Posted by 4WD on August 26, 2005, at 20:49:38
In reply to Re: How long did they last?, posted by denise1966 on August 26, 2005, at 12:56:14
> Hi,
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> I guess I must have been very lucky at one time because the effects lasted for five years for the prothiaden and then for the Seroxat until I stopped taking them, which was about 3 years. The seroxat never stopped working for me but I foolishly came off them.
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> Then almost five years ago I started to get very depressed again and nothing has worked as well since, infact most of the antidepressants have made me feel more suicidal than ever when I first started taking them.
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> I've been taking Nardil this week and have been feeling suicidal all week. Infact I find the idea that I could jump off a cliff if I wanted to strangely comforting.
>
> Denise
Denise,I'm sorry you feel so bad. I think that feeling is pretty normal (I mean for a depressed person). I know that when I was at my worst, it was comforting to know that if I truly couldn't stand it any more, I could end it. It gave me a feeling of security to know that I didn't HAVE to live in such pain. I did have a way out if it became impossible to go on.
Thankfully, I held on to the hope that it would get better. And it has. I'm glad I didn't do it but I still have in the back of my mind that if it ever gets that bad or worse, I don't have to just stand for it.
I think you will get better. You still have the hope that the Seroxat will work again after you finish the Nardil. And remember you can go back and do the ECT if you need to.
Don't give up hope yet.
Marsha
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