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17 Sep 2003, 17:35
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antidepressants
i'm scared to go see my doctor cause she thinks i'm depressed and need antidepressants or something 
and anyway this morning some classmates and i were talking about antidepressants and how we're worried about taking mood altering drugs.
i'm just wondering from those of you who take them... do they really work? or is it just the mind thing that makes them work?
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17 Sep 2003, 17:38
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i know a few people who are on them and they say they work...
check out the side effects first though.
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17 Sep 2003, 17:39
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Quote:
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check out the side effects first though.
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Many can cause suicidal urges aparently.
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17 Sep 2003, 17:41
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Seems to work for that cartoon head guy in the commercial......
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17 Sep 2003, 17:43
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Dear Aryn,
Find your self a big fat ****!
Chop off its head.
Dice, add vegetables and water then cook slowly for hours.
Chicken soup, its good for the soul.
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17 Sep 2003, 17:43
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Re: antidepressants
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Originally posted by Aryn
i'm scared to go see my doctor cause she thinks i'm depressed and need antidepressants or something
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So tell her to **** off? Just because she says you should take them it doesn't mean you HAVE to take them, jeez.
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17 Sep 2003, 17:49
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The doctor is acting in your best interests.
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17 Sep 2003, 17:58
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haha Aryn is a loser!
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17 Sep 2003, 18:05
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Re: antidepressants
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Originally posted by Aryn
i'm scared to go see my doctor cause she thinks i'm depressed and need antidepressants or something
and anyway this morning some classmates and i were talking about antidepressants and how we're worried about taking mood altering drugs.
i'm just wondering from those of you who take them... do they really work? or is it just the mind thing that makes them work?
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Here is advise from future Pharmacyst. Even though I still have 5 years to go before I can suggest anything to anyone, but... I would suggest you not taking any antidepressants at all, sooner or later they will **** you up.
Plus, knowing that you are still quet young, I think it's stupid of even considering taking those drugs.
I think you should go and see "Matchstick Man" instead, it will give you some ideas about doctors, patients and medication, and it's also a very good film!
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17 Sep 2003, 18:06
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hmm
it depends if the ones that consume all your former self and make you walk around a shallow zombie of your former self or not.
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17 Sep 2003, 18:09
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i was on them for a little while, well, mood stabilisers.
eventually i got pissed off cos it was like being asleep. i wasnt in control but i was. it wasnt the usual me, it was drugged up me, so i came off them. and ive never been happier.
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17 Sep 2003, 18:12
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Re: hmm
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Originally posted by Mushroom
it depends if the ones that consume all your former self and make you walk around a shallow zombie of your former self or not.
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Originally posted by seventh
i was on them for a little while, well, mood stabilisers.
eventually i got pissed off cos it was like being asleep. i wasnt in control but i was. it wasnt the usual me, it was drugged up me, so i came off them. and ive never been happier.
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17 Sep 2003, 18:38
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Aryn if you get the chance come to #hr and I will tell you all about it.
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17 Sep 2003, 19:06
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Re: Re: antidepressants
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Originally posted by the dying puppy
I think you should go and see "Matchstick Man" instead, it will give you some ideas about doctors, patients and medication, and it's also a very good film!
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i saw that last night!!
my friends phoned me up and invited me to go :P
(btw.. obviously i'm not taking any, seriously planning to.. i'm just curious. and i haven't seen my doctor in 6 months because of her hinting and i don't plan on going back any time soon)
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17 Sep 2003, 19:20
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You should not take them. They can **** you seriously up, no matter what.
Besides, doctors suck at these things. A close family member almost died beacause a doctor thought he was depressed, and gave him anti-depressants. He ended up lying in bed for 2 1/2 years.
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17 Sep 2003, 20:03
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helped me stop freaking out and refusing to go outside for long enough to sort my head out
side effects totally suck though
bit like being stoned all the time
and the first two weeks got even worse panic attacks
ask the doctor of what benefit he/she thinks they will be and in what way
they are definitely over prescribed these days
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17 Sep 2003, 20:41
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aryn cant get a boyfriend
la la la la
remember that conversation we had when i interrupted your delicate genious? Yep Yep
it seems you are paying the price of being evil to men
loliness is both crime and a punishment
HA HA HA
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17 Sep 2003, 23:07
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anti-depressants suck, i'm on them, all they do is make you want to shout and beat **** up, but all you can do is sit there and almost smile.
get stoned instead, everythings much nicer.
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17 Sep 2003, 23:25
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It sounds like Aryn is on the verge of seeing a giant time-travelling  .
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17 Sep 2003, 23:30
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Quote:
Originally posted by Muslim
aryn cant get a boyfriend
la la la la
remember that conversation we had when i interrupted your delicate genious? Yep Yep
it seems you are paying the price of being evil to men
loliness is both crime and a punishment
HA HA HA
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Best post ever.
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18 Sep 2003, 00:10
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Quote:
Originally posted by Muslim
aryn cant get a boyfriend
la la la la
remember that conversation we had when i interrupted your delicate genious? Yep Yep
it seems you are paying the price of being evil to men
loliness is both crime and a punishment
HA HA HA
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muslim can't get a girlfriend
lalala
uhm.. i have no idea what you're talking about actually remind me.
oh and i'm not looking, but ta for caring 
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18 Sep 2003, 00:17
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Even if you are pecribed anti-depressents, you don't have to actually take them.
You're not afterall living in a nut-house.
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18 Sep 2003, 00:26
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cmdr_Cyrax
You're not afterall living in a nut-house.
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that's what you think.
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18 Sep 2003, 00:27
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Originally posted by Aryn
that's what you think.
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Could hardly be worse than mine...
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18 Sep 2003, 00:30
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trade?
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18 Sep 2003, 00:36
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Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
The doctor is acting in your best interests.
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Physical health is objective, mental health is subjective. She's acting in what she thinks is your best interest.
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18 Sep 2003, 00:37
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Originally posted by Aryn
trade?
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Damn, you called my bluff.
More late night poker for me.
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18 Sep 2003, 00:55
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Quote:
Originally posted by W
Physical health is objective, mental health is subjective. She's acting in what she thinks is your best interest.
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From the Doctor's point of view, these are the same.
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18 Sep 2003, 01:11
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no actually i believe my doctor's point of view is 'if i make her believe she needs drugs i'll make more money'
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18 Sep 2003, 01:14
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Quote:
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no actually i believe my doctor's point of view is 'if i make her believe she needs drugs i'll make more money'
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This is why private healthcare sucks.
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18 Sep 2003, 01:21
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our healthcare isnt' privatized
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Screwing up your head in a different way won't help your wellbeing in the slightest.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Aryn
muslim can't get a girlfriend
lalala
uhm.. i have no idea what you're talking about actually remind me.
oh and i'm not looking, but ta for caring
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like that time you wore a ponytail and men would try to talk to you and you would give them the dirty look.... and liking to harm men in general
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18 Sep 2003, 07:39
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i didn't give men dirty looks
just the shocked 'what are you doing.. go away creepy man!' look.
completely different :\
and i don't wish all men general harm.. just a certain few.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Aryn
i didn't give men dirty looks
just the shocked 'what are you doing.. go away creepy man!' look.
completely different :\
and i don't wish all men general harm.. just a certain few.
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not me i hope
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18 Sep 2003, 09:15
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saying what i said however my friend has bipolar disorder and was suicidal for 6 months (ending in me running flat out three miles after him and then passing out whilst my mate got a bike caught up with him, dragged him back off a motorway bridge and had to punch him to the floor to stop himself jumping in front of a lorry) we took him to a hospital, they put him in observation till the pills kicked in. he is a lot happier now (not due to the drugs) but they certainly helped him overcome stuff
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Re: antidepressants
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Originally posted by Aryn
i'm scared to go see my doctor cause she thinks i'm depressed and need antidepressants or something
and anyway this morning some classmates and i were talking about antidepressants and how we're worried about taking mood altering drugs.
i'm just wondering from those of you who take them... do they really work? or is it just the mind thing that makes them work?
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Trust your doctor. Take the pills.....
AND SELL THEM TO THE HIGHEST* BIDDER.
*Pun intended.
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18 Sep 2003, 10:06
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Re: antidepressants
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Originally posted by Aryn
i'm scared to go see my doctor cause she thinks i'm depressed and need antidepressants or something
and anyway this morning some classmates and i were talking about antidepressants and how we're worried about taking mood altering drugs.
i'm just wondering from those of you who take them... do they really work? or is it just the mind thing that makes them work?
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I prescribe 30 minutes exercise per day, for 6 days per week for two months. if you are not feeling better, go to the doctor and get some antidepressants.
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18 Sep 2003, 10:09
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Quote:
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like that time you wore a ponytail and men would try to talk to you and you would give them the dirty look.... and liking to harm men in general
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just because a woman wears a ponytail doesn't mean she will automatically open her legs for any man who tries to talk to her.
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18 Sep 2003, 13:11
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our healthcare isnt' privatized
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So why will the doctor make more money if you take antidepressants?
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18 Sep 2003, 16:15
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because i'd have to pay to go see her again
you know.. they get paid for each visit they get.
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That's stupid too.
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Quote:
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just because a woman wears a ponytail doesn't mean she will automatically open her legs for any man who tries to talk to her.
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Quote:
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Alot of people confuse depression with unhappiness.
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Thats certianly true.
Clearly everyone feels unhappy and down for some periods of time.
If its just general malaise and unhappiness your feeling then all you need to do is find something to do that makes you happier or change some aspect of your life thats not working out.
If your having disturbing thoughts or serious apathy for everything and acting in ways you know are not normal for you even when you were sad then the doc might have a point.
Personally I aint happy at the moment,my parents thought for a while that I was depressed and were hinting at seeing someone.
A little explination solved the problem.
Oh and my uncle was on anti-depressants for a while and they seriously screwed him up instead of helping.
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If your having disturbing thoughts or serious apathy for everything and acting in ways you know are not normal for you even when you were sad then the doc might have a point.
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Quote:
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What if someone has been having disturbing thoughts and serious apathy for their whole life?
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Then thats clearly normal for them,if they have thoughts of kittens and fluffy things then they should immediatly present themselves at the nearest Nut House for an emergency lobotomy!
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In my case the main effect of antidepressents has been that they have have improved my concentration and memory, and restored my sleep to something like human norms (i.e. <10hrs/night rather than >14hrs/night, and i no longer suffer fatigue during the day). It remains to be seen whether i am less prone to anxiety and mood depression when i return to a more stressful enviroment. The only side effects were a slight sense of nausea for the first day or so.
It is possible this is a placebo effect of course, but it seems unlikely as the things have gone through double-blind clinical trials.
Contrary to what Tocatta & Fugue says, a course of anti-depressants can permanently cure the physiological side of depression.
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...they have have improved my concentration and memory...
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