Do you guys also use placebo for your mental issues ?

[silent wraith]

As I have no diagnoses and I see all my friends using genuine antidepressants or stuff like that , I feel less valid to be very honest with you. But at the same time , why do I feel like this ? After all most medication gives you really bad side effects so I wouldn't probably accept using that as I am very sensitive. My mother is very frustrated with me ever since she discovered that I SH sometimes and doesn't understand my problems very much. One day in a local market we saw these "antistress vitamins" for a very laughable price so we decided to buy them. They contain magnesium , melissa extract and valeriana extract - and god they smell like hospital let me tell ya. The vitaminst are so cheap that when you go looking for how much of the extract and magnesium there is - you find out nothing which literally means that each bottle can be differ in how strong the effects are
Anyways I am on my second bottle since I finished the first one , I am supposed to take 2 pills a day so I take one in the morning and one at night before bed.
Come to think of it when I started using them for first time I lowkey felt very sleepy in the mornings , that doesn't happen anymore.
I am convinced they do not help or that they might support me only very lightly , however it is mostly the placebo effect that helps me cope.

(By the way excuse my poor grammar I am a foreigner )

 

[Nitlott]

Yeah, me too with the glycine pills. Don't have the package with me now, but the dosage is so small that even in theory it can't really change anything. My grandmother and mother (although rarely and more calmly) used to stuff me with those when I couldn't calm down for hours crying which pissed me off. Last time I took them I was really nervous and I had to (kind of) deliver a speech. I think I took 5 in an hour or two. When I was next in line for that speech I felt like a vegetable (like when you're in a state when you have no thoughts but can function). Probably not their credit though.

You can't really get sick from them, maybe if you take the whole pack but I beg to differ. But they work because of the placebo effect, like you think to yourself "I took pills = I'll be fine" or something. They aren't prescription meds, so that's convenient too.
It's not clear what they even do. Allegedly they improve sleep, cognitive functions, mental health, probably a bunch of other stuff you can't really measure...yeah right, at this point why not cure cancer with them. But it's definitely good for me to have them than nothing at all

 

[silent wraith]

Yeah, me too with the glycine pills. Don't have the package with me now, but the dosage is so small that even in theory it can't really change anything. My grandmother and mother (although rarely and more calmly) used to stuff me with those when I couldn't calm down for hours crying which pissed me off. Last time I took them I was really nervous and I had to (kind of) deliver a speech. I think I took 5 in an hour or two. When I was next in line for that speech I felt like a vegetable (like when you're in a state when you have no thoughts but can function). Probably not their credit though.

You can't really get sick from them, maybe if you take the whole pack but I beg to differ. But they work because of the placebo effect, like you think to yourself "I took pills = I'll be fine" or something. They aren't prescription meds, so that's convenient too.
It's not clear what they even do. Allegedly they improve sleep, cognitive functions, mental health, probably a bunch of other stuff you can't really measure...yeah right, at this point why not cure cancer with them. But it's definitely good for me to have them than nothing at all

Hey thank you for sharing your experience. Just do not overdo it , stay safe and good luck on your way I am happy I found some other placebo user (lol) o⁠(⁠(⁠*⁠^⁠▽⁠^⁠*⁠)⁠)⁠o

 

[shinitai_sh0jo]

Just make sure to eat something before taking them! Most pills have awfull effects on your stomach if you take them with it empty. U can feel awfull stomach pain and even a bit of nausea.

I'm not sure about placebo, but I do hope it makes things lighter somehow. I do SH too, somehow managed to be clean for six months. Drawing or writing about your struggles can be a really good way to deal with it, if you like.
It doesn't have to be complex, but I think letting things bottle up can be quite destructive, so these are the advices that I have.

(Sorry if I got too strayed from the theme, these are the things that got to my mind.)

 

[silent wraith]

Just make sure to eat something before taking them! Most pills have awfull effects on your stomach if you take them with it empty. U can feel awfull stomach pain and even a bit of nausea.

I'm not sure about placebo, but I do hope it makes things lighter somehow. I do SH too, somehow managed to be clean for six months. Drawing or writing about your struggles can be a really good way to deal with it, if you like.
It doesn't have to be complex, but I think letting things bottle up can be quite destructive, so these are the advices that I have.

(Sorry if I got too strayed from the theme, these are the things that got to my mind.)

I don't mind at all that you said more to it , just speak your mind heh-
And also yes the bottle says to eat before taking them I usually do that during weekends but during school I do not have time , so I just take one and eat at school after. I used to fall asleep from them in the morning (that was my first bottle) I am currently on my second bottle and that doesn't happen anymore. But that can also be connected to how cheap they are ...when I say cheap ...I mean it lol

Also - I love drawing but lately due to lot of stress I am glad if I sit down playing some games on my emulator or just drinking coffee or whatever , I hope the inspiration comes back one day.
Well anyways , thank you for sharing ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

 

[shinitai_sh0jo]

I don't mind at all that you said more to it , just speak your mind heh-
And also yes the bottle says to eat before taking them I usually do that during weekends but during school I do not have time , so I just take one and eat at school after. I used to fall asleep from them in the morning (that was my first bottle) I am currently on my second bottle and that doesn't happen anymore. But that can also be connected to how cheap they are ...when I say cheap ...I mean it lol

Also - I love drawing but lately due to lot of stress I am glad if I sit down playing some games on my emulator or just drinking coffee or whatever , I hope the inspiration comes back one day.
Well anyways , thank you for sharing ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

Ur welcome! I haven't been able to draw lately as well for the same reason, and only have been able to play even tho I should start to study already lmao.
Something that I always found useful was to try and think of a random emotion and try to draw something related to it– tho idk what you draw, I'm used to drawing ppl.

 

[silent wraith]

Ur welcome! I haven't been able to draw lately as well for the same reason, and only have been able to play even tho I should start to study already lmao.
Something that I always found useful was to try and think of a random emotion and try to draw something related to it– tho idk what you draw, I'm used to drawing ppl.

Oh I usually draw ocs and stuff like that (my anatomy sucks because I literally don't even care haha)
And when it comes to studying - I have to draw mind maps for preparation , I can't study from classic notes like others so that drains me too.
Oh and sometimes my only inspiration is to draw cute little versions of my fav bands :D deffo contact me if you are more interested (so that we don't speak offtopic) I just might be late at responding