My friend is taking psyche meds...

[mmarq56]

But she nods out during meetings and snores (LOUD) and now I think she ran out of them and is acting very weird...avoiding people, being rude and mean to people,etc. Maybe she's kicking but she's gone off to see her doc this morning, so its back on. Maybe I need to stop being friends with her because she claims to have 16 years sobriety but she's acting like a junkie. Any input?

[CD BUCKBERRY]

But she nods out during meetings and snores (LOUD) and now I think she ran out of them and is acting very weird...avoiding people, being rude and mean to people,etc. Maybe she's kicking but she's gone off to see her doc this morning, so its back on. Maybe I need to stop being friends with her because she claims to have 16 years sobriety but she's acting like a junkie. Any input?

:162::162:Well ask her,if she is your friend.If she is kicking them people get moody then.They do control their minds.You are the one to judge your relationships with people no one else.:162::162:

[sioux]

Yes, I have a little input. Some of us at 16 and more or less years are still struggling just like the person who walked in yesterday after a drunken episode. Sometimes it's worse.

Pills aren't magic, and no one knows how they are going to react until they start taking them. We don't always abuse them, sometimes they abuse us and it can be challenging to find the combo. Doctors don't really know it all.

Please take the time to talk to your friend and share your observations. Listen carefully to what they say and do. Maybe they can't share anything with you right now. It is hard to have compassion, but easy to walk away sometimes. People with 16 years sometimes are burdened with a lot of expectations about choices, being well, working The Program, being role models and the like.

Sioux

[flick]

Hi, I too can offer a little input here; I take antidepressants and mood stabilisers; I had a relapse with my mental health disorder some months ago and was put on the mood meds.....I don't like them and they make me very drowsy also, I only take them at night time because of this. When I am really tired and worn out the effect is even greater and I struggle to stay awake, often being defeated by the meds.she's acting like a junkie.I am a recovering addict and yes I feel the meds have me feeling that way at times too.

A few weeks ago when my partner had a heart-attack I had my dose cut in half because I wanted to be alert at all times while he was in hospital.....it was noticibly enough after a couple of days as my mood swings began again and I started to become irritable to the max and unstable. I also go into avoidance mode....tend to isolate more when I get like that.sometimes they abuse us and it can be challenging to find the combo. Doctors don't really know it all.the mood meds I am on are the third sort I have been prescribed, as the others wer'nt suitable for me either. It can be very challenging for doctors to get it right for people with mental health disorders and yes it can be trial and error.

I agree with trying to talk to your friend, and with a compassionate approach, sometimes all we need is for someone to show that they care, can see we are struggling and offer some support. :wink:

[zoomie]

I'm in agreement in talking to your friend. I take medication,but it does not make me tired or at least I think it does not because I'm tired most of the time anyway. It took years to find the right kind of meds for me. I did not want anything addicting,nor ones that where going to make me gain weight,nor ones that where going to make me sleepy. I take 300 mil of welbrutron and 20 mil of abilify and for 4 and a half years I have not had a manic attack and I feel I'm pretty stable. I was a basket case when on some meds and thank God my family did not give up hope for me. I feel that eventhough your friend has 16 years of sobrety may have 20 years of mental health problems or maybe all their lives. If her doctor knows that she is addicted,they will not give her addicting medication (or I should hope not),so there for she is still sober. I don't know where I'd be without my shrinks. AA cannot cure mental illness as much as some people like to think,so you should leave it up to the professionals.