View Full Version : How many of you take meds?
greenidlady1
12-25-2007, 07:31 PM
:-[ I normally take prozac. It helps me to be more sociable at work and chase away the blues (especially at wintertime).
How many of you take anti-depressants? I find that improves me hustle.
I take Effexor XR 150mg. It helps mostly with anxiety issues. I understand at the dosage I take it's only considered a mild anti-depressant.
greenidlady1
12-25-2007, 07:41 PM
Oh, as far as work goes I felt like it brought me down a lot. I first started taking 75 mg in 2003 after taking nothing for two years. I was having anxiety attacks and wanted to die because I hated having them so badly. I don't think there is anything worse than the feeling of a panic attack, any sort of physical pain is no comparison and I had 7 surgeries for endo. At first it made me so drowsy and loopy I could barely function normally but I got pretty use to it after a couple of weeks. I noticed the crowds at the club didn't bother me as much and I had no stage fright at all. I wasn't having attacks therefore I wasn't as depressed. I also felt like I was able to let stuff roll off my back more easily that usually bothered me.
I quit dancing when I started taking 150mg. My dosage was increased for depression after my ex-husband and I split early last year. I was still was having a hard time getting a lot done because it brought me down as far as relaxing me a lot. I had mono twice this year and that didn't help. I started Adderal last month and I feel it helps my energy immensely plus it seems to add to the anti-depressant component of the Effexor.
greenidlady1
12-25-2007, 07:47 PM
Not to semi-threadjack but.... how many of ya'll took em as kids? And did it cause you to develop a wonky sex drive once puberty started kickin in?
My parents started me on meds when I was 12 for the first time, Prozac was the first one. It had nothing to do with sex though as I was not sexually active at that time but it may have had something to do with my going through puberty and my parents not understanding it/me.
greenidlady1
12-25-2007, 07:55 PM
Not to semi-threadjack but.... how many of ya'll took em as kids? And did it cause you to develop a wonky sex drive once puberty started kickin in?
I'm on Effexor- antidepressant. I started anti-depressants when I was 14. I'm pretty sure it did mess with my sex drive because the time that I was off antidepressants 16-18 my sex drive went through the roof and that was the first time I got interested in dating. Now on antidepressants my sex drive is low. By the way I think birthcontrol pills mess with sex drive too because of all the hormones and they reduce testosterone which is important for the sex drive.
I have heard Effexor alone can effect the sex drive. When I was on the pill and Effexor together I forgot I owned a vagina. I am obviously still on the Effexor but I have been off the pill for over a year now and noticed my sex drive increase within a couple of months of being off of it. My sex drive is still pretty high and gets noticeably higher for me around ovulation time. Of course it probably helps that I am approaching 30 too.
Darcy Foxx
12-25-2007, 08:59 PM
i take celepram (aka cipramil, celexa) for my generalized anxiety disorder/hypochondria/panic disorder. i take ativan as a spot treatment when i have a panic/anxiety attack, but i can't work on it, because it makes me too spaced out. i could never dance on stage on an ativan high. i have taken effexor (for depression) and paxil (for anxiety) in the past.
Darcy Foxx
12-25-2007, 09:01 PM
I was having anxiety attacks and wanted to die because I hated having them so badly. I don't think there is anything worse than the feeling of a panic attack, any sort of physical pain is no comparison
i can't agree more. i have never felt anything as horrible as the feeling of a really bad panic attack. there's no words for how much i hate having them, and how much i wish they'd go away. :'(
gingerlee
12-25-2007, 09:11 PM
i take ativan as a spot treatment when i have a panic/anxiety attack, but i can't work on it, because it makes me too spaced out. i could never dance on stage on an ativan high.
In the rare event I actually take an Ativan, there's no chance in hell I could work either. I did it *once* because I didn't realize I was on another planet and I never want to repeat that day!
I'd rather just be calm and quiet at home, which is where I always end up if I have a panic attack. Does it depend on where you are (home, running errands, etc.) as to how much you take Darcy?
Darcy Foxx
12-25-2007, 09:19 PM
i only ever take ativan at home. seriously, it sends me loopy. i turn into a fucking space cadet when i take it. like it definitely stops the panic attack completely, but i get really fucking high. depending on how bad the attack is, i either take half or a full pill.
Tara_SW
12-25-2007, 09:24 PM
I'm schizophrenicman oh man I think that would make doing adult entertainment, especially porn really difficult! How in the world do you handle being so vulnerable with all the extra stress and paranoid feeling your condition creates ? Do the meds really work that well? It seems to me that porn would be one of the worst type of employment for a schizophrenic. But then again maybe I just don't know enough about porn or people who are schizophrenic : /
gingerlee
12-25-2007, 09:27 PM
Darcy, I can take any other benzo and not have any effects, positive or negative. Not even Haldol really does anything, but give me my 4-5mg of Ativan and all is right in the world. I don't think I could have a bitchy thought if I tried. I am SO relaxed and it feels like it sweeps over me in a wave until my anxiety is totally gone. Ahhhhh.
Darcy Foxx
12-25-2007, 09:33 PM
yeah i get that too. the only other benzo i've taken is xanax, and that doesn't seem to react well with me, because a quarter of a pill knocks me out for 12 hours and i wake up feeling like fucking crap. but i don't get any kind of hangover from ativan, and it takes the anxiety away and makes me laughy and happy and calm. i can't do anything but sit on my ass and feel good, but god, i love my ativan.
gingerlee
12-25-2007, 09:38 PM
man oh man I think that would make doing adult entertainment, especially porn really difficult! How in the world do you handle being so vulnerable with all the extra stress and paranoid feeling your condition creates ? Do the meds really work that well? It seems to me that porn would be one of the worst type of employment for a schizophrenic. But then again maybe I just don't know enough about porn or people who are schizophrenic : /
I'm not vulnerable or anything like that on a porn set. It's controlled chaos. I also know when I need to just keep my ass in bed and not leave the house if I'm having a really hard time. Shit, on most porn sets I'm the normal/calm girl.
I can technically do all kinds of jobs, but I can also technically live on disability like I did for a while. I choose to work. It actually helps me because I'm not isolated and stuck in a group home or some other form of 'day treatment'. Yeah, I hear and see things, and sometimes they scare the shit out of me, but I am 100% committed to my treatment, meds, and therapy. That's why I'm able to work. If I don't have meds it's a totally different story.
Tara_SW
12-25-2007, 09:50 PM
I can technically do all kinds of jobs, but I can also technically live on disability like I did for a while. I choose to work. It actually helps me because I'm not isolated and stuck in a group home or some other form of 'day treatment'. Yeah, I hear and see things, and sometimes they scare the shit out of me, but I am 100% committed to my treatment, meds, and therapy. That's why I'm able to work. If I don't have meds it's a totally different story.
That's great. Good for you! I don't think I could handle working in porn and I don't even deal with any mental health issues so I must say I'm pretty damn impressed at your emotional/mental strength.
sent_from_heaven11
01-03-2008, 11:07 PM
I have taken:
Paxil CR
Wellbutrin
I now take Lexapro, I just started yesterday so I don't know how well it works yet. I have slipped in and out of depression since high school. It makes me more social and I do ALOT better at work(I work is sales) when I take them.
cameron_keys
01-04-2008, 12:46 AM
I'm amszed ativan has that strong an effect on so many of you...I tried it the other night(not sure the mgs) and felt nada
RoseLeigh
01-04-2008, 01:12 AM
I'm amszed ativan has that strong an effect on so many of you...I tried it the other night(not sure the mgs) and felt nada
Ativan kicks my ass. I'm probably totally pleasant to be around, but I am HIGH. I hate the feeling and I never got another refill, though it did really help my icky belly/panic/hyperventilating issues.
Though I am likely to get high from some non-drowsy cold meds as well, so I'm just a lightweight.
Jeska
01-04-2008, 04:44 AM
I took adderal once and it had the same effect as ecstasy on me. :D
I pop an SSRI after I roll to avoid depression
mbillie1
01-04-2008, 06:16 AM
I take Effexor XR 150mg. It helps mostly with anxiety issues. I understand at the dosage I take it's only considered a mild anti-depressant.
I take this too, same dosage (although they're been playing around with it recently)
Syrran
01-04-2008, 09:08 AM
I take effexor xr 150mg but it's not effective enough on its own and really fucks with my sex drive so I take welbutrin to suppliment it. Xanax doesn't work for me, but you know what does? benedryl. It makes me JUST calm enough and still be able to function.
cameron_keys
01-04-2008, 01:39 PM
I took adderal once and it had the same effect as ecstasy on me. :D
Adderall is fabulous. Though it never affects me as much as it did the first time I took it. I'm awake. I'm focused. I'm calm. I"m not high. I'm going to try to get my new dr to give me a script for it.
Katrine
01-04-2008, 06:01 PM
I took adderal once and it had the same effect as ecstasy on me. :D
My friend says the same thing. She is always asking me for my Aderrol. Shit isn't that easy to get, and I need my script. Its easier to get E!
I am thinking of getting on Wellbutrin. So sick of these depressive episodes. But I was also told I have mild mania as well, so I am concerned. Not too concerned though, as its the only time I'm happy, and get things done. I don't go off blowing my life savings or thinking I'm invinsible. Just happy and energetic.