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How many of us take psychiatric medication?

Are you currently taking psychiatric medication?

  • I'm extroverted, and yes.

    Votes: 4 4.9%
  • I'm extroverted, and no.

    Votes: 18 22.0%
  • I'm introverted, and yes.

    Votes: 12 14.6%
  • I'm introverted, and no.

    Votes: 36 43.9%
  • NF, and yes.

    Votes: 11 13.4%
  • NF, an no.

    Votes: 23 28.0%
  • NT, and yes.

    Votes: 9 11.0%
  • NT, and no.

    Votes: 29 35.4%
  • SJ, and yes.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • SJ, and no.

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • SP, and yes.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • SP and no.

    Votes: 6 7.3%
  • J and yes.

    Votes: 6 7.3%
  • J and no.

    Votes: 17 20.7%
  • P and yes.

    Votes: 10 12.2%
  • P and no.

    Votes: 32 39.0%

  • Total voters
    82

ajblaise

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I'm wondering if there are any correlations between type and using psychiatric medication, and also what kind of medication a certain type might be more likely to take.

I've been prescribed adderall and ambien for a short time. On both occasions, it was me who suggested to the doctor to prescribe it. I don't take any now.


There are six main groups of psychiatric medications.

* Antidepressants, which are used to treat disparate disorders such as clinical depression, dysthymia, anxiety, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[2]
* Stimulants, which are used to treat disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy and to suppress the appetite.
* Antipsychotics, which are used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia and mania.
* Mood stabilizers, which are used to treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.
* Anxiolytics, which are used to treat anxiety disorders.
* Depressants, which are used as hypnotics, sedatives, and anesthetics.
 

FDG

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Does coffee count?
 

Lady_X

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i was prescribed some anxiety medicine for stress..but i've only taken like two since he prescribed them months ago.
eta: xanex i think...(how do you spell that??)
i don't ever want to have to take something all the time...so i told him i didn't want anything like that.
 

Synarch

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I would never take psychoactives. I am uncomfortable even with alcohol.
 

disregard

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I only do once in a while when I need to relaaaaaaaaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
 

The Ü™

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I took psychiatric medication nearly all my life but I've recently taken myself off of it, although I'll occasionally pop in an Adderall if I feel inclined.

I was on a wide range of SSRIs, such as Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, and Celexa. I was also on Effexor for a little while.

I was on Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic.

I took Ritalin for a little while, too.

Now I need to lay off the caffeine. And maybe the Internet and video games.......NAH!!
 

JocktheMotie

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I'm on anti-seizure meds for migraine prevention, otherwise I get them weekly. My roughest stretch was a month of about 2-3 a week until I had to get something prescribed.

I'm wary of any medicine that messes with brain chemistry. Scares the shit out of me. Also why I've never really done any drugs. I'm scared I'd never come back.
 

nolla

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Whoops.. I only voted for the NF part. Damn, I'm too fast sometimes..

*Mental note "read instructions"*

But, yeah, the answer is "no". My mind works pretty good. And I wouldn't take medicine anyways if I didn't think it's real serious (last time I took ANY medicine was 2001 and I had pneumonia). I am inclined to think that I can think my way out of my psychiatric problems... I would probably go on meds only if I thought I was dangerous to other people.
 

placebo

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I'm wondering if there are any correlations between type and using psychiatric medication, and also what kind of medication a certain type might be more likely to take.

I've been prescribed adderall and ambien for a short time. On both occasions, it was me who suggested to the doctor to prescribe it. I don't take any now.


There are six main groups of psychiatric medications.

* Antidepressants, which are used to treat disparate disorders such as clinical depression, dysthymia, anxiety, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[2]
* Stimulants, which are used to treat disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy and to suppress the appetite.
* Antipsychotics, which are used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia and mania.
* Mood stabilizers, which are used to treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.
* Anxiolytics, which are used to treat anxiety disorders.
* Depressants, which are used as hypnotics, sedatives, and anesthetics.

Not me, but my mum does (antidepressents) for insomnia and before for major depression. She's an ISFJ I believe. She doesn't like to be dependent on them but they definitely help her sleep and consequently her mood.
 

Kristiana

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Meeeeeeeeeeee :) I take meds! Probably always will, too. I have bipolar and PTSD.
 

nolla

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Now that I thought of this, my aunt had my cousin (her daughter) go on antidepressants and she (aunt) later canceled them because they made her too "flat" (read: not herself). This is maybe the biggest problem I have with these medicine. Is it just fine to alter someone's personality like that? And, I might add that my aunt was really sick and tired of her daughter's stunts... still, it was better to have her back..
 

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I didn't know how the answer the poll, since I did take anti-depressants / anti-anxiety meds for a long time, but making changes to my life situation (which I had not done for a long time, partly because I was so P and it terrified me) actually alleviated the need for the ADs.

That left me a little sure about how to vote.
 

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