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Taylor Miller10 said:And yeah... I have a question.😁
Why is drinking supposed to be a bad idea while you're on antidepressants?
I'm not joking about this—I honestly want to know if it's okay to grab drinks with my girlfriends over the weekend.
...and I can't really tell if I've become more "erratic" or anything since starting them.😍
thanks!
Just ask your therapist. Besides, the warning label on every antidepressant bottle says it right there—so if you really want to play guinea pig, go ahead.☕
Honestly, I’m still tearing up today thinking about my old Beetle😂😂😂
Does everyone seriously have to stay up until 2:16 AM???😂🤣
I'm buzzing—just total static in my head—after taking 45mg of Fluzepam. It’s acting like a heavy-duty sedative, too; I haven't touched my Effexor since yesterday, and my doctor actually told me today to just drop it entirely. It’s wild—before, I could sleep for hours in the middle of the day, but now? Not a chance!😠
So, I had my therapy session today—my therapist actually pointed out some genuine progress I've made with my personality lately, which felt good! She’s being extra careful with my treatment plan right now, though, because she doesn't want me to spiral. Anyway, the sleep issues are still a major hurdle. We figured out that since I started taking that Wellbutrin she prescribed to keep me from moping around in bed all day, my insomnia has actually gotten worse. It’s hitting my sleep cycle so hard that I can't drift off at all—so, I'm going to try switching it from midday to first thing in the morning. To help, she gave me another sedative; she mentioned it isn't like Ambien, which wears off way too fast, whereas this one should let me get a solid 5 or 6 hours of uninterrupted rest.
According to depression.org: "..Flurazepam is a potent benzodiazepine hypnotic. It works by enhancing GABA, accelerating the physiological sleep process by blocking stimuli from sensory, autonomic, and motor regions. This allows the patient to enter the first stage of sleep without shutting down the body's alertness systems. Essentially, the medication facilitates natural sleep induction, gentle waking, easy re-entry into sleep if interrupted, normal dreaming, and a feeling of freshness upon waking.
It is used to treat primary insomnia as well as various types of insomnia characterized by difficulty falling asleep or frequent nighttime/early morning awakenings.
Justin Rogers5 said:The diagnosis is pathological anxiety. She says I'm so terrified it causes physical pressure and nausea. Once that hit, the apathy kicked in—I don't get pleasure from anything anymore. Just drifting through life. Honestly, I went to her to get off the Deprozel, but she just piled more on. My nerves are so fried I can feel them vibrating through my whole body; every little sound makes me jump. It's all fallout from a rough childhood and physical abuse from my old man. Figure it out.
Man, medication alone isn't enough—you really need that mandatory psychotherapy to go along with it.
Iwas looking at this medication, and they barely even mention depression or anxiety—it's just tucked away in the very last line.😲
velvetsailor26 said:I’m heading out tonight to have a few glasses of wine, though I’m mostly just hoping the combination doesn't leave me completely spinning out of control.
Oh, I definitely envy you getting out of the house—let's get that settled right now—but WOMAN, DO NOT MIX THAT WITH ALCOHOL. This isn't about just getting buzzed; it's about how that cocktail is going to wreck your liver... please don't play games unless you really don't value yourself.
Roger Rodriguez said:I definitely gained ten pounds (which is way too much for me since I was already right on the edge even before starting Seroxat😬), but I haven't actually been eating more than usual.
I honestly don't understand where these pounds are coming from; it's so frustrating.😠
To me, this looks like a completely normal grieving process following a breakup.🤷 You’re going to be sad, you’re going to cry, and your heart is going to ache when there's a legitimate reason for it. It would only be a problem if this were happening for no reason at all.
Try not to worry and stop counting the days you've been on Zoloft; things will get easier.
exactly—antidepressants don't mask your emotions; that's what anxiolytics do, which is why they're actually dangerous. otherwise, we'd all just be walking around like fucking zombies. zero feelings, pure nirvana. just vegetating.
Sarah Wood8 said:Are you seriously such a massive advocate for the idea that people are so helpless and clueless that they have to rely on pills and therapy just to handle every little thing that happens to them in life?
Not at all—I spent my whole life being belittled, which basically nuked my self-esteem. There were other factors involved too, like having the right temperament for mental health struggles. It really comes down to how you process things, especially if those experiences drag on for years and wear you down—leaving you feeling either too fragile or, as you might say, too dim to figure out how to help yourself. It isn't some black-and-white issue.
Taylor Miller10 said:Alright... I know some of you are going to lose your minds over this, but this is just how I need to get my thoughts out...
I’m on day 11 of Zoloft. For the first four days, I was taking a quarter tablet, then for about five days I moved up to a half. I’ve decided to stick with the half dose for now.
To be honest, I’m hesitant to take the full dose because from what I can see, many of you have been on half doses for an entire year, and frankly, I have zero interest in becoming dependent on these things.
The main issue is that while the side effects have mostly vanished—no more nausea, maybe a little dry mouth... and thank God I can actually eat again—I’ve become incredibly tearful. It's infuriating.
And I feel an impossible level of sadness.
About two months ago, I ended a relationship during the exact same period I described in my previous posts, yet I feel significantly worse now than I did back then.
I honestly feel like my head is going to split open from the grief. If I could reach in and just rip my own heart out to make this pain stop, I would.
It's ridiculous. I take these supposed "uplifting" meds, and yet I feel even worse than I did before I started them!
So, I’m putting it to you: should I keep going with them or call it quits?
Thank you all so much for your input!
Best,🙄
Eleven days is way too soon to tell; hang in there.
Calm down, ladies—there's really no point in all this fighting. We're here to support one another, not tear each other down.
I actually worked through that exact issue via psychotherapy—it was a long road, and honestly, pretty painful at times.
wanderingangler90 said:I personally take Dormicum. From my own experience, I know it can cause retrograde amnesia. This means you really need to get straight into bed the moment you take it.😍I'm not quite sure what she meant by "heavy artillery," but it is definitely different from Normabel; while Normabel is used for inducing anesthesia, Dormicum is primarily for insomnia. It is a very potent medication.
Well, she was basically thinking it's one of the strongest sleep aids out there—I actually had some right before a surgery once, and man, what a sensation... you just drift off in a matter of minutes. But she mentioned it can mess with your receptors, so she isn't keen on prescribing it unless it's absolutely necessary because she's looking at the long-term effects.
Robert Collins2 said:Oh, wow. So what, prayer, yoga, meditation, some weird parapsychology stuff isn't doing the trick for you?
😂 😂
Dormicum? You're talking about 15 mg of benzodiazepines? That’s basically the heavy-duty stuff doctors pump into patients right before they go under for surgery.
I mean, honestly... no comment. Just do me a huge favor and stop looking my way or tagging my name, "shaman." Thanks, buddy!
I might—though I really hope not because my anxiety is through the roof—get prescribed Dormicum. For now, my doctor gave me Normabel; I took it last night, but it was a total disaster—barely slept and felt incredibly anxious. It doesn't seem like it's going to work for me, so we'll see...
And when I asked about Dormicum, she called it "heavy artillery." I actually burst out laughing, even though the situation isn't funny at all.
Taylor Miller10 said:Hey everyone,
I started taking Zoloft at 50mg. For the first four days, I was just taking a quarter tablet, and everything seemed fine enough.
But today, I upped it to half a pill (I’m supposed to stay at this dose for five days before moving to a full pill), and honestly, I thought I was going to lose my mind.
My doctor warned me that I might feel nauseous, but she didn't mention it would be this constant.
All day long, my stomach has been churning, I'm dizzy, and I feel completely wired—like I've been overstimulated by drugs or something.
Is this actually normal when you're first starting these things?
Because this definitely isn't how I want to feel.
I can't help but wonder if my doctor just threw this prescription at me without much thought, just because it's a standard move.
The reason I'm on this is because I've been dealing with suicidal ideation over trivial things, several panic attacks, mood swings, and extreme sensory sensitivity.
I'm also still taking 0.50mg of Klonopin; they told me it acts as a mood stabilizer and helps calm me down, which is the only thing working right now after fighting this hyperactive, nauseous sensation from the Zoloft all day.
Please, I am genuinely confused here. I really don't want to become dependent on medication, but my doctor insisted we try Zoloft because it's supposedly highly effective at managing the severe PMS symptoms I deal with.
Thanks!
That's exactly how Zoloft acts. Tell your doctor, maybe the dosage needs to be lowered a bit.
Gregory Roberts83 said:We’ve already covered quite a bit here regarding different psych meds and how they actually hit you. I was hoping someone—maybe someone with some actual experience or some solid facts—could weigh in on a specific concern of mine. I’ve been on Prozac at 20mg for about nine months now. What kind of risk am I looking at if I occasionally smoke some weed on the weekends, or maybe have a few beers every now and then?
Just ask your psychiatrist😍
granitefalcon26 said:
That is honestly pretty scary. You're playing a dangerous game here. Are you trying to end it all? The recommended dose is 10 mg for really bad insomnia. In extreme cases, maybe 15—definitely no more than 20 mg.
If you took six 5 mg pills, that’s 30 mg of Ambien. I really hope you didn't take six 10 mg ones. That would be 60 mg.😲😲😲
You could seriously wreck your liver. You could even face heart or breathing failure in your sleep. 😲
I guess that's just her way of checking out! Can we actually stop someone from doing that? No, we can't. And don't be naive—do you really think she doesn't realize what she's doing when she swallows all those pills?