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What will my psychiatrist say if i told her i was self medicating with drugs?
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Self-medicating: Your psychiatrist likely will not be suprised, as psychiatric brain illness and substance abuse often co-exist. Over 8.9million people in us are suffering from both. Often people self-medicate (numb out) but then develop a secondary illness (addiction). Drugs interfere with the brain's functioning and with medication treatment benefits. Please, be honest with your psychmd for your sake!
Answered 5/8/2016
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Question why: Your doctor would probably ask you what symptoms you were having, and what drugs you were taking. The doctor would also wants to know what response you got.
Answered 5/8/2016
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Not good choice: Self-medication doesn't work so well. The things we take or do to diminish bad feelings actually increase them in the long run, or even in the not-so-long run.. Self -medicating —can cause the after effects and adverse reactions. Psych. should discourage self medication clearly and specificallly.
Answered 7/21/2014
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