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Re: The Truth Do SSRI's and SSNRI's Work For Anyone?

Posted by deniseuk on March 1, 2006, at 11:38:07

In reply to The Truth Do SSRI's and SSNRI's Work For Anyone?, posted by Phillipa on February 27, 2006, at 13:12:49

Hi Phillipa,

I've probably said this before but the first time I ever took an antidepressant was at 24 and I was very anti drugs at the time.

The next day I felt like I had literally stepped into another dimension, colours brighter, smells intensified, I felt relaxed and yet motivated instead of tense and tired. I could not believe it! I honestly felt like pinching myself and I prayed that I would die before the drug ever stopped working.

Five years later and the prothiaden seemed to stop working as well, switched to Seroxat 20mg and felt great after three days, I remember feeling so alive, energetic etc.

about 4 or 5 years later came off Seroxat, was drug free and fine for about 3 years and then the depression came back again, like an old friend and i've still not managed to completely beat it after trying numerous drugs. The only drug that really helps me now is Zyprexa (an antipsychotic.

I only ever knew I was depressed because an antidepressent took away all the symmptoms that were bothering me. Strangely if I'd never taken them and my recent experience of ADs was my only experience of ADs then I'd swear blind they didn't and can't work. So It would now be an antipsychotic that works but that doesn't mean I'm psychotic? I get very confused sometimes about this illness, it's definately an illness but the labels are all wrong because the names for them are based on the symptoms and not the cause, anti-depressive, anti-psychotic. You don't give somebody an anti-fatigue or an anti-neck pain.

I sincerely hope that one day they get to the root of these problems and then instead of my having "depression" I could say I have "a deficiency in such and such".

Sorry for rambling and giving a long winded answer to a basic question.

Kind Regards.....Denise


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