# I've been off my meds! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395 "2012-07-25T23:46:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/21 "2012-07-26T16:27:54Z")
I went off of my meds for a little while one time. I’ve replaced the broken window, the busted door and part of the carpet. I still have a hole in the drywall to fix and I never really replaced the flat screen TV. I just filled the gap with an older, standard model. I miss that flat screen. I didn’t miss it that night, it was a direct hit. But I miss it now. It all seems so pointless now. Pointless and 1080p Hi-Def-less. It was a good TV. Oh Samsung, we hardly knew ye. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/22 "2012-07-26T16:29:53Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If “least surprising thing I’ve heard lately” were an Olympic event, this thread would probably win the gold. Y’know, if the OP is trying to claim the she/he can’t be held responsible for her/his posts… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/23 "2012-07-26T16:39:12Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Why even start a thread like this? You mean besides the usual “everyone look at me”? ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/24 "2012-07-26T18:40:41Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Better yet, develop a question, a commentary, an opinion, and, y’know express it in your thread! > > Your OP is just a silly statement. What are you wanting? Questions? Doesn’t seem like it? Commentary? On what? We don’t know what your meds are! Or what going off them will do. > > This OP is more blog appropriate, than thread appropriate, in my opinion! Umm…this forum is called “mindless and pointless things you want to share”, right? I started this thread on a random passing thought. Not something I wanted to write a dissertation on. Backstory by popular demand… When I’m off my meds I’m a little more manic/hyper/impulsive than usual. It’s sorta fun and distructive, depending on the situation. Kind of like being drunk. It’s something I think other people should try. Why do I always have to be the crazy one? I wanna see someone else spaz out! Try it, it’s like posting/texting/facebooking while drunk or high! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/25 "2012-07-26T18:44:30Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > Umm…this forum is called “mindless and pointless things you want to share”, right? > > I started this thread on a random passing thought. Not something I wanted to write a dissertation on. > > Backstory by popular demand… > When I’m off my meds I’m a little more manic/hyper/impulsive than usual. It’s sorta fun and distructive, depending on the situation. Kind of like being drunk. It’s something I think other people should try. Why do I always have to be the crazy one? I wanna see someone else spaz out! Try it, it’s like posting/texting/facebooking while drunk or high! What sorts of responses did you hope to get? ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/26 "2012-07-26T18:52:28Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > Umm…this forum is called “mindless and pointless things you want to share”, right? > > I started this thread on a random passing thought. Not something I wanted to write a dissertation on. > > Backstory by popular demand… > When I’m off my meds I’m a little more manic/hyper/impulsive than usual. It’s sorta fun and distructive, depending on the situation. Kind of like being drunk. It’s something I think other people should try. Why do I always have to be the crazy one? I wanna see someone else spaz out! Try it, it’s like posting/texting/facebooking while drunk or high! One of the issues that I see, is that the posts when you are off your meds are indistinguishable from those post when you are apparently taking them. Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t tell the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/27 "2012-07-26T19:04:16Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > Umm…this forum is called “mindless and pointless things you want to share”, right? Mundane, not mindless. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/28 "2012-07-26T19:04:28Z")
I don’t see much difference either. \*\*Diamonds \*\*seems to have the impression that everyone’s on some sort of mood disorder medication, and it’s fun to stop it sometimes. I think many on this board are all too familiar with why it’s a bad idea, and how hard it is to get doses and multiple meds working right in the first place. The rest of us _aren’t on anything that’s fun to stop_. All I would get out of stopping my meds would be pregnant with heartburn and a vitamin D deficiency. Yeah, great times. ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/29 "2012-07-26T19:09:20Z")
Oh dear…that is “destructive”. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/30 "2012-07-26T19:15:58Z")
I think we should start a betting pool on the timing of Diamond’s imminent ban. Off to the pit thread I go… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/31 "2012-07-26T19:33:01Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > \*\*Diamonds \*\*seems to have the impression that everyone’s on some sort of mood disorder medication Well… she wouldn’t be _that_ far off, on this board. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395/32 "2012-07-26T19:45:50Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I think we should start a betting pool on the timing of Diamond’s imminent ban. Off to the pit thread I go… S/he’s not gonna get banned over this thread, but I see no reason to leave it open, either. If you want to document your adventures off medication, **Diamonds02** , I recommend you post to your blog. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-off-my-meds/629395.md?page=1)