Posted by Regis on September 20, 2000, at 23:27:08
In reply to Re: Quitting Prozac - Bad Ride, posted by stjames on September 10, 2000, at 23:46:07
Hi James,
I'm sorry you feel your case of depression is for life. I've taken the ride a few times, but its not forever...and I don't think that SSRI drugs are the answer, sorry. That's based on trying it both ways. I stand by my statements. The medical community is pushing SSRI's as the answer to just about anything that modern life throws at us. That's so wrong man. As far as higher prices for meds are concerned...the prices never really bothered me, but then again I didn't wait around to be an addict in need of a pill cure.
Regis
> I've taken AD's for 15 yrs and stopped Effexor several times
> with no problems. Regis, I think you are way over generlizing
> and using scare tatics. People with mental illness
> need facts not generalzations.
>
> You know what ? i have got a major f#$king mental
> illness that causes me to not leave the house or wash
> for weeks if I don't tale meds. So of course the meds are
> strong ! Dah ! No shit ! We are not treating a cold here.
> As I realize that if you have significant depression
> it is for life I am taking these meds for life, withdrawal
> is not an issue, why would I want to stop ? Go back to not changeing clothes
> for months ? No thank you ! The HMO screws
> around with my Effexor and I have come off it several times, from a 300 mg
> dose, no taper, and a few days of atavin was all that was required.
> So not everybody has problems. Go ahead, file you lawsuit, we will all pay higher
> drug prices. If we continue to be litigus everytime powerful meds
> have no side effects, the shear cost of legal defence will push prices up.
> Thank you for higher prices !
>
> james
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