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Ana54
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 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: Why did you stop taking your meds? |
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I stopped Seroquel because it made me too sleepy and depressed and made me see more black holes, Celexa because I ran out and was in a different country from the one it was prescribed in, Haldol because it made me shaky and faint and see more black holes and think of horrible scenarios, Zyprexa because it made me sleep 16 hours a day and eat everything and gain 16 pounds in three weeks. I'm probably going to stop the Prozac now that i'm back on Celexa. Now I need to go off Geodon because it stopped working and so they upped the dose and now I feel faint and shaky on it. So what's your medication history?
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MrMark
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
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I stopped taing Zoloft when I no longer needed it to keep going into work.
I continue to take an H2 blocker for GERD. It's much better when I treat it.
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Rainbow-Squirrel
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Location: Siena, Italy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| I've been of paroxetine, 10 mg per day, for 8 months, it helped A LOT with stabilizing my mood and reducing social anxiety. Then I decided to quit because the idea of taking meds didn't sound good to me...mistake: after the first interruption I've started and interrupted it at least 4 times, always the same, I'm MUCH better when I'm on it but a part of me is still uncomfortable with the idea. Currently I'm on it and I won't quit it soon, it helps me a lot, it would be stupid to quit again for some stupid personal pride thing... |
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Tempy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| because I ran out. i should be getting more soon. |
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cip
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| A buddy of mine and I decided to stop calling them meds for psychological problems and start calling them "synaptic connector pills" or SCP's. Kinda makes you think of it more like taking insulin for diabetes. |
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DukeGallison
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Rainbow-Squirrel
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| cip wrote: | | A buddy of mine and I decided to stop calling them meds for psychological problems and start calling them "synaptic connector pills" or SCP's. Kinda makes you think of it more like taking insulin for diabetes. |
Yeah, this sounds good to me. The fact is that, in order to function well and enjoy the REAL world I NEED the (half) pill (otherwise I would withdraw from reality, I know this all too well from experience). This doesn't mean thinking of myself as broken, just admitting that I need this specific help, the same way one accepts the fact of wearing glasses because of poor sight... Nobody's perfect after all...  |
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forallotherthings
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been on a few types of anti depressants, stopped taking them because i do not believe i am depressed. It seemed very silly to be throwing money away and ingesting chemicals for no reason. Also lofepramine made my sleep problems worse. |
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Bradleigh
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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because I was not the same person, and I kept having violent outbursts.
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Danielismyname
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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I ran out. :/
(They keep on giving me a zillion and one repeats for Zoloft, so I'll never run out of such; I'm a good boy and I keep on taking it. I wish they gave out repeats for Valium.) |
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Angnix
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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All antipsychotics make me pace and sometimes give me tics... I had to stop Geodon because of that, I seem to be tolerating Abilify better.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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I don't take any meds at all, never have done.
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NarfMann
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| They didn't do anything. |
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makuranososhi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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I take medication for anxiety; the ones tried for depression and for mood stabilization cause me significant side effects, and the long term damage for such medications aren't known. I've tried a lot of meds over the years; at this point, I am relatively unwilling to continue doing so as I have grown weary of being their chemistry set. Try this - we don't know what is wrong, but the pharma-rep said that it could be used for this. **** that.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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I stopped taking an antidepressant (a seratonin reuptake inhibitor) because it was in the middle of summer and I couldn't stand the sweating (rather than, you know, the temporarily increased suicidal tendencies which is next on the side-effects list) .
Or maybe just because I'm contrary and thought my guy was a dick. Or both, who can say. |
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