anti depressants

[5ifthCitizen]

Paxil made me a walking zombie for 6 months.

I believe all of the SSRIs,SNRIs,A-typicals,etc. are way too freely prescribed. The problem with these drugs is that there is no "test" that can be done to find out if its working or not. It's trial and error, and always at the expense of the patient. If you research some of these drugs sometimes the mechanism of action is listed as "unknown." That scares me to be honest, I've also read peer reviewed journal publications showing some really significant rates of suicide from people who had bloodlevels of SSRIs at the time of their suicide.

I'm basically voicing my concern about the way in which doctors prescribe these medications, and how little effort they seem to make in making you aware of the potential side effects. In my own personal experience the side effects that I dealt with from the medication far outweighed any potential benefit from them. I also do not believe they are a life long fix for the problem, and I'm just theorizing that most of the symptoms people are experiencing are from their current life situations and not from any actual biological problem like a chemical inbalance in the brain.

totally agree with you on everything you said with that last condition you gave. however, many people with anxiety and depression have the conditions because of these chemical imbalances. Therapy, whether it be one on one, cognitive, group, meditation, etc. simply does not work for these people and medicine is the only resort and the last resort. somebody who has never suffered from one of these conditions biologically could never possibly understand the issues involved.

[fenceguy]

totally agree with you on everything you said with that last condition you gave. however, many people with anxiety and depression have the conditions because of these chemical imbalances. Therapy, whether it be one on one, cognitive, group, meditation, etc. simply does not work for these people and medicine is the only resort and the last resort. somebody who has never suffered from one of these conditions biologically could never possibly understand the issues involved.

Amen 5th. couldn't agree more. I am one of these. My life is amazing, I have a great job, great woman in my life, love and support of friends and family, training is going well, I have the best body of my life,finances are good, but my brain seems to get shorted out, and I can not find Joy in anything and there is no logical reason for it. It hasn't happend in years, last time it happend though I didn't get help, and it got worse and worse and worse until one day a local park ranger found me sitting in my truck, in the middle of the woods 1/2 a mile from the nearest "road" with a garden hose taped to the exhaust. You want to talk about devine intervention!!!!
so I don't ever want to end up in that situation again nor wish for anyone else to.

[batlin]

totally agree with you on everything you said with that last condition you gave. however, many people with anxiety and depression have the conditions because of these chemical imbalances. Therapy, whether it be one on one, cognitive, group, meditation, etc. simply does not work for these people and medicine is the only resort and the last resort. somebody who has never suffered from one of these conditions biologically could never possibly understand the issues involved.

Agree 100%

[thegodfather]

totally agree with you on everything you said with that last condition you gave. however, many people with anxiety and depression have the conditions because of these chemical imbalances. Therapy, whether it be one on one, cognitive, group, meditation, etc. simply does not work for these people and medicine is the only resort and the last resort. somebody who has never suffered from one of these conditions biologically could never possibly understand the issues involved.

I dont disagree with that either. In fact, I am one of those people with a genuine biological problem. I'm still on medication to this day actually. However, I was more trying to assert a point that our culture now has people "quick to jump" on a psych med if they're having a bad week. People often say "Im Depressed" as opposed to "Im having a bad day." When in actuality most people dont know what it is to be clinically depressed.

[5ifthCitizen]

I dont disagree with that either. In fact, I am one of those people with a genuine biological problem. I'm still on medication to this day actually. However, I was more trying to assert a point that our culture now has people "quick to jump" on a psych med if they're having a bad week. People often say "Im Depressed" as opposed to "Im having a bad day." When in actuality most people dont know what it is to be clinically depressed.

i agree with u godfather. i know a lot of people that have gone to therapists to ask for medication or other help claiming that they have anxiety or depression when the reality is that they are simply bogged down with school, work, or personal life. your statement on people claiming "im depressed" or "i have anxiety" can be very frustrating for people like u and i who actually know what the words mean.