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SmokenBabyJesus
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Lexapro, anyone?
#7020496 - 06/07/07 07:21 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Anyone been on it before? I just got put on it and was wondering if it was any good or whatever.... just looking for input...
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Hakim0777
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get off it. it will never help in the long run.
proper diet exersize sunlight water family/friends
and some times faith ( not just god) are all you really need.
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SmokenBabyJesus
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Re: Lexapro, anyone? [Re: Hakim0777]
#7022264 - 06/08/07 09:39 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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thanks...
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badreligion2good
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Anti-depressants just cover up problems, they don't fix them.
A lot of scientific evidence suggests that human beings need exposure to sunlight to avoid psychological conditions such as depression and irregular sleep patterns.
Seek refuge in the Dharma. Have no aversion. Nothing is better or worse, good or bad, right or wrong, white or black. There is no duality. The reason we suffer is because we forget that dualities are created by the mind, they are not real. Thoughts are impermanent.
I'd follow the last posters advice.
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DrCamacho89
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Please don't let mislead online strangers determine if you stay on them, that is a decision for you and your doctor. Not some anti-science hippy with too much time on his/her hands.
Lexapro did not work for me. In fact SSRI's did not work for me. It's all up to personal body chemistry, and what works for one might not for another. I tried both Lexapro and Paxil and the side effects were too much. Feel it out, if the side effects are minimal, I would say stick it out for a month. If they become too much, it's time to try something else. Wellbutrin finally worked for me, and it saved my life.
Good luck.
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Hakim0777
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Hippy? Im sorry I think your mistaken. I like Tv. And I like chaos from time to time. I think im pretty fucking far from a hippy.
"Chemical Imbalance" is nothing but fancy words. The reason you have and under production of serotonin is be cause you your self are not producing it.
SSRI's MAOI's SSMI's etc
all bad. tell me why so many have been recalled.
Ive been on
prozac remmeron strattera Celexa
they all fuck you up. they work for a bit...and then just stop. When they do doctors are like oh heres a new drug.
trust me theres a very basic reason why your depressed. Dont overlook it or coat it with poison.
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Re: Lexapro, anyone? [Re: Hakim0777]
#7023260 - 06/08/07 03:37 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Let me clarify. They all fuck YOU up. Everyone's brain chemistry is different. Quit portraying your negative views based on your own negative experiences. I experience no side effects on Wellbutrin and I have yet to slip back into the hole in which it helped me out of. I have been on for over a year now.
Things like excerise, sunlight, etc. are fine for someone who hasn't hit a wall yet or is taking an anti and already knows the warning signs of depression. Please try to understand depression before you go blabbing your mouth about how evil mental medication is.
and I agree with you on one point. Therapy is important to overcoming depression. Taken safely, medication is not poison. Sorry, but you are obviously an extremist hippy.
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Hakim0777
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understand depression??? Um how about ive been diagnosed with depression since i was about 7? Ive had just aobut evey family abandon me? how about I was a suicidal runaway ages 13-16? How about my best friend is fucking my ex? or how I dont get to see my baby.?
dont talk like i dont know depression lol.
In my experience with medication the best thing that helped me was counseling and getting out of the house.
im serious start jogging and tell me you dont feel like a million bucks.
Im not some fucking hippy I have a job and im fucking glad. I guess you can say im a little extreme on my political vies exp when it comes to FDC and shit.
But I am republican???I dont really know how that translates into hippy but peaaace man.
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Re: Lexapro, anyone? [Re: Hakim0777]
#7023365 - 06/08/07 04:10 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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I asked someone taking lexapro how they like it (for bipolar) and they said, "it helps but the side effects suck."
SSRI's can be very helpful for some and not for others, they work differently for everyone. If you are going to take medication which, contrary to what of some of these tree hugging holisitic remedy guru freaks here would say , can be very helpful and possibly produce some positive, permanent neurological changes, it would be advised that you also see a therapist to help you better cope with your emotions and develop new cognitive coping strategies...
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DrCamacho89
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Re: Lexapro, anyone? [Re: Hakim0777]
#7023374 - 06/08/07 04:13 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sorry about all your problems. I have a list too, that I"m not feeling like going into at the moment. I'm not saying you don't have depression, I'm just wondering how much you understand about it. That's all.
I never see the point in telling someone not to go on medication if they're sick. You're not a doctor, only a person who has had bad past experiences with anti-depressants. Many people credit these medications with saving their lives, meaning they may have prevented a large amount of suicides throughout the years. The medication doesn't "cure" depression like some may want it to, however it gives the patient a perspective and helps prepare them for and stave off future bouts from coming on.
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SmokenBabyJesus
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BAD BAD BAD!!!!!!! what is UP BR2G?
I hear your a Hippy? ha ha ha damn hippy...
anyways I only have a months supply...
So far the only thing it has done is cause stomach pain...
and my eyes are "wierd" says my gf....
they also gave me Ambien cause I can't sleep.. But that didn't do anything but bug me out for an hour..
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Zepplin
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I'm really amazed at the number of people that think depression is caused from external sources. ex: girlfriend leaving, dog dying, etc. These are all reasons to be depressed for sure, but they have nothing to do with clinical depression. I'm not saying that anyone of you are giving bad advise, but it seems some of you are misinformed. Safe advise for any type of depression is exercise, diet, sun, family,etc. But I wouldn't try and talk someone out of taking an antidepressant. They didn't work for me,but I've known people that they do work for. Maybe the person you're trying to talk out of taking an SSRI is on the verge of suicide.. who knows. I just hope the person asking for advise will also take into account the nature of the forum he's on and make his/her decision based on other factors and advise as well.
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greeniyedgirl
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Re: Lexapro, anyone? [Re: Zepplin]
#7040903 - 06/13/07 05:58 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Why do you think you are depressed SBJ?
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badreligion2good
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I'm not a hippie.
I was on Zoloft for nearly a year. I know others who have been on SSRI's.
I know the pharmaceutical companies want to make money, and I know that their investors want them to make money too. I know that there are many "depressed" people in the U.S. because our culture causes us to search for happiness in all the wrong places. I know that American culture is very interested in instant gratification, and these drugs promise a quick fix for our own mental defilements. The thing is, these drugs don't allow us to confront everything negative about ourselves which makes us unhappy, instead they distract us from the problems. Drug companies are capitalizing on our delusion.
Realizing that you, and just about everyone around you is a delusional nut case is not something exclusive to hippies. In fact, Buddhists have been relearning this for more than 2 centuries.
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SmokenBabyJesus
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Buddhist... AKA What Hippies wanna be..
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DrCamacho89
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Quote:
badreligion2good said: I know that American culture is very interested in instant gratification, and these drugs promise a quick fix for our own mental defilements. The thing is, these drugs don't allow us to confront everything negative about ourselves which makes us unhappy, instead they distract us from the problems. Drug companies are capitalizing on our delusion.
The thing is, when you're severely depressed, it is nearly impossible to confront the reasons which may have lead to the bout because the brain cannot function properly. I don't think the drugs promise a quick fix, however they help align the brain chemistry so that it can function in a way where the patient can actually focus and work out issues logically and based in reality. When you're lost in a bout, the mind becomes a haze of confusion and distortion of reality. Like I stated previously, drugs are not a "cure", but more of a way for us to think clearly enough to be able to work to the root of the problem and prevent future bouts. Just like shrooms or pot, there will always be those taking them for distractionary purposes. However, if you utilize anti-depressents for what they are; a tool for self help, they can be quite beneficial to those suffering from the [i]illness of depression
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Edited by DrCamacho89 (06/14/07 01:00 PM)
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greeniyedgirl
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SBJ!!!!! BR2G!!!!
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MushmanTheManic
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I have a friend who has sexual troubles and tremors because of a SSRI. In my opinion, there are just too many side effects and not enough clinical evidence supporting its use - I would stay away from it.
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SmokenBabyJesus
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It takes me forever to cum when I have sex..
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greeniyedgirl
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I dont cum all the time or even feel much sometimes..
and its only on drugs.
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