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Antidepressants

Are you on antidepressants, about to start, or hoping to come off them? Antidepressants can be divided into the following classes: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), Norepinephrine/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs aka NERIs/NARIs), Dopamine reuptake inhibitors (DRIs), Opioids, Selective serotonin reuptake enhancers (SSREs), Novel antidepressants and Tetracyclic antidepressants. Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different types of antidepressants on this forum, and share your experience.

placebo or helpful? and where have all the veterans gone??

Thank you Aus for the compliments regarding a summarized advices :) I intended to focus on a short and sweet recap of what others said because other withdrawing "newbies" would be too sick and frustrated to browse through pages+ of information. I luckily landed on this forum using the...

by User avatar CarmenSJ118225

need to stop Ciraplex don't know how

Hi I have been on 10mg a day of cipralex for 8 days now. I don't like it. I want to stop it and I can't get in to see the dr. before next week. This is the first time I have been on any meds for anxiety. I actually don't think that I need it after reading up on the internet about anxiety. I am...

by User avatar newtsry119550

Lexapro and Pregnancy

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about 8 years ago i decided to stay on 10mg of Paxil while pregnant. Thank Heavens i had a perfectly healthy baby boy. But since then, further research has been done on the drug and pregnancy and my Dr. suggested switching from Paxil to Lexapro if i decide to have another child. He says it is the...

by User avatar Guest

Lexapro withdrawal hell !

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I have been weening myself off of Lexapro for the past couple of months, taking my last 5mg almost a week ago. I don't feel anxious or depressed, but I feel everything else. The worst problem that I can't seem to get control is this "jittery leg" feeling. My legs feel like they're...

by User avatar carrob104422

Antidepressants used off-label for weight loss

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More and more doctors are prescribing their patients dieters drugs to lose weight that are not approved for that purpose by the Food and Drug Administration. Drugs that are being prescribed the most are antidepressants and drugs used to treat hyperactivity Adderall, Ritalin and Wellbutrin. Many...

by User avatar DennisD.

Post Lexapro Issues

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My daughter, age 24, was having some anxiety going from undergrad to graduate school. Her GYN suggested Lexapro - she said it's mild, it's safe and has no side effects. HA!!  She weaned from Lexapro (10mg for 18 months) by taking a pill, skipping a day for 2 weeks, then take a pill, skip 2 days...

by User avatar dmcdlj

I experienced effexor nightmares.

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I to was on effexor and have the same trouble The "brain shivers or shock , naussea, vomiting, chills allthe way to my fingertips, dizziness, and ex. I had my doc wean me and i felt sick so i went to his office after a week and explained this all he said was guess it was working for you and you...

by User avatar missie2004120022

Benzo withdrawl

:$ Hihi. I just wanted to get someone's opinion on this. I've been take lorazepam for only about three months and at the most 1mg daily. I've decided I'm going to stop using it only because it seems in the long run daily use, do to addiction and impairment of cognitirve abilities, isn't...

by User avatar Guest

effexar?

One friend of mine told me that Effexor is prescribed for the treatment of depression. I know he meant of continuing depression that interferes with daily functioning. The symptoms usually include changes in appetite, sleep habits, and mind coordination. He explained also that symptoms as decreased...

by User avatar nola1032

XANEX AND SEIZURES

IM A 23YR OLD, WHITE FEMALE, FROM HOUSTON. I AM ALSO A NURSE. IM HERE JUST TO SHARE AND MAYBE ENLIGHTEN A FEW. I HAD BEEN ON XANEX SINCE I WAS 17, OF COURSE NOT LEGALLY. I TRIED TO 'STOP' MY FIRST TIME, OR ATLEAST SLOW DOWN, BACK IN 2007 AND HAD ATLEAST 15 SEIZURES. I HAVE RELAPSED NUMEROUS TIMES...

by User avatar whohayley145793