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Jsteinfan 02:35 am UTC 02/24/07 |
| In reply to: | re: NYC - I can't come off the anti-depressants... - Wilbury 02:04 am UTC 02/24/07 |
| kinda funny this post follows my "voices in my head" post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I > believe no sex drive or desire in intimacy is a symptom of > the DEPRESSION, not a side effect of the despression > medication. > > And whilst I'm no doctor or physiologist and I can't help > you with the physical long term side effects (if any) of > taking such medication, I HAVE witnessed how abolsutely > imperative it is to stick to your prescribed medication... > don't just pack the medication in cause it's too hard / > dautning whatever. > > Cause things can get much much worse when someone cold > turkeys off the drugs that are helping them, and no one > knows until BAM, something happens. > > > I started taking them in August of last year and now I've > > been prescribed them for 2 more months. I tried to come > > off them myself by not taking them for a day. But I start > > to feel the withdrawal straight away like Vertigo, > > headache, severe tiredness, weird dreams. Having said that > > I'm more confident than I've ever been. But it looks like > > I'm hooked on this medication. Has anyone here ever taken > > anti-depressants of some sort and can you tell me how they > > helped you? If you take anti D's for a long period of time > > eg months, years do they do damage to your body? and > > please don't laugh at this when I tell you this, I've no > > sex drive now I masturbate very little and I have no > > desire for sex. I'm only young and stuff and I'm slightly > > worried about the outcome of my life. :-( | |
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