Home› General Chat
If you need urgent support, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. For Crisis Support (open 24/7) text THEMIX to 85258.
Read the community guidelines before posting ✨
Please help us out!

We have our annual survey out, asking a few questions about you, your needs and preferences, and the impact of our services. It should take around 5-8 minutes and by completing it, you will be entered for a chance to win a £200 Love2Shop voucher (in line with our privacy policy)

Click here to fill out our survey.

General chit chat

1…391392394396397…1129

Comments

  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    Aidan said:
    I put the google translate thing at the bottom of the page onto afrikaans by accident but I think I can still kind of tell what you're all saying :joy:
    sand would be proud
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,129 An Original Mixlorian
    I’m learning too, I didn’t know it was an antihistamine lol. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    Liam said:
    I imagine they use different sedatives too @Shaunie ? i agree that if its so strong they can use it as a sedative then it should be prescription only 
    Yeah they use other sedatives too if that don’t work. Like injections too. But yeah they defo use it in mental hospitals. I still don’t think she believes me that it is over the counter 😂
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    edited August 2020
    Shaunie said:
    My sister used to work in a mental hospital. I told her the other day promethazine is over the counter. She could not believe it because it is as strong as anything. They use it in mental hospital to sedate patients. 
    I do not agree it should be over the counter and esp at the doseage it is over the counter. It is very stron


    You can't get it over the counter in the dose used in hospital lmao
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,129 An Original Mixlorian
    It’d probably need an extremely high dose to be a sedative 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    Hey I'm back <3
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    edited August 2020
    GreenTea said:
    Shaunie said:
    My sister used to work in a mental hospital. I told her the other day promethazine is over the counter. She could not believe it because it is as strong as anything. They use it in mental hospital to sedate patients. 
    I do not agree it should be over the counter and esp at the doseage it is over the counter. It is very stron


    You can't get it over the counter in the dose used in hospital lmao
    You can.... it’s over the counter. You ask at boots and it’s over the counter. Why is that funny? It’s true. It’s not on the shelf you have to ask and they ask questions


    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    independent_ said:
    It’d probably need an extremely high dose to be a sedative 


    It is lol. You can't get it that high without prescription
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    aye it does say on the mind website ye can get it over the counter. not sure what dosage though but thats crazzzzyyy 
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    You can. Crisis always tell me the amount to take to sedate myself. 
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Liam said:
    aye it does say on the mind website ye can get it over the counter. not sure what dosage though but thats crazzzzyyy 

    You have to be prescribed for the higher dosage..you can only get a low dose over the counter because you have to be closely monitored on a high dose lol
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    edited August 2020
    Trust me the over the counter is high enough. One pill knocks me out


    the max pill is 25 mg. that is over the counter. How much you take of that is up to the person with advice
    ~Probably dead now
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    Shaunie said:
    You can. Crisis always tell me the amount to take to sedate myself. 
    crisis team suggest people sedate themselves? whattt? i didnt know that
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    edited August 2020
    Shaunie said:
    GreenTea said:
    Shaunie said:
    My sister used to work in a mental hospital. I told her the other day promethazine is over the counter. She could not believe it because it is as strong as anything. They use it in mental hospital to sedate patients. 
    I do not agree it should be over the counter and esp at the doseage it is over the counter. It is very stron


    You can't get it over the counter in the dose used in hospital lmao
    You can.... it’s over the counter. You ask at boots and it’s over the counter. Why is that funny? It’s true. It’s not on the shelf you have to ask and they ask questions



    The dose I took and the dose given in hospital. Is above the amount suggested and there for not available on perscription. You have to be closely monitored on higher doses...like I was. 
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    Hii I'm back 
    @Shaunie thankyou for telling everyone <3
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,129 An Original Mixlorian
    The OTC dosage will have been tested lots and will have been judged to be sufficiently low to be sold over the counter. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    Liam said:
    Shaunie said:
    You can. Crisis always tell me the amount to take to sedate myself. 
    crisis team suggest people sedate themselves? whattt? i didnt know that
    Yeah lol

    i ignore them because it’s a horrible thing to do. 

    It’s like a really unnatural sleep. When your brain feels half a wake but you can’t even open you eyes. And teddy feels proper heavy when I take them because makes me so weak. Everything is proper heavy. And hate that
    ~Probably dead now
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    i had no idea that they suggested that @Shaunie wow
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    @GreenTea Are you ok?
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Emoji246 said:
    @GreenTea Are you ok?

    Frustrated but it's fine lol
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    They’ve given me diazepam atm tho. Which is another sedative because been in crisis a lot recently. 

    They just like to make you dead to the world lol
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Liam said:
    i had no idea that they suggested that @Shaunie wow


    Yep because if people are asleep they can't harm themselves. And with crisis teams really under funded and dealing with a wide range of people, there's only so much they can suggest etc
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    Yeah.  They call it PRN

    which means “take when needed” so basically take it to knock yourself out 
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    GreenTea said:
    Emoji246 said:
    @GreenTea Are you ok?

    Frustrated but it's fine lol
    @GreenTea Is it about your medicine?   
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    So doctors prescribe sedative tablets (or you buy over counter) and then you take them when you're feeling low. Is that not just a short term fix? Hope it helps you guys but weowww, i didnt know.
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,129 An Original Mixlorian
    @Liam I think they can be helpful if you struggle to sleep because of how you’re feeling, especially with anxiety. Or if someone’s in crisis. Yes it’s a short-term fix indeed but yeah helpful in that moment.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit
    Liam said:
    So doctors prescribe sedative tablets (or you buy over counter) and then you take them when you're feeling low. Is that not just a short term fix? Hope it helps you guys but weowww, i didnt know.
    Yeah is a short term fix lol. They don’t like you taking it for long term tho. Especially diazepam. Diazepam  very addictive so don’t prescribe more than 4 weeks unless you’re a lot older when in the days they used to throw diazepam at everyone so they take it because they have been on them for many years. D as it was different back then
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Emoji246 said:
    GreenTea said:
    Emoji246 said:
    @GreenTea Are you ok?

    Frustrated but it's fine lol
    @GreenTea Is it about your medicine?   


    Nope. It's fine :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    @Aidan haha
    Teacup Dogs for Tiny-Canine Lovers
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    Yeah i just googled that @Shaunie and seen that they only suggest using it for 4 weeks
Sign In or Register to comment.