Did psychotropic meds [help] you after a failed relationship?

[Lobouspo]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but did any type of psychotropic meds and/or therapy help? I'm going through a breakup and wonder if this will help me in the healing process

[Birdies]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but did any type of psychotropic meds and/or therapy help? I'm going through a breakup and wonder if this will help me in the healing process

 

My ex husband had a prescription for Ativan (anti anxiety med) that helped with some of the sudden attacks of panic or despair. I definitely think that prescription medications can help keep you calm and better able to sleep / work / etc. I'm sorry this is happening to you - definitely look into it!

[Almond_Joy]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but did any type of psychotropic meds and/or therapy help? I'm going through a breakup and wonder if this will help me in the healing process

 

 

The first guy I truly loved, when we broke up I had to go to a therapist. I was doing a lot of self talk to work through my feelings also, but those sessions I think did help give me some guiding posts of what to work on with myself and my thought processes.

 

 

I haven't done any meds for a breakup.

[CautiouslyOptimistic]

Yes. I got a one month prescription for Xanax, which lasted me at least six months. (only use when you need it and don't overdo it).

[d0nnivain]

Therapy would be helpful but I don't understand why you would want to add chemicals to your body while you heal from grieving. Grief is temporary & you can work though it.

[Chuff]

I think it depends on your definition of help.

 

Anti-anxiety meds are a tool to help you not feel so overwhelmed or anxiety ridden so that you are able to heal. But you also have to put in the work. I'm a firm believer that psychotropics and therapy go hand in hand.

 

Meds can help get you to a point where you can actually do the work necessary to heal. Because I didn't have good self esteem, my last breakup left me devastated and curled up in a ball on the sofa, crying all day. I could not detach from my pain long enough to function. When I started taking an anti-anxiety med, I still felt pain but it wasn't paralyzing, and I was able to get off the sofa and seek professional help.

[carhill]

Perhaps a technicality because it wasn't after rather during the failure process, our MC analyzed me for depression and concluded it was situational rather than clinical due to the stress of caregiving and didn't recommend drug therapy concurrent with the existing psychological counseling for us. In the long run, he was right. After death and divorce, I recovered just fine without drugs. However, there were a few times during the alone process when both were occurring simultaneously that I went into the antipsychotics and found they just numbed me and didn't provide any meaningful result. However, it was an eye-opener into what I had been handling as a caregiver. Powerful stuff. Not to be taken lightly. Use with care.

 

My takeaway, individually, was more positive about the therapeutic process and less positive about drug therapy. Others will have their individual results. We're all different.

[Gaeta]

I'm sorry to hear about your break up! Would you like to talk about it to us? It always helps to share.

 

When my ex-husband, and father of my daughter, died 3 years ago I found myself hit with severe anxiety. This time my doctor offered me anxiety meds and I took them for 4 months. It made a HUGE difference. I could finally sleep and go through my day at work. After 4 months I slowly got off the meds and never needed them again.

 

I would suggest you speak to your doctor and see what would be best for you. If you have never suffered from chronic depression don't go on anti-depressant, those you need to take for 2+ years and you'll get addicted. I think because your situation is caused by an exterior source ' a break up' you just need something mild, none addictive, for a few months. Nothing else.

Edited October 21, 2017 by Gaeta

[ZayKayWill]

If you want to do it as a temporary and short term thing then I guess it's fine but I would stay away from any kind of medication long term. Doctor's are hella ignorant about the aide effects and potentially long term consequences it can cause people.

[basil67]

I've had issues with depression for a couple of decades and antidepressants changed my life. However, I've been unable to kick them.

 

I believe that meds should be used with much caution and unless you have a long term, clinical diagnosis, avoid anything which you could potentially get hooked on.