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Post by alwaysalone on Jun 8, 2006 13:55:33 GMT -5
I used to me on medication as I'd been diagnosed with depression years ago. I was also on Zoloft for a short time in 2002 - 25 mg. to start, but when my doctor increased the dosage to 50 mg. I started having fast heartbeat and dizziness, so I went back to the first dosage (above). But I didn't stay on the drug for very long as it didn't seem to help, and the side effect of nausea was very hard to cope with. Anyway, I find that for me, medication doesn't really help. I've felt extremely shy whether I was ON or OFF medication, and it didn't seem to help my anxiety re: people at all. So I figure - for ME, it is best if I don't take any pills, if I have feelings that vary from day to day or week to week in regard to my SA/APD. I don't want chemicals in my system if they're not going to help me to cope personally. I'm going to stick to my vitamins - especially the B-vitamins, and try to eat healthy.
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Post by ProdigiousGamer on Oct 20, 2006 18:38:51 GMT -5
my doctor wrote me a prescription for Lexapro for my depression. I asked him about my social anxiety and he said that lexapro has been known to help assuage some of the symptoms of social phobia. i have been taking Lexapro for 4 weeks now and I have noticed a mild reduction of my anxiety in social situations.
my doctor also said that Lexapro is one of the safest antidepressants on the market and that it has the lowest chance of causing side effects of all of the major SSRI's.
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Post by ProdigiousGamer on Oct 20, 2006 18:43:00 GMT -5
Medication can be useful if used properly with therapy... Its usefull in dulling your feelings and anxiety to a point where your able to manage it. A person that has trouble even going outside isn't likely going to get over anxiety without it. The problem lies in alot of therapists that really don't know what they are doing because there is very little government control or they just aren't good ones. Tons of therapists use methods that aren't empirically proven. People that expect medication to be cure all have to realise that its not one but rather a helpful tool. agreed. the most effective treatment is a combination of medication and therapy.
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Post by ProdigiousGamer on Oct 20, 2006 18:45:29 GMT -5
I used to me on medication as I'd been diagnosed with depression years ago. I was also on Zoloft for a short time in 2002 - 25 mg. to start, but when my doctor increased the dosage to 50 mg. I started having fast heartbeat and dizziness, so I went back to the first dosage (above). But I didn't stay on the drug for very long as it didn't seem to help, and the side effect of nausea was very hard to cope with. Anyway, I find that for me, medication doesn't really help. I've felt extremely shy whether I was ON or OFF medication, and it didn't seem to help my anxiety re: people at all. So I figure - for ME, it is best if I don't take any pills, if I have feelings that vary from day to day or week to week in regard to my SA/APD. I don't want chemicals in my system if they're not going to help me to cope personally. I'm going to stick to my vitamins - especially the B-vitamins, and try to eat healthy. my doctor initally started me on zoloft but i began to experience increasing levels of anxiety and even a few panic attacks. i had to stop the medication after about 3 weeks. he then started me on a more mild medication called Lexapro (which i mentioned in one of my above posts) and it has been working for me so far.
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Post by melissaqu on Dec 18, 2006 10:06:11 GMT -5
I've been on Paxil before, I never had any side effects but my doctor convinced me to switch to Lexapro. Both were ok, but I'm not taking anything now simply because I don't want to be on medicine for the rest of my life. So I started going to a therapist for the first time ever. Scary! But it's slowly helping.
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Post by cinder on Mar 12, 2007 3:55:18 GMT -5
I also was worried that I would end up needing meds as a crutch for the rest of my life. Iv found that while being on the meds helped make things more managable, it seemed like I didnt care quite enough to try to work through the roots of my anxiety untill I stopped taking them.
Nowadays I find the best medicine to be experience. Of course there is a place and time for everything. I have no doubt that I needed meds initially, and actually I wish that I had recognized the problem and started meds years before I did.
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Mar 12, 2007 5:07:02 GMT -5
They really help my depression though.
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