Side effects of psyche drugs.

[bananas007]

Hi,
I am about to start seeing a counselor for depression/stress related issue that I have been battling for a while. HOw many have experience with anti depressants? Did they work?? Were there any negative side effects in terms of bbing, such as holding more water, slower recovery etc.??

 

[Otis T Holbrook]

I used several different ones and they all sucked. Tired all day and wide awake at night. Some caused sweating, dry mouth, agitation, colors were less bright, walking around in a cloud. They may help some but not me.

 

[cuz]

Been depressed for years and have seen a few docs and tried several different drugs. Nothing seems to work. Most of the drugs made me tired all the time and never saw any positive effects. As far as BBing, the drugs never had any negative effects besides the tiredness. Wish i could find a solution.

 

[oracle]

ive tried one or two and felt weird taking them.. finally just accepted that people are generally evil creatures, and life sucks a lot of hte time.. this bad boy is a roller coaster, with its ups, downs and corkscrews.. you just have to be ready for the ride.

i jsut found reasons to smile every day. focused on the wife and kids, focused on my career...

 

[lilkoreangirl]

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I take Lexapro for anxiety/depression. Works fine for me with the supps that I take. Still getting results....

LKG

 

[OuchThatHurts]

I have seen results ranging from just generally okay to life-altering good in nearly all cases. There are many cases where the drugs are mis-prescribed or perhaps not needed at all. If you are depressed and sad over a recent occurrence in your life, it is less likely (although not impossible) for medication to relieve the discomfort.

Wyeth grossed almost 4 BILLION in sales on one single type of antidepressant alone last year. Glaxo another 2 BILLION on one drug alone.

I'm not suggesting that the marketing and sales of a drug should be a determining factor in the efficacy of a drug directly, but indirectly, the numbers simply cannot be ignored.

Another contributing factor is that the success of treatment is greatly increased when combined with some type of interactive psychotherapy rather than medication alone.

In answer to the question, I have not seen a single athletic individual experience a problem with their activities as directly related to the type of drugs you mentioned. However, I have seen obsessive trainees reduce training or quit entirely due to overall satisfaction with their lives. In cases like these, as one could guess, the training was used in an unhealthy way. It consumed their lives, pulling them away from their husbands, wives, and children. Training is a part of your life. Your life should not revolve around training.

You could easily wake up one day and realize that your best friend in the world is a barbell - professionalmuscle or not, that is not a good thing (and I consider myself to be a serious trainee).

If it does, then you should probably carefully examine why that is the case.

 

[Blenderate]

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[ryjenn]

tried alot of em

i tried alot of them and never felt "right" on them,couldnt sleep,on edge,sexual problems,i feel alot better not on anything but a little trazodone to sleep and thats probaly just out of habit and a small crutch.
i would never go that rout again personally but im sure its different for everyone.
i would say lexapro was the best of the worst in regards to any side effects..
good luck with everything!

 

[CHAPS]

Doc had me on celexa and it helped but not enough so i was switched over to Paxil at one point i was on 50mg now i'm ready to come off as i was put on it 4 years ago for anxiety/depression and have had my dosage lowered many times now i'm on 15mg a day and have to decide when to fully come off.

I'll tell you this though my doc had me go from 30mg to 15mg and i couldn't believe what a difference i felt, this stuff SERIOUSLY slowed me down, my energy is up a good 40-50% i did have some bad mood swings for 2 weeks and a very short temper, it's like your feeling too much too fast.

But ya don't get me wrong the stuff worked and i needed it and it helped me tremendously through a very tough time in my life, depression is a horrible horrible thing to have to go through, i lost a good year and a half of my life to it .

Side effects i noticed:

difficulty sleeping
lethargy
emotion numbness
retarded ejaculation (couldn't get off)
increased perspiration

As far as mood i'd say it puts a limit on how "high" you can go and how low you can go, so in higher doses you are literally neutral to everything, which is fine if your severly depressed, but i remember finding it a little weird sitting at funerals being the only one crying and having to fake empathy in different situations when i really didn't feel anything. Oh and the retarded ejaculation was at the higher doses at 30mg i was fine, it was NOT fun.

 

[parrajm]

Common mistake

A lot of people get medicated for clinical depression when thats not their actual problem. I strongly suggest seeing a sleep specialist if you haven't already. Many times what people are experiencing is not depression but an extreme, long lasting fatigue that is never remedied due to poor sleeping conditions. There are other situations as well where people don't necessarily sleep poorly, but never truly feel awake (believe it or not this is actually a mild form of narcolepsy). This is also often confused as depression as well. Both of these situations, when treated, will typically cause people to pull a complete 180 as far as their mood is concerned. See a sleep specialist if this sounds more like your situation than true depression.

I personally had a 2 year period where I was feeling terrible, doctors kept telling me to see psychiatrists for depression and I refused. I saw every other doctor under the sun and found out all of my hormones were low and I was slightly narcoleptic. After I began treatment, I felt like my old self within a couple months. Apparently mono can do some truly messed up things to your HPA axis. Hope this helps, and I hope you start feeling better soon dude.

 

[gymlion77]

I have heard that some anti-dep like wellbutrin that are relatively mild do not mess with your head or your dick too much. As someone stated above it does make you a little shaky from what I was told the other day. Also that since it is working with your serotonin it may make you NOT hungry as your serotonin levels are already satiated. So if trying to diet or bulk this could cause some problems.
Another drug that a family member is on is called seroquil, it is used for many different mental problems from sleep..anxiety..psychosis. The problem with it...and I guess there are law suits against it for this reason is it can cause you to "get fat". Apparently it will make you crave carbs and this can cause some people that are either diabetic or could be diabetic to have major sugar spikes.
anyway my 2 cents

 

[marooned]

search for past threads about this

I have posted about this a few times now and will every time anyone asks. There one supplement that I take that has made the biggest most positive impact in my life is the anti-d I take every day.
Longs story short I tried three different kinds before finding the one that works correctly for me. I don't feel drugged, sluggish, tired, or anything else. I feel like me everyday. Steady, stable, and strong without weeks or months of deppression followed by weeks of over the top bliss and then deppression again.
These are not magic pills that make everything okay! If you make bad choices in life then youhave to deal with those bad choices. If you haven't truely decided to FIND the right treatment and move forward in life I doubt if you will stick with the testing time to find the correct med. If you are looking for a different drug to MAKE you feel better I am afraid you will be disappointed. I look at it as the anti-d LETS me feel better and LETS me move forward with stable confidence being me.
If you are dealing with depression I encourage you to put in the time to find the right treatment. marooned

 

[VNV]

Quit worrying. You'll be fine.

 

[hngrygrl]

Hi,
I am about to start seeing a counselor for depression/stress related issue that I have been battling for a while. HOw many have experience with anti depressants? Did they work?? Were there any negative side effects in terms of bbing, such as holding more water, slower recovery etc.??

I havent read any of the replies so please forgive me if I'm repeating what someone already said. Wellbutrin XL is the "ONLY" antidepressant with no sexual side effects. (sorry, thats what I'd be worried about most--I already retain enough water).

When you think about side effects you really have to think about the whole spectrum.
Example: You have crippling depression. You meds finally give you good quality of life but decrease your libido or lead to ED. Are you willing to continue with good quality mental life in exchange for bad sex life? Does a healthy sexual life increase your quality of life more than being depressed decreases it?

Same thing happens for ppl on beta blockers for blood pressure and heart issues. ED.

Personally (although I looooooooooooooooooved bedding nosmas) if it came down to it and I was depressed all the time or had anxiety issues or whatever, I'd probably take any neg. side effect (unless it compromised my health greatly). After 3 hours of estacy you still have 21 more hours left of your day and you cant bone all the time!