Posted by Chris O on March 2, 2005, at 18:54:21
In reply to side effect list, posted by Spriggy on March 2, 2005, at 18:29:05
Yeah, I also am a diligent reader of the pamphlets that come with the drug samples. The side effect lists from the experiments are quite daunting. It's hard not to worry when putting a drug in one's body supposedly causes twitching, sweating, diahrrea, weight gain, possible liver damage, etc. etc. in some people. I mean, any sane person reading the side effect lists would be scared. But...for me, there is some comfort in the fact that I have taken SSRIs (along with many other supplements) for several years on and off, and, according to all the medical tests (blood, urine, etc.) I've had during that time, there appears to be no ill harm to my body. For me, it's probably true that my worrying and anxiety, which increase cortisol (and boy, I know my cortisol system is way out of whack), probably do far more harm to my body than do any drugs. Unfortunately, try convincing my brain this is true and it's like talking to a stubborn donkey.
> One other thign I have learned is not good for me; researching the side effects.
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> If I read that tylenol would grow me a new foot, I would already have bought a new shoe.
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> I pretty much read the side effects and then sit there.... WAITING... to have ALL of them. ROFL
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> It is pathetic and a little funny at the same time.
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> My husband said if I were his "child" and not his wife, he would be grounding me from reading RXlist and this place until my nerves were under control.
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