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What anti-depressant are you on?
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LaMan said on November 19, 2003 12:53:
I’ve been on Cipramil for years plus some sleeping pills every now and then.
I was on Fluoxetic Generics for a few monts, but I decided to get off of it.
If you´re on some medicine has them ever given you any side effects?
NEVER smoked pot or any of that.
Anybody else f*cked up?
DaminehGessle said on November 19, 2003 19:50:
LaMan: Isn’t that too much to take?
Why are you suicidal? I know life could be tough at times. I am not saying nothing is ever easy but don’t you think you can work things out? There have been times when I just don’t want to get out of my room. My past chokes me and losses I dunno... But I try to get on with my life with the pain. Your life is too precious to take. There are people who love you in this world and no matter how suicidal you get at times, always search for the light at the end of the tunnel. Fight for every second. I am serious.
I have been on painkillers but no anti-depressant. My back is very messed up so I’ve been on strong medication for 4 years now. I don’t take them regularly and try to bare the pain but sometimes it gets so bad that I have to take them, just like last night.
Pot is ok just don’t overdo it. Personally I don’t recommend drugs :D.
MiracleMan said on November 19, 2003 23:27:
I use sugar. It works intermittently and the come downs are a bitch.
Is it odd that there’s ads for Prozac and CanadaPharmacy.com at the bottom of this page right now.
That’s comedy with a capitol K.
LittleSpooky said on November 20, 2003 04:15:
I used to take Lithium Carbonate. I’ve been off and relatively stable since 1992 / 1993.
Is everything okay with you LaMan?
Markuz said on November 20, 2003 05:31:
None.
BTW, have u tried vodka with Rivotril???
*kidding, may cause death* ;)
sweet_stalker57 said on November 20, 2003 06:23:
bleach and ammonia too Markuz! :)
breath deep!!!!!!!
coyboyusa said on November 20, 2003 14:48:
none i dont believe in taking dugs unless it is absolutely necessary
infofarmer said on November 20, 2003 16:46:
Never tried any anti-depressant, though I think I need it. When I’m out of sorts I smoke heavy and drink just a bit too much.
Still there is a remedy: when I have a really bad day, I just take a bus and come to one of my friends. I never complain, just talk for a little while. It helps. I’m not very social, but my friends are really great, thanks guys!!!
As for Roxette, I don’t know if it can fix up one’s mood. Per’s songs have a deep meaning and are very touching. When I was having problems with my GF and played “It Hurts”, I was on the edge. It really hurts, so much and more!
ally77 said on November 20, 2003 18:03:
Vanilla Absolut works wonders as well.... and guess who just got a BIG bottle in IKEA!!!
rox-kuryliw said on November 20, 2003 23:06:
Im on efexor XL (Venlafaxine also known as) 150 mg, god knows why im telling you all lol.
my third lot now in a year!!! first lot had a reaction to them. second lot made me worse, and these tablets so far dont seem to be doing much !although im alot better than i have been. I get alot of side effects , feeling sick , pains in head , muscle spasms is a weird one iv got aswell, and sweating loads and weight gain, put on 4 stone in 2 month !!!! yet im still told they will help me, Im told i may be put on another kind if these dont work as expected . ow well thats my life :-( but im so young and want my life back, i have no life no friends no life, i dont go out much , i feel dead to the world.
per_mson said on November 20, 2003 23:45:
Ehhhmmm.. just a few questions out of curiosity: Is it really that comon that people take anti depressant medications? I mean you have to be kind of sick to use them or?? Sure that I can understand that a minority need such kind of medication as well as other need medication against other illnesses, but it seems to be used by a lot of people just among the few people in this forum!! I might be stupid or something, but why do you people really use them??? Is the world really that bad or what?? I would never even dare to take such pills! It is drugs and that is dangerous for both yourself and others!! And if you now have problems, whatever they might be, why not try to solve them instead of stuffing you with pills?? Drugs doesn´t help. They only postpones the problems for later.
Markuz said on November 21, 2003 00:11:
@per_mson: I have never taken any anti-depresant. But I do know that IF they are prescribed by a doctor they are not dangerous at all. They´re meant to heal, right?
But if you´re P!NK, instead of making you feel better, they will make you feel ill.... hehehe ;)
per_mson said on November 21, 2003 00:31:
@Markuz: So you are saying that as soon as it is a doctor that prescribes the pills they are not dangerous?! ;-) That I don´t believe! There are a lot of medication people eat that are anything else but healthy!
antz said on November 21, 2003 04:37:
I used to have a job entering medical records on computer. I was amazed when I saw how many people use anti-depressants. Alot of Doctors put it down to the stresses of our fast paced society. Its all rather depressing really!
LittleSpooky said on November 21, 2003 05:36:
A lot of people are mis-diagnosed by the medical profession. 9 times out of 10, symptoms are caused by stress. In my case, however, there was / is a missing chemical in my brain. Numerous tests had been done to determine for absolute certain that what I have is real. It is. I know this because I’ve seen the results. I’ve had some admittedly bad days, but I’ve also developed a “support network”. I’ve got some friends that I can talk to, and for that, I am grateful.
It makes it easier to deal with life if there’s someone to talk to. Yeah, it’s painful, but I hear a good cry works wonders. As well as a good laugh.
infofarmer said on November 21, 2003 10:13:
Come on, people, just http://embark.to/netrox and you’ll have real friends that will visit you someday. I mean, TDR is the best place to have a good talk for many of us. Let us bring some part of it into real life!
rox-kuryliw said on November 21, 2003 12:17:
Well in the past year iv had a number of health scares for my age, and found it VERY hard to get my head around, im on anti-depressants to try and stop huge panic attacks iv now developed due to stress and panic set upon me . I didnt want to take any medication what so ever, i dont even like to take head ache tablets. Its a medical condition of brain chemicals most of the time, people dont know whats its like until youve been there.
irvye said on November 21, 2003 13:29:
I was on Effexor for a while but I didn’t much care for the side effects that I got so they changed me to Welbutrin.
Rony said on November 21, 2003 13:42:
@per_mson- i think you’re totally right, you don’t take such pills for every little thing- it’s VERY dangerous...!!
rox-kuryliw said on November 21, 2003 13:45:
anti- depressants can be VERY dangerous indeed. Irvye- how are you on the new stuff, you ok now ?
Vixzter said on November 21, 2003 18:08:
@LaMan: maybe you are ignorant to be thinking that taking pills will help with depression, it may do in the short term...but it can’t possibly be good in the long term!
And you post a topic with the general assumption that everyone takes them....well thats how I read it....hence my first reply.
LaMan said on November 21, 2003 18:58:
You know nothing about anti-depressants so keep your mouth shut.
Denstandigaresan said on November 21, 2003 21:23:
irvye: thats what I was on, Effexor, but the side affects were so bad, that I took myself off them.
Not on anything right now. And it shows.
per_mson said on November 21, 2003 21:41:
@LaMan: So just because I don´t use anti depressant medication I am not allowed to say anything or what do you mean? How do you know that I don´t have a lot of medical knowledge or something similar and know exactly what I´m talking about? Just because you are using them doesn´t automatically mean that you are an expert, does it?!
No offense, but could it maybe even be that you think we are right saying it is dangerous and not healty but that you are kind of addicted with the pills and don´t want to admit it?
Vixzter said on November 21, 2003 23:07:
@LaMan: and what makes you think I don’t know anything about being depressed and anti depressants.
And no I won’t keep my mouth shut....you started a thread....so expect replies from either point of view.
Denstandigaresan said on November 21, 2003 23:24:
I’ve got a chemical imbalance in my brain... in other words, I’m a fruit loop. ;)
I was put on them mainly for my anxiety... but I’m also depressed... and anyone that knows me will know what a miserable cow i’ve been lately!;)
I didn’t want to go on them. I was put on them as a trial... but I stopped before the trial was over.
I also have alopecia, i’m loosing my hair... And god knows that makes me depressed.
Unfortunately, I know people that ASK to be put on the pills... some to pull a fast one.
I didn’t like the pills, hated being on them, so stopped... I’d rather be a right misery than be false happy.
rox-kuryliw said on November 22, 2003 18:14:
Denstandigaresan - Think im having bad problems on efexor as well at moment, (what i put on the 1st page) , what side effects did you get ??
Denstandigaresan said on November 22, 2003 21:09:
@rox-kuryliw: The main side affect was severe sickness, and lack of appetite. I felt more miserable than ever on the tablets.
rox-kuryliw said on November 22, 2003 22:19:
yes i do feel sick nearly every morning i wake up !!! been on them for about 5 months and still they have no effect on my panic problem, think next week there gonna change them :( .
LaMan said on March 22, 2004 09:21:
hi guys. Any news?
Spooky? Still down Denstandigaresan? Ally?
I got rid of Cipramil in January. I try to survive without them but now I take some Alprox instead.
Man I´m still amazed how ignorant some of you are.
ally77 said on March 22, 2004 10:57:
Spring is in the air, summer is on the way.... don’t do drugs.... just plenty of walks with my little doggy and music - best played loud! ;)
LittleSpooky said on March 22, 2004 18:15:
LaMan: Well, I’m still here, although much to the regret of some ;-)
Here is how 2004 shaped up for me (it began in 2003 actually):
The house I’d moved into in the summer of 03 was sold so me and my family had to move by the end of January. I did. My step dad and I have parted company (for now) and I’m living with a friend of mine (pay rent and so on). I got moved in one day. That’s right, on January 31, 2004, we got the remainder of my stuff packed, loaded up in the U-Haul moving truck and gone.
Unloaded the truck the next day, and I’ve been here ever since. February 20, 2004 (a Friday) - the friend that I moved in with went in for a 6 by-pass surgery on her heart. I brought her home the following Monday and she’s been recovering nicely here at home. I’ve had some problems develop at work that had shades of the “witch hunt” that just about cost me my job 4 years ago occur, however those are on the mend.
I’ve also just recently found out that my oldest niece (who just turned 4 earlier this year), has a type of autism. What all that is and entails, I don’t know. Mom’s gonna send me all the information I need so I can read up on it and learn what it is I need to know so that I may be able to interact with Kenz and have a relationship with her as we’d like (we bein me and my brother and the rest of the family).
It’s only March and already I’ve lived for an entire year it feels. I’ve had rough days, but I’ve made it without the meds for another year. Officially, I’ve been off meds for about 11 - 12 years. I’ve had hellacious days, no doubt about it. When my ex and I split, I was ready to end it. Our lives were that entwined. And he decided to go back to his ex-wife and remarry.
I’ve gotten over that (for the most part. How do you totally get over someone who helped you make drastic changes in your life for the better?), and am currently stressin over other trivial shit.
So, hope that helps. Just remember, sometimes it’s NOT a good idea to self adjust / self medicate. That’s what the quacks... er... professionals are there for! :-D
DaminehGessle said on March 22, 2004 19:47:
infofarmer: I do agree with you on listening to Roxette when you are down! Every single Roxette song has a story behind it for me and every single one of them take me down like nothing else. About smoking and drinking when you are down: I find drinking not worth when I’m down cause I’ll end up worse. Smoking helps a lot and I am not sure why.
per_mson: I guess you’d never know what people with depression go through if you’ve never been there. I honestly don’t.
LittleSpooky: I have had many obstacles in my life yet I find myself a very lucky girl in so many aspects. SO when I’m down, I think of the good things. Yes crying is good. I also recommend gazing at the stars and looking at the moon. I do that every night.
LaMan: How are you doing?
Jud (moderator) said on March 22, 2004 19:54:
I join the club of “ignorant” - hej Per! ;)
Been depressed but I managed to get out of it on my own - with the help of my friends and family.
Never ever thought of taking any pills - I’ve seen what they have caused to two dear friends of mine so no thank you.
per_mson said on March 22, 2004 22:11:
Ohh, this old topic is up running again!!
@Damineh: Well, all I know is that stuffing yourself with chemicals won’t make your life better. Not in the long run. Temporarily, as a help, ok on some people, but for longer periods it will only destroy you.
Doctors are way too willing to give out such “wonder pills” nowadays. Give people a proper therapy instead!
@Judith: Hej!! So you are also member of “club ignorant”?! ;-))
LittleSpooky said on March 23, 2004 00:01:
D: Every now and again. Mostly, I get into paintball and music.
This was just posted to MSN recently:
FDA Issues Warning on Antidepressants
Possible Suicide, Severe Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks in Children and Adults
Too long to post, so here’s the link:
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/84/98068.htm
DaminehGessle said on March 23, 2004 07:05:
LS: Good for you girl.
Again, I am neither a doctor, nor have had a hard life really. I have lost people due to death and other things but I feel lucky to have been loved by amazing parents and a great family who are not here with me unfortunately. Some don’t have a chance to be loved. Everytime I feel sad (again I believe sad is way different than depressed), I cry. I cry and cry and I write. I write my feelings and talk a walk around the house while crying. I could end up on pills really. If I go to a doctor now and open up, I am sure he/she will tell me I am depressed. But I believe I am a lucky girl and everytime I go down, I lift myself back up again knowing I am lucky to have such a great family. And if I’m sad for not having all my family there and cry over my dead grandmothers, I remind myself how lucky I am to have had such great people around me. It hurts and it always will but I fight. Every second is a constant fight between my present and the past. Everytime you feel sad and think you have problems, take a look around you and see people with far worse problems than yours. Then you’ll calm down a bit. Again, I am not a doctor and have never been diagnosed with depression so I might be wrong.
Roxrider_USA said on March 25, 2004 18:13:
The latest study on depression drugs here in the US, sugests that these medicines may be the cause for suicide and suicidal behaviors on those individuals that take them to combat depression.
Although the study is not yet completed, it is known that some of the people who use these anti-depressants have attempted or commited suicide.
Later.
Carlos E., New York.
sunnshy said on March 25, 2004 19:58:
hi!
When I had cancer I was very depressed, my brian stopped producing a chemical I can’t remember the name.
So I whent to a doctor Psychistry sorry if it is bad spelled, so he made a lot of studies in me and gave me Prozac, it worked wonderfull but he also made me little by little get rid of it and now i don’t take any.
anti depressants are very serious and should not be taken just because
Stormkeeper said on March 25, 2004 21:48:
Most people that criticize depression pills doesn´t know a thing about them. They THINK they know.
carbon_boy said on March 30, 2004 11:55:
I’ve known 2 ppl who were on anti-depression pills and who then committed suicide. Anti-depro’s puts you on such a high that when you do have the odd downer you become suicidal. I’m very much against it. And DONT do drugs while on them either - it f*x you up even more. My fixer upper is just that tho’. ;o)
Cheers
Denstandigaresan said on November 19, 2003 16:11:
I’ve been tried on 2 lots, but 3 strengths.
I took myself off of the last lot, made me feel sick.
Can tell i’m off them, been right miserable and suicidal some days. :(