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.

My zoloft experiences

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After searching and searching on the net looking for some answers for my reactions to Zoloft and finding it hard to come up with anything concrete, I’ve decided to write my own experiences. I started taking Zoloft in April 2012 because I had been diagnosed with social anxiety (looking back, I...

by Guest over a year ago

On morphine sulfate for 13 years to manage my migraines

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I have been on morphine sulfate 60mg for 13 years to manage my migraines. The doctor that I was seeing at the pain clinic left and a new doctor is practicing now. Doctor said he was going to take me off the morphine. I told him I was scared but willing. I told him I realized my body was...

by Kelly G over a year ago

Can i start taking effexor to counter act the zoloft so i dont withdraw as bad?

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i have been on zoloft 100 mg for a yr now. ive missed 2 appointments with my psych so now she wont refill my script. im having BAD withdrawals. can i start taking effexor to counter act rhe zoloft so i dont withdrawal as bad???

by Guest over a year ago

difference in dosage between citalopram and escitalopram

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I am taking citaloprm 20mg per day, but have run out of my prescription while in Bangkok and have been given escitalopram 10mg by the pharmacy here. Do I take two of these ore is citalopram stronger and I need to take only 10g?

by Guest over a year ago

Tapering off of Klonopin and Trazodone and replacing it with something holistic.

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I've been on and off of medications for most of my adult life. I want to be off of all of it. Currently I'm taking Celexa 40mg QD and Klonopin 1.5mg and Trazadone 25 mg. QHS. I'm tired of being reliant on a pill to help me sleep. Does anyone have any advice for me? If I go to my...

by Guest over a year ago

Cymbalta Detoxing and sweating, headaches, nausea, insomnia

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I took Cymbalta for about a year. I developed some side affects from it and had to stop. My doctor took me from 60 mg to 30 mgs for a week, then stopped completely. WRONG THING TO DO. My mind and body felt as if everything was mis-firing. I thought I was going crazy and thought about killing myself...

by KMB over a year ago

Weight Loss on Effexor XR

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I've been on Effexor XR for a few months now for Major Depressive Disorder and am quite pleased with the intended results although I still have a little ways to go in regaining my interests and passions. I've been at 150 mg for about a month and am due to see my Doc in a few weeks to assess the...

by wellness333269904 over a year ago

19 yr.old with autism/id sleeplessness/depression prescribed lexapro or remeron not sure what to...

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Hi, I am the mother of a 19yr. old son with autism/id. with language and cognitive challenges. I have always gone the supplemental route first throughout his life. As he aged, supplements sometimes were not enough to alleviate what looked like some depression/anxiety and sleeplessness. last year he...

by Bensmom over a year ago

CYCLOTHYMIA NOT DEPRESSION!

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Hello, can anyone tell me if they have had this problem? I was first diagnosed with PND 16 yrs ago after the birth of my first child. I have been on and off antidepressants ever since. In the last 10 years I have had mild manic episodes followed by a depressed period. It doesn't happen all...

by WATERLILY1971 over a year ago

Esipram and valium

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Hi folks, Thought that I would write my first post having soent much time reading everone elses. I have been on both Eesipram and valium for over two years, being prescribed these after heart surgery and the depression/ anxiety that followed. I have been on 10mg of esipram for the entire time, and...

by lok over a year ago