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damien_s_lucifer 
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2001,04:37 |
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personguy, did you just discover the hyphen?how come no one gives ME any credit for that depression thread??? I'm the dude who started it off with the antidepressants thread, which for some reason shows up as being started by DKB even though the first post is mine. /me nurses wounded ego... anyway, mr. phyre, I would give it a few weeks to make sure it's not just a passing thing. If in a month or two you're still depressed, go see a counselor. Psychiatry is kind of hokey, but it works. btw, I'm on Month 3 of Paxil. It's good stuff. Watch that your docs don't jack the dose too high, though, otherwise you'll feel happy but sleepy.
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Neophyre
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2001,06:23 |
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lol, personguy, i wouldnt touch the little e's!
magic smoke - i feel so much better afterwards.
i eat icecream everynight, i watch heaps of stand up shows, eg tom green, Rove (aussie equivalent of letterman), simpsons, pretty much anything that makes me laugh.ic0n0, i actually used to think of that stuff, but never of the intent of actually doing it. now i think of stuff like, i wonder what it'd be like to fight that guy to the death? i'm constantly sizing people up. Once again, not carrying it through, just thinking about it.
i'm kinda paranoid that way i spose. the thought of suicide is dismissed quicker than it is thought of. its the easy way out, and im not going that way. damien, as for the pills, i've been thinking bout it, but im not particulary sure if i need it (and the reduced libido.lol)
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ic0n0
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2001,18:44 |
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I’ve been on three kinds of anti-depressants 2 of them didn’t work real well. Zoloft turned me into more of a zombie than I was, no suicidal thoughts but the daylight hurt my eyes. Prozac made me really sleepy and I couldn’t stop yawning and i was also prone to falling asleep at bad times. Last drug and the only one that worked well for me was Efexor a combo SSRI and epinephrine drug worked real well, I stopped taking it like 6 months ago so far I feel alright, stay clear of the drugs if you can most of the SSRI’s have some bad side Effects SEXUAL ONES!!!! Sorry I needed to say that.
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damien_s_lucifer
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2001,23:17 |
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Yeah, Zoloft is really sedating. I never had much trouble with Prozac, except for the sexual side effects (yech). Effexor is too strong for most people.The only continuing side-effect I've had with Paxil is insomnia. The doc gave me trazodone (an older antidepressant) for that. It makes me sleep better than I have in years, and it's not a "drugged" sleep like Valium or alcohol. I'm gonna keep taking it even after I'm thru with Paxil. The way to avoid the sexual side effects (usually delayed orgasm) with Paxil is to start off with a low dose, 5 or 10mg. Take this dose until you can reach orgasm reliably (it doesn't take long at that low of a dose). Then increase your dose by 5mg, and repeat the process until you find the dose that works for you. If you find that Paxil is making you too sleepy, you can reduce your dosage in 5mg increments until you find the right balance. It's weird because it is pretty sensitive to changes in dose - 30mg makes me seriously sedated, 20mg doesn't do much, but 25mg is perfect. This probably won't work with Prozac because it's in capsule form. With Paxil you can just cut the pills with a pill cutter. Anyway, Mr. Phyre, I hope you feel better soon.
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Some depressions really have no better solution that just waiting...
