I’ve heard of anti-depressants being linked wih suicide is because it gives the person just enough extra motivation to do something. Makes sense that benzos lowering anxiety could loosen up that self preservation reflex from death anxiety.
Not super relevant (until it is) but benzos aren’t hypnotics! They’re their own separate class of medications. Hypnotics are generally sleep aids like Ambien.
I was under the impression that all drugs that induce a sleeping state could be considered hypnotics… would that mean only Z-drugs and some antihistamines would be considered hypnotics then?
It happened to me. I wish I could remember the name of it, but a prescription drug made me suicidal for a few days. Drug-induced you psychosis absolutely exists.
I know Paxil had a big issue with that. Figured I'd ask. Glad you found something that worked. My dogs take that separation anxiety.
I've bounced back and forth so many times. That I know what works best for me. Is engaging in a new hobby activity.... Whatever and diving in. Or growing a hobby.
Covid fucked up my brain and maybe use it as an excuse. It's been a struggle to not return to self destructive ways.
Today, I said... Okay.. I really need to focus. And there were a few things that helped tell myself stop fucking doing stupid shit.
I saw this thread, and started crying so hard shortly before seeing your comment.
Idk why I would think I could guess. And I certainly don't know why I wrote this all out to you. Sorry.. I think I just needed to tell someone. Thank you!
I need to focus this weekend, and start getting my shit together and do positive things. Think about future me
I hope you can continue on the journey of better and better days!
I was once put on Sertraline for anxiety. It turned me into a complete zombie. I was on auto-pilot, getting zero emotions out of anything in life. After a few months I honestly got to a point where I thought "what the fuck is the point?"
Without it I was an anxious, depressed mess. With it, I felt nothing. Literally nothing. Which on the surface sounds preferable to anxiety but I promise it really isn't.
I was super close to ending it all. Had it all planned out. Thankfully something in me went "get off these pills". After trial and error with a number of SSRI's since then, I went cold turkey and am now in the best place I've been in years.
I put it down to a (stupidly experimental) combination of legal and illegal mushrooms and one or two powerful DMT trips.
I wouldn't ever recommend people go down my path blindly and change meds for what I'm doing, I'm not a total moron. But I do think there's something in the more 'natural'/psychedelic remedies that should be studied further. I know studies are being done but I'm not convinced any government anywhere is going to openly admit things like psilocybin which you can go and pick yourself are beneficial to mental health.
ETA: my point was meant to be in response to OP, there is no motivation when you're in that state. Not to live, die, anything. It's weird.
Yes. There is A LOT to be said about plant warrior medicine. CBD, psilocybin, LSD, iboga, maniii, peyote, Sam Pedro, etc etc etc etc… in very small doses regularly they can go into the psyche and do “surgery” on the parts of us that were damaged by the synthetic “healings” we got from the corporate and medical psychiatric systems.
They have me Prozac as a teenager instead of reporting the abuse I was getting from my adult boyfriend. I had a few beers one night and then swallowed everything in the medicine cabinet I could find, but it just caused crazy pain in my stomach so I had my family take me to the hospital.
I’m doing okay I’m definitely in a bad rut right now but I know how to dig myself out it’s just going to take a little while longer. I just need to get out of my living situation and be on my own for a little to sort of detox from the toxic and negative people around me… I know I’ll feel a lot better even if everything else still sucks. I’m very empathic and supportive and shitty people (I like to call them energy vampires) thrive on wearing me down. So I’m working on getting away then I can reset a bit.
Medications are haunted, I’m convinced. I’ve had a lot of different types , ssri, snri, antipsychotics, cns stims, cns depressants… they all had one thing in common, they caused me to feel like haphazardly ending myself. Each time I had that haphazardness I stopped myself because if I’m gonna die there’s a lot of loose ends to sort out which will take my whole life to sort out! Safe to say I now view psychiatry very differently, and am confident that psychiatrists aren’t here to keep me well and alive, they’re here to try and get me out of the way.
“Nice try psychiatry, I’m still here and i’m never trusting you again.”
Yes. I went to a psychiatrist and she just handed me a prescription for it within 2 minutes of talking to me. I was then shuttled out so the next patient could come in and be sedated. So sad. Therapy is where it is at with a licensed therapist. Glad you figured out your situation!
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I’ve heard of anti-depressants being linked wih suicide is because it gives the person just enough extra motivation to do something. Makes sense that benzos lowering anxiety could loosen up that self preservation reflex from death anxiety.