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    #31
    AF Army October 1st 08

    What kind of GP have you got!!! "Hello Doc I think I've got the flu" "F me I think you need some Anti-depressants to clear that up!!"

    Seriously hun what was the outcome then and why the need for the anti d's
    "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
    Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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      #32
      AF Army October 1st 08

      What does it say the side effects are on the packet? Try taking them and if you feel anything you think is negative see your doctor again.
      Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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        #33
        AF Army October 1st 08

        I can see where the lack of appetite may come into the depression as I had that myself many years ago. What though is seriously holding you back from taking them? I know myself I'm trying to say chemically free at the moment which is why I didin't use the Antabuse I was newly prescribed a few weeks back. I seem to have a different slant on things these days one. I think I was only really depressed last christmas when I was struggling with coming to terms to with a few things over my ex amongst other things. The rest of the time I think it was down to my drinking that was making me feel depressed. simple solution to that one would of been to stop drinking!!. I think if you are going to take them you'll have to take them for at least 6 months for them to have any proper effect with rasing your seratonin levels back up. What one has he prescribed for you in the past?
        "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
        Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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          #34
          AF Army October 1st 08

          One of the side effects of the drug carbimazole that I was on for 18 months was hepatic liver dysfunction!!! Didn't stop my heavy vodka drinking though, although I was on the look out for symptoms!?!!! An early sign of problems was a sore throat apparently (!???), and of course that happened so I had to stop and have an emergency blood count.
          Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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            #35
            AF Army October 1st 08

            one2many;427857 wrote: Sorry didnt explain properly....I got antibiotics for my flu. but he kept pressing on about the depression and that he thinks the eating and no appetite is to do with the depression, I have had numerous prescriptions for anti D's and have been too scared to take them , so he urged me to give them a go so i went ahead and bought them.....terrified to take them tho in case I feel weird.
            OK, first, GREAT for going the doc!! Second, what did he prescribe in the way of anti-d? Third, taking an anti-d DOES NOT make people feel weird!!! It is not a fast-acting drug that gives you any kind of a "high" or anything like that. It gradually boosts production of new nerve cells in your brain and enables it to work the way it should be working. It does NOT have a direct effect of "boosting serotonin," contrary to what all the drug company ads say.... but it seems to help most people with depression, to some extent. It takes 10 days to 2 weeks before it will show any noticeable effect. If you get in some exercise during that period of time, it will greatly increase the nerve-cell production effect! And sometimes the first drug has little or no effect, but a slightly different one will be more effective. AND sometimes it causes a reduction of libido or anorgasmia. Just an FYI. For most people who are really depressed, they don't have much libido anyhow. And you don't have to stay on it forever. Sexual side effects disappear rapidly when you stop taking them.

            OK. Other questions, my dear?

            wip

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              #36
              AF Army October 1st 08

              vlad;427866 wrote: One of the side effects of the drug carbimazole that I was on for 18 months was hepatic liver dysfunction!!!
              vlad, that's not an antidepressant; that's in the class of drugs called "mood regulators" (and also an anticonvulsant). It is a drug that needs to be very carefully monitored!

              wip

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                #37
                AF Army October 1st 08

                O2M - Forgot to say thanks for the poem yesterday, as usual it made me :upset:
                Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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                  #38
                  AF Army October 1st 08

                  one2many;427868 wrote:
                  Today he gave me lexapro.
                  Lexapro is a good drug. Effexor I would avoid; sometimes (rarely) it causes seizures!!!

                  wip

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                    #39
                    AF Army October 1st 08

                    Sorry, I'm aware it's not an antidepressant, was talking about it reference to worrying about side effects. Vlad will shut up now.
                    Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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                      #40
                      AF Army October 1st 08

                      one2many;427872 wrote: WIP......What a wonderful answer....going to neck my anti D now....

                      I am presuming you cannot drink on Anti D's...not that I want to ..just wondering.
                      People have been known to get some slight side effects in the first 2 weeks of taking them. I remember Star calling them the Heebee Jeebees!!. I got them too when I was changing over mine from one to another last Xmas. They're nothing major but I did seem to get a few uneasy head rushes from time to time. As I say my slant on them has changed slightly but I did find them invaluable at one point so I would never knock em. Drinking will not cause any major side effects apart from the big one that drinking will counteract them. You may as well not take them if you're going to drink.

                      Hips
                      xx
                      "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
                      Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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                        #41
                        AF Army October 1st 08

                        O2M - Im on anti-d's... Prozac to be precise and dont worry bout taking them. Has your GP told you to take them on a morning or at night time?
                        I was on Dosulepin before and had to take them at night cos they made me drowsy, but the Prozac I take every morning.
                        They take a few weeks before you notice any difference though... (how ironic is that?? Christ, a suicidal person could bloody well top themselves before they have a chance to work!!)
                        Only side effects Ive noticed, is increased appetite (should be good for you!), a feeling of 'lightheadedness', and a dry mouth... but everyones different I guess.
                        Try the net.doctor and look up the type he/she's given you and what kinda side effects you could expect
                        ?I am playing all the right notes... But not necessarily in the right order.....?

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                          #42
                          AF Army October 1st 08

                          one2many;427876 wrote: So I guess whrn I start taking these, my drinking days are well and truly over...are they like Antabuse?
                          Nothing like Antabuse at all one. Antabuse sets up a rather nasty chemical reaction within your body to alcohol. Anti-D's act upon the nervous system and the brain. (I think). I'm no GP one so I don't quite feel comfortable talking about it to be honest. Any advise though on my own experience I'll gladly share with you hun

                          Hips
                          xx
                          "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
                          Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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                            #43
                            AF Army October 1st 08

                            one2many;427876 wrote: So I guess whrn I start taking these, my drinking days are well and truly over...are they like Antabuse?
                            Nooooo... lol.
                            Ive been on Anti-d's since I was 17.. and have been drinking ALL through my teens and twenties. God, if they were like antabuse, then Id be bloomin well dead by now.
                            If anything, they just lessen the effect of the anti-d.. cos alcohol=depressant as we all know.
                            ?I am playing all the right notes... But not necessarily in the right order.....?

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                              #44
                              AF Army October 1st 08

                              Chelle and Hippie are right, of course. If you drink on one of these drugs the only bad effects you will get are that they will be relatively ineffective for the depression. As to dry mouth, most of the newer anti-ds (including Lexapro, Prozac, etc.) do not create that problem. The older (tricyclics, e.g., Elavil) do that.

                              Another thing I should have mentioned is that, as with physical exercise, if you engage in counseling while you are taking them, the effect is significantly better.

                              wip

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                                #45
                                AF Army October 1st 08

                                A Work in Progress;427871 wrote: Lexapro is a good drug. Effexor I would avoid; sometimes (rarely) it causes seizures!!!

                                wip
                                And it is SO difficult to come off I have heard
                                Living now and not just existing since 9th July 2008
                                Nicotine Free since 6th February 2009

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