headphones, they make it worse for some reason.
captainredbeard 5y ago
There is room for both perspectives: you can take your meds and benefit from them while people discuss the negatives about neuroleptics and aim to minimize treatment for mild cases.
winocm 5y ago
I lost the ability to control my hands, legs, tongue, face and more thanks to antipsychotic induced dyskinesia; plus it left me with severe attention deficit. It has been over 5 years and it has not gotten any better. I haven’t taken those pills in over 5 years as well either.
LorenPechtel 5y ago
Psych drugs work for some people. They don't work very well for others. They tend to have nasty side effect profiles, also--they should be used with a lot more care and only when it's clear they are needed.

harvey9 5y ago

I have permanent tinnitus as a side effect of taking a psych drug for 6 months a few years ago. On the other hand I might not have survived at all without the drug.

denhaus 5y ago
how bad is your tinnitus?
puddingforears 5y ago
I’m really happy you found something that worked. I’m sorry it still had a cost. My tinnitus started from having had to be on a high dose of a medication for a short term. This side effect I deal with now is far better than the alternative, and I don’t imagine I would be here to complain otherwise. The other side effects sucked as well, but same. I get pretty steamed when people try to blanket-statement their personal experience or lack thereof onto these deeply personal trade offs and issues and try to invalidate what does or does not work for the sake of sounding smart. Fuck those people.
egberts 5y ago
Lost my hearing totally within 2 hours of taking Zyban. Tinnitus is all that I hear nowadays.
- mickelsen 5y ago
  Chiming in late here, also had tinnitus with Bupropion, which remained for months even after I stopped taking it. Lowered my job performance because of it, never had any prior or posterior issues with other amphetamine-like medication (ritalin & vyvanse). I found relief in corticosteroids (combined pill of betametasone + chlorphenamine), which made the tinnitus disappear in a week. Now if it comes back it's very minor and I can ignore it, or go through a short course of medication again to make it go away for a couple of weeks. Oh, and keep out of some noise cancelling headphones, they make it worse for some reason.

captainredbeard 5y ago

There is room for both perspectives: you can take your meds and benefit from them while people discuss the negatives about neuroleptics and aim to minimize treatment for mild cases.

winocm 5y ago

I lost the ability to control my hands, legs, tongue, face and more thanks to antipsychotic induced dyskinesia; plus it left me with severe attention deficit. It has been over 5 years and it has not gotten any better. I haven’t taken those pills in over 5 years as well either.

LorenPechtel 5y ago

Psych drugs work for some people. They don't work very well for others. They tend to have nasty side effect profiles, also--they should be used with a lot more care and only when it's clear they are needed.