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They've never worked for me. « Thread Started on Jul 12, 2008, 5:31pm »
I find that I'm avoiding getting any therapy, because I don't want to be coerced to take pills.
I've taken about all of them, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, Paxil, Zoloft, some alternative to lithium that starts with a B, several others I can't remember the names of. Each one had its own unique and unpleasant side effects, but they all shared one thing in common - you can't take them as needed.
All these medications have to be taken each and every day, whether you need them or not, at huge expense that insurance covers only a tiny fraction of - all to correct supposed chemical imbalances, but I never got tested for any chemical imbalances, and I don't know anyone else who has either. 25% of americans are taking these drugs, can we really believe that 25% of the population has something seriously wrong with their neurological chemistry?
I'm not depressed all the time, I have "episodes". Usually it's because of something bad happening and I'm overreacting, sometimes it's just because it's Sunday and I know I have to go back to my job tomorrow. And not one of the medications I have ever taken has had any impact at all when I have an episode. They do absolutely nothing. If I increase the dose, eventually my perception of reality weakens (everything seems like a movie), and my libido disappears (on Prozac or Zoloft), or I get whanging headaches (Effexor) or constant sleepiness (Wellbutrin), but still the medication can't counter an episode, or decrease the frequency of episodes.
I know of just 1 substance that I'm allowed to take here in America that is effective against episodic depression: alcohol. Fortunately for me, I'm a lightweight, so a $12 bottle of Captain Morgan will pull me out of an episode as many as 6 times. That's way cheaper than Cymbalta. I also find that I'm a much nicer person after a glass or two, while a daily Paxil will turn me into a wolverine.
Has anyone else had bad results from all these drugs? Is anyone else starting to suspect that they're actually either placebos, or that their true purpose is just to promote complacency among the masses? And before anyone says it, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
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Re: They've never worked for me. « Reply #1 on Jul 12, 2008, 10:04pm »
Having therapy doesnt always mean they will want to medicate you . Ive had therapy and come away without any meds. Personally for me I havent found a med that works ,I cant remember all ive tried over the past 20 yrs but effexor was the last evil med which finally put the hat on it . I am not bothering trying anymore meds now ,there is no magic pill for me . There is a percentage of people that meds do not work for ,maybe meds arent the answer who knows . If a little self medicating with a glass of rum works for you then why stop as long as you know your limits and one glass doesnt suddenly become a bottle ,thats a whole new problem then . Its ok to be unhappy and moody at times ,your body needs to be balanced between happy and unhappy .Anything that is an extreme of unhappy or even happy needs to be checked out and if you dont want meds then tell your doc ,there are other ways to try.
Plus you always got us here to chat to or rant to even if Blue only helps a little then its worth a visit .
Re: They've never worked for me. « Reply #2 on Jul 13, 2008, 7:50pm »
i didn't even think about it before i put that 93 on the end there.
i have some friends who are members of ordo templii orientis, and they use "93's" as a greeting or a closing. 93 is the numerological calculation for their religion's central precept "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law", and also for the corollary "love is the law, love under will".
yeah, it sounds a lot like gardner, and gerald gardner and aleister crowley were good buddies, so i guess it's sort of a solar/masculine version of gardnerian wicca, a more lunar/feminine form.
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Re: They've never worked for me. « Reply #4 on Jan 3, 2009, 2:54am »
Paxil, Risperdal, Effexor, Abilify, Citalopram(generic for Celexa), Klonopin(when needed), Diazepam(Valium (when needed)), Zoloft, Seroquel, Buspar, Wellbutrin, others I don't remember, and now I'm on Lamictal, which will probably end soon. I've also had just as many doctors. They come and go before I even learn their names(meds and drs, lol). All this in about 6 years. I am 28 yrs old. No side effects except Wellbutrin....no help either. I've been up all night researching meds and stumbled here. Had really bad last few days and was desperate for something besides alcohol. I've just read that meds usually only help about 60% of people.....Guess I'm part of that 40%. And about the chemical imbalance test, none, I've asked several times. I wish there were because I sure am curious about what's going on inside my head.
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Re: They've never worked for me. « Reply #5 on Jan 5, 2009, 7:38am »
I am the same Tasha ,over the past 30 years I have tried so many meds that I rattle now and none have worked.
The last one was a few years ago and it was effexor which ended up being the worse one ever for me .After a year of hell on that I stopped it much to my doctors disgust but it was that or end up killing myself on it.
Now I dont take meds at all as I dont think there will ever be a magic pill that helps and Im fed up with going through all the effects that a new med can bring .
Re: They've never worked for me. « Reply #6 on Oct 8, 2009, 5:48pm »
effexor worked for me....for a while anyway. Physical side affects if I missed a dose however, then I reached the max of 450mg. Now I am back at the beginning, thinking of going back into the hospital so I can find something that might work, I dont know. I need something to work soon. Right now I am on zoloft, seroquil, cymbalta and tegretol and that combo isnt working at all.
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