antidepressants - s&d, CoD, evil bitches, cash cows and saviours of sanity

Dude, I am so tired. Supposed to fo the final inspection of our condo today. I can barely keep my eyes open. I need caffeine (the only socially-acceptable upper).

On the other hand I was and am a hobby writer, not a working writer, so I don't have the discipline of writing or creating daily anyway, which might well get you through.

To this I can only say "GIMME THE ANTIDEPRESSANTS NOW."

About a month ago we added Lithium. Hopefully that will pick up any depression wellbutrin can't handle.

*raises hand* 300 milligrams a day. No noticable side effects.

I was on Effexor for a little while after a hospital stay two years ago. It worked incredibly well at pulling me from the deepest depths of depression. But I hated the "brain shivers" I got and became scared when I read that the dependency it could cause was dangerous for bipolars. Anyway I got off.

I wonder if the interweb has done me more damage in terms of "information" about my meds?

Great thread.

I am so surprised I didn't post on it eh.

Maybe Dom's revive should warn me off this thread, but hey.

It's been suggested that I go back on these. I'm a little reluctant, for various reasons, but I don't want to dismiss it outright if it's the best way forward. So I thought I'd bump this and see if anyone else had anything to say.

(more detail about the reasons may be forthcoming later, but I've typed out my epic rants and, well, tl;dr.)

i heard that the part of yr brain that makes serotonin atrophies because it's not being used anymore, if yr on antidepressants too long. so you come off them perma-depressed.

my cat has just been prescribed Elavil. How can I use this to my recreational advantage? Is it worth popping one? He seems quite content at the moment.
-- kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:33 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Link

haa wtf?

I think the best idea is to listen to your doctor and not to people on the internet. I understand that if you live somewhere where your doc might make money from your meds you might feel apprehensive, but they're still muvh more informed than us/you/i.

HA, a true ilx question.

xp

i heard that the part of yr brain that makes serotonin atrophies because it's not being used anymore, if yr on antidepressants too long. so you come off them perma-depressed.

-- jeremy waters, Monday, July 28, 2008 8:31 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

where did you hear this, it sounds like a bunch of bullshit.

dowd OTM

Plus there are tons of internet wackies who will tell you that if you are even thinking of talking about SSRIs, you're a brainwashed bitch who needs more yoga and chakra realignment. Those people always get me mad butthurt.

Listen to your doctor and those that know you well & care about you IRL.

Also there is nothing wrong with being on any medication and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. Not that I's saying you should; once again, talk with a good doctor about this.

i think the real questions we need to be asking ourselves is how we can get our pets to score more drugs for us

where did you hear this, it sounds like a bunch of bullshit.

-- bell_labs, Monday, July 28, 2008 9:40 PM

i can't remember. it's one theory as to why people have such a hard time coming off SSRI's.

My mom-in-law's dog was prescribed klonopin. Six ml a day! It kind of lead to her getting addicted to klonopin (sorry dog, no pills for you).

Normal human dose is one-two ml a day.

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well afaik there are very few studies about long-term antidepressant use and the research is far from being able to tell us anything like that.

i'd be really curious about seeing the results of actual studies , and it worries me that there aren't more. but when people say stuff like that i assume they got their information from a scientologist or something.

maybe it is bullshit, i dunno. have to have a bit of a google.

what's the generally accepted view of why some people have such a hard time withdrawing, especially long-term users?

zoloft and i are currently friends with benefits, i also went to it as a rebound from my most recent breakup with lexapro

we're doing ok for now but navigating ltrs with antidepressants is really challenging, i just feel like a lot of them aren't able to make a long-term commitment

as mentioned previously lexapro was nice for a bit but became both emotionally and physically absent very quickly, oh well

time to find out if I get insomnia OR sleep like a log, I love brains

Anybody ever get a feeling like you've missed a pill but you haven't? A few times in the last couple of weeks I've had a low level spacey, zappy feeling, just like I'd missed a day really. Just wondering if this is a thing?

yes get that quite often, slightly wobbly in head. I got one of those pill dispensers with a different compartment for each day so that I can keep it straight (although other health problems contribute more to my day/time confusion)

I definitely took it this morning tho. I hear even a few hours can make a difference and tbh I may have a bug, can't tell what's physical and what's not at the moment

oh I meant that I got the dispenser so I can tell that I did take it that morning even though I'm feeling the wobble. it tends to go away by the next day though. do you get it lasting more than a day?

Nah, just happening on odd days, maybe for a few hours

I could use a dispenser like that

Yes, but as far as I can tell it’s totally random, no idea why it happens

That's why I asked really, not alarmed but good to know other people have experienced similar

Yeah, I get that all the time. I can never remember if I actually did miss a day or not

Same over here. My memory's so bad that I should probably start using my dispenser again but, er, I forget to fill it. (I always thought pill dispensers would make good band merch, I think at least a couple of people have done that but more people should do it.)

I used to get pills with the days printed on the packet but thattlonh gone