Anybody using Prozac or Similar - No Jokes

[hyperian]

Well I wouldn't touch anti depressants( at least SSRI's) with a ten foot barge poll.

When I was fourteen they put me on a small dose of Aropax because I used to over anaylize stuff and get worked up. It did help but within months I would get like a shocking sensation when I moved my eyes:eek: . For some reason it would happen over school holidays for about two weeks. After a year or two I started to get anxious about these damn episodes and the crazy doc upped the dose two or three times:mad: .

Tried that and it only got worse so I just said enough and just stopped taking it. Whoa talk about a ride. Nobody told me these things were addictive. **** withdrawl symtoms make everything ten times worse. Went on for over a month of hell and I thought it would never go away.

Finaly after a while it went. But a couple of months later I got sick. Nobody knew what was wrong with me. Had it for about two years where it fluctuated in intensity. Then a while later I got to "months to live stage":eek: . Still nobody knew what the hell was wrong.

Long story short I'm still here after fighting through it. Still not pleasant. Don't know if the second episode had anything to do with Aropax. I have my suspicions. Would never ever recommend anybody to touch that stuff. You just have to read other people's horror stories:sick: :(

I took Aropax for quite a while and didn't have any side effects, besides being more thirsty than usual. Also because of over-analyzing stuff :( and that's how I became a software developer :D

[Mila]

2007!!!!!!!!!! Seriaaasss peeps!!!!!!

Dark is still around the rest jumped of the bridge...

[Slootvreter]

Don't anti-depressants mess you up more in the end? Has anyone benefitted significantly?

Why not just take a walk in nature instead? :)

:rolleyes:

[Keeper]

hectic thread!

[Murdoc]

When someone is severely clinically depressed (like cannot get motivated depressed, cannot get out of bed depressed) the antidepressants will usually get someone out of the rut; like a chemical boot to the backside; thus enabling the depressed person to get out and walk in nature


This
That is what they did for my GF. She was incredibly depressed and unmotivated.
But her anti depressants totally gave her an edge and she got up off her arse and got a job, became easier to communicate with her , etc

Its just a shame that they hand out these things to any joe whos having a bad day.
Also i knew a dude who was so tranquilized with lithium or whatever, but he was a huge weed smoker and combination of anti depressants and drugs really flung his mood all over the show
Point being ,I wouldnt lie to your doctor about what you did last weekend as 'lite' drugs ie weed mixed with antidepressants will create more manic moods

[cecilia123]

I have been suffering from severe panic attacks and anxiety for many years now. My doctor, at one stage (about 2 years ago) put me on 4mg zopax on repeat subscriptions. But then I managed to go off it for a short while but then my fiance left me with my little children, lost my house, my job, and so much more degrading things like no food and begging. My panic attacks and anxiety eventually came back with a vengence and I approached my doctor but he suddently just wanted to drop it to 0.5 x 2 a day. Now another doctor I just started going to has put me on 0.5 x 4 - going up to 3mg max a day. However, he won\'t put it on a repeat so I am desperately asking you if I can purchase the 100 pack 1mg Zopax from yourself as I cannot afford to keep going back to the doctor and am going to lose my job with these panic attacks - I already only have 20 0.5 mg tabs left and am beside myself - I am urging you to please assist me soonest. I live in CT so the medic ine can be purchased and parcelled to me or I can even have it collected from you. Please advise soonest. He has told me to go on 40mg Lorien but I tried telling him that I am struggling with panic attacks and anxiety but he just refuses to up my Zopax dose.

[maumau]

cecilia - sorry to interfere but you really shouldn't get meds from anyone other than your doc. your story sounds awful - maybe ask him to refer you to a psych?