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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:53 AM Original message |
My name is lightningandsnow, and I take "happy pills". |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. I take them too. I've been depressed since I was a kid. I tried to commit suicide @ 8yrs |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
74. 8 years old?! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #74 |
170. I'm now trying to look back and figure it out. I don' think I knew what suicide was |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
130. i remember doing research in college about |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. I take em' too. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Are there people here who would do that? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It happens to everybody, for one reason or another... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. God, yes, are there ever |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. Glad you found something that is starting to work for you. nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Oh, I'm (for the most part) fine |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. 'berserk buttons' ha! love it... |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
140. Or that "happy pills" are just Big Pharma corporate mind control Soma that no one needs, etc |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
183. There's a minority though that go all Tom Cruise on the subject of mental health |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. What happens is this: |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
71. If you search around a little you'd probably find somone |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
76. You may want (perhaps not) go into the ADHD thread I started |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #76 |
143. I'm curious to see that thread |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. I am on happy pills as well |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've taken ant-idepressants for 17 years |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm on happy pills |
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Pharaoh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Been on em' |
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maxpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I have the same problem |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. I take lexapro. The best thing is, my constant state of happiness is because of |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm glad that you posted this. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've been taking anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds for 16 years |
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Robyn66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. I take them too |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
88. ... |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
144. some parallels |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. One of my dearest friends was on anti-depressants for a while to help combat depression |
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MonkeyMama (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. I took them, too... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. I have been on anti depressants off and on since 1995.... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. K&R |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. K&R and count me in. nt. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. Lexapro user checking in |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Been on Paxil, Effexor and finally (Cipralex for the past year and a bit)... |
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Robyn66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. YIKES Paxil |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Mine is more anxiety related and panic attacks..... Once I got settled on Cipralex... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #26 |
189. other way around for me |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Effexor was very difficult to quit. Terrible withdrawals. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. Effexor is a bitch to quit. I decreased my dose gradually and took Benadryl at |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
105. getting off effexor was awful |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
21. Me too. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. I wish I could find some "happy pills" that were actually effective for me. |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Have you tried Lexapro/Cipralex? Sure works for me.... n/t |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Yes I have, and no it didn't. n/t |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
64. You are not alone. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Hang in there. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
111. Try 5-HTP & St. John's Wort. |
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Last Stand (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #111 |
178. St John's Wort has the same active ingredient as SSRI's but varies in dosage. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #178 |
221. Well, I'm not suggesting you just pick it by the side of the road. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #178 |
246. You can get standardized St John's Wort, However, I find the 5-HTP works great! |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
123. one that I tried is lamictyl (sp?) |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #123 |
173. I tried it already. I had to stop it |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
146. I was on Prozac for many years.... but then |
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create.peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
148. well, there is no normal, but you will know if you feel better. nt |
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TommyPaine (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
156. Happy clonazepam user here. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #156 |
202. You might find that as you feel better with help |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
191. Can't your psychiatrist offer you anything? |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #191 |
216. I've been seeing psychiatrists off and on for 20 years |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. i have OCD. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Lexapro can also treat symptoms of OCD |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. thanks for the heads up. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. Oooh--Risperidol = big gun |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. my dose was a quarter of a tiny pill. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #46 |
152. I lost five months of my life to that med. I kept complaining how |
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Okie4Obama (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
135. I have OCD too |
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whatthebleepdoIknow (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. Well, I feel like there is a lot of judging about lots of things... |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
45. I've never seen a shrink who didn't want to know if I was abusing |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. They have to ask that. It's their job. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. I'd assume that should be an Utterly Standard Question in those circumstances, no? |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
153. Me either. Can't imagine such a scenario. Although, to be fair, I never could imagine |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #27 |
192. Um, I have to think that pretty rare. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #192 |
209. FALSE: "Mental illnesses are not caused by nutritional deficiencies." |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
29. me too. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'm at the stage where I have not broken down and seen a doctor yet... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #31 |
149. My internist caught it for me, |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. Happy Pills rule! |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. you are not alone, |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
35. i'm with you |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. Thank you, L&S |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
39. Me too. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
40. Prozac saved my ass |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. "negative feedback loop" |
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sixstrings75 (173 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
43. Please - more info on Cipralex. Just started taking them |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Well, it doesn't work for everyone... |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. It can take up to six weeks to kick in. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
155. I only stopped by to |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
47. Me too |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
49. three things I don't like here |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Three things *I* don't like here |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
89. is there an echo in here? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Yeah, and I have some theories as to its location |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #92 |
101. should people alter their perspective in the face of evidence |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #101 |
157. Excuse me, but the brain is physical, thus "mental" illness is actually physical. And furthermore, |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #92 |
133. Good points. Schizophrenia, for example, has a definite chemical component |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #133 |
182. My uncle's full blown schizophrenia was triggered by PTSD |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. Judgmental? I suggest you look in the mirror.... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #63 |
90. I was not the one who said "don't you dare" disagree with me. |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. This is the epitome of judgmental... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #94 |
98. the word "vaguely" seems like a qualifier to me |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Wow, you really don't see how judgmental your posts really are... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. look I read Brave New World about 30 years ago |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. If you didn't mean to reference the aspect of pill-taking when you... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #104 |
113. well at least I got to be contemptible |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. LOL! Prime directive! |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #116 |
125. I have 8 or nine posts in this thread |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #113 |
172. Aldous was a huge proponent of drug taking for many reasons |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #90 |
167. The OP said "Don't you dare JUDGE PEOPLE for taking meds" |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
67. Sometirmes chemicals DO determine everything. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
82. Chemicals don't determine everything. But they determine some things. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #82 |
96. then we are mostly agreed |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #96 |
168. I think you need to talk to more people who have been on meds |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #96 |
225. Where in the OP did it say that people should take pills for EVERY problem???? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
99. no one said chemicals determine "everything" |
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Homer Wells (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #99 |
201. I must tell you I am SOOOOO Happy |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
107. Things I don't like, people who judge things they don't understand. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #107 |
195. +1 |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
110. How would you recommend treating an unconcious hypoglycemic patient? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. with marijuana, duh |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. That's about what I expected. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #110 |
131. We usually inject honey into the rectum. So don't ever use the honey bear in the unit. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #131 |
137. Interesting protocols you have in the arctic. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. When you are six to eight hours lifeflight away from a hospital you get some |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
122. +1 |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:22 AM Response to Reply #49 |
166. Please quote the sentence where the OP says "chemicals determine everything" |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #49 |
194. What we like is irrelevant. The facts are what matters. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #49 |
212. Those Are Very Valid Points |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
50. Thank you for your courage to post |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #50 |
70. Depression has also |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. The "happy pills" comment was rather odious |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. I figured pointing out the odiousness was the intent there |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Yes, I know |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Oh! Okay. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. I remember taking Lexapro |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
58. GA sucks. I've had it in one form or another most of my life. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Taking insulin if your pancreas has a chemical imbalance is not a moral issue |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. They don't like the implications |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #65 |
85. +1 |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #65 |
120. +10! n/t |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
132. Well said! |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #65 |
196. +1 |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #65 |
207. What a great, well reasoned response..... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #60 |
108. I spent years loathing myself for my character defects only to find out |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:46 AM Response to Reply #60 |
158. +1,000,000,000,000,000, |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
69. How wonderful that you finally found something that works for you. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
72. I take Paxil every day |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
77. Good for you and the more research we do on the brain |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
78. I'm right there with you.... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
80. k&r |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
81. K&R. Besides, anyone who calls them "happy pills" in an un-ironic way |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. "Happy" feelings too, at need - mania can be as scary as depression |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #81 |
93. great post |
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JackInGreen (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #81 |
159. I have |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #81 |
223. Thank you, Berry |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
84. Me too. How the hell else am I going to cope while having a conscience in a world like this? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
86. I take Paxil for the same thing, and I take meds for Bipola II. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
87. Just started it myself |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:43 AM Response to Reply #87 |
150. Good terms; thanks. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
91. I take generic Celexa and probably will |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #91 |
115. i take Celexa too |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #115 |
124. How much do you take daily? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #124 |
171. see your PM n/t |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
95. No, it's not very progressive and peace to you, lightningandsnow. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
97. When I first took an anti-depressant, it was the first time in my life |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
102. Be careful with the Lexipro - I gained 60lbs on it |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #102 |
118. Lexapro has a lower incidence of weight gain than some other SSRIs |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #118 |
126. I haven't been on it in ages |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
106. i'm glad the meds are working well |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
109. K&R |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
112. I've been on them at times to get through tough times in my life -- wouldn't be here without them... |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
119. I take Zoloft every day. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
121. Some people do need them. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
127. "crying and shaking uncontrollably because I got called to the principal's office and was terrified. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
128. lightningandsnow, I take Lexapro too |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
129. Judging others for illnesses is absolutely NOT progressive. You are very correct to say this. And I |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
134. I use the Emsam patch. It has saved my life. |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
136. Agreed. I teach special ed. so I see a lot of this. Medications can help. nt. |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
138. Well said. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
141. Thank you so much for posting this here. |
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Lancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 06:02 AM Response to Reply #141 |
162. Very well said. |
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ShenandoahAspen (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
142. I am on Zoloft, and I have to say... |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
145. I took zoloft for about a week. They prescribed it for some intestinal trouble that |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #145 |
205. My GI guy said that |
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BobTheSubgenius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
147. I don't know how many times I've had this conversation. |
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Autonomy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
151. Have you heard of HSV? It might not be an imbalance... |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
154. Just wanted to |
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PatrynXX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
160. They yanked me off Zoloft in June, on Lexapro now |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
161. This thread makes me want to take something |
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W_HAMILTON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
163. Yep. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
164. having been unemployed since december, I've had serious bouts with depression |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #164 |
175. As long as it doesn't hurt you. However.. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #175 |
177. link only works if you're signed up. |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #164 |
222. Difference between severe environmental-based depression and chronic - |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
165. When I was a young adult, I wish it was part of the working class culture |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
169. I take Lexapro |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
174. I havent run into these people on DU that judge people for taking psych drugs |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
176. people who don't understand anxiety and depression |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
179. I smoke pot for stress relief, and I'm labeled a criminal. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #179 |
184. Same here ... although I tend to have fun with others' narrow perceptions of it |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
180. 70 years ago, in my Father's family - |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
181. If you are mentally ill and need drugs that is your lot in life. The people who |
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Scarsdale Vibe (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #181 |
206. Incredibly condescending and amazingly stupid. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #206 |
232. THere you go, whiny and hateful speech when someone expresses their own point of view. Hey, that |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #181 |
208. Oh, isn't that just cunning |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #181 |
224. Chin up???? Really??? Would that be your advice to a diabetic, |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #224 |
233. Try to stay on topic. We are talking about "Happy Pills" and perceived mental illness, yes? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #181 |
226. That's a rather long-winded way of saying 'Let then eat cake' |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #181 |
227. That's a rather long-winded way of saying 'Let then eat cake' |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #227 |
235. Of course not. You people are looking to pick a fight. I am just stating my pov on it, |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #181 |
242. Uh, I spent YEARS --- |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
185. Still, be extremely careful, I almost murdered a whole Baja Fresh full |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
186. When I hear "happy pills", I think of valium and others like it that |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
187. What? That's insane! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
188. Very courageous of you to share your story. Kudos. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
190. I am also on "happy pills" |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
193. Why would anyone judge someone regarding their meds? |
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lib_wit_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #193 |
219. where I do tend to be anti-meds. I think that if one's condition responds to those supp |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #193 |
237. Good for her! |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
197. I'm a therapist, and most of my colleagues agree |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #197 |
211. I want you for my therapist! |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #211 |
234. You're welcome. Btw I agree that everything is chemical. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #197 |
215. Wonderful Post |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #215 |
236. I know. It's a difficult line between help and avarice. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #197 |
239. Sounds right to me. I second that emotion. |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
198. I wish they'd been prescribed for me (or even existed) |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
199. Lamictal is a miracle drug |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
200. The analogy a doctor used with me |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
203. I don't berate others for being religious or in a religion unlike many at DU. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #203 |
240. This is exactly what I said in my post, but it was taken so out of context by those too defensive |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
204. Natural alternatives - these work for me! 5-htp or tryptophan, |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #204 |
241. I Like the way you think! Thanks for the referrals. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
210. I wouldn't wish anxiety disorders on anyone |
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808 (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
213. I took Lexipro - it was a period of relative peace in my life |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #213 |
243. The world is full of anxiety and frustration. It isn't you. It is run off. Congrats on getting |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
214. I too battled a crippling anxiety disorder from age 12 onward. SSRIs saved my life. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #214 |
244. Feelings of anxiety are a call to take care and pay attention. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
217. Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt probably should have taken them. |
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lib_wit_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
218. I's like to defend Happy Pills. If they existed, and were safe, I can't see any reason in the world |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
220. Thank you all for your kind responses on this thread. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #220 |
228. You betcha! I also take |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #220 |
238. Doesn't it though! Positively therapeutic. Good folks. eom |
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Liberation Angel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
229. Info re: "Happy Pills" Throid disorders and environmental causes of depression |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
230. There are soooooo many people... |
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TommyPaine (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-27-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #230 |
231. No, it's not. It's barely suitable for the wealthy minority. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #231 |
245. Thank you! I am hoping we can get a grip and come back to health. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
247. They screw up my sex life but other than that....got to have. |
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