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fallingtofly 08:43 pm UTC 02/24/07 |
| In reply to: | NYC - I can't come off the anti-depressants... - Conas 12:19 am UTC 02/24/07 |
| This is simply MY OWN experience, and shouldn't in any way be taken as advice, just a fact of the result of quitting ADs cold turkey. I took myself off three separate ADs cold turkey. The withdrawal were not fun- migraines, nausea, dizziness, and a really, really bad temper, but I was through it in a few days (that could be because I have a fast metabolism) and felt better. The worst one to come off of was Prozac, which studies now say shouldn't have ever been given to me in the first place, but Zoloft was no fun either. There were times I thought my head was going to explode, and times I thought that I was going to go more crazy than anyone thought I was already. To qualify why I did this- I was not the one who asked for them- my parents wanted a "quick fix" and my GP prescribed them. The minute they stopped watching me every second, I started flushing them, because I hated the way I felt on them and they were making what was the typical hormonal and social upheavals of adolesence worse. I have never been on them as an adult, and although I think they work wonders for some people, they are not right for everyone. I won't advise you to stop taking your meds. I will say, take a few days and do some serious soul-searching and research, and talk to your doctor openly and honestly about trying alternative treatments. There have been some wonderful advancements with things like dietary changes, exercise regimes, and sun lamp therapy that can help some forms of depression. It may be as simply as making some lifestyle changes, or as complex as finding the right set of medications, alternative treatments, and lifestyle decisions that works for your particular case. Good luck, and good health. > 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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