Posted by gianpiero on September 17, 2003, at 18:58:29
In reply to V, Re: Link, Re: SSRI's without Chem Imbalance, posted by McPac on September 16, 2003, at 16:03:40
Thanks to everybody for replying. I've just lost hope that some SSRI is going to be some magical bullet that cures all. I was on 10 mg of Lexapro and I was a nervous wreck and exhausted. Now I'm on 20 mg and I'm still a nervous wreck and exhausted. I frequently think about suicide to end the pain and disappointment. I don't think I'll ever be able to lead a normal life.
Things were never this bad before I started treatment on SSRI's. Is there any chance that I could have made things worse for myself?
I am going to call my pdoc tonight and have him wean me off of Lexapro. I am a total zombie and a basketcase. I was never this bad before.Gianpiero
> Hi V,
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> anxiety and dep certainly do seem intertwined much of the time.....still, there are times when my nerves are terrible when I don't feel depressed...and other times when I feel depressed but no anxiety....hey, I wrote something down, it was from a study that I read about a while back: "Authors conclude that preventing overactivity of the HPA axis is a key tool for preventive treatment of depression, particularly for individuals with a genetic propensity for the disease". So how do you prevent that overactivity of the HPA axis??? I also jotted this down (MAY have to do with that same study): "Pre-treatment w/ supplemental tyrosine appears to prevent the behavioral depression following an acute stress". I guess they're referring to that extremely lethargic, don't-want-to-move type of behavioral depression that follows a very bad anxious event/state??? What do you think V?
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