Posted by RPM on August 19, 2000, at 12:48:15
In reply to Re: Celexa Side Effects, posted by Valley Girl on March 20, 2000, at 13:43:12
> > > I started taking anit depressants since 1992. They had beeen given to me by my Medical Doctor Internist. I was on Zoloft at first which made me feel like a robot however, for a short period it worked but always felt disjointed. Then I stopped for a while and went on Efexor which had very bad side effects. Afterwards I was put on Paxil for about 2 years which worked for a while then quit. I always still was in that fog or cloud not knowing why things in my life or those feelings were still there. After Paxil I was on Prozac that was useless and back to Paxil and finally my doctor suggested Wellbutrin which is in a different class. Again, there was some relief for a while like a couple of months or so. Finally my therapist said something is not right here I want you to go get an evaluation and see what meds will work or if the Physciatrist could tweek them for you. Guess what happened? After all those years of suffering and going through those temporary relief periods I was diagnosed with a mild form of Bi Polar. Now that suddenly made so much sense. The point I am making is that one needs to go to a Psyhiatrist to determine the right meds and levels. I learned the hard way. These anti depressants are dispensed today like Pez Candy from doctors. I had been doing all the right things and follwing all the necessay advice that was given. Go to the gym, I did that. Change your enviorment, I did that. change your freinds if need be I did that. I have even been in therapy for about a year with a psychologist. It was I who fought going to the Psychiatrist to tweek my meds thinking that I knew it all. So my point is now I am back on the right road this time and I am on Celexa combining it with another class of drug to get me back into alignment. My feeling on taking medication to helps one self is this. "Suffering is the inevitable but being in pain is an option" I choose not to be in pain or suffer. Therefore, I could care less what others say or think. It is what it is and I just want to feel better even if it means taking a pill once a day or even twice. The side effects that they may occur do not compare to the side effects of the mental anguish and pain one goes through in life which is completely unnecessary. Get over it man it ain't what it use to be were not crazy they just know more about what makes us tick and they can oil that squeeky rusted gear! Good luck to all....... Hope this helps
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