Antidepressants

[GLV]

Suggest you read the following:SSRI Stories

It scares me to death----we seem to making individual time bombs.

 

[pharmer]

I sold one of the SNRI's for years (can't identify as every time a class action lawsuit is filed, I get a letter from a high powered law firm and I have been out of the business since '05!). During the first month many patients reported sleep deprivation, racing thoughts, sometimes with suicidal/ homicidal ideation. Can't abruptly stop taking these puppies either. Joe

 

[carpriver]

Having worked in mental health and seen the benefits of ssri on patients and followed them for months while taking the medication; there is a place for then in treatment. I also worked with the client during and after they came off the meds. it can take 3- 6 months to come off the medication. I worked in a county mental health clinic, my clients were reviewed each month by the staff psychiatrist. Under managed care the people suffering from depression are referred to their family doctor for treatment. Many family care doctors are not well versed in the treatment of depression or the use of SSRIs. Being on SSRIs will not make everyone a wack job and turn into a mass murder. Care and monitoring are important part of treatment along with counseling. For what it's worth.

 

[GLV]

carpriver

I understand your post. I have two friends taking some of these drugs, but well supervised. I do not believer either is dangerous, and I doubt either could legally purchase a firearm.

The evidence is hard to dispute, so there is a problem.

PS, sorry I got your handle wrong.

 

[Maximumbob54]

This website is currently helping someone in my life get off this chemical dependence:

Effexor. Effexor side effects, Effexor withdrawal side effects, Effexor stories and Effexor solutions. Effexor.

 

[moosedog]

Intersting post.
The mental health issue is something that needs to be addressed better than it has been.
It would be great if the new nationalized health care that we are about to experience better deals with this, but I have my doubts.
God Bless those who are affected by this.

 

[s1mp13m4n]

Having worked in mental health and seen the benefits of ssri on patients and followed them for months while taking the medication; there is a place for then in treatment. I also worked with the client during and after they came off the meds. it can take 3- 6 months to come off the medication. I worked in a county mental health clinic, my clients were reviewed each month by the staff psychiatrist. Under managed care the people suffering from depression are referred to their family doctor for treatment. Many family care doctors are not well versed in the treatment of depression or the use of SSRIs. Being on SSRIs will not make everyone a wack job and turn into a mass murder. Care and monitoring are important part of treatment along with counseling. For what it's worth.

Depression is something that takes time, effort, maybe meds, and help to overcome. Everyone responds differently to certain meds. I have seen family members on Effexor and were basically turned into a sad and suicidal state. When placed on Celexa they did fine and now you would never know there was a problem or that they are taking an antidepressant. It took time, care, hospitalation, and a desire to not give up.

 

[captorquewrench]

There was a time when I couldn't function without these meds.

Then, it got to where something changed and I could not function WITH them. It was very, very bad.

So I did what they say not to do, and just quit taking them.

More than 10 years later I was getting worse again, so I went back on for about 6 months. Nothing worked, it was terrible.

It is frustrating to fight depression and know that the prescribed medicines are not what works best for me.

 

[Qball]

There was a time when I couldn't function without these meds.

Then, it got to where something changed and I could not function WITH them. It was very, very bad.

So I did what they say not to do, and just quit taking them.

More than 10 years later I was getting worse again, so I went back on for about 6 months. Nothing worked, it was terrible.

It is frustrating to fight depression and know that the prescribed medicines are not what works best for me.

My 14 year old daughter are fighting them deamons right now,
brakes my heart that i can't help here.
She has professional help via the local hospital, but nothing is realy helping yet.

 

[RonJ]

After suffering 3 heart attacks I started having panic attacks. Generic Celexa got my life back to normal.

 

[627 city hunter]

i think ALL psychotropics are not the answer...

Therapy for those in need.

 

[blujax01]

Psychotropics do have their place, but should never, ever be prescribed without accompanying therapy.

Drugs like Chantix (to stop smoking) being freely prescribed by every Tom, Dick and Harry without close supervision has caused some real life-wrecking episodes. My wife went on them and had a full blown mental breakdown. At one point she looked at me and and with tears in her eyes said that maybe it was time for me to lock up the guns and change the combination on the safe!
It took months of therapy and mood enhancers to get her right again.

 

[Acroyer]

I have been doing very well on SSRIs for the past decade. I recently (within the past two months) had to change meds because the old wonder drug was losing its effect. The new one seems to be working just fine.

I am well under control, not a ticking time bomb, and not a danger to anyone. Fortunately, I found medications that work. Not all medications work for all people, though. Paxil and Prozac did nothing for me. The bad thing about SSRIs is that they can take up to a month before you notice any difference. Also, when people feel better, they figure they don't need the meds any more and stop taking them. I tried that once, and went right back on my meds.