Posted by diane on October 15, 1999, at 17:39:27
In reply to Re: The "false" well-being effects of antidepressants, posted by Sean on October 15, 1999, at 11:59:36
> I must say, however, I did not feel like I was
> "falsely well" when using the TCA ad's. I just
> felt like me on a good day (with a dry mouth,
> heart palpitations, and constipation - ha ha ha!)
> but able to be creative. I think we are still in
> the dark ages in terms of treating depression
> and that within 10 years we will have better meds
> to work with...Yes, sometimes I cannot distinguish exactly what antidepressants do to (or for) me.
For example, in a recent attempt to wean off serzone, I started to feel so emotionally
brittle, I don't know what good I was to anyone. I wasn't reacting
"appropriately" to things or people or events. Everything got under
my skin so to speak. But the other thing I noticed was how tight my
muscles were. As I weaned off the drugs, I realized that I was clenching my
jaw and the drugs were somehow masking this fact by easing the pain or
serving as a relaxant or something. But it made me think that if I could
get off the meds - for at least awhile - i could start to work on the
root problems - my tenseness, etc. - through exercise, meditation, etc.
it's a mixed bag. on one hand, the meds make it way easier to maneuver
through life--when i don't have time to figure out ways to deal with
stress and tension and pain and brittle emotions.i'm just getting tired of the roller-coaster of trying a new medication
every couple of years when one stops working. aRGhhhh! I'm in no way
against meds - my god, they've saved my life. i'm just wondering if it's
ever possible to "grow out of them." kind of like the meds might be keeping
me at some sort of stopping place, where i'm not moving forward anymore.
but maybe that's a bad analogy. maybe the meds are just helping me
function. maybe being off meds is a worse stopping place - there were
times when i was off meds and i wasn't progressing in any way whatsoever
because i was hiding in bed most of the time. diane
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