Posted by Embers on January 28, 2004, at 0:18:14
In reply to fwd new article about anti-depressants, posted by zinya on January 27, 2004, at 14:49:36
I first had trouble with depression and anxiety and was hospitalized about 22 years ago (at age 30). At that time I was given Elavil and found the side effects too awful to continue on that med. 12 years ago (after being without any medication for 8 years) I had severe depression with panic attacks and could no longer function. I was in hospital for one month, outpatient for another 6 months, and therapy for 8 years! During that time I was either on Prozac, Zoloft, Lithium, Zoloft again, Wellbutrin and now Paxil. Paxil seems to work the best for me. I'm still on a low doseage and it seems to keep the anxiety level down better than the other meds I was on, and my depression is at a manageable level. I work full time and 6 months ago got married for the first time at 51 years old! If you suffer from "clinical depression" I advise you NOT to give up if the first med doesnt work for you. Work closely with a pharma-psychiatrist. Some psychiatrists are more up to speed on drugs than others I've found. I do NOT recommend getting these drugs prescribed to you the first time by a general physician. Unfortunately my 85 year old father did, had side effects and the physician had him stop the Zoloft immediately. He committed suicide 2 weeks later. In our era of specialists, physicians should prescribe in their own fields
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