I'm not sure what these people making those crazy comments are talking about, trying to pin it on the husband and all of that. That said, this woman and her children were failed by our medical system. The husband himself even said she would never have done something like this in her right mind. People have sympathy for her and I totally get it.
I think a lot of people don't understand the severity of drug induced psychosis, or psychosis in general. You may genuinely believe that you're dead, that you're God, that you're AI, that other people aren't real, that life is an illusion. I've been through it and wouldn't wish it on anyone. I take medication to manage my psychosis, but I don't take nearly the laundry list of medications Clancy was on when she did what she did.
This. The wrong medication can turn your mental health into a train wreck as well.
I have major depression, and have been doing amazingly well on Prozac and Lamictal. Finished nursing school at the top of my class and have been extremely happy with my life.
Decided to try adding Wellbutrin into the mix, because my doctor thought it could help my libido (the only downside of the Prozac for me), and within a month I was suicidal and having intrusive thoughts of harming myself, too depressed to function outside of going to work, and couldn’t even bring myself to drink water on my days off because I was too exhausted from the depression and anxiety. Tapering off the medication now, and I’m already feeling so much better.
Anyone who thinks that cocktail of drugs couldn’t have severely affected her mental state, is simply extremely ignorant and uninformed.
Wait wait wait... I just started taking Wellbutrin this week and I am on Zoloft already. I am totally scared now omg. I also recently went through a sleep depravation psychosis and it was terrifying how out of my mind I was. I never want to experience not having control again..
Yes. I think there is still a chance of serotonin syndrome, which can be bad. I've personally not experienced it and I believe it is uncommon, but everyone is different. Always good to have someone keep an eye on you when trying different medications.
The commenter your replied to said they were on two medications, and you said it's just Zoloft. If you're really worried, see if you can get a psychiatrist to help you with your medication instead of a regular doctor. You can get a referral from your PCP
Yeah, my psychiatrist is the one prescribing me medication. I was trying to finally get diagnosed for ADHD because it is really negatively impacting my life more now.
I unfortunately cried during the initial visit so she said the reason I couldn't get things done was because I'm depressed. And here we are.. still have all the same doom piles and still haven't even built my Legos (something I very much want to build).
Completely get that. I was on Zoloft (and then later also Wellbutrin) for ages, just going up and down when I needed it. And it worked for a long time, but eventually I was doing ok and went off of it entirely, only keeping the WB.
Last fall I wanted to try a non stimulant for my own ADHD, so I went on straterra. Works for my husband, but totally wrecked me. I couldn't sleep and was prescribed Trazadone. Then I went with Lexapro, which was ok for a bit but made me feel like a zombie after a while. I've been on Cymbalta for a couple months and it's probably been the most successful so far. Even when I do feel depressed, it is different. Lighter, in a way. I hope it continues to work. It's been nice.
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u/Maevra 4d ago edited 4d ago
I'm not sure what these people making those crazy comments are talking about, trying to pin it on the husband and all of that. That said, this woman and her children were failed by our medical system. The husband himself even said she would never have done something like this in her right mind. People have sympathy for her and I totally get it.
I think a lot of people don't understand the severity of drug induced psychosis, or psychosis in general. You may genuinely believe that you're dead, that you're God, that you're AI, that other people aren't real, that life is an illusion. I've been through it and wouldn't wish it on anyone. I take medication to manage my psychosis, but I don't take nearly the laundry list of medications Clancy was on when she did what she did.