Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on April 8, 2009, at 17:10:28
In reply to Re: SSRI's and acetylcholine » Alexanderfromdenmark, posted by garnet71 on April 8, 2009, at 9:06:43
> Hey Alexander,
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> Thanks for posting all that. :) I've never had anhedonia, but it sounds like it sux. Yeah, I heard weight gain can really screw up your hormones like d/r said. I keep thinking that as I go back to my normal weight, some of my problems will just vanish. I really think that.
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> But still-trying to talk myself out of going on a SSRI again...for anxiety.
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> When I read your post the first time, I kept thinking - would you have initially taken the SSRI if you thought that it would have eventually messed up your system the way you suspect it has?
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> If someone told me it might do this to me, I think when I had severe depression, I would have taken it anyway. You know how you read the inserts on the script sometimes - that say - can cause seizures and all kind of other scary side effects......don't we just think that's not going to happen to us and take the medications anyway?
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> Looking back, would you have taken it, ignoring, say-if you were told your current condition was a potential side effect...would you have taken an SSRI anyway?
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>I would never ever have taken lexapro if I knew it would have done this. Granted I was desperate, but no I wouldnt, why would I?
I got all cons and no pros. Becoming an anhedonic eneuch is not my idea of a succesful treatment. On top of that, I may never have children, since I doubt the state of my poor tests can be very healthy for my fertility. Low thyroid and low testosterone are serious conditions, not just minor side effects and I DO feel the effects from these conditions, but hopefully that will be treated sucessfully in the coming months if my internist would spend less time asking me whether I hear voices and more time treating my actual problems(I had a very bad consultation with an internist last thursday).
With regards to hormones and weight gain, despite the fact I've gained almost 40 pounds, I'm not actually overweight. I have more belly fat, that is true, but before meds, I was actually underweight weighing 54 kilos at 173 cm.
Back in the day when I was mildly depressed I told a girlfriend of mine that having negative emotions was better than no emotions. Now that I've experienced that, I completely agree. I miss passion, energy, anger, fear, joy, sadness compared to this emotional dulling called anhedonia or apathy, or whatever we may call it.
with regards to whether or not you should go an SSRI for anxiety, I really cannot give you any help. My own experience have been a complete catastrophy, but there are other succes stories. I find solaray magnesium citrate to be has good for tension as any SSRI and that GABA enhancing meds create an emotional stability far more likeable compared to the mental dulling of the SSRI's. Is the anxiety because of meds, reactional or part of your psych problems right now?
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