Antidepressants?

[moeburn]

Whats the general view on antidepressants here? How long exactly do they take to work? Is there a chance of them working after one pill? Or is that just a placebo until a few weeks have passed?

moeburn Reviewed by moeburn on 09-29-2005. Antidepressants? Whats the general view on antidepressants here? How long exactly do they take to work? Is there a chance of them working after one pill? Or is that just a placebo until a few weeks have passed? Rating: 5

[LimpBizkitRMV04]

try smoking some weed ! screw pills

[Purge]

anti depressants dont get you high.

[kobeite]

No they don't get you high, but they do stabilize your moods, and you are able to get through the day feeling sane and normal. I took the anti-depressant Zoloft after both of my pregnancies, as I suffered from postpartum depression. They take about 1-2 weeks to kick in, and it really works. I was much happier while I was on them. There are sexual side effects with Zoloft though, and you feel really numb down there. But, it suited me just fine because believe me, sex was the last thing on my mind following the birth of my kids. I was on it for probably 1-2 months and then I slowly weaned myself off of it.
Limpbizkit did make a good point though - smoking weed makes you happy as well. At that point in time, I wasn't able to smoke because I was breastfeeding, but as soon as that was over, I smoked a bowl and boy did I feel happy
There are many types of antidepressants, and some don't have sexual side effects. I think Wellbutrin (sp?) may be one of them. Go see a doc and have him give you the options.
Good luck.

[nakedgunner]

they just put u in a good mood. also i think they increase seriton levels witch weed does

[BlazinHaze]

I was prescribed Lexapro and took it for about 3 weeks before I stopped. A friend of mine made me realize that those kinds of pills create a horrible psychological dependency. He told me that I could look at a piece of fruit and tell myself that eating that fruit would make me happy, because that's basically what those pills do to people.

It's like you take them everyday because your mind believes that you can't be happy or go through life without them. <---- and that's bullshit.

[moeburn]

So the fact that i accepted all my problems and was no longer depressed, the day after i took my first pill, is just a placebo effect?

[kuulbns]

Alll antidepressants are differant. Dr.s prescribe them for differant reasons. I have MS, (multiple sclerosis). One of the symptome is depression. It is very real and not something you can just shake off. In my case there is a chemical imbalance in my brain from the lesions the MS causes.

[NowhereMan]

Alll antidepressants are differant. Dr.s prescribe them for differant reasons. I have MS, (multiple sclerosis). One of the symptome is depression. It is very real and not something you can just shake off. In my case there is a chemical imbalance in my brain from the lesions the MS causes.

now granny u know 'the kids have drove ya crazy',but you are loved anyway.

i myself got no good from anti depressants ,in fact some were quiet ADVERSE

a jiont was 100% more effective than any pill at stabalizing my mood.

beans if we just have the right chemicals we feel good, ya know that i know ,Hope you have yours now,

and to anyone in doubt about taking some med a doc gave ya
see another doctor,second opinions ,if you dont trust that doctor
find one you do
if you can that is
peace

[kobeite]

Lexapro is known to cause some dependency. Zoloft had hardly any side effects nor did I feel dependent on them after I quit taking them. the only thing was the sexual side effects. Anti-depressants DO work, it is the only thing that got me through post partum depression. It was the best thing I did for myself. I personally believe that you should only take them if you're in a situation that's causing you excessive stress/worry/fatigue. Just to help you get through the tough phase. Then you should definitely wean yourself off of it.