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.

zoloft mood swings?

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so i have been on zoloft for about 5 years and about 6 months ago i lost my job and can no longer afford it so i havent had any in about a month and a half... i dont know if i really need ot get back on them or if its still just the mood swings but i feel like everything i do is wrong, worse than...

by lrg265808 over a year ago

cymbalta withdrawls - taking cymbalta for a year now 60 mg

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I have been taking cymbalta for a year now 60 mg. It has been a week that I haven't taken it and I haven't been feeling well really sick. My insurance pays for most of it, but I still have to pay 150.00 copay. I couldn't afford to get another refill so I'm feeling major side effects. I feel I have...

by yolanda over a year ago

SSRI side effects or effects of my anxiety/depression

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Hi! I've been having the weirdest 4 months. First, I had a bout of horrible panic attacks do strong and frequent that I became hopeless-feeling. Then I became afraid to go to work and to do my every day things like gym and grocery runs... I immediately found a therapist and psychiatrist... The...

by lstephens84264409 over a year ago

Off of antidepressants for three days now Getting worse instead of better

I have been off for three days now Getting worse instead of better, really just want to make it stop. I have severe headaches, colours appear to me at night with my eyes closed.....you guys are the only place I can go that truly understand this. I feel more angry and sad then I did before with...

by Debora over a year ago

Anxiety and Zoloft

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I have been taking Zoloft for almost 4 years now due to being diagnosed with Anxiety disorder. I slowly went up to 100mg and for over a year now been slowly decreasing back down. I want to be off of this asap but i understand it takes time. I was on 75mg for awhile and then 50mg for months. A little...

by AnxietyGrl over a year ago

Lorazepam and trazadone

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I have been taking lorazepam for anxiety, 1mg twice a day. it seems to depress me. i was taking xanax 1mg twice a day, it worked at first but after years of taking it it became ineffective and my anxiety came back again also mytalking to myself got worse. I have only been taking Lorazepam for 30...

by blaine14261015 over a year ago

SSRIs and birth defects

The Relationship between SSRIs and LSD In light of recent concerns regarding SSRIs and birth defects, further study of similarities between the action of SSRIs and LSD is warranted. SSRIs...

by becca over a year ago

Mixed Zoloft & Alcohol..

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I've been on Zoloft about two or three months now, only 25mg. Before taking Zoloft I drank very rarely, once every 2 or 3 months, but knew how to control my intake. I would normally only consume 3 or 4 drinks in a night because I like to maintain a tipsy buzz without getting plastered. I hadn't...

by Guest over a year ago

Cold turkey for Zoloft?

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Call me stupid, I did decide to quit Zoloft cold turkey, I'm on day 5. I was on it for a little over 2 years ranging between 50-100 Mgs daily. The drug did wonders for me, it allowed me to grasp my anxiety and put space between my thoughts; I thought everyone should have been on this drug. My doctor...

by StePap258666 over a year ago

Electric Shock Sensation with Paxil

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I have electrical shock sensations and feelings of electricity over my entire body. I'm always feeling very dizzy and tired and have buzzing sensations in my head. Constant high pithed sounds in my ears. As I’m talking to my friends, my sight all of the sudden gets really blurry and my eyes...

by dzDaisy258187 over a year ago