Posted by tygereyes on April 15, 2006, at 12:31:04
In reply to Re: Nardil Euphoria, posted by MARTY on April 15, 2006, at 2:03:43
I think there are far too many people who are seeking "better living through chemistry" on this board and searching for euphoria rather than a normal continuum of moods. It is normal to be depressed at times. It is normal to be anxious at times. Medication is not going to take this away entirely. The only thing that will take this away is illegal drugs (and legal variants of illegal drugs like amphetamines and benzodiazepines, if used improperly and for the wrong reasons - which I think "euphoria-seeking" is very much so) but even those stop working at normal doses, requiring higher and higher doses until you tend to experience a paradoxical effect.
I refuse to apologize for my post. This is something I have noticed from many individuals on psycho-babble. Sometimes I marvel at the similarities I see here and between the crowd I used to abuse drugs with.
Is there ANYONE on this board who (like me) is simply looking to feel normal and not wishing to acheive a false euphoric state?
From the context (and subtext) of most of these posts, I find myself doubting it.
> Hi Tigereyes --
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> > And if Nardil is still working, why are you already talking about switching medications?
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> I think it was very clear in his post that he wasn't well enough on the current effect that Nardil gives him. My guess is that it's the reason why he is show interest about other antidepressants.
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> > And why are you LOOKING for euphoria in a med rather than alleviation of depression?
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> The fact is that he isn't looking to alleviate depression, but social phobia. What he want, like every social phobic, is to see the world/people without fear, to be inhibited.
> Maybe you didn't interpret 'Euphoria' in that way.
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> > If you want euphoria, go to the local street corner and buy a baggie of powder and stop wasting your psychiatrist's time.
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> Very constructive suggestion and here's mine: STOP WASTING OUR TIME. -> NOBODY is here to read some unsensitive and agressive sarcasm addressed to someone in difficulty who just asked our help very nicely.
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> This is a place to share knowledge and help the people who need it. What your problem is, you may want to explain to MalcomS accompagned with your appologies.
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> After that, I don't know, maybe you could try to LISTEN, UNDERSTAND then HELP someone ?
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> I'm sure you have already help a lot of people here, but if it's the case WHAT THE HELL with this post ?
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> Marty
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