*POLL*any one here take Prozac or any thing like it?

[lotust]

?

 

[LAUST]

Delete

 

[Killbat]

I was on a similar drug about three years ago. I still don't think it was neccessary.

 

[lotust]

Red Dawn
HUmmmm ,, NO!


I only want to know about doctor percribed stuff.

EDIT:spelling still wrong but who cares

 

[Killbat]

OK, by request, I'll elaborate on that last statement.

Some background:
Some time around my freshman year in highschool (about 3 years ago), something happened in my life that bascially cut off my social life entirely, and my "friends" suddenly turned into enemies. This basically touched off a response to a number of other things that had been brewing for years, and I became depressed. I was basically unresponsive. I would just lay in bed, sometimes thinking about my life, sometimes just plain sad. Whenever my parents would come in and try to talk to me and ask what was wrong, my mind would just flood with ideas, and I would just start crying, and the more I thought my depression was worrying my parents, the more I cried. I didn't smile for about six months.

The pill:
I saw some counselers, and at one point they put me on a drug called Paxil. Now, in case nobody has noticed, I'm a little excitable/nutty/crazy socially. Paxil basically served to restore that state. It cheered me up, but it didn't solve the depression. The professionals I talked to and other people in my life (Thank you Steve, my best friend 'til the end) helped me get over everything eventually. I can't be sure that Paxil's cheering me up helped at all anyway, because as soon as the drug would wear off, I would return to a depressed state. So, every day was a normal-depressed cycle, kind of chaotic. I believe that I would be exactly where I am today without ever taking Paxil. Knowing what I know now and given the choice, I wouldn't have taken it.

 

[compuwiz1]

This has been said here before; you have no business asking or giving medical advice on a damn computer forum. Depression is a serious issue, which should be treated by a Doctor. Not trying to be an ass, but the right answer is not going to come from these forums. People all have different, individual needs. See a Doctor.

 

[WombatWoman]

I have, in the past, taken Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, and Zoloft (not all together, of course.) Currently I am taking Effexor, which seems to help me more than the aforementioned drugs. Antidepressants work very differently in different people; apparently each person's neurochemistry is unique. A drug that works well for one patient may be ineffective for another. Today's antidepressants have fewer side-effects than the older tricyclic drugs, and it is relatively safe to move from one antidepressant to another, under a doctor's supervision. Unfortunately, the media have implied that Prozac and similar drugs are "happy pills," which ain't so. These drugs may help to dispel the dark clouds of depression, but the "happy" has to come from you.

 

[kamiam]

Red,this post should remind you,TAKE YOUR MEDICINE!!

 

[lotust]

<<This has been said here before; you have no business asking or giving medical advice on a damn computer forum. Depression is a serious issue, which should be treated by a Doctor. Not trying to be an ass, but the right answer is not going to come from these forums. People all have different, individual needs. See a Doctor>>

This was just a poll. I was just asking. <<you have no business>> I have business.

 

[lotust]

Bump

 

[Shudder]

Ive been on Paxil for about 9 months or so, something like that. Basically I went on it because I hate my job My real symptoms were more agitation and fatigue than actual depression, but I feel it's helped some.

There are some things that may have caused it. Bad job, gained a little more weight than Iw ould have liked, and less exercise. Could I have fixed it by running more and working out, etc? Possibly. Tough to decide, but it's hard as hell to work out when you're already tired all day.

 

[Wangel]

The colors, the lights, who is there? I need more prozac!

 

[Budman]

Does beer count?

Red, Those are really UGLY people. YUCK .:Q

 

[BigSmooth]

Everyone should switch to Valtrex®.