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Post by RealMustangGuy on Nov 7, 2019 11:50:36 GMT -5
Thanks baza. I do know from my doctor that depression is often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, and medication can help restore the balance and get everything working correctly. I've not been one to start and stop taking medication, but only stopped this last time when the depression was really so low it didn't affect me negatively. Even now I have beat it back again without medication and won't need to take any. But I do talk to my doctor and have the medication available. It can take a couple of weeks for the medication to work once I start it, but fortunately I know I won't need to start it this time around. |
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Post by saarinista on Nov 8, 2019 3:00:24 GMT -5
Thanks baza. I do know from my doctor that depression is often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, and medication can help restore the balance and get everything working correctly. I've not been one to start and stop taking medication, but only stopped this last time when the depression was really so low it didn't affect me negatively. Even now I have beat it back again without medication and won't need to take any. But I do talk to my doctor and have the medication available. It can take a couple of weeks for the medication to work once I start it, but fortunately I know I won't need to start it this time around. I am not a health care professional. However, I have been on antidepressants for years and probably will be forever. Some people need insulin. Others need antidepressants. I have read a great deal of research on my medication in addition to going to my psychiatrist 4 times a year for medication management. Depression is no joke. Antidepressants are NOT, in my EXPERIENCE, drugs that can simply be started and stopped if you feel a bit better. They don't work like that It's not like taking aspirin! There's no shame in taking insulin forever. Nor is there shame in taking an antidepressant forever. Some people can eventually stop taking an antidepressant if they've sustained a period of recovery. But one should not simply stop taking the antidepressant cold turkey-and NEVER without your doctor's advice. I have learned this the hard way. |
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Post by h on Jan 25, 2024 14:18:34 GMT -5
This is why I would never use one of these drugs. I looked into them as a temporary solution to handle the sexlessness, but even the slimmest possibility of it being permanent is a deal breaker. |
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Post by aquacat on Jan 29, 2024 7:39:57 GMT -5
Where do I sign up?! If I could find something to kill off my libido I would consider it. I'm sure my wife would be happier too.
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Post by tamara68 on Feb 15, 2024 8:15:15 GMT -5
I used SSRI's for several years, to help me endure my marriage. I used a minimal dose. The last half year, I was slowly decreasing the dose even further to eventually stop. My libido was back to normal or more. It did take several years (and practice) afterward to make getting orgasms easier.
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Post by petrushka on Feb 16, 2024 8:49:43 GMT -5
Thanks baza . I do know from my doctor that depression is often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, and medication can help restore the balance and get everything working correctly. I've not been one to start and stop taking medication, but only stopped this last time when the depression was really so low it didn't affect me negatively. Even now I have beat it back again without medication and won't need to take any. But I do talk to my doctor and have the medication available. It can take a couple of weeks for the medication to work once I start it, but fortunately I know I won't need to start it this time around. I am not a health care professional. However, I have been on antidepressants for years and probably will be forever. Some people need insulin. Others need antidepressants. I have read a great deal of research on my medication in addition to going to my psychiatrist 4 times a year for medication management. Depression is no joke. Antidepressants are NOT, in my EXPERIENCE, drugs that can simply be started and stopped if you feel a bit better. They don't work like that It's not like taking aspirin! There's no shame in taking insulin forever. Nor is there shame in taking an antidepressant forever. Some people can eventually stop taking an antidepressant if they've sustained a period of recovery. But one should not simply stop taking the antidepressant cold turkey-and NEVER without your doctor's advice. I have learned this the hard way.
Yes indeed. When my mother got pretty deep into dementia country the doctors at the local hospital prescribed some antidepressant - supposedly not one of the 'heavy' ones.
I did a bit of reading up, and found that stopping that stuff 'cold turkey' can actually kill you. Not for certain but I remember a double figure percentage of fatal withdrawl effects.
Handle with care. -P.
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Post by mirrororchid on Feb 19, 2024 7:34:30 GMT -5
I am not a health care professional. However, I have been on antidepressants for years and probably will be forever. Some people need insulin. Others need antidepressants. I have read a great deal of research on my medication in addition to going to my psychiatrist 4 times a year for medication management. Depression is no joke. Antidepressants are NOT, in my EXPERIENCE, drugs that can simply be started and stopped if you feel a bit better. They don't work like that It's not like taking aspirin! There's no shame in taking insulin forever. Nor is there shame in taking an antidepressant forever. Some people can eventually stop taking an antidepressant if they've sustained a period of recovery. But one should not simply stop taking the antidepressant cold turkey-and NEVER without your doctor's advice. I have learned this the hard way.
Yes indeed. When my mother got pretty deep into dementia country the doctors at the local hospital prescribed some antidepressant - supposedly not one of the 'heavy' ones.
I did a bit of reading up, and found that stopping that stuff 'cold turkey' can actually kill you. Not for certain but I remember a double figure percentage of fatal withdrawl effects.
Handle with care. -P.
My daughter killed herself after quitting cold turkey. How much of the lethal outcome is from suicide? Antidepressants can cause suicide because the first thing that can happen is lethargy dissipates. You're able to do things. One of the things people can do is kill themselves. In opposition, this lifting of lethargy is encouraging and can provide optimism. The will to live grows. Wen you quit, the will to live slips away, but your lethargy has not yet returned. You have the energy to kill yourself, but now you have a slide into a sense of hopelessness to fuel the logic that tells you it's a good idea. It's obvious to me now. It wasn't at the time. Unless suicide is the goal, having a support network aware of your discontinuation of meds could be vital and a willingness to resume medication may be advisable too if the withdrawal hits harder than expected. |
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