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I took Zoloft for awhile to help with my anxiety. It actually worked pretty good, even though I wasn't depressed. I didn't have any problems with it and it didn't get me high or anything. What kind of AD are you taking?
Anyone on any?
Please share your experience, it would really help me out.
I took Zoloft for awhile to help with my anxiety. It actually worked pretty good, even though I wasn't depressed. I didn't have any problems with it and it didn't get me high or anything. What kind of AD are you taking?
UI have panic disorder which i have masked pretty good for 20+ years and just got diagnosed.
Don't know what I'll be started on but i can't believe I have been living my life like this for so long.
i want to know about people on stuff like
paxil
effexor
lexapro
zoloft
xanax
etc..
Wait so you took it for a while and got off it?
Why?
If you have an anxiety problem wouldn't it just come back?
Usually sacking up does the trick.
I stopped taking it because I felt I didn't really need medication. Sometimes the anxiety is almost unbearable, but I'd rather try and deal with it on my own that become dependent on antidepressants.
I have a friend who's manic and has been on almost every antidepressant on the market. It's really important for you to be very proactive adn vocal about what works for you. When you try a drug, you have to work with your doctor to adjust the dosage until you feel right.
I've dabbled in anti-depressants and all I'm going to say is I'd stay off that , it's the ultimate form of treating the symptom... and google 'brain shocks'.
I'd highly recommend you try some other steps first...
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Mind.../dp/1577314417
http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Weil-Au.../dp/1564559491
http://books.google.com/books?id=ky6...esult&resnum=1
As well as talk therapy. If you're going to take a drug, I'd suggest trying St. John's Wort
does a dr suggest you take AD or a shrink?
I've had severe chronic anxiety and OCD for a few years now.
I've tried a couple of antidepressants (celexa and zoloft), and both made me very manic. I tried Buspar, which made me manic as well for some reason. I learned that anything that increases seratonin was not for me.
The only drug that worked for me was seroquel. I was on it for only 3 months and had to quit because of side effects (twitching, though it's quite rare to have that side effect on that med.) It's an antipsychotic rather then an antidepressant. And it makes you quite calm. It definatly made me feel so much better while I was taking it. Even after I got off it, I feel better having taken the drug. Before taking hte drug, I felt anxious 24/7. After taking, I still don't feel great. But I have times that I feel quite normal, especially when I'm busy.
I've tried a few other drugs which just didn't work or had unbearable side effects since then.
I've also been on lorazepam for about two years now. (It's an anti-anxiety med in the benzo category.) I wish I had never taken it. I don't think that it relieves anxiety. However, I have been taking higher and higher doses over time, and I am finding it impossible to come off of.
Good luck,
Anxiety sucks
I started taking Prozac 10 years ago for mood swing/depression. Eight years ago I developed PTS, after my daughter's wreck. Prozac quit working about 5 years ago. I tried Effexor, Welbutrin, and some other AD's, to no avail. Am now on Cymbalta that adresses seratonin and physical symptoms. Also take 1 mg. of Atavan (lorazepam) for anti-anxiety when needed.
Panic attacks suck, especially when driving in and around San Antonio!!!
Last edited by marini martini; 07-29-2009 at 06:04 PM.
Any good psychiatrist worth his salt will not prescribe ADs for a catch-all cure. They are designed (when used and prescribed properly) to be an aid. I had my psychiatrist tell me one time, point-blank, that ADs weren't going to help me because of the situation that was in was causing my depression and until I figured out a way through that, it would probably stay with me.
He was right. ADs, any of them, are not going to help 99% of the time unless the person taking them works at their own life too. Depression forms from a myriad of reasons, but nearly always requires a solution that's not just taking a pill.
I second summer's advice. I was on several medications. Zoloft didn't help me. Paxil gave me the worst drymouth I've ever had in my life. Prozac was okay, but not that great. Trazodone actually helped with my depression because it relieved my insomnia that was associated, but again that's a temporary thing and it also caused me to sleep a lot more than I should, as I was susceptible to even trace amounts.
Talk to your doctor. Very openly and honestly. Some people can't be helped by ADs. Some only find one that works. But it's worth trying. The medication CAN be effective, as long as the person taking it is willing to not use it as a crutch to be happy.
Lexapro. It works well. I used to have social anxiety.
Hey Gummi, first of all I want to say that asking for opinions/experiences about this kind of matter on a board like this is okay but can be very hurtful because people tend to say rather unkind things. So please don't take any of it to heart and don't take advice from anyone here, over the advice of your physicianI come from a family with a long history of severe depression: great grandmother, grandmother, 3 aunts, 5 cousins
and my mother. Lots medications, biofeedback, and electro-convulsive therapies over the decades. My own history was pretty benign until about 14 yrs ago. I always had the feeling something was "off", but I managed to not think much of it and function very "normally". Then I suffered a major blow following the death of one of my children and had a total breakdown. I know, I know I should have just sacked up, stupid me
I don't like taking medication but it works for me and I tend to relapse without it. Also I still have 3 kids who also have the same predisposition, and I believe I need to be open minded about therapies to be able to provide them with the best options for their own lives.
First of all I totally agree that although medication is good, you need to do concurrent biofeedback to explore yourself and educate yourself about what is going on with you. Whatever it is, it's much more complicated than just a pill.
Also you'll hear many say people say they don't like the feeling of being "dulled" or medicated. Anyone who feels that way is on the wrong medication. You need to tell your doctor and together you can find something that's good for you. When you are on the correct medication, you don't feel anything but normal---minus the depression or panic. I took Paxil for panic attacks for about a year, then weaned it off and did fine. The depression is well under control, but I do relapse if I stop my Zoloft and Wellbutrin; I've had a few trials with the guidance of my physician and decided for myself it was better to live the rest of my life taking 2 pills a day, than to waste a single day to "the darkness"
And as far as the St John's Wort goes, ask your doctor. It may be just what you need. Some tend to believe it is a safe alternative (safer than medication that is) because it is natural. Although it has been proven to be effective (sl. higher than placebo) for very mild forms of depression, it has also been known to have as many side effects as many of the prescription meds. In fact, in many countries it also requires a physician's prescription. It has a very high incidence of adverse interactions with other medications, so discuss it with your doctor if you decide to try it.
You'll get to hear many different opinions and experiences here, but ultimately what you decide should be on the advice of your physician. Good luck to you!
i don't need to be anti-depressed, i need to be sedated. i pick valium.
i think prozak would send me into mania, but i'd love to try it if anyone has any pills for sale!
Why do you need antidepressants? Does it have something to do with those pissy comments you sent me?
My advice: Don't do it. Being a biochemistry major I am exposed to all the negative consequences.
Obla Di Obla Da, Life goes on Brah! Not all of us are biochemistry majors!!!
Maybe these boards will be more helpful
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/healthAZ.php
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If you're depressed, you're suffering due to letting some external triggering event get you down. Most likely it's something you can't control like bad traffic, etc. If you get anxiety it can be from a traumatic event that therapy can help with. Something like this usually takes a bit of reprogramming to get out of your system so when the stimulus comes again you don't react in a negative way.
dont do it
You guys seem to be misinformed. Being anxious and having panic attacks is a norm for me.
My face muscles tighten up, i get palpitations, sweaty, extreme sensitivity to light and sound, its a nightmare.
I have been taking Kava Kava just to get through my days, but i need something stronger.
I know how bad it is, believe me
I don't need this due to a sudden traumatic event or something, its just how i am
Don't listen to people here. There is a lot of bad advice and misconceptions being given here (Bachelor's of Science in Psychology talking, so I have at least some education to back up what I'm saying) Talk to your doctor and be honest with him. That's your best bet.
I've known a few people who have used them. Avoid them at all costs. They are a last resort if nothing else works.
Wow.
You really are a ing idiot. I don't normally call names over the internet, but I draw the line when someone decides to abandon any kind of knowledge in favor of, "Well my FRIENDS didn't like it, so that must be the truth of the matter!"
Stop spreading your obtuse, insanely incorrect lies.
Could you continue to reply to this thread? Just so everyone can see what a dip you are?
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