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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 8:09 pm
(March 17, 2014 at 8:06 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: (March 17, 2014 at 8:02 pm)Beccs Wrote: I'm not trying to play the whole "I'm tough and don't need that stuff" bullshit.
I honestly think I've been lucky. No, I get it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you haven't suffered from depression your whole life, right? That's the difference. For some reason (probably genetic) my brain never generated those "feel good" chemicals it was supposed to.
I was even depressed as a young child, I just didn't know that was what it was because I had never felt any other way. People who have the serotonin and dopamine working naturally don't know how lucky they are.
You are correct on both counts:
I first suffered from depression in my mid teens, and I honestly think that's what made the difference.
I can relate but I definitely can't imagine what it's like to live with it constantly.
For me I've found I have a good number of people I can talk to about it (and my work has a shrink on staff).
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 8:13 pm
Never had to use those things...
One wonders... what sort of evolutionary pressures made depression something so prevalent?
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 8:23 pm
(March 17, 2014 at 8:13 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Never had to use those things...
One wonders... what sort of evolutionary pressures made depression something so prevalent? Oh, look, Wikipedia has a page on exactly this. Knock yourself out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionar...depression
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 9:12 pm
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(March 17, 2014 at 7:42 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: (March 17, 2014 at 1:18 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: Never heard of it. Is it a tricyclic, MAO, SNRI, SSRI, or Antipsychotic?
Tricyclic. I'm actually mainly taking it mainly because it allegedly helps with the stomach problems I've been having. It doesn't really elevate my mood much, though. Then again, the last time I tried upping my antidepressant dosage, it ended up like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3151RdQWE
You'd be surprised at how little I'm exaggerating here.
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(March 17, 2014 at 7:45 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (March 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: I'm on Lamictal 200 mg. Did it help you?
I took 300mg daily for close to four years, along with several other drugs, concurrent with working with therapists regularly (weekly for most of the last 6 years).
I'm well enough that I don't take medication any more. I've learned to recognize the signs to watch for that indicate that I'm going over the rainbow, and have been able to deal with it. I haven't had any clinically significant symptoms of psychosis in over two years - there's a number of reasons that may be the case that aren't connected to medication, or so I've been told. (I will also state that my psychosis was generally pretty mild compared to others I've known)
I believe that the medication helped enough so that I could effectively participate in therapy - though it's the therapy that does the heavy lifting.
The thing to remember is that not everyone responds to psychiatric medication in the same way. If you think your medication isn't right, talk to your prescriber. Fire them if you have to and are able to.
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(March 17, 2014 at 7:50 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (March 17, 2014 at 7:42 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:
I had a pretty bad adverse reaction to a tricyclic. Went manic, ended up in Mexico, didn't sleep more than a couple of hours for nearly ten days. Wheee!!!!
I'm not exaggerating in the least.
Dude! Trycyclics cause mania? Hell yeah! i NEED Tryciclics!!! 
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 9:59 pm
(March 17, 2014 at 9:12 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: (March 17, 2014 at 7:50 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: I had a pretty bad adverse reaction to a tricyclic. Went manic, ended up in Mexico, didn't sleep more than a couple of hours for nearly ten days. Wheee!!!!
I'm not exaggerating in the least.
Dude! Trycyclics cause mania? Hell yeah! i NEED Tryciclics!!!
They do when I take 'em. Careful what you wish for. Mania took a heavy, heavy toll.
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 10:03 pm
I've only been on St. John's Wort, which worked like a charm, but once I did find that it worked, I inadvertantly got noncompliant with it.
Also photosensitivity.
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 17, 2014 at 10:41 pm
Yes, 30 mg of celexa, but not for depression and among a small cocktail of other chemicals.
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 18, 2014 at 12:45 pm
(March 17, 2014 at 10:41 pm)Shell B Wrote: Yes, 30 mg of celexa, but not for depression and among a small cocktail of other chemicals.
Do you take it for anxiety?
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 18, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Other than Oxy one time, when I was having major health issues, aspirin and cough medicine are the hardest drugs I have ever consumed.
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RE: Do you take antidepressants?
March 21, 2014 at 10:46 am
Sometimes I 4get if i took pills and take em twice
Tis a bitch haven to
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