Anyone here not take meds?

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I moved to a new state so i have no medicaid so i cant afford meds or a doctor, its been a month now with no meds, i felt that i needed them sometimes,,

any one here not taking meds or stop?
Can you tell me your experience

I don't take meds and I never plan to unless its life threatening.
Never had Tylenol or any other painkiller, the most I've had is L-ascorbic acid.

Med free is the way to be.

Check you Harold Mandel's new book, The Deviant Psychiatric Mind Syndrome.

do your thoughts ever get2 u tho coldkick?

why did u choose the name coldkick? do you mean like aspergers is a coldkick to you, or do u mean like kicking a strange and their experience in 2 words is coldkick?

Only things I take now are prenatal vitamins and something for my constipation that was prescribed to me by my doctor.

I quit taking my other pills I used to be on. My husband however thinks I should take them but I don't think so. Maybe when I have kids I might need anti anxiety pills to I can deal with stress better and have less anxiety.

I have never taken any meds unless it is medically necessary.

Wow a lot of scientologists in this thread.

I used to think that my depression was caused by a chemical imbalance, but now I think it was stress-induced by high school and the lack of sleep it caused me to have. I haven't been in high school since April or May of last year, I've been following my naturally delayed sleep schedule (which, of course, I could not do while in school), and I haven't been on my depression medication since about June. So far, I've only been feeling sad when I have reason to be and when I'm on my cycle. I wonder how I would have handled high school if there had been a schedule that better suited my circadian rhythm? It might not have even been the social situations that made me depressed. Maybe all I needed was sleep. Anyway, I'm not on any meds!

Actually that's not entirely true. There is this horrible three part chasm with psychology on one side, psychiatry in the middle, and neurology on the other side and psychiatry often gets caught in a tug of war between psychology and neurology, with many psychologist declaring psychiatric disorders to be illnesses that originate from the subconscious mind...or learned, and can thus be controlled through behavioral therapy,and many on the neurology side who believe all psychiatric illnesses can be medicated.

Well let me set things straight.
Some psychiatric disorders, though require some biological pre-disposition, are behavioral in origin and the most appropriate means of treatment is cognitive behavior type therapies, talk therapy, etc. These disorders include, but are not limited to, borderline personality disorder, many eating disorders, and so on.

Some psychiatric disorders have a predominant neurological basis and the best treatment method is frequently medication. This includes schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, Tourette Syndrome, OCD and so on.

Some disorders fall into the first category, and the sufferers can potentially benefit from medication (people with environmentally based, yet severe depression) and some disorders fall into the later category, and sufferers might benefit from behavioral therapy approaches (medication resistant OCD).

I was forced to take medication much of my life until I was a teenager and realized they couldn't make me take it, and my parents agree that I do much better without it, because my OCD is generally non-responsive to medication, however I did experience often severe side effects.

I would not recommend some individuals with bi-polar disorder or schizophrenia go off their medication, however.

I used to take Effexor for depression, but weaned myself off it over a year ago with no significant problems. I am currently taking antibiotics for a weird lung infection (well, not that weird - just not common the way that, say, pneumonia is), and occasionally take Xanax for anxiety.

If you've been off your meds for a month, you most likely are past the point where withdrawal would be an issue. Obviously, if you actually need them, you need to get back on them. If they were for anxiety or depression, you may wish to consider the possibility that you don't need them at this point in your life - you have to decide that, we certainly can't do it for you. How long will it be before you re-qualify for benefits in your new location?

I'm on Prozac for depression and even going down from 60mg to 40, I notice an immediate difference in mood. It's like playing Russian Roulette, so I stay on the 60 no questions asked.

Nasty chemical. Probably best if you avoid it

I've never been on meds, but my sister does take Ritalin for her ADD (which I've been sorely tempted to take at times, I must admit.)

I do not take medicine except for the occasional physical illness.

Just for my high blood pressure and vitamin D.

Not anymore; I'm on meds.

I think a lot of people are ridiculous when it comes to this topic. I don't think it is ever as black and white as psychiatric medication or herbal/diet/exercise alternatives. I wish such things were treated as medical treatments and not something you back up black-and-whitely or in the case of pharmaceuticals, advertise as if you were selling candy.