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Temazapam (mal-prescription?)
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get this?
a friend of mine has just been put on an SSRI for what has been diagnosed as (as you might expect) Serotonin depletion.
only thing is; before they saw the doctor who made this diagnosis, their regular doctor had put them on a course of Temazapam straight away, which, as you might expect, had made them alot worse and resulted in symptoms (which have subsided since the stopping of this drug) such as anxiety when alone, recurring unwanted thoughts and several others i dont remember presenting themselves.
Am i over-reacting when i say that i was REALLY fucking worried when i got off the phone to them and they told me they were on Temazapam? Im so glad she's off it, talk about a rush prescription exaccerbating a condition :shocking:
a friend of mine has just been put on an SSRI for what has been diagnosed as (as you might expect) Serotonin depletion.
only thing is; before they saw the doctor who made this diagnosis, their regular doctor had put them on a course of Temazapam straight away, which, as you might expect, had made them alot worse and resulted in symptoms (which have subsided since the stopping of this drug) such as anxiety when alone, recurring unwanted thoughts and several others i dont remember presenting themselves.
Am i over-reacting when i say that i was REALLY fucking worried when i got off the phone to them and they told me they were on Temazapam? Im so glad she's off it, talk about a rush prescription exaccerbating a condition :shocking:
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I dont know how badly the affected your friend, but Temaz in of itself isnt a drug to be that scared of. People were put on valium for years and years without any really serious side effects.
It is quite physically and mentally addictive though.
:yes: but thats not what scared me, it was the idea that this blunt instrument was brought in so swiftly in her case and as such her doctor completely failed to diagnose a condition which is hereditary in her family.
She was'nt particularly nervous, just presented with insomnia as the primary symptom. I was just worried about the speed with which she was booted onto this drug.
Subsequently have found out that many of the symptoms she is describing are similar to when i stopped taking E, if fact they are so similar its scarey in some cases.
I also cant believe that her first doc said nothing about aerobic excercise as a complementary treatment, as i havent actually heard anyone including my Mum, Dad and others who have been diagnosed with a minor depressive illness that hasnt had that recommended to them.
In my case at least it was the one thing that helped me ahead of all others, although i hasten to add that i wasnt ever put on an SSRI because i refused to take any money from the NHS for something that was my fault (guilt tripping myself constantly was obviously one of my symptoms).
yeah, just a bit :yes:
especially when you consider the fact that all the other symptoms such as recurring thoughts keeping her awake and depression could be either results of insomnia, or a co-symptom of an umbrella condition (as has been subsequently diagnosed) such as Serotonin depletion. Seems like a rush to treat the most chronic symptom. And it made her alot worse.
Was it a night time script, I presume so.
Its the fact that the GP used benzo's as first line treatment which would concern me, but there is a sort of reasoning there.
I was just concerned that, while giving someone temazapam, she didnt suggest exploring other avenues to help the other symptoms. It was just the immediecy and isolation with which this was prescribed that was worrying me.
Though I wouldnt be that bothered, its completely pointless as a sleeping drug anyway, I dont know anyone who gets any effect from it.
Obviously if someone comes in presenting those symptoms the ideal situation would be to give them an appointment with a proper mental health worker and then perhaps some CBT. But we all know thats just plain not going to happen.
Nytol; keeps mosqitos at bay but does fuck all else. :yes: like Kalms
I did suggest that she might be able to listen to something like a classical symphony or something like that, which doesnt have any distictive phonetics (in the lyrics) or sounds (for example riffs or drum patterns)
Benzo's arent a treatment for mental health problems though, they might form part of a mix of things to help, but they just mask the problem.
That and full benzo withdrawl can be fatal, though I doubt that applies in this case.
Anyhoo, my mate's been put on an SSRI and so it should start to take effect within 2 weeks. Im pleading with her to get some excercise too...
I only get sleeping pills because my GP knows me, knows my problem and has I've done everything else.
i cant emphasise the dramatic effect it had on me, in mood, thought, sleep, waking up, motivation...
hopefully these will do something for her though.
You've actually got me thinking about another friend of mine actually...hmmm
Then I was up at 7.15am for work.
does it bother you as much these days, i mean is it something you get used to?
I'm still exhausted all the time though.
how long has this been going on if you dont mind me asking?
But having said that it wasnt all that good before then, and two of my family suffer from it in the same way.
you need to get out raving again, the best part (if you arent beaned up or hooving up the ching) is getting up the morning feeling FUCKING GRRRREAT! like tony the Kellogs tiger