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.

Medications and their side effects

Amphetamines were widely used in the 1950 -60's. A great deal of people benefitted from the medication. My question is why does the Food & Drug Admin make decisions to remove a perfectly legitimate medication because of some side effects? There are negative side effects with anti depressants,...

by Medications over a year ago

Husband diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia

Hi. My husband was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia in early 2006 and had the gamma knife procedure done in Dec. 2006. He did fine, no pains at all immediately after the procedure. However, in Feb. of this year he started to have tinglings again which quickly developed into pains, although not...

by rchlbt over a year ago

need tips to deal with adult add

hi does anyone have any good tips for dealing with adult add .I seem to get super upset over a few messes,cant seem to get anything finished,i even hard time getting started cannot get organized! have too much clutter.

by kelly over a year ago

How long will I be dizzy after stopping lexapro?

Answered by a doctor

My dr put me on 10mg lexapro for 11 days - it did not agree well with my system and I quit it cold turkey, I am now 25 days off of the lexapro and still dizzy. How much longer until I feel myself again? How long does it take for the nerves/brain to readjust? I'm scared.

by scared over a year ago

My doctor will not refill my anti-depressant prescription, W

I've been on Anti-depressants since November of 2007. They were prescribed by my doctor and quickly upped to the highest dosage. They seem to be helping but when I called to have them refilled again this week, she called me back saying that this was the last time she would refill it because she'd...

by Guest over a year ago

Hello, i am new here with Lexapro problem

Answered by a doctor

I'm 27 years old and was on 5 mg of Lexapro for 3 months for my anxiety. Several weeks ago I started noticing huge clunks of hair falling out in the shower. And sometimes even out of the shower. I already have very fine, thin hair so this was very shocking and scarey. I've had a history of hair...

by freshrose148016 over a year ago

how can I safely and with as little side effects as possible get myself off lexapro

Answered by a doctor

I was seeing a Dr for several years, but within the last year lost my insurance. I really would like to be able to lesson my dosage of Lexapro and hopefully get completely off of it some day. Any help?

by bethany.smedley146625 over a year ago

Effexor XR Withdrawal Syndrome

Answered by a doctor

Hello there, I was taking 150mg of Effexor XR for quite some time. Recently I changed my job, so my insurance terminated. I could not afford buying Effexor anymore, so I decided to stop taking it. I went cold turkey 2 weeks ago... On the beginning it was really bad, I wanted to scream and...

by anusewich97564 over a year ago

zolft is the devil drug

I started taking zoloft after I got pregnant with my second child dr had told me that zoloft is the best anti-depressant at the time and no reprocussions for taking it while pregnant has been recorded, and now I am hearing that it is bad for pregnant woman, my son is healthy and now I'm scared...

by Guest over a year ago

mixing pills and alchol

A friend of mine mixed some antidepressants anxiety pills and muscle relaxers while drunk about 4 days ago. without giving too many details she passed out and was very weak and tired with chest and throat pain. she was taken to the hospital and all tests were done and she was sent home when the dr...

by need info over a year ago