Posted by bluedog on December 9, 2002, at 10:06:23
In reply to Re: Cubbybear, posted by cubbybear on December 8, 2002, at 9:58:25
Hi Cubbybear
I hope that your illness didn't take hold and that you feel better after a good nights sleep!! Now, in relation to your questions:
> You gave me a lot of food for thought in your last note that I will reply to next time. For now, I just want to ask you a few things about our "favorite" topic, Aurorix.
> I've come to realize that no two people are alike in the way they respond to a particular AD, whether it's the drug's efficacy, side effects, ease of withdrawal,, etc. Nevertheless, I was curious about your experience regarding two things:
> How long, in terms of days or weeks did it take Aurorix to really kick in, i.e. provide the full anti-depressant effect for you? I've read and heard about some very wide parameters like a few days to 2 months. What was your experience?.It was quite a few years ago that I was on the Aurorix so I'm really stretching my memory here but I'd say it started to kick in after about 2-3 weeks. However I was severely depressed at the time and therefore I believe that your circumstance is slightly different. From your posts I gather that you are relatively stable at the moment so I don't know if you will truly be able to get an accurate measure of the time that it actually "kicks in" for you. I believe that in your situation the acid test of the drug's effectiveness will be whether over an extended period of time it can actually prevent your depression from relapsing. This is why I am so interested in your Aurorix trial because you are taking it as a preventative measure rather than as a treatment for an acute case of depression.
> Second, did it ever poop out on you, or have you ever heard of anyone for whom it quit working? In all the research I've done, I came across only one person (on this message board) who claimed that the Aurorix was great until it pooped out after 6 months.
Aurorix never pooped out on me. In fact I believe it caused a complete remisision of my symptoms at the time and one day I simply decided to stop taking the drug because I was no longer depressed!! This remission of my depression lasted about 3 years. The depression only really came back because my social anxiety remained untreated. I have recently wondered whether my remission period would have been longer if I had continued to take the drug for a while longer under the proper supervision of my doctor at the time. I don't know whether it would have pooped out for me but I am a very strong believer that if you treat your body right with the proper diet,supplements adequate exercise and sleep and make sure you get some regular fun in your life, that any AD med is MUCH less likely to poop out. I have never experienced poop out with any AD meds I've taken. I have always blamed relapses in my depression on my own self abuse(such as alcohol abuse) and not following my own healthy lifestyle advice or my doctors advice (such as reducing or ceasing my Meds without my doctors knowledge). Only time will tell if Aurorix poops out on you but I believe that if you follow a healthy lifestyle and work in open consultation with your doctor that the chances of this happening will be minimised.
> Maybe I'll have other questions for you about it in the future. Meanwhile, I'm going to try and rest up and will think up some brainy replies to your last note.
I'll be glad to answer any further questions you may have!!
take care
bluedog
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