During my second session with J, she mentioned that I might benefit from the use of medications, so she referred me to R, their staff psychiatrist. When I spoke with R, he assessed that I missed zero out of nine symptoms of clinical depression. He prescribed three drugs for me: Escitalopram (anti-depressant), Aripiprazole (anti-psychotic), and Clonazepam (anti-anxiety).
Since then, I've been taken them religiously. But I didn't seem to be improving so R upped my dosage twice. The last time was after my suicide attempt.
Now he slightly decreased my dosage of Clonazepam because I told him my meds make me feel sluggish. My body seems to be adjusting well to the meds, and responding to them because I'm not quite as suicidal as before, but I hope to get to the point where I eventually wean off the drugs. R prescribed that I take an Aripiprazole or Clonazepam when I get intense panic attacks, but I only use them when really needed because I don't want to be dependent on meds.
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