Posted by paul_d_234 on November 26, 2004, at 14:06:05
In reply to Re: Were You Depressed in the 80s? » Rayray, posted by cubbybear on November 26, 2004, at 0:47:14
I had 2 espidoes of depression / panic attacks in the 70/80s - I was a teenager / young adult then.
The first time not knowing what happened I had panic attacks and depession for about 9 months and then they went away on their own. The second time I was in college and want to a pdoc - they treated me with Xanax and a TCA. That worked well, and when I felt well I stayed on the meds for 6 months and stopped. Side affects were not too bad - even the weight gain and sexual side affects cause meds were not given for life at that point by most pdocs.
in the early 90s I switched to SSRIs which work fine but have weight gain / sexual side affects for me.
two months ago I switched to Cymbalta which so far is working well for me with some minor sexual side affects but nothing else.
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