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Happy Pills Don't Make Me Happy

...I call them happy pills; they call them "chemical balancers." At one point I was on a type of speed, much like Ritalin, that messed me up really bad.

Once, I was even prescribed a narcotic that is illegal to the rest of the world.

The worst experience was when I was first put on Seroquel by this psychotic doctor.

He had me on an 800mg dose every day.

According to the big book of medications, that should have overdosed a 35-year-old adult male.

It's no wonder I failed my freshmen year's morning P.E.

class.

It would take me anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half to get out of bed each morning.

I couldn't think, I couldn't see, and I couldn't be me.

When my therapist heard about this, she made me stop taking it.

But when I went back to my doctor, he upped my dose again!

So I left that doctor, and his license was later revoked.

The doctors prescribe the pills to "make me happy." The pills just don't allow me to think.

I don't have a chance to be happy or upset - I'm just ...

there.

About 90 percent of the people I know on medications have had the same emotionless experience.

My younger sister is diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and has been taking Aderal for the last three years.

My father is taking Effexor to suppress his depression.

My mother has also been diagnosed bipolar and has to take five various medications.

As of today I take multiple medications: Inderal, Abilify and Lamictal.

I also tak...

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