Oh no, after drinking your body will go back to it`s regular normal - with the pill - drinking 1 or 2 beers doesn`t irradicate the pills effects. So don`t worry about that. I am on Cymbalta - but yet again its not for everyone - and it is for panic attacks and anxiety (I have had a lot of trauma in my life and have MAJOR anxiety over certain things) I am not so much as depressed as I was fed up, with not wanting to do things! Like you have said too right! Zoloft IS for depression, and just like I said to watch out for, they side effects are `PERHAPS`not a given, it`s just so people are aware IF something happens! That`s all that is, doesn``t mean you will get them, becasue no one in their right mind would go on them would they! Also something just came to my mind, you mentioned before that your dad was on pills and now you stated your mom, so it might just be a genetic thing for you! It isn`t a life sentence hon, it`s just you have to take precautions and use your head, and you have come a LONG way and have received som help, so now take that help and you WILL see a difference I promise you. Don`t fret anymore about things that MIGHT happen OKÉ (I can`t use the question mark for some reason)
Anti depressents just balance out any low seratonin levels, the only time you will run into trouble is if you took too many - then it is seratonin toxicity. But that`s only if there is too much - just like anything else rightÉ!!
Take them and let them work - they can take up to 6 weeks to really kick in, though I did notice a huge difference in a week! And then let me know how you feel on them OKÉ Good luck hon1
Anti depressents just balance out any low seratonin levels, the only time you will run into trouble is if you took too many - then it is seratonin toxicity. But that`s only if there is too much - just like anything else rightÉ!!
Take them and let them work - they can take up to 6 weeks to really kick in, though I did notice a huge difference in a week! And then let me know how you feel on them OKÉ Good luck hon1
I totally agree. THe thing is that when you take any drug--antidepressants included--you have to see how they work for a bit to see if they've got side effects or not. Since they dont' for your mom, I am pretty confident that they won't have problems for you either. Just try them and see how they work, give them the full time to kick in like bambi is saying. Trust me, it will be worth your time.
Like I said side effects are usually pretty rare, and when they happen they're lame things like dry mouth and headache, and those go away with regular use as your body gets used to it. Does this help?
Like I said side effects are usually pretty rare, and when they happen they're lame things like dry mouth and headache, and those go away with regular use as your body gets used to it. Does this help?
yes i will totally let u know how they work out. the thing that sucks for me the most is that every day there will be times that i have to battle these negative thoughts. i dont want my life to be a constant struggle to actually want to stay alive. before all this, living was so easy, now its all of a sudden become hard. i almost have some sort of fear of "moving on in life." im not gonna lie to you, i did have thoughts of suicide, i just thought that if NOTHING in this world is fun for me, why stay in it. like i've mentioned before my emotions have completely dissappeared. watching tv when i'm down is like watching a blank screen. listening to music is like listening to a monotone person. it just dosent hit my feelings, none of it. i really hope that this zoloft can help all that. i had read before that drug abuse has been related to warning signs of suicide. but in my position, when i'm down, theres no desire to do drugs, because i have no desire to do anything, i felt as if doing drugs wont even be fun. so thats the good thing about my position. but the other thing that really bothers me is that when im SUPER down, i feel so careless, and hopeless. i have thoughts that i dont care if i get better, i dont care if i get help, i simply dont care about anything. i am so hopeful for this medication im on to completely eliminate all of these "abnormal" things. when i'm down, im not in my sober mind, its like someone handed me a drug intended to make someone completely depressed, want to die and not care about getting better. thats what im so afraid of because i know that if i get even more down than i've ever been, i wouldnt tell anyone about my suicidal thoughts simply because i wouldnt care. however, thoughts are much different than actions, so i could NEVER see myself actually doing it. my worst fear is for this evil down to take over my body, because then there would be a problem
Well when you're anxious you are generally plagued by negative and awful thoughts so just so long as you continue to recognize that they're just thoughts, that's fine. I think the reason why people sometimes do commit suicide is they have thoughts of it and think that it's a good idea. But it sounds like you don't think it is, and that's a healthy attitude. I think that even the best of us think of giving up sometimes, and it's best to realize that you're just thinking that way because you're frustrated. But you can make it, definitely. You're on a road we've all been down, and I can assure you IT GETS BETTER. YOu just have to stick it out a bit longer.
thanks healthfitnessguy that helps a lot. i was just thinking about it though, suicidal thoughts are a wierd thing. because they say that if u have these thoughts, TELL SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY. but the thing is, why would someone who dosent want to live anymore WANT to tell someone, because that person is going to make them keep living. and when u are suicidal, u dont even want help, u think that dying is the answer to ur problems. so thats whats confusing to me about suicidal thoughts because when u are suicidal, u feel as if thats the correct way to think, the toughest part is realizing that its ABSOLUTELY not. i wonder if there's been people who have wanted to die, even attempted to kill themselves, and then got help and COMPLETELY changed for the better
Just know whoopdawg, the reason why the call it Depression instead of just feeling down from time to time, is a SUM of all of the different things that go with Depression, including but not exclusively Suicidal Thoughts! You're not alone in those feelings, when they say to tell someone, it is usual for people who are really down to speak out their thoughts, when you don't and are continually thinking of it that is the difference.
I have only had those thoughts when I was very young and picked on everyday! I thought there was no end! Then one day WHAM everything changed! It wsa so different night and day!!! And I'm not saying that these drugs will be your WHAM!! What I am saying is it WILL bring you a change in your thinking! And you wont have these thoughts anymore!
I have a different spin on suicide, I don't think ANYONE other than the terminally ill have the right to take their lives! My mom died of cancer and I prayed and prayed for her to die with dignity. And IF she had asked me I would have ended her life for her! She died fighting till the bitter end! And when I hear of people committing suicide over drugs etc. I go balistic! I know depression seems never ending and I DO understand the depths of despair - BELIEVE ME!! BUT That does NOT give you the right to end your life. I am not a religious person, I am spiritual, therefore I'm not into the sin part of it. BUT I have had friends whom have committed suicide and the UTTER DESPAIR they leave behind is BEYOND COMPREHENSION! I knew a boy that cam home from school, closed the Family Room curtains - in the middle of the day. His parents came home from work, and opened the curtains and there he was on the other side hanging dead!!! He had made exact measurements with the rope so his entire body and face would be the 1st thing his poor parents saw!! You know why? Because they had grounded him for drug use?!!! His father was taken to hospital with what was thought as a heart attack and his mother had actually passed out and gone into shock! The hatred he had for them will follow them for the rest of their lives. The hearbreak, the UTTER devestation he and many others have left behind is - as far as I'm concerned - the ULTIMATE SIN!
My dearest friends brother shot his brains out in his dad's bedroom!! So when he came home opens his bedroom door and there is his son!!!!!!!!! Can you even begin to imagine what that poor man saw? What he felt? AND what my friend, her sister and mother are STILL going through 17 years later?! It's not right! He did it because he was a drug dealer and was in debt!!!!!!!
Obviously from my rant I have ZERO empathy for people that take their lives when they don't have a REAL reason to. I understand despair, I understand thinking "this is it!" BUT I will NEVER understand the selfishness involved with leaving loved ones torn apart and spat out!!
So take the pills honey and you will soon realize that all these bad feelings you are having will be gone. I promise you that. Zoloft is a VERY good drug for this kind of depression. Like I said mine is more anxiety driven. Think about ALL the things you WILL be enjoying AGAIN soon! OK? And IF you do think about suicide - which I hope you don't - phone the suicide prevention line! And really think about your mom and dad and your friends and loved ones!
I have only had those thoughts when I was very young and picked on everyday! I thought there was no end! Then one day WHAM everything changed! It wsa so different night and day!!! And I'm not saying that these drugs will be your WHAM!! What I am saying is it WILL bring you a change in your thinking! And you wont have these thoughts anymore!
I have a different spin on suicide, I don't think ANYONE other than the terminally ill have the right to take their lives! My mom died of cancer and I prayed and prayed for her to die with dignity. And IF she had asked me I would have ended her life for her! She died fighting till the bitter end! And when I hear of people committing suicide over drugs etc. I go balistic! I know depression seems never ending and I DO understand the depths of despair - BELIEVE ME!! BUT That does NOT give you the right to end your life. I am not a religious person, I am spiritual, therefore I'm not into the sin part of it. BUT I have had friends whom have committed suicide and the UTTER DESPAIR they leave behind is BEYOND COMPREHENSION! I knew a boy that cam home from school, closed the Family Room curtains - in the middle of the day. His parents came home from work, and opened the curtains and there he was on the other side hanging dead!!! He had made exact measurements with the rope so his entire body and face would be the 1st thing his poor parents saw!! You know why? Because they had grounded him for drug use?!!! His father was taken to hospital with what was thought as a heart attack and his mother had actually passed out and gone into shock! The hatred he had for them will follow them for the rest of their lives. The hearbreak, the UTTER devestation he and many others have left behind is - as far as I'm concerned - the ULTIMATE SIN!
My dearest friends brother shot his brains out in his dad's bedroom!! So when he came home opens his bedroom door and there is his son!!!!!!!!! Can you even begin to imagine what that poor man saw? What he felt? AND what my friend, her sister and mother are STILL going through 17 years later?! It's not right! He did it because he was a drug dealer and was in debt!!!!!!!
Obviously from my rant I have ZERO empathy for people that take their lives when they don't have a REAL reason to. I understand despair, I understand thinking "this is it!" BUT I will NEVER understand the selfishness involved with leaving loved ones torn apart and spat out!!
So take the pills honey and you will soon realize that all these bad feelings you are having will be gone. I promise you that. Zoloft is a VERY good drug for this kind of depression. Like I said mine is more anxiety driven. Think about ALL the things you WILL be enjoying AGAIN soon! OK? And IF you do think about suicide - which I hope you don't - phone the suicide prevention line! And really think about your mom and dad and your friends and loved ones!
ur so right, suicide is such a sign of failure. but the thing is that when someone feels the way i do when im dead low, they will understand what its like, they will also think that it wont end. this is when they assume that they will feel like this forever, then when they feel like that, they say to themselves why should i stay alive anymore because when i feel like this there is NOTHING in the world that i can enjoy, therefore this world is not the place for me. but then, when they do come up, those ugly thoughts completely vanish, they feel as if they can cope again. my biggest problem in the midst of all this is convincing myself that they ugly thoughts are wrong, because clearly if i knew they were wrong when i'm down, i wouldnt have them obviously.
Of course!! I DO understand hon! I DO! But you are now getting help and I promise you, you will NOT get those thoughts of devestating lows again. Because it's virtually impossible for that to happen from depression that the pills correct. So take them and see, and pretty soon the crappy times will be a distant memory!
Tons and TONS of people have done that! I can think off the top of my head about several people who have attempted suicide and then turned from it. It isn't something a lot of people talk about but it more common than you might think. I think that it's important for you to realize that it takes time to get out of depression and that even when you do, you might get a little depressed in the future as well. The point is that you realize that and recognize it and you'll be able to handle it better in the future.
Have you ever heard of cognitive behavioral therapy?
Have you ever heard of cognitive behavioral therapy?
thanks bambi, and yes healthfitnessguy, the phychiatrist told me about it. i sorta forget what it is though. basically, the problem i've been having all summed up comes down to one to one thing. "living is hard." even though there is NOTHING thats making it hard. before this all started living was easy, even when things would make it hard. the worst thing is how different this is from normal downs. for example, a normal down is when someone that u really love breaks up with you. yes this does suck, but theres always at least 1 thing that can make u feel MUCH better. usually its best to distract urself and take ur mind off it. but for me, the feelings linger with me for WHATEVER i do. i think the biggest thing that makes it that way is the perspective. my perspective is switched to a negative direction. when someone breaks up with you, ur still in the normal perspective, its just ONE thing is wrong. in my position, i feel like EVERYTHING is wrong. this is why its so bad. i feel like whats happening to me is in the top 3 worst things that can happen to any person in the world. also, if someone broke up with me, i would go hang out with friends, that totally took my mind off it. but not now, i dont even wanna hang out with friends, cuz they dont help this feeling. even though they are available to be with, it just dosent feel like they are. this is what makes this depression SOOOOO much different than a situational depression, is the fact that there is always something to make a situational depression better, but absolutely nothing to get me out of mine. whether it actually is depression or some type of anxiety, or even both, its TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.
whoopdawg do you know about fake it until you make it? To be honest, that's sort of what I had to do to start to feel normal at first. I know it sounds stupid, but once you get the ball rolling and start going out and faking it, it really does help! I know again that it sounds odd but that's what I did. Have you tried just smiling for a bit? I think it worked very well for me eventually.
Hi whoopdawg: When did you start the medication? You should start seeing a difference about 2 - 3 weeks after you start. HFG and I both TOTALLY understand about depression and anxiety honey. It's not that either of us are trying to "shake you out of it" or tell you other's have it worse than you. We are just trying to give you our opinions and trying to teach you from our own experiences. I would hazzard a guess that all sponsors on here are trying to help people with similar issues to what they have gone through! I know from having 2 teenagers in the house, that no matter how much I want them to learn from my experiences, they HAVE to learn their mistakes on their own. BUT when I'm dealing with something to do with health, I REALLY want that person to listen and hear!
You sound like a very sensible and intelligent young man, and you know the difference between being down and BEING DOWN!!!!! So I just wanted to tell you that there IS light at the end of this tunnel. The drugs will defintiely help, but as HFG has said, you also have to learn to help yourself with other ways. Such as cognetive therapy, and "fake it until you make it!" You might think it's useless but it isn't hon! It's just like when you decide to really push yourself and get OUT of the house! It is hard, but once you do it you're like "I wish I had done this before" It is so easy to lock yourself away! Far easier than being out in the world and trying to be a part of it. As a mother it ABSOLUTELY breaks my heart to know you are hurting honey! And that you are locking yourself away, when this should be the best summers of your life. So I want you to GET your life back, and that will be done by taking your perscribed medications, eating healthier, getting out - even when you dont' feel like it , get counselling/therapy, and try different ways of kicking this illness to the curb so you can step up on to the sidewalk and get on with your life. So just keep talking and researching into POSITIVE things that WILL make a change for you OK? And try not to think about the negatives that HAVE happened and passed. You cannot change the past or the present, BUT you can change the future! Right?
You sound like a very sensible and intelligent young man, and you know the difference between being down and BEING DOWN!!!!! So I just wanted to tell you that there IS light at the end of this tunnel. The drugs will defintiely help, but as HFG has said, you also have to learn to help yourself with other ways. Such as cognetive therapy, and "fake it until you make it!" You might think it's useless but it isn't hon! It's just like when you decide to really push yourself and get OUT of the house! It is hard, but once you do it you're like "I wish I had done this before" It is so easy to lock yourself away! Far easier than being out in the world and trying to be a part of it. As a mother it ABSOLUTELY breaks my heart to know you are hurting honey! And that you are locking yourself away, when this should be the best summers of your life. So I want you to GET your life back, and that will be done by taking your perscribed medications, eating healthier, getting out - even when you dont' feel like it , get counselling/therapy, and try different ways of kicking this illness to the curb so you can step up on to the sidewalk and get on with your life. So just keep talking and researching into POSITIVE things that WILL make a change for you OK? And try not to think about the negatives that HAVE happened and passed. You cannot change the past or the present, BUT you can change the future! Right?
thanks bambi. i started taking these pills on friday and i dont know if this is the pills working or not but i feel better since i started taking them. usually when people talk about depression, they say the depressed person feels worthless. not in my case, my situation is that i know that i matter to other people, i just feel like NOTHING matters to me. thats the best way to describe my feelings. also, the wierdest part is that when i'm down, i can ONLY think of negative things from the past, and when im up, i can ONLY think of positive things. it is so strange. its like i have 2 different memories. this WHOLE situation made me think of a quote i made up. it is.. "you dont realize how bad things are until you have them, but u dont realize how good things are until you don't have them" this quote has been a big factor of my life. think about it, when i'm up i dont realize how bad the down is, and when i'm down, i hate myself for not making the best out of the ups. its like being sick, u dont realize how GREAT it is to feel normal, until u actually are sick.
Totally understand! Actually when I started on one of the anxiety pills I felt better instantly! So it works at different times for different people! So as I stated before, don't worry about what MIGHT happen, just get knowledge to help yourself get OUT of the situation, and be healthier and clearer!
yes thanks well ive been on the pills about a week now and already i'm able to go full days without a severe episode. so lets hope this lasts. what would happen if i've been on the pills for a while and decided to maybe smoke a little weed just like one time, would it make them stop working?