Mental Health A big fuck you to big pharma

[Salvinorin A]

For those of you who read this let it be known that it's too late for me to be "normal" again. As this is not easy to share and i even considered posting anonomyously. A while back i was prescribed ssris for Obsessive compuslive disorder. At first i excepted the medication as it seemed to work; it provides this illusion for many at first. Before i knew it i was on 500mg of it daily and i moves up mg VERY fast (I trusted my docotor) before ssris i was happy, ambitious, wanting to succeed and better myself. After the medicine im left a shell of what i was and i feel like im half dead. I cannot imagine think or be as creative as i was. Ive become desenzatized and i am pretty much emotionless compared to before i dont care about anything, not even myself. I wish i was never born into this world as i learned i would never be the same again. Like my soul being ripped out of my body. I feel empty alone and depressed. Things i used to enjoy do not entertain me, my social life has went down hill and im left with sexually dysfunctions from this "medicine". I was never told of the dangers of these medications. If i can get just ONE Person to understand what can happen my goal is complete. Some people arent meant to be happy and i guess im one of them.

 

[RobotRipping]

if before you were doing well then why did you take an SSRI? i'd think they'd increase OCD if anything. Big pharma may suck but it's your Dr that fucked you over there. Your brain should return to normal in a few weeks to months depending on how long you were on the SSRI and which one it was.

You have to be responsible to check this stuff out yourself, blindly trusting your Dr is a terrible idea. Always be critical, always make sure things make sense and always do your own research and then be critical of that research. Critical thinking is absolutely necessary in this world today and you must employ it for your own health, safety and sanity.

I know fully well the issues you are experiencing. I've been through tons of SSRIs, SNRIs, DRNIs and and even seroquel. What a bunch of shit that Drs push these meds on people who either don't need them, or that will have terrible side effects from them. I get that.

You are meant to be happy, not all the time but you are meant to have moments of happiness. This despair is likely the fallout from the medication, yeah it sucks, it's terrible actually but now you know better. Just give things a while so your brain can return to homeostasis and see what you think of life after that.

I understand what can happen, so your goal is complete. Feel happy for that, i'm sure others will read and agree. This is a huge issue and many more people are going to go through the same bullshit, give them a warning and make sure they are critical of their Drs and medication as well. In that sense, you can turn your bad experience into a good thing and help others to not face what you have faced. I'm sorry it happened, sorry it happened to myself as well, and even more sorry that it will and is happening to countless other human beings.

sometimes i ask people, oh what medication were u prescribed? and they respond saying, "i don't know", what the fuck do you mean you don't know? it's scary.

 

[Salvinorin A]

Thanks for taking time to write that response as it has cheered me up quite a bit. I no longer trust doctors like i used to and am now very wary of prescription drugs. I will no longer take any unless proper research is done and im well aware of the effects. I hate how doctors push this garbage medicine it can ruin lives and it will sadly ruin it for some.

 

[Ozekat]

Hey, Salvinorin, are you off the SSRI's now? Please don't beat yourself up! I know what it is like, I'm struggling really hard right now through opiate addiction, I've pawned almost everything I have of value and am digging a hole with a joint account on ebay with a friend--- all so I can stay "high", but really I'm just low low low.

There is hope. Bluelight is a great place to find it. I think that robotripping is right, you'll come out of this sane though it may take some time. I know that for me, a very similar if not same road lies ahead. I'm going to have to change a lot in my life, but I'm excited to become truly happy again. Even if that means a lot of struggle before I get there.

 

[Salvinorin A]

Im off them, i just want the feeling of normalcy back; i want to be happy and motivated again

 

[RobotRipping]

^which ssri(s) were you taking, for how long and how long has it been since you haven't been on one?

i've only really been through citalopram withdrawals and that lasted about 2 weeks in total but that's an especially easy one to come off of. Of course the Dr. calls it 'discontinuation syndrome' yet tells me not to take benzos because of the withdrawals, such hypocrisy and bullshit.

you should be able to tell when you hit the turning point as most people's sex drives go into overdrive during that time. Just keep holding out, things will turn around. If you were normally happy and motivated, you'll likely return to that state. If you were severely depressed before SSRIs then you may need to seek out alternative solutions.

 

[Salvinorin A]

I was prescribed luvox Cr 250mg twice daily. Iv'e been of them for a few months

 

[Jerry Atrick]

I was prescribed luvox Cr 250mg twice daily. Iv'e been of them for a few months

Have you told your doctor about the problems you've had with the drug? I hear a lot of people complain about the drugs they've been prescribed but they seem like they would rather tell us than their doctor.

YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR THAT YOU WISH TO QUIT OR CHANGE DRUGS!!

Quitting cold turkey can be a recipe for disaster. Many times the withdrawals from certain drugs are as bad as or worse than the actual symptoms they are trying to stop. Your doctor's job is to help you get back to happiness and normalcy but if you don't communicate with your doctor then you're only hurting yourself.

 

[Jktm]

Have you told your doctor about the problems you've had with the drug? I hear a lot of people complain about the drugs they've been prescribed but they seem like they would rather tell us than their doctor.

YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR THAT YOU WISH TO QUIT OR CHANGE DRUGS!!

Quitting cold turkey can be a recipe for disaster. Many times the withdrawals from certain drugs are as bad as or worse than the actual symptoms they are trying to stop. Your doctor's job is to help you get back to happiness and normalcy but if you don't communicate with your doctor then you're only hurting yourself.

While I agree with you, I've had a psychiatrist force me to take zoloft in order to remain at her practice, despite my concerns from the get-go and worsened anxiety after the commencement of treatment. Her solution was to cut the dose in half and raise it back up to the original dose, which changed nothing, however she still required me to take this medication in order to remain at her practice.

 

[Jerry Atrick]

While I agree with you, I've had a psychiatrist force me to take zoloft in order to remain at her practice, despite my concerns from the get-go and worsened anxiety after the commencement of treatment. Her solution was to cut the dose in half and raise it back up to the original dose, which changed nothing, however she still required me to take this medication in order to remain at her practice.

As a patient, you have the right to change doctors at any time.

 

[Jktm]

I understand this, we just have a shortage of psychiatrists in my area, and I had to wait two months to go to one an hour away and out of state (which made filling C-II Rx'es extremely difficult). Was just a huge pain in the ass.

 

[jonboy1513]

I have a psychiatrist with the total opposite problem. I tell him that I have been feeling down and having feelings of doom and won't prescribed anymore medication. I initially went to him for my panic attacks and agoraphobia. I am on Klonopins 2mg 3 times a day. Trileptal 600 mgs a day. And propanorol(inderal) and he always tells me if I don't like what he is giving me I can go somewhere else.