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SCARS - ANYTHING TO DO WITH MEDS?

Posted by Taylor123 on May 9, 2003, at 14:37:10

HEY ALL,
THIS IS A DELICATE SUBJECT, AND TAKES QUITE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT... MY ARMS ARE COVERED IN SCARS FROM CUTTING. I KNOW I AM NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH I STARTED SELF-HARMING ARE NOT COMMON (I THINK)
I ONLY STARTED SELF-HARMING, AFTER TAKING CIPRAMIL (CITALOPRAM- SSRI). USUALLY IT'S THE OTHER WAY ROUND. I WONDER IF TAKING THE ROUTE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS WAS THE WRONG THING, IN ORDER TO TREAT MY DEPRESSION. (THOUGH I WAS VERY BAD.)
I AM NOW OFF THE CIPRAMIL NOW AND AM CURRENTLY WELL (THANK GOD)ON EFFEXOR (225MG) AND LITHIUM (600MG)
I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS ANY FEEDBACK/CASES OF SSRI'S DRIVING THE BRAIN TO THIS SORT OF BEHAVIOUR? MY RESEARCH HAS ONLY REVEALED THAT SUICIDE RATES ARE INCREASED DURING THE INITIATION OF TREATMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS BECAUSE OF RETURN OF DAILY FUNCTION, AND HENCE ABILITY TO CARRY OUT PLANS OF DELIBERATE SELF-HARM.
IT'S NOT A PLEASANT SUBJECT I KNOW, AND I'M SORRY IF IT OFFENDS ANYONE, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS.
ANY SCAR TREATMENTS ANYONE CAN RECOMMEND? I HAVE TRIED POPPING VIT E CAPSULES OVER MY SKIN... NO RESULTS SO FAR.
I CAN'T WEAR T-SHIRTS OR ANYTHING WHICH EXPOSES MY ARMS.
THANX FOR ANY FEEDBACK.
GOOD LUCK ALL


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