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I have a depressive disorder mixed with an anxiety disorder. I quit taking my meds....? |
..in December after being on them for 5 years because they were making me even crazier and I no longer felt, well, alive. Now I've got a whole host of new problems... but I FEEL again... and, honestly don't know what to do.. -I am drinking way too much in order to sleep and in order to function without freaking out all day.. -I am fighting with my boyfriend a lot. It was like I "woke up" when I quit taking my medication. I actually FEEL now. I feel anger, I feel resentment for the way he talks/treats me, I feel sadness a lot of the time and I've cried for the first times that I have in our relationship in the past month.. 2 3/4 year relationship.. -I know I'm in a deep depression.. I am thinking clearer, my memory is better, my sex drive is through the roof... but can't separate what is a symptom returning from what is feeling like a human again.. And if I go back to the ER I will just get put back on medication. Any ideas? My next psychiatry appt is 2 months away Call your doctor for an emergency appointment. It is very possible he can try other meds. that will help your depression, and anxiety, while letting you feel emotions too. What are going true are the withdrawall symtons of quicting taking meds. Even though they say some they are not addictive they change your brain chemistry so your brain has to cope with that. What you need is a Detox. Still it will take a few months for that **** to clear out. See this video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp7zlugkg... and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwwbc2d0r... and this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=... The chemical imbalance theory, this theory alleges that serotonin deficiency in the brain causes depression. The following video explains this theory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr9vtdueu... But this theory is not based in science and experts disagree: 鈥淚 spent the first several years of my career doing full-time research on brain serotonin metabolism, but I never saw any convincing evidence that any psychiatric disorder, including depression, results from a deficiency of brain serotonin. In fact, we cannot measure brain serotonin levels in living human beings so there is no way to test this theory. Some neuroscientists would question whether the theory is even viable, since the brain does not function in this way, as a hydraulic system鈥?br /> Stanford psychiatrist David Burns, winner of the A.E. Bennett Award given by the Society for Biological Psychiatry for his research on serotonin metabolism, when asked about the scientific status of the serotonin theory in 2003. 鈥淎lthough it is often stated with great confidence that depressed people have a serotonin or norepinephrine deficiency, the evidence actually contradicts these claims鈥?br /> Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience Elliot Valenstein 鈥淚ndeed, no abnormality of serotonin in depression has ever been demonstrated鈥?br /> Psychiatrist David Healy, former secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and historian of the SSRIs, in Let Them Eat Prozac (2004). 鈥淎 sugar pill was more effective than either St. John鈥檚 Wort or the antidepressant Zoloft in providing relief to severely depressed patients, according to a new study that is unlikely to end the debate about the role of the popular supplement in treating the disorder.鈥?br /> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3076831/... 鈥溾€ wrote that Prozac was no more, and perhaps less, effective in treating major depression than prior medications鈥? I argued that the theories of brain functioning that led to the development of Prozac must be wrong or incomplete鈥?br /> Brown University psychiatrist Peter Kramer, author of Listening to Prozac, which is often credited with popularizing SSRIs, in a clarifying letter to the New York Times in 2002. 鈥淪ome have argued that depression may be due to a deficiency of NE [norepinephrine] or 5-HT [serotonin] because the enhancement of noradrenergicnor serotonergic neurotransmission improves the symptoms of depression. However, this is akin to saying that because a rash on one鈥檚 arm improves with the use of a steroid cream; the rash must be due to a steroid deficiency鈥?br /> Psychiatrists Pedro Delgado and Francisco Moreno, in 鈥淩ole of Norepinephrine in Depression,鈥?published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in 2000. We must be able to differentiate real scientific research against special interest research. The fact is that the chemical imbalance theory is unfounded because: 1) A connection of 鈥榚motional states鈥?and neurotransmission levels have not been established. 2) It is impossible to measure the serotonin levels in living human beings. 3) There is no evidence that brain cells produce and then reabsorb serotonin. In the following video two college professor explain exactly what I鈥檓 saying in Fox News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbtqjsfmp... We must understand that psychiatric drugs are a multi billion dollars industry, and that careful marketing campaigns are created to push these drugs. We can even say that the whole 鈥淐hemical Imbalance Theory鈥?was created in an effort to market these drugs. We can also say that anti-depressants are actually a marketing name for stimulants and anti-psychotic are actually a marketing name for depressants. Three types of drugs: Narcotics: (OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet), also known as analgesics or opiods are drugs that are prescribed for moderate to severe physical pain. They are abused because of their euphoric, sedating, and numbing effects. Narcotic abuse causes tolerance and dependence and the withdrawal symptoms are severe. Depressants: (Xanax, Valium, Librium) are drugs that are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep disorders. They are abused because of their sedating properties. With abuse, depressants cause tolerance and dependence and the withdrawal symptoms can be severe. Stimulants: Ritalin, Dexedrine, Meridia) are prescribed to treat ADD/ADHD and other conditions such as asthma. They are abused because of their energizing and euphoric effects. Stimulants do not generally cause tolerance or dependence but abuse is associated with hostility and paranoia. There is also great risk for cardiovascular failure and seizures. -Ritalin: Prescribed for individuals (usually children) who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), has a high potential for abuse and produces many of the same effects as cocaine or amphetamine. http://www.streetdrugs.org http://www.drugawareness.org/ http://www.adhdfraud.org/ http://www.escapefrompsychiatry.org/... http://www.antipsychiatry.org/ http://www.mindfreedom.org/ http://www.endofshock.com/ http://www.stopshrinks.org/ http://www.gwenolsen.com/ http://psychrights.org http://www.prescriptionsuicide.com/... http://www.breggin.com/ http://www.healthyskepticism.org/... http://www.aspire.us/ Call your psychiatrist. Tell him/her that you are in crisis and need to get in ASAP. Don't wait 2 months. You probably need different medications or an adjustment in your dosage. You can be on medication for depression, anxiety and/or bi-polar disorder and still feel alive if you have the right meds. My sister has the same problem when she decides to go off her meds. It's not pretty! |
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