Mentor littlebird Posted September 29, 2023 Mentor Share Posted September 29, 2023 I'm seeing the "character has a life issue, then goes on medication and life is sunny and good again" subplot more and more in recent years. It's got me thinking how companies will pay for background advertising by having their brands subtly featured in things; could pharma companies be giving funding to have psych meds featured in a positive way? I know it's more likely that tons of people all over the world are on psych meds and it's normalized as the go-to cure, but it wouldn't surprise me to have it be some subtle advertising either. Anyone else noticed this more and more as years go by? It's starting to become a too-predictable trope. While watching a show, I'll dryly tell my partner, "Don't worry, in a couple episodes she'll be on medication and feeling fine," and boom - every time. Sometimes the dialogue feels like an ad, "I thought meds would change my personality, but I feel more like me than ever!" It's even been set to music. 🤔 Pronouns: they/them/theirs Started on Prozac in early 2000s to treat cPTSD, been on various cocktails ever since. 2002-2004, 2017-2022: Buspar, tapered down to 0 2016-present: 100mg Seroquel for sleep -> May 2023: 90mg -> June 2023: 81mg -> September 2023: 72mg -> switched to brand name, much too strong, down to 60mg -> October 2023: 54mg -> November 2023: 50mg -> January 2024: 45mg -> April 2024: 40.5mg 2016-Present: 100mg Wellbutrin SR -> January 2023: 75mg IR (37.5mg 2x a day) -> February 2023 (33.75mg 2x a day) -> July 2023 (30.37mg 2x a day) -> August 2023: 27.33mg 2x a day 2018-present: 25mg Pristiq 2015-present: 600mg Gabapentin (200mg 3x a day) -> December 2022: 300mg Gabapentin (100mg 3x a day) per GP's recommendation after side effects -> March 2023: 90mg 3x a day (switched to liquid suspension) -> April 2023: 81mg 3x a day -> September 2023: bad generic, switched back to homemade liquid; too strong after bad generic, down to 70mg 3x a day, still bad. Adjusted slowly till at 60mg 3x a day, much better. Long hold till -> December 2023: 54mg, still feels too high after November Seroquel switch from brand name to generic, doc recommended 50mg which feels better -> January 2024: When Wellbutrin went down, Gabapentin started putting me to sleep, went down to 45mg, then 41mg to stay awake, so far so good -> February 2024: 36mg, still too high, 34mg -> March 2024: 31mg, STILL too high, 30mg Supplements: Multivitamin w/magnesium, probiotics, digestive enzymes, anti-viral nitric oxide nose spray as needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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