Depression.

yebocan said:
If I may pry...how old are you ? Had a similar discussion with my best friend. Him noting, that I do not make an effort to get back into the dating game. It has been like 6 years since my last proper relationship. I am lonely nor a lonesome person. I just find at the age of 35, I know what I want, and what I do not want. Added to that, I find the gay community very limiting. I do not stereotype, but the older members of our "sisterhood", have way too much baggage...and the younger side, well, always looking for a mommy/daddy. You either knock me off my feet or make me so intrigue that I would pursue you. In the last 6 years, can truly say ... has not happened once...and the one time I did fake an interested gambit...I had a psycho on my hands. Word from the wise, discover more about yourself...and get to that place that you following understand, that joy comes from within , and not from the outside. I know ....very Oprah right, but so very true as well.
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I am slowly approaching 33

I see what you are saying, but I dont think it applies to me.
 
Guys just a question. I am now getting to my first month of being on my meds. A few days ago I started having extremely vivid dreams (I am one of those people that don't dream). The first dream was a nightmare that scared the living sh*t out of me. I actually woke up screaming. Luckily it was just that one nightmare, the dreams that have followed is also extremely vivid, but just very odd and weird in nature instead of being a nightmare. I am assuming it is because of the meds that has now started to work and have built up enough in my system?

Have you guys experienced this?
 
Completely ok, and to be expected. Enjoy them, don't fear them. They're quite fun...
 
DJ... said:
Completely ok, and to be expected. Enjoy them, don't fear them. They're quite fun...
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Ok thank you meneer. As long as it is normal. Just hope I don't have nightmares like that first one. :wtf:

The ones that followed has been more the kind of where you wake up and go "WTF was that about!?" :confused:
 
DJ... said:
Completely ok, and to be expected. Enjoy them, don't fear them. They're quite fun...
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Why are they expected?

My ex is on anti-depressants and I refuse to take mine, and she has noticed some differences
 
It's an expected side effect of many anti psychotics. If I had the time, I'd explain the science behind them, but just don't at the moment. It's nothing to be concerned about, and they are in fact pretty damn enjoyable...
 
DJ... said:
It's an expected side effect of many anti psychotics. If I had the time, I'd explain the science behind them, but just don't at the moment. It's nothing to be concerned about, and they are in fact pretty damn enjoyable...
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that's okay, i'll look it up, i just thought people took anti-psychotics to avoid that kind of thing :p :D
 
Ockie said:
Guys just a question. I am now getting to my first month of being on my meds. A few days ago I started having extremely vivid dreams (I am one of those people that don't dream). The first dream was a nightmare that scared the living sh*t out of me. I actually woke up screaming. Luckily it was just that one nightmare, the dreams that have followed is also extremely vivid, but just very odd and weird in nature instead of being a nightmare. I am assuming it is because of the meds that has now started to work and have built up enough in my system?

Have you guys experienced this?
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Absolutely expected, along with a variety of other pleasant and not so pleasant side effects. With regard to the dreams - Are you taking your meds in the morning, or evening? In my experience though, the majority of side effects just about abated completely after 3 months...

Good on you for talking about it, and trying meds - This is an important, but difficult step.
 
copacetic said:
Absolutely expected, along with a variety of other pleasant and not so pleasant side effects. With regard to the dreams - Are you taking your meds in the morning, or evening? In my experience though, the majority of side effects just about abated completely after 3 months...

Good on you for talking about it, and trying meds - This is an important, but difficult step.
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I take mine in the afternoon when I get home from work. I am not great at remembering taking meds in the morning. The only bad side effect I have had so far which I think could have been because of the meds is about a week after starting taking them that Saturday I started feeling very spaced out and unsettled. It is hard to describe. Only way I can describe it is it felt like I was coming unhinged. I decided to rather not to leave the house the whole day and just stay on the couch and try and watch TV. I started crying a few times during that day for no apparent reason. The next day I was fine again and have not happened again since. So far that is the only bad thing I have experience .... and the nightmare of course.
 
You can also ask your doc about Brintellix, just be careful of the nausea feeling it sometimes causes.

As with most SSRIs you can only expect to see some sort of difference after a week or so of usage.
 
Ockie said:
Guys just a question. I am now getting to my first month of being on my meds. A few days ago I started having extremely vivid dreams (I am one of those people that don't dream). The first dream was a nightmare that scared the living sh*t out of me. I actually woke up screaming. Luckily it was just that one nightmare, the dreams that have followed is also extremely vivid, but just very odd and weird in nature instead of being a nightmare. I am assuming it is because of the meds that has now started to work and have built up enough in my system?

Have you guys experienced this?
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Aaaaaah my Stilnox days... noob :erm:
 
How magnets “reset” depressed brains

Magnetic pulses from a device applied to the head appear to "reset" the brains of depressed patients, according to a new study from the United Kingdom. The circuitry in a part of the right prefrontal cortex is known to be too active in depressed patients, causing excessive rumination and self absorption and impaired attention. When the TMS was applied to healthy subjects in this study, the activity in that region slowed.

"We found that one session of TMS modifies the connectivity of large-scale brain networks, particularly the right anterior insula, which is a key area in depression," lead scientist Sarina Iwabuchi, told the European College of Neuropsychology at a conference in Amsterdam this week.

This was the first time an MRI was used to guide the TMS impulses and, at the same, time measure subtle changes in brain circuit activity. In addition, the researchers used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to analyze subjects' brain chemistry....
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Full Article here....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-change-brain-activity-to-relieve-depression/
 
So my doc is insisting I go see a shrink and talk about my "issues" before I can get meds.

I hate talking, I refuse. There is nothing to talk about. I know what is wrong and talking about that shyte is not going to solve it.

So I want Prozac, Wellbutrin didn't work for me. Prozac ( yes yes old school ) did wonders for me, people hate me but I love it :twisted:
Now where can I find a doctor that is not going to insist on me going to a shrink for a prescription.

I have been meds free for 5 years. Things have been slowly circling the drain for a few months now and I want to stop before the bottom drops out and the people around me gets the bad side of me self destructing.

And no, no amount of talking is going to fix a chemical inbalance. I think I need to find a doctor that has mental health issues as well. At least they understand it.
 
Mila said:
So my doc is insisting I go see a shrink and talk about my "issues" before I can get meds.

I hate talking, I refuse. There is nothing to talk about. I know what is wrong and talking about that shyte is not going to solve it.

So I want Prozac, Wellbutrin didn't work for me. Prozac ( yes yes old school ) did wonders for me, people hate me but I love it :twisted:
Now where can I find a doctor that is not going to insist on me going to a shrink for a prescription.

I have been meds free for 5 years. Things have been slowly circling the drain for a few months now and I want to stop before the bottom drops out and the people around me gets the bad side of me self destructing.

And no, no amount of talking is going to fix a chemical inbalance. I think I need to find a doctor that has mental health issues as well. At least they understand it.
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Hi Mila. Are you in Joburg? My doctor that put me on Wellbutrin did not require me to go see a shrink first .... but he does have a history of studying physcology also I believe. I was back in his rooms this week for my follow up, but he was out of town so saw his co-worker. I have not been doing so great lately on the Wellbutrin and she said that in her opinion she thinks I am a bit too big for the low dose, so I have been told to double it. Anyway, we were talking about my family history again, and she did mention that females in her experience simply do not do well at all on Wellbutrin. A much better option for females is Cipralex. Wellbutrin is much better for men she finds.

Anyway, if you are in Joburg, I can PM you the number of my doctor. He is in Sandton
 
PS: He likes keeping a eye on you while you are on the meds, so you will need to be prepapred to go back after a month of starting for a follow up with him
 
Mila, I was on Cipralex. Never tried Wellbutrin but my ex did and he said it didn't agree with him.
The cipralex worked wonders for me - I was on a 10mg dose. I took myself off it when I thought I was ready. My GP gave it to me and also gave me a 6 month repeat, without having to see a shrink. I must just warn you that the first day or two on it, I felt too terrible and nearly gave up but then I started feeling ok.
 
I've been on cipralex 10mg since my dad died 7 years ago, experienced no problems at all with the meds.

Cipralex seem to be fairly mild in that you'll still have emotions, at least that's how it works for me but it might depend on the base you're coming off.
 
The biggest issue I have with chemicals are that it kills my creativity. Turns it off.
Seems like what Ockie says might be true, a male friend of mine on Wellbutrin swears by it. ( same occupation so he obviously doesn't have the no creativity problem)

Oh and the little social filter I have also goes away... People already don't like me. :D

Bloody chemicals, other people turn fat. ( Blabla blab fat shaming. Whatever ) I just want to not turn into a fatty again and be able to be productive.

This crying about everything pisses me off. Wtf is it with the waterworks?! I don't cry.
 
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