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ryu_hindustani

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Last wed. was the last day I took my antidepressants. I decided to stop taking them because I was feeling so shitty since I started taking them. I'm feeling a lot better physically, but not so great mentally.

Sat. I went for a walk in the pooring rain. Why? One, I like rain, two, I felt like shit. I went to every memorial on campus. Then I climed to the top of the football stadium bleechers and looked down at the spot where a student recently jumped to his death.

Since I stoped taking my meds, I have been really emotional. Everything seems to be a personal attack against me. I know it's not, but it feels like it.

I would love stay off my meds forever, but I know that would be a horrible idea. I hate the pills, but I hate how I am when I'm not on them. I don't know what to do. My mom asks me all the time how I'm feeling; which means, are you thinking of offing yourself? I tell her I'm fine. She tries to understand what I'm going through, but she doesn't really understand it.

So just a heads up that if I seem overly emotional, this is probably why.
 
If your meds make you feel bad physically, maybe you need to talk to your doctor about changing your prescription. I'm sorry you're having such a rough time, but remember that there are always people here who are willing to listen and give you a shoulder to lean on during the trying times.

I hope things get better for you, and soon.

Sending good thoughts your way.
 
Here's the kicker, I called him 4 times about it. I didn't actually talk to him because the damn nurse always cut me off and was like, we handle all his calls. I was told that it wasn't the pills, then I was told to reduce the amount I was taking. Then I couldn't get a hold of him. So I stopped with the pills. Just so I could basically say, see, I told you it was the meds that made me feel so shitty.
 
Maybe you can just go in and talk to him personally? The nurses can't stop you then. That's a terrible way to have to prove you're right. Those nurses need some lessons in taking care of their patients.
 
What kind of Meds are you on? Lexapro or something strong like Geodon?

They make me feel good. I've mellowed out a bit since I've been taking my nightly tranqualizers. But the side effect is weight gain. I weigh 230 now. I weighed 215 when I went in a month ago. I used to weigh 200. and at 6 feet, thats too much weight for a man to carry. and I am somewhat broad shouldered.




It's the way it is. They want to ween you off the pills to make sure its not the dosage. If you continue to feel sick, then its the meds. I know I'm stating what seems to be the obvious to you (as well to me), But its the system. there are only so many drugs out there. Im hypersensitive to stuff. My biggest problem is Im allergic to sulfates and sulfites. Basically a form of Salt. But almost all pills have it in them to help solidify and preserve them. Some have alot more sulfate in them as they tend to mold or go bad faster.

I used to work in a pharmacy and used to get information about this from the pharmacist. I can't take any sulfites in the form of Anti Biotics, I cant take penicillins. I cant take Amoxicilin (Same family), I can't take any Spectro-Sporin class drugs.
 
I agree with Tostig. Go to see your doctor personally. Or get a second opinion. I don't know but aren't the point of medication to make you feel better not worse? I hate drugs that make you feel like shit. It sucks.

I'm on anti-depresents also, it's a generic of welbutrin. My insurance doesn't cover welbutrin just generics. But it works just the same and I haven't had any problems with it except when I forget to take it lol!
 
King actually makes a good point here. Geodon, for instance, can cause heartbeat irregularity and when Sharon was taking it, she physically felt like SHIT. Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Sarafem, and Celexa, tend to have less side effects with MOST people, but they are older meds than Geodon. I believe that of those six, Celexa is the newest. Then there is the more mild, Wellbutrin, which VERY few people have trouble taking, although it isn't strong enough for a lot of people either.

Celexa made me nauseous. Paxil made me hyper and full of rage. The only other ones I've taken were Prozac and Lexapro, both of which worked WONDERFULLY.

See, when you are prescribed any medications to treat depression, bipolar, or any other mental disorders...you basically have to go through a period of being a bit of a guinea pig. Everyone's body chemistry is a little different and it may take a while to find the right medication for YOU, personally.

If you have been diagnosed with clinical depression and prescribed anti-depressants.....I would STRONGLY urge you not to completely stop taking them. There is a reason that you doctor felt you needed to be taking them.

Try to be patient and work through the process of finding the right meds for you. Tostig is right....go in to SEE the doctor. Let him know how the meds physically and mentally made you feel.
 
I was perscribed Luvox. Because my insurance is full of cheap bastards, I had to have the generic, Fluvoxamine. I looked up the side effects and the pain I was having can be one of them.

I would just go in to see him personally, but he's back near my hometown which is three hours from where I'm going to school. All I can really do until I move home next Friday is call him.
 
you also always have the option of changing doctors. if you have health insurance there's usually a list of doctors that are covered. It would be discussing your story over again and some notes may be able to be passed from doctor to doctor with your permission so not everything has to be re-explained. It might be worth it if you can't count on your doctor being there for you. You need a doctor that you can count on that will take your problems personally and treat all his clients like they are important to him. That nurse sounds like she could use some sensativity training. :rolleyes:

There are other meds out there and you need a doctor that can concider that in his treatments. Not all meds will work and some will be too strong. Eventually something will work out for you that won't give you such a nasty side effect. Or at least have something that may only require a second medication to relieve a symptom. Though taking more meds to reduce a side effect of another med seems a little reduntant to me...but, it's sometimes the only option. :hmph:

You need to take care of your needs. I hope you find a good doctor or a good treatment that works better for you! Feel better!!! :)
 
I don't think anyone can trully suggest something here for you to do, but I will share my exp with you.

When I was around 16 I was taking 11 perscriptions a day to deal with the bullshit in my life. I was doing ok for the most part, but there is no same way to intake that much meds w/o problems. The doctor said I was going to stop taking half of them, but I was going to stop taking them slowly, redusing the dosage over time. I was on something called lithium (sp?) and I was fine till I droped to a time relese capsule. I started vomiting after I ate, and was always sick. I would get carsick walking down the street.

Now, that sucked. I hated feeling like that. I had to choose how I was going to live the rest of my life, feeling like shit, or being depressed every other day.

I chose the latter, opting to drop all the pills at once. I just stopped taking all of them. It wasn't long before I started getting depressed, but I knew I didn't want to feel sick again. I can't realy explain the next stage of my live, but I had to change something else.

Those people that are close to me will say I'm crazy. The reason for this is the way I try to view the world. I relised that alot of the things that depress you, and aggravate the living shit outa you, you might find funny a month later. I focused on that. I laugh when I get a flat tire on the side of the highway, I find it funny when I get fucked over on a watch. I kinda worry about things, but if people don't pester me about everything, I can put most problems outa my mind.

I realise that this might not be very helpful, but I belive it is something to think about.
 
I already switched doctors. The next nearest one is over an hour away. I have insurance, but it sucks. They won't pay for anything, but it's through my dad's company and they are required to have that insurance. Plus, because I have gained 50 lbs. in the past year (Probably from being on Lexapro and then the Luvox) I am considered a "High Risk" client due to my weight being too high for their chart. :rolleyes: When we did have different insurance, I wasn't able to be on the family plan because of that. So switching to a different company really isn't an option until I lose some weight.

I'm very much the same way. If people don't do something to piss me off I'm pretty good. My problem is that when I do get pissed off, I'm so emo. that nobody can handle me.
 
mag i didn't read what everyone else wrote to you about your emotional problem, the thing is that no one really understands depression, well unless they have it. i myself suffer from depression as well, i'm not bad as long as it's sunny, but damn put me in darkness all the time and watch out, i got on freek out mode. when i first realised i suffered from depression, i was contomplaiting suicide for about 2 months, alls i remeber is driving home from work and thinking that running into the telephone pole full speed sounded pretty good. that kind of thinking comming from me is pretty uncommon, so thats when i went to talk to my doctor about it, luckily he happens to be the same man who not only delivered me but also delivered my kids, so needless to say he knows me pretty good, he agreed and put me on antidepressants. long story short (too late i know) they were not the ones for me. ya they took away my depression, but they also took away my emotion, my hunger, my sex drive, my smiling, my laughter, i was like a walking zombee with no emotion what so ever. so i had to go back and find a different med to go on, now at least i'm some what normal( meaning i was never really a "normal" person) but i am back to my old self. so go back to your doctor explain you tiredness and maybe your on the wrong one, there are so many meds for depression that you will find one that will balance you nicely. its annoying to play around with meds cause it fucks you up, but in the long run worth it, especially if you have to be on them for the rest of your life. so good luck with the meds, and get back on them. its not good to be off of them, ya i've tried doing that too, big mistake, thats all i have to say. i'm still messin around with my levels, cause where i'm from, in the winter, there is never any light, so i get pretty fuct in the winter and sink into depression again, its never pretty and no one really understands.
 
Mags, I'm sorry to hear you're going through all of this. My only suggestion here is when you contact the nurses and ask to speak to the doctor, tell them that you need to discuss everything with him from your symptoms to past diagnosis and want to discuss possible med changes. They shouldn't try to discuss that with you as it is NOT their job nor do they have the license to diagnose you. IF they try, just say, "unless you yourself can legally change my prescription or diagnose me, then I don't want to take one more step with my treatment until the doctor has contacted me and consulted with me about this. So please tell him I am very anxious and beginning to worry about my reactions to the meds I'm on and really need to hear from him today if possible or as early as he possibly can. I will call you again tomorrow morning if I don't hear from him today. Thank you."

Sometimes people need to be alerted that not everyone is going to take what they say as the final word. Nurses are a tremendous help for doctors, but nowadays, they are forced to do more than they really should and have become a bit full of themselves and their new roles. When someone lets them know that they require time with the doctor, they should atleast set up an appointment with you if he can't seem to find the time to call you about this.
 
That's some great advice right there, HIH. And you're absolutely right. I think sometimes nurses who are given the responsibility of heading off the patients begin to think they're the authority, and it bothers me that doctors are becoming less willing to speak directly to their patients for more than a few minutes face to face.
 
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