Depression, I won't deny it. . . .

[Spunky]

i too was against anti-depressants. i almost felt like a mental case just asking my doctor about them. but im glad i made the decision. i use lexapro and it works wonders.

 

[quez82]

Go to your doctor get some zoloft

 

[lvray]

Hey man i feel for ya.i have my own depresive bouts without aas and sometims i think we need to deal with the roots instead of the symptoms of depression you know i had to and still do sometimes have to deal with the things in my past or situations that instead of resolving within myself when they happen instead i have a tendency to duck and dodge the internal and cling to the external with ferocity wich is cool sometimes but there can be consequences i recomend cleaning the inside out with a thorough dose of transparent comunication with a close freind or minister face to face somone you can trust. but quite possibly i

read your letter wrong and you realy arent that depressed or im just loco but anywho theres my 2 cents good luck homie

 

[z28stud97]

take some horny goat weed, get a girlfriend and you'll be fine

 

[plex1500]

don't get on the sleep aids or valium it will just make you worse valium downer ambien to some ill make you forget your name...go ask for wellbutrin it is great takes a few weeks to work sometimes great for depression ,very few side effects and has been known to help with sex drive...TRY IT ! life is short

 

[trinidad]

Get some professional help brother. If it is depression, you won't beat it yourself. Millions suffer from it. Don't let pride interfere with your happiness and wellbeing. You'll be proud you did seek help! It takes alot to suck it up and admit you might have a serious problem. Make the call!

 

[SofaGeorge]

Bro, if your doc wants to put you on anti depressants - do it. Short term (six month) anti depressant treatment can often be curative... i.e., you don't need the anti depressants any more. Left untreated the chemical situation in your brain and get worse and no longer benefit from short term treatment.

 

[pharmguy]

Plex had it right. Wellbutrin does have the fewest sides. It has no sexual sides. Its sides are good for bbuilders. Increased energy, decreased appetite. Doesn't work for every1, but does for me

 

[speller]

Depression can be a hard cross to bare. I go through it from time to time and anti- depressants only fuck me up. I have no answer but wish you well bro.
Oh yeah I've found valium to helpful for really down days if you can get it.

I'll never understand why doctors backed off prescribing benzo's becasue of their addicitve quality's when now instead they push drugs which require addiction in order to be effective.

Depression is a scary sickness that is best treated by a doctor. Self-medicating is an extremely dangerous practice. There is a reason only doctors are aloud to prescribe med’s. “you” deciding what “you” need can sometimes lead to more trouble. Like if you follow the advice in this thread, regarding taking valium to ease your nights. If you have not taken Valium, it will put you in a blanked-out, whacked-out, haze of a state, especially at the dose that you’re sure to decide is “the right dose” for yourself. Then one day, you may say, well, if the valium makes me sleep good at night, then maybe one or two during the day will help. – and thus you are now taking valium day in and day out.
This story is all to common in my practice. For those of you who do not know, I am an addiction management doctor. I treat patients with addiction, many to benzos’ which valium is one of. To fill you in, withdrawal from valium can last weeks and that’s just the time when your on the ground moaning, wanting to die, because your entire body aches, you have nose bleeds, cold sweats, you haven’t slept in a week, and your about to be hospitalized because you have begun to have seizures- which could kill you. And this is only the beginning.
There is a reason anti-depressants are the number one prescribed drug, they work. Maybe not in 100% of the cases, but in the majority, they are lifesavers. Ask yourself, what do you have to loose? – you could go the other road, self-medicate, take valium, and in a year, have lost your marriage all you possessions, sold because you need cash for you habit, and end up in my office.
There is nothing wrong with taking an anti-depressant; it does not mean you are any less a man. Some need meds for high cholesterol, some need it for their mood.
I realize my examples are extreme, but after hearing this story over and over, if I could prevent it before it happens, it’s worth it.
I’m in no way saying that if you takes drugs you will become addicted. Ask yourself, what type of people do you think I treat at my clinic? Losers, druggies? Bums? Sure, maybe a few. The majority, and when I say majority I mean 65-75% all have full-time jobs, some are teachers, lawyers, business men and women – people like you
Remember know one sets out to become an addict, it just sort of happens.

 

[nadr7891]

man, i think it's irresponsible to recommend Valium and other benzos to a guy who says he's depressed. they are tranquilizers for one thing and very addictive for another.

i, too was vehemently opposed to antidepressants. i consider them to be overprescribed and i don't think docs do a very good job informing their patients about possible sides.

i finally got so sick of being mildly depressed ALL THE TIME that i figured what the hell, how bad can it hurt to just try it? i got put on Lexapro and it worked. my mood improved dramatically. problem is, after about 6 months my libido was totally gone. i went back and told the doctor that i'd rather be depressed. he then put me on Wellbutrin and i can't stress enough how great it's been. better mood, more energy, less anxiety, better sex. i consider Wellbutrin to be a wonder drug.

nadr