Well, I'm on prozac now....
 

I have been completely out of it for over a week now, and havent felt normal at all during this time. I cant focus on ---- and I'm tired no matter how much sleep I get. I find it hard to sit up striaght and keep my head up. HArd to make decission and all kinds of ----. I just feel absolutely lost right now. Went to the doctor today. Soemthing I have NEVeR done. and he asked me a bunch of symptoms, and he told me it sounds like I'm just depressed. this sucks. I didnt know depression felt like this....damn. I feel bad for all the ppl I know who were drepressed before. So, I had them do some bloodwork on me and I'll get the results by monday. HE prescribed me some prozac. says this should make me feel al ot better in a couple weeks.

Sorry if its hard to read this. I cant focus on ---- right now. :-\

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Basically your telling us your crazy.
Tell us something we didnt know :P

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damn atleast you not like hotrex and have herpes , i think thats y he didnt reach his wheel horsepower goal :y
just playin

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::)
Were you the kind of girl who got ritalin as a child?
I hate it when people try to pass ---- thats part of bieng human as a "sickness".
:'( Don't cry. :-*

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Well, thats bad news buuuuttt the good news is you can now have a myspace site about it.

j/k man you'll pull through ;)

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Lol s13 that was a good one, im going on add medication soon because its to the point where i cant eat a bowl of cereal and not daze off for 10-15 mins at a time :-\ not to mention my grades in school have been the lowest they have ever been.

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You think you're tired and can't get anough sleep now? Wait until you start taking that prozac. SSIR's cause you to be sleepy CONSTANTLY. You can sleep for 14 hours and go to work and still be tired. :S Also, get ready for the sexual side effects. You either can't get it up or you can't bust a nut. If you can't get it up, switch medications(Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro....). ;) Since your under medical supervision I'll assume your doctor has told you all of these things and has warned you about what happens if you try to stop taking it without weening yourself from it? :l Make sure you tell your family or at least someone close to you that your taking this medicine and tell them about the withdrawal symptoms.
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Im not a huge fan of prozac etc due to the fact that at many times in life people will get bummed out its just how it is. Unless your were born with a manic disorder and other life long depression your better of just gettin over it and dealin with it but thats just me. A good vacation or some nice new puss I think does a better job than prozac

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I been on it for years. 8)

It helps me work.

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I agree since there are tons of people who take it for the wrong reasons and everytime something makes them sad in life they pop a pill. On the otherhand, there are the people who actually need it and have a chemical imbalance in their brain that makes them depressed, even if there isn't an actual reason for it. Most anti-depressants also treat other symptoms like anxiety, social anxiety, OCD(Obssesive complusive disorder), premature ejaculation(yes it treats that :P)and some other ----, but they're mainly prescribed for depression. Even if someone that was clinically depressed went on vacation and got a nice piece of ass, they would still be freaking out on the inside. :S
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Sexual side effects is definately something you will have to watch out for. Main thing is to watch out for signs of mania--racing thoughts, staying up late cleaning up doing things, having lots of energy, bouncing off the walls literally, etc. Also watch out for signs of suicide. Within the first couple of weeks you'll get more energy and bounce out of your down state and can actually start thinking of committing suicide... have someone you trust and nearby so you can call on them.

Withdrawal symptoms wont occur as much with Prozac but will occur especially with Paxil, due to its short half-life. If you dont see significant change in mood in about 4 weeks or so, the doc may try to increase your dosage and then afterwards possibly switch you over to a different SSRI. I'd ask for Lexapro, Wellbutrin, or Zoloft since Paxil is more of a deactivating drug and will make you sleep more. As a side note, take your medication every day. You wont feel the effects of it until later. Remember its not like morphine or pain killers where it kicks in the instant its in your system, it takes a long time...

Well stay in there buddy. I've seen my fair share of depressed people and my heart goes out to them... Its hard but stick with it. My advice is get off the damn internet and try to become as social as possible, not talking about being sleeping around, but go out and become more active... aka snowboarding, jogging, etc. Exercise does wonders. Also try to get into a support group, thats if you dont have social phobia.

Good luck.

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Do you mean you've never been depressed, or you never experienced depression manifesting like that? I good and damn well know when I'm depressed. If you don't, maybe you have something else wrong with you. It's actually nice for a week or two, lot of alone time with myself. When it drags on I force myself to go out and get drunk with people, even when I don't want to. At some point I perk up enough to have a good time, sometimes takes two or three outings to snap myself out of it.

SSRI's are wierd. The roomie swears by Lexapro, she's undergoing seasonal affect disorder right now (short days, not enough sunlight) and started chewing it up last week. Claims she'll feel human by the beginning of March. Adi's already been down that road a bunch, and went through a LOT of the SSRI's before she found stuff that didn't ---- her up more than it helped.

Personally, I like the elevated dopamine levels associated with speed. Absolutely kills off my desire to drink, which is sad because I liked being an alcoholic, but I suppose it's all for the best.

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i was depressed last week. but, you can make yourself do something, i got tired of being in "limp mode" and just do what i do.

Hope the prozac helps you. I'm not a fan of this "modern" medicine.

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I can say I tottally know your feeling man, I have pretty bad anxiety, never did before, just kinda hit me one day a few months ago.....I have a hard time all the time....just get anxiety about nothing at all, its really weird....Ive allways been a totally normal guy and now I can just get a panic attack out of nowhere....The doc gave me prozac and xanax, I just use the xanax when I need to and it helps a ---- load.....I was depressed at the time and the thought of a drug that could make me suicidal just didnt fly so I never took it....Hopefully you get it all worked out man, just like everyone said, make sure you have someone you can call anytime you need help. And you NEED to do things, stay busy as much as you can and it will help out a lot.

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there's prob nothing wrong with the guy anyways

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on paxil here, been a couple years. Drugs are good :S I had social anxiety prety bad, took care of it pretty good. Only problem I have now is with impulse spending and about 20# of weight gain.
As far as sexual side effects I wouldn't even give them a worry unless you had problems before, I found the side effects to be pretty cool. You can where a chick out if you want >:D

Later
Randy

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Try to keep the time you are on this prescription to a minimum.Becoming dependant and addicted to pills will only make things worse.Personally I dont believe in taking pills to fix personal issues but if you feel this is the answer then I hope it works out for you.I get depressed some times to but that is just part of life and i just work on fixing the things that are makiing me feel down.Life is not always a idealic happy place you need to be gratefull for how good your life really is.Good luck

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Do you call four second attention span, chronic insomnia, and social apathy a personal problem? If so, you really wouldn't like my "I'm taking amphetamines" thread.

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Davis i have the same problems as you and find it extremly hard to have social interest as well even being i have to be extremly social working in retail. I am soon going to be taking add medication that i hope will atleast get me through my high school education.

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https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=56121.0

I'm taking 10 mg around 7-9 am, 5 mg 2-3pm, and 5mg before bed. Doc said 10 mg twice daily, but large afternoon dose makes me incoherent. If I had to stay up late for *any* reason I was having problems with "jitters" from resuming my normal state of cracked out, I couldn't sleep, and I felt emotionally brittle... so now I'm chowing on the stuff to ZZZZzzzzZZZZzzzz.

Been hitting on the new redhead @ work. Had an ex come in to see me when I was sitting next to the redhead at the bar, having a drink after shift, and felt smooth enough to get her to sit with us. Played it off perfectly. Hah. Good ----.

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Is that not ADD or ADS type thing though?I dont consider depression a disease but more of a personal issue.Really if you think of how shitty a life alot of people face across the world on a daily basis you need to sit back and take a hard look and how good you really have it.Our western society is breeding this culture of pill dependant/new disease every week for common issues people.I dont argue with the ADS or whatever that is def worthy of treatment and prescriptions.

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ADHD is caused by low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Depression is usually accompanied/caused by low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Sure sounds like B16CRXT's depression is caused, don't you think? He didn't mention how old girl left him, or a family member dying, or getting buttraped by a crossdressing gorilla when he went to the zoo last week. In which case... what's the difference?

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i should get some drugs...maybe some prozac.

cant you also just take seratonin supplements?

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Yes :-\true.Well I just hope he doesnt end up addicted/dependent on pills.

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If the worst thing that happens to you in life is an addiction to non-recreational pills, you've had a cakewalk.

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get the ---- off prozac NOW. do you know what prozac does? it takes depressed kids and turns them suicidal. you wont sleep, you will feel like even more ---- than you do now. i've been on almost any antidepressant you can think of and prozac is one of the worst ones. get off prozac, you will not regret it. there are so many alternatives to prozac its not even funny, its an older drug and isn't worth ---- today with the other drugs that are out there. honestly it will mess you up worse than you are now, get off prozac...

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in other words, you turn Emo when you take prozac

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i think my girlfriend may be going through a bout of depression as we speak. its very hard for me to deal with. im retarded all the time and i know it, but at least im a happy retard.

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I was deppresed once, then i ate a Big Mac, and poof, all was right in the world again....---- drugs.....long live secret sauce...

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Wow, you guys are ------- pathetic.

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Obviously you have no idea what it's like. ::) I'm guessing your solution is to "get over it" and stop being depressed? ::) You have no idea what you're talking about so you should keep your uneducated, retared comments out of such a serious discussion. As soon as you research the subject and get some sort of a clue as to what you're talking about you can come in here and tell someone with such a serious medical condition that they're pathetic, until then, STFU. :3
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Actually, yes I do. I was prescribed ---- because I had a lto of "social problems" and what not. Guess what? I got over it.
There is no cure for the human condition, this ---- fucks with your chemistry thats a natural part of your life. This ---- does not help you in the long run, I have had several friends and family members take this ----, and none of their results awere as good as mine. Don't ---- with your balance.
Nobody needs this ------- medicine and ----.

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I have neve rbeen depressed in my life. If you know me, you know I'm always joking and laughing/smiling. I excercise regularly and socialize often. I work in retail so I am always meeting new ppl and stuff. I dont have nay suicidal thought or intentions. and I think I got a boner today, so I think I'm safe for now. It's only been my second pill since yesterday and I am staying awake longer and seeming to focus a litle bit better. Went to work today and took a pill. a couple hours later, I was felling less tired and was functioning. I still do ---- without realising that I'm doing it. I have honestly never had anythign in my life make me sad. So this totally kicked me in teh ass out of nowhere. Doc says it was bc my dad got married to this woman that I dont like and it has screwed up our relationship and it has eaten at me for the past few months and finally got me. At this rate, I should be better by the end of next week. I hope sooner though. Thanks for the support guys :y

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I'd hate to say it, but anti-depressants don't work that fast. :-\ You'll feel "strange" for the first few days and usually the first dose will ---- your world up into another dimension. They usually take a few weeks to "kick in", but I guess everybody is different.
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Well I'm glad to hear you aren't having any problems anymore. There is no cure for human condition? Do you realize what this medicine does? Just because it didn't work for you or your friends doesn't mean it won't work for anybody.

I'm sure you're going to tell me you and all of your friends never drank while you were on the meds, but alcohol completely changes the way they work. Drinking while on anti-depressants is not a good idea, but I'm sure you and you're friends NEVER touched alcohol while on them, right? :l
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quite correct. it will take 2 to 3 weeks before you actually get a real effect from any antidepressants. the side effects start immediately so you will feel that but the chemical balances in your brain and your interpretations of these changes take awhile. its not like advil. although the placebo affect is all it takes for some people and there is the whole mind over matter theory and if you think you feel better its because you think it not because of the chemical changes because physicaly thats not possible yet.

btw social anxiety and/or social phobias are an entirely different disorders from depression, they may both occur in the same individual but are they in no way synonymous. if you've ever taken any abnormal psych classes or other sort of mental psyche classes and have read up with the DSM-IV you'd maybe have a clue what you were talking about

dr boost seems to have a good comprehension on the subject so advice from him would be welcomed

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I been taking Zoloft for about three years now and I have to say that it helps alot. I take if for anxiety and it seems to work for me. So don't be ashame of taking some prozac, cuz there is nothing wrong with that. I say, if it works for you then take it, but do watch out for side effects. And talk to your doctor about it everytime you go in to see him/her.

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Doc, all my friends are alcoholics in my opinion. What I AM saying is that this ---- really does pass if you do not make to much out of it. Depression is the same chemically as other emtoions, except fucked up and not wanting to change. When I look back on it, it's really funny how much you change as a person when you got through a bout of depression, but it's not all bad. Shows you how not to be a dick, and when you see the symptoms coming on in the future, you can head them off by slowing down and relaxing for a bit.
What helps me with depression and what I try to convince others to do when they are going through it? Stop making any plans for the future, take stock of your life and do something VERY short term that makes you happy. All you need to do is balance your ---- out by keeping your body from feeling pressured.
What the meds do, is they completely block your chemical nogs from picking your unhappy cotton. The ---- is still there, your body just can't react to it, so what happens is after a while you're too ------- emotionally dead to care and you snap back to "normal".
I hate America's crackhead phase.

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i just got meds for anxiety <- cant spell. not so much depression. i also had a.d.d. as a kid but never once took pills for it. i dont like taking pills.

also going to the doctor and pharmcy suck with no insurance.

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WTF, I went the anxiety meds route in my early 20's, benzo's just made me kiss the carpet. Having the pill bottle in my pocket and feeling like I could put and end to an anxiety attack was enough placebo effect to get a grip on myself and get over it.

ADHD meds, however, have a decidedly relaxing/anti-anxiety effect on me, without me passing out for 8-15 hours off of a prescribed dose.

Generic benzos, or ADHD drugs, are like $10/month. Doc hits you for $60-200 depending on who you go to, though. Might want to check in with your local county health dept... not the best care ever, but if you know what you need, or it's basic antibiotics ----, you're taken care of.