Psychiatry is shooting in the dark....blindfolded. As you can see, they diagnose based on labeling symptoms they see rather than underlying cause then try medication after medication to manage the symptoms that are troubling us.

Our family has several children trialed on many medications. Some did cause much worse psychiatric symptoms. Some helped manage symptoms. Some caused permanent side-effects that will plague these children for the rest of their lives, and the medications weren't even right for them.

One medication caused symptoms of OCD. Another caused agitation. One caused psychosis. One caused severe anxiety. That is what I mean by shooting in the dark blindfolded.

Your experience is definitely not unique.

Jaspar