Posted by jaclinhyde on September 23, 2006, at 21:34:51
In reply to Re: One more, a poll, posted by Meri-Tuuli on September 23, 2006, at 14:55:29
For me Wellbutrin brought back the absolute hell of hypochondria. I would rather be depressed than go through that again. All the SSRI's did me harm in that they wasted my precious time. I knew that the only drugs that I responded to were the MAOI's and yet I let a doctor who had a fear of them convince me to try the 'new and improved' drugs.' And I went through each of them until I finally said NO MORE and found another doctor who understood that serotonin wasn't my problem.
To kind of put a spin on your question Nardil was the first drug that worked and actually saved my life. I am 49 and went on MAOI's when I was in my 20's. I went on to have 3 beautiful boys. If I suddenly found out that all those years on MAOI's put me at serious risk for cancer or what-have-you I would not have altered my drug choice one bit. Why? Because depression can be fatal and panic attacks leave you lifeless so I would be dead if I hadn't have made that choice back in my 20's. In a way I guess I was lucky that the only other drug alternative at that time were the tricyclics (which were like a living hell.) If all the newer drugs had been available then I might not have made my way to the MAOI's soon enough to prevent me from taking my own life.
Sorry to ramble.
Terri
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