Posted by football on April 3, 2007, at 21:35:19
In reply to Of course not » Phillipa, posted by Racer on April 3, 2007, at 13:38:32
"Way back, at the end of my long nightmare, when I started Cymbalta, I had the same sort of reaction. I'd been through such hell, and I was ready to stop the drug after the second day. I was sure I was dying, I was sure it wasn't working, I was sure I needed to stop it before Something Terrible happened to me."
Weird. The exact same thing happened to me when I tried Cymbalta. And it's supposedly a "safer" drug..."Well, if I had stopped it, I would have been stuck in a cycle of not being able to take anything. ALL drugs have effects that are noticeable in the first days and weeks. Mostly, those effects go away if you can get through them. The trick is figuring out how to get through that adjustment phase."
There's no trick. It all depends on how much you want to get better. Which is worse, a couple weeks of annoying side-effects, or never getting better?
On Nardil, I've been dealing with three weeks of constipation, dizziness, weakness, dry mouth, blurriness when I try to read something, sexual problems, head-aches, difficulty urinating, lack of any appetite, and I have to make sure what I eat won't kill me.
However... I'm toughing it out. Many of the side-effects are starting to subside, and guess what? I'm feeling less depressed then I've felt in years and my anxieties, while not yet as improved as depression, is well on it's way.It would be great if they could develop meds tailer-made for each person that would have no side-effects and work perfectly, but in the year 2007, this is the best they can do.
Of course, if you really are just completely fed up with meds, you do have other options to get better...-ECT: is very effective, but kinda scary sounding and does cause short=term memmory provlems
-Magnetic Therapy: Static Magnetic Fields - amazingly, studies show that it might even be more effective then ECT. Seems like a great option for you. Have you considered it? Also you have a thyroid problem, right?Check out this link...http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4S-43G2WK9-5&_user=10&_coverDate=07%2F01%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=c22a9872303ea6a818f39751a4b42424
-Mediation: atudies show that meditation can be very effective-Nutritional Supplements: An interesting option. Outside of Kava Kava and St. John's Wort and 5-HTP I don't know much about any of them and there's been very few scientific studies. However, what I found so interesting is while browsing the Remedy Find Nutritional Supplement section, is how many people managed to find a mirical drug for them that most people have never heard of. If you're sick of the traditional meds, it may be worth looking into.
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