coffeeaddict
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i think i've been on 5 or 6 different types of anti depressants now and none of them doing anything for me
the only thing that works is alcohol. :/
the only thing that works is alcohol. :/
Stay away from SSRIs!!!
They don't work. I have been on paxil, zoloft, and celexa. None of them affected me.
The only thing that actually made me feel like a new person was gabapentin (neurontin)
The thing that sucks about gaba is it take 2 hours to kick in and you have to take it more than once a day.
Maybe you need to give up the meds and try to find some alternative cure. Have you tried stuff like living super healthy with routines and eating enough vitamins and all that jazz? Difficult but some people say it works and they don't need meds... You just need to do a lot of searching to find what nutrients are important for your state.
Opiates SUCK as long term anti-depressants. I'm living proof. I'm on 25mcg/h Fentanyl and 4-20mgs Dilaudid PRN and I'm depressed as ever. Once you use opioids for an extended period of time, you get tolerance and the high disappears, all your left with is the analgesic properties.I know what you mean by having tried so many pills and none working.
Here is my list of pills that I have tried:
-Every SSRI (except Luvox)
-Klonopin, Xanax, Ativan
-Seroquel
-Effexor
-Remeron
-Wellbutrin
-BuSpar
I am on a combo of Prozac and Xanax currently and its okay but not great. The best of the above pills for me is Xanax. Its really potent and addictive **** but its also a really good anxiolytic.
Some SSRI's do work in my experience. For me, Celexa obliterated my anxiety but the effect only lasted aboot 6 months. Prozac would probably be the #2 SSRI IMO.
As for unconventional drugs for SA I choose Opiates as the best for treating SA. Specifically Oxycodone. I have only taken the drug at small doses (5-10mg) and it makes my brain function normal. This is not an accepted treatment by western doctors cause opiates are very addictive. However, I would much rather go through opiate withdrawal than benzo withdrawal. It must be noted that I have not gone through true physical opiate withdrawal. I am speaking based on my own research and experience.
Medical Marijuana might also be something to look into. Sometimes it works for people when all other drugs have failed. The reefer works for me but its illegal where I live so I dont consider it a treatment as of yet.
meds r useless and dangerous, try ACT instead, ACT works
I think the answer to that question is that SSRIs dont work. I agree with everything DillJenkins said, except the opiate thing because tolerance builds so fast with them. I've even taken the same list of meds as Dill. Weird, I'm also thinking of moving to California to trade my benzos for medical pot.
Peace