Posted by John1022 on October 6, 2003, at 13:54:39
In reply to May I ask a question?, posted by Penny on October 6, 2003, at 13:09:31
Hi Penny,
I am trying AD's because I have some kind of chemical imbalance. That chemical imbalance comes out of know where and isn't your typical depression. I don't feel down, sad or guilty, I just feel out of wack.
I have been 100% normal most of my life. I am almost sure my imbalance has to do with a seretonin imbalance that causes my sleep to not work, increased axiety and mood swings.
It was once fixed by Effexor in a matter of weeks and I was back to so-called normal. Now they all are all having horrible effects on me, almost opposite effects of making the depression worse.
When I am off them, I "almost" feel normal except for just not being able to go to bed (something still wrong with my seretonin and not quite what I would call normal, meaning it needs to be fixed) and I kept trying AD's because Effexor did work once. I don't want to have to rely on a sleeping pill the rest of my life.
I think I am done with them now as I can cope with feeling a little off and maybe having to take a sleeping pill the rest of my life, but I cannot cope on how the AD's are making me feel now.
I am trying 5HTP again (came close to fixing everything, but the doctor scared me off with his toxin claims and not knowing what was in it). I will let the board know what happens with 5HTP. For now, I am done with the AD's because of what they are doing to me, although they worked for me once and I know they do work for a lot of people. Take care
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