Posts by fadedbear92

Peter Wilson2 said:I feel absolutely terrible on Velafax. It’s a physical struggle—just constant nausea. I’ve been on it for about twenty days now, and honestly, I’d swap it out in a heartbeat.

Have you noticed anything else besides these nasty side effects? If there hasn't been any actual improvement—just the discomfort—you really need to reach out to the doctor who prescribed it... you'll have to taper off slowly, otherwise, things could get pretty ugly. It took me three weeks, just dropping by a quarter tablet at a time. By the way, have you been dealing with insomnia since you started taking it?

Larry Lewis said:I tried Effexor myself, and honestly? It was nothing special—neither good nor bad, just sort of mediocre.

Anyway, has anyone here ever dealt with Ludiomil? I was on it for a very brief stint, and it actually seemed decent enough to me—which makes me wonder why my doctor suddenly pulled the plug on it and switched me over to Fevarin.

Look, I’m certainly no medical professional, but I can't help but feel like my antidepressant dosage is far too low to be effectively counteracting these massive doses of AP I'm taking.

I was on Ludiomil briefly, and man, the side effects were intense—auditory hallucinations and constant anxiety. I stopped taking it pretty much immediately... yikes.😲

Kenneth Scott41 said:Personally, I’ve found Wellbutrin to be quite effective so far. It feels fundamentally different from any other antidepressant I have experimented with in the past.
The main distinction, I suppose, is that Wellbutrin provides this massive surge of energy. I feel constantly alert and driven to get things done, whereas my previous medications tended to leave me feeling somewhat dull or even a bit sedated... I used to be very calm, perhaps too withdrawn, but this Wellbutrin seems to have a certain kind of momentum to it... I am not entirely sure how to articulate it properly. It simply wakes me up, making me feel as though I could run a full marathon😁,and, perhaps most importantly, it hasn't caused those issues with libido or erectile function; I am actually enjoying intimacy again, much like I used to! 🙂
I should probably mention as well that I have been losing weight since starting Wellbutrin. My appetite just isn't what it used to be.👍 (which is likely everyone's favorite side effect, I imagine). I have been searching through various forums for people sharing their experiences with Wellbutrin, but there seems to be remarkably little information out there... it strikes me as odd that so few people seem to be using it... though perhaps it is just because it tends to be more expensive.

Did you seriously just start taking it yesterday and you're already feeling this much of an effect?😲

Larry Lewis said:Honestly, that Wellbutrin was a total bust for me—just didn't do the trick—and now this Faverin isn't exactly hitting the mark either. It feels like I'm just wandering through a fog, unable to find an antidepressant that actually works.

I felt the exact same way about Wellbutrin—it did nothing—but this current med actually worked for me right away...

just for context

http://depression.about.com/od/gad/f/gadmeds.htm

ambermason16 said:It was a total disaster for me. And I say that from personal experience—mostly because of a "famous" little mistake where I combined it with just one single Advil, and I nearly ended up in a psychiatric ward for it.

I’ve had a box sitting in my cabinet for months, but there's exactly one pill missing from it... I wouldn't dare put this stuff in my mouth again, even in an absolute emergency. Now, is Effexor truly to blame, or is this just my own skewed perception or some sudden allergy to Advil? I have no clue. All I know is that during the entire time I was on Effexor, I dealt with nothing but bizarre side effects. Not a single one of them actually helped my anxiety, depression, or panic disorder. To me, this drug is temperamental, toxic, and completely unpredictable.

While we're on the subject:

For the last three months, I've been on Oxazepam at 30 mg, three times a day. When I first started, I was thrilled! It knocked me out and relaxed me instantly. That’s a feat even heavy narcotics struggle to achieve, let alone a tiny 10 or 30 mg dose of Oxazepam. I’m still a huge advocate for Oxazepam, but the speed at which tolerance builds is terrifying! In just one week, I went from needing 10 mg to needing 180 mg just to fall asleep! Has anyone else gone through this? And how does Oxazepam stack up against Helix 0.25?

I end up taking various sleep aids... after Effexor completely wrecked me and left me unable to sleep properly for a month. I tried every hypnotic under the sun, but nothing worked. That's when my doctor prescribed Tegretol—it's an anti-epileptic they use in psychiatry as a mood stabilizer and for sleep...

Timothy Wood38 said:🙂 The new design on Yahoo! is fantastic. Honestly, it’s about time Novartis took over Pfizer.

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Sophia Sanchez25 said:I actually caught one of her live sets once and was totally blown away—she sounds even better in person!

I am honestly green with envy here—I was actually stuck in bed sick back when they were touring as Gorillaz in NYC!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Sophia Sanchez25 said:Yeah, Mama's place is definitely one of my absolute favorites of hers. 🙂

Honestly, I am just so happy to have run into someone else who appreciates this incredible woman.

I actually caught her live once—it was such a rush—and she sounds even better in person!

Her music is killer, she looks amazing, and don't even get me started on her style... 😍

"Of and On" is right up there with my top tracks too...

I think I have her in my signature, but I can't quite remember which one. ☕

I mean, what can I say? I own every single album by Gorillaz and her two solo ones—I'm obsessed with them both. 😍

http://www.depresija.org/forum/index...pic=763&st=105

http://www.thehealthjournals.com/ima...do_490X327.jpg

Lady Gaga (born July 5, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer who has carved out a massive niche with her unique electronic sound.
Gaga first made waves as one half of the electronic duo Goldfrapp - Discography. Her partner back then was her boyfriend at the time, Mark Ronson. Once they went their separate ways, Gaga released her debut solo album, Blue, which she co-wrote and produced with Matthew Herbert in 2005. She followed that up in 2007 with her second solo effort, Poker Face Gaga.
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She also worked as a model and has such a distinct sense of style—really iconic. She was part of that Goldfrapp - Discography duo alongside Mark Ronson, and they were actually dating at the time... once that relationship fizzled out, that incredible era of Goldfrapp - Discography ended too. Nowadays, she’s with the artist Simon Henwood, and they welcomed a daughter in 2009.

Blue is such an incredibly experimental record, whereas Poker Face Gaga is much more accessible... honestly, she has a killer voice. People usually categorize her music under genres like electropop, synthpop, alternative dance, nu-disco, house, trip hop, experimental, and even nu jazz.

She just put out a single called Joe's Diner that I am absolutely obsessed with (check my signature)... she even does some DJing on the side!

Here is a live version for you:ramalama bang song

I haven't seen any posts from dorina.maja yet—waiting for them to weigh in! kaže:
Of course I’m telling him everything—mostly because I feel like absolute garbage right now. I just hope he doesn't start spouting some new nonsense at me. Honestly? I wouldn't care if I had to eat dirt just to feel even remotely okay again.🙂

Look, those "F stickers" don't mean a thing—all that matters is that you're leveling up, regardless of how you get there. Who cares about the label? Good luck!😉

urbanskipper4 said:I guess I’m the complete opposite. I was on Faverin, and honestly, during that first week, I couldn't even close my eyes at night. Just total insomnia. Plus, I kept having these massive crying fits out of nowhere. It was a mess.
Clearly, this med isn't doing anything for me. Total bust.

Isn't that wild? You take a drug like Faverin, which is supposed to help with anxiety, and yet it keeps you wide awake... it really goes to show how much these antidepressants vary from person to person.😲

wiredmason56 said:So, lately, I’ve just been feeling this growing sense of helplessness... like I can't really get a grip on things, even when it comes to stuff that should be totally minor. For instance, I'll be walking down the street and I get this overwhelming feeling that everyone is staring at me, just judging and whispering under their breath. Or the other day, there was some kind of emergency in the apartment building next door—police, fire department, they were literally breaking down doors. I felt this massive wave of anxiety, and part of me just desperately wanted to go see what was happening, you know? I couldn't stop thinking about it all day, wondering what's going on in that unit, because it feels like every single week there's a siren or some kind of crisis outside my window.😲 On top of everything, my closest friend fell into a coma and, sadly, passed away right around Christmas. She had been mixing all sorts of pills with beer, and it just... well, it ended that way.😢 Now, I find myself terrified that something similar might happen to me. I've started having these recurring thoughts that life isn't worth the struggle, like I'm just stuck in this dark, heavy world. I'm taking antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds, but honestly, they don't seem to be doing much of anything. I'd really appreciate any honest advice you guys might have.

Just hang in there until the medication kicks in... but you definitely need to tell your doctor exactly how you're feeling right now... plenty of people here have been in your shoes or are dealing with the exact same thing...

Chloe Garcia10 said:Anyone here actually have some real-world experience using Traduce?

http://www.biochemia-medica.com/category/tags/trazodon 😲😲😲

http://depression.emedtv.com/trazodone/trazodon.html

gentlebadger8 said:Look, Reggie, it works perfectly. Trust me, just by cutting back, I already feel way more motivated and alive. Things are okay right now, but I’m still planning to kick the habit entirely since I don't actually need it (I only drank it because I was hooked). I honestly believe anyone dealing with panic attacks or whatever could pull this off flawlessly too—though they’d probably need to start an antidepressant or something first, not for the taper itself, but to handle the actual panic. This way of quitting is going great... I don't feel like I'm some special case here. And Reggie, you said you're doing good now? I hope it stays that way forever.

Thanks!😉

gentlebadger8 said:Hey everyone... looks like people have all sorts of experiences when tapering off Ativan or Xanax. I've been taking mine since '99 and decided to finally quit last year. I always stayed at the same dose, usually between 2.5 and 3 mg (yeah, heavy dependency here), so I can tell you from experience that you don't necessarily need an antidepressant to get off it. They offered me one twice, but I started it and gave up after a week or two. You don't need anything else to quit—just willpower. Honestly, I haven't had even a tiny withdrawal symptom while lowering my dose so far. It just takes grit. And don't follow that advice about cutting the dose every two weeks like everyone says; I drop by 0.25mg every 3 to 4 months, and there is ZERO crisis. None. Just go slow and you'll be fine. Over the last year, I've made it down to three 0.25mg steps. No rush, since I've been on it since '99 anyway... but I am curious, if you don't mind sharing, fadedbear92, how did you handle your taper? How long did it take, how many years were you on it, and how are you holding up now without the Ativan (are you on anything else)? Thanks.

I was on it for 15 years...

I eventually reached a dose of 6-8 tablets of 0.5 mg each...

They introduced Normabest, but I ended up taking it somewhat impulsively—meaning I didn't

gradually taper off my Xanax dose; instead, right after a massive panic attack,

I just grabbed the Normabest and thought, "Whatever happens, happens, because I can't

stand this anymore..." I would occasionally slip back to the old stuff, but in smaller amounts... eventually

I was prescribed Rivotril, which brought my anxiety and fears down to almost nothing, and

I haven't reached for Xanax again (at least not yet)... I think my doctor and I

hit the sweet spot with therapy: two different types of Effexor ("the lifter") in the morning,

and Paxil ("the downsizer") in the evening, plus Rivotril three times a day and Prazin, one pill at night for

sleep... but I am still managing things—basically keeping my hereditary depression under control,

since I deal with depressive-anxiety disorder...

By the way, I really like your method for tapering off Xanax...

Charles Patel said:Thanks, fadedbear92! 🙂

I don't really have much to worry about since I'm only on 0.25 mg a day, but I'm terrified of waking up one morning on 3x3 mg doses.🙄

Basically, if I've got this right, the easiest way to quit Xanax is by switching to Ativan first?!

The antidepressant should actually be introduced right at the start of treating panic disorder...

In cases where someone is hooked on Xanax, you might introduce another benzodiazepine instead—but that’s strictly for actual dependency issues (which, in my case, was the situation)...

Like I mentioned earlier, panic disorder is treated with an antidepressant and psychotherapy; anxiolytics (like Xanax, Ativan, or Klonopin) are basically just given for those first 3-4 weeks. After that, they should be tapered off gradually because the antidepressant should already be kicking in and helping stabilize things—meaning fewer panic attacks...

Xanax and stuff like that are just quick fixes to calm you down, but they don't solve the underlying issue long-term...

There's no need to be scared—you haven't been on it for long...

Try doing it this way: use a knife to break off a quarter of a pill and take that for a week or two, then take another quarter—so you're down to half a pill, or 0.125—and just taper off from there... It's slow enough that your system won't freak out too much...

Good luck! 😉

@adri k

So, tell me—how long did it take you to finally break away from Velafax? Was it a slow, gradual process to get untangled from him?

Larry Lewis said:Since they finally pulled Ladiomil off the market, I’ve switched over to Effexor—I started taking it this past Thursday, and so far, so good... at least I haven't been hit by any of those dreaded side effects yet. We'll just have to wait and see how this plays out.

Faverin is my absolute favorite... it works wonders for anxiety. You might feel a bit drowsy at first while your body adjusts, though... break a leg!😍