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Which meds have worked best for u?

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Anon54

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Weather it's for anxiety, depression, add, bi-polar etc which meds have u tried & which have worked well for u?

1. Valium: I've liked the best so far because it's long acting & calming.
but i need alot. No sudden w/d & mild effect. Also good for hangovers.
2. Tramadol: (for it's SNRI effect, dr actually was giving it to me for depression) Worked well to keep my mood stable & also liked the mild pain killing effect but it blanked my emotions so i decided to stop taking it.
3. Codeine: I know it's recreational but I've used it to help headaches/anxiety when I've had nothing else to take.
4. Zyprexa: Makes me sleepy like temazepam but without the tolerance building effect & is alot stronger (currently trying)
5. Xanax: Was OK but to much of a high than a low (Made me sorta slur words at high amounts & didnt like the short half-life but would be good for panic attacks)
6. Temazepam. Made me sleepy but needed high amounts & has tolerance building bs.
7. Seroquel: very sedating but gave me weird visuals before i went to sleep unlike Zyprexa seems to be doing.

I'm generally interested in ppls experiences with actual medications & not recreational stuff. (anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics etc.) unless u feel it is somewhat therapeutic (I have used pot in this kind of way at times as a sleep aid)

I'm a little tired atm i might update this thread with more detail tommorow
 
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Here are the meds that I've taken:

- Lamictal: It wasn't bad. At the time I thought it was making me crazy, but I was also abusing some other substances while I was on it so I'm sure that's why my chemistry was thrown off so much.
- Adderall: Good medication, but it was too much temptation for me. I abused the hell out of it and I practically lost my mind on it. No sleep, no food, spun out for days, etc. If I was more mature with it, I know it would've done so much good for me.
- Klonopin: Great for anxiety. Definitely helped me out a lot.
- Xanax: Xanax did a lot of good for me but I ended up abusing it. For anyone that isn't tempted to overdo it, it can be very useful for those situations when you feel like you're about to lose it.
- Ativan: Probably the best benzo for me. It's really not as recreational as the others, so there was no thoughts of using it to get high. It saved me from a lot of times when I thought I was going crazy. I'd recommend it to anyone with anxiety problems. Not overwhelming, you don't feel messed up, and it gets the job done.
- Lexapro: Took it once and had a panic attack. Can't say much else about it.
 
- Abilify: good anti-psychotic and antidepressant. Thanks to it, I go to bed early and wake up early.
- Lexapro: good antidepressant.
- Tercian (cyamemazine): good anti-psychotic, used here as an effective hypnotic-sedative.
- Noctamide (lormetazepam): good hypnotic, and oddly enough it doesn't give me some tolerance, ie. I take 2mg at night since a few months now and it still gets the job done nicely.
 
This is my personal experience, best and worsts. This is all medicinal use, this is not about the recreational use of drugs.

Clonazepam: Paradoxical Reaction - Increased anxiety instead of decreased. :(
Alprazolam and Triazolam: Ideal medication for rare panic attacks/anxiety attacks.
Temazepam: Ideal hypnotic for infrequent insomnia.
Diazepam: Not ideal for infrequent insomnia, slow onset, long duration, groggy feeling in the morning.
Flurazepam: Ideal hypnotic for infrequent occurrences where one wakes up a dozen times throughout an 8+ hour period of sleep, so that they still didn't get enough constant sleep by the time they wake up.
 
I would have to say that clonazepam is my miracle drug. I've been on a lot of benzos but the one i keep going back to is definitely it. Works a lot more like an anxiolitic rather than muscle relaxant, so it allows me to go on with my day without feeling like a zombie.
It's also great for mellowing other drugs, since at normal doses it doesn't send me straight to bed, i usually take a little when a trip is going off rails or for potentiating opiates.
 
I have been on so many there is no way I can list them.

I am on old school Prozac because in addition to depression I have fibromyalgia and research has shown this is helpful. And I do feel better on it than I do off it.

For my crazy freak outs/panic attacks I use xanax but if I take too much I just get sleepy.

I have found that magnesium supplements has helped me for both my physical and emotional issues. It has really helped "quiet" my brain. Since I have been on it I don't get those crazy thoughts that keep circling over and over in my mind.
 
I was originally prescribed Clonazepam for anxiety. I only took it a couple of times but in mornings I was still pretty sedated because of the long half-life. I switched to Alprazolam which helped me a lot during a particularly stressful period; I don't think I would have been able to function without it. I still take it once in a while but not almost-daily like I was then.
 
TINK said:
I have been on so many there is no way I can list them.

I am on old school Prozac because in addition to depression I have fibromyalgia and research has shown this is helpful. And I do feel better on it than I do off it.

For my crazy freak outs/panic attacks I use xanax but if I take too much I just get sleepy.

I have found that magnesium supplements has helped me for both my physical and emotional issues. It has really helped "quiet" my brain. Since I have been on it I don't get those crazy thoughts that keep circling over and over in my mind.
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OMG magnesium did the same thing to me, i was sketched cuz i thought this was just a personal thing haha
 
Clonazepam is my favorite. It kills my anxiety without making me sleepy or groggy. And once my anxiety is gone I feel free to be myself, it's amazing for me. Unfortunately I'm an opiate addict so no doctor will prescribe it or any other benzo.

I think suboxone can be a great too for killing anxiety and making me more productive. But with that I've always ended up with the same problems once I taper off.

I've yet to find an SSRI that works for me. Well maybe tramadol but I don't think I could get scripted it.
 
Oxycodone-Works great, it's like speed for me. It kills all pain, and allows me to function like a normal person, during a pain episode. It also makes my mood better, helps my thought, and even gets rid of my anxiety.

Klonopin, Makes my eyes diolate like flying saucers, doesn't do much accept give me a good sleep.

Xanax, works good for panic attacks and anxiety control

Valium, works amazing. It's really light and has a super long half life. It allowed me to quit benzo's. However I like it because it's alot more mild then other benzodiazapines. It never made me slur my words or fucked me up. And it doesn't have paradoxial effects like xanax and klonopin can somtimes have.

Weed- Hey this should count as a medicine to right? It's just great, i've replaced everything with it. It works for eating, sleeping, having fun, laughing, being happy, pain. It just works. When in doubt smoke that weed.
 
hydrochron said:
Weed- Hey this should count as a medicine to right? It's just great, i've replaced everything with it. It works for eating, sleeping, having fun, laughing, being happy, pain. It just works. When in doubt smoke that weed.
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^^ hell yeh
 
i just realized why i really need off of klonopin, and not just because i keep saying it.

i began taking it for agoraphobia and to spare my body from my mind, heh. at the time " we agreed to slooowwwllly taper when the time came. " it been years now ! lol and i havent seen that prescriber in several years as well... i went sharply, unwittingly dropped 2mgs at first with mmj, then from 4mgs down to .~3 every other day for a few weeks, over the course of 2.5 years i guess.
it didnt work out very wll from there.

but, it is now only a crazy game i have to play as little as possible, in order to avoid feeling the 'symptoms' i was that justified my use... this is deadly redundant. my current prescriber i dont think understands the power in those things, forget the rest...


now, it saved my ass... dont get me wrong, but the psych for good reason doesnt spill the emanate dangers of the drug to a person in hysteria. lol- no. but they need to be tapered, soon, with intensive therapy in creative ways. via exposure.

Lithium,,, lithium is very important to me, after being on it, i was stunned i hadnt ever tried it. for ive been squeezed dry *almost with fuking medications, and thats the shit of my life.
but, i tried it so so much, then tried lithium is the point, and it was brilliant.
so many ''issues'' i hadnt even considered dissolved with the rest; petty, or more serious jealousy issues i was able to reason with; my thought process seemed to of fixed a crooked tire and my mind was aligned a great deal -- which branched out into many thoughts that created emotions which i identified as traits of my person.

here i halt../

"of my person" this is why i feel -lol- bad for my consciences awareness and(no of) self, hindering it with the benzos further, i honestly stress out a lot more worrying about any "IF's" that have occurred out of my control immediately, that are just devastating, or very very nagging and intrusive; especially depending on a FAX, or phone call, message sent to MD. horror and death my friend, its waiting on the other end.

this is a much different feeling then the Lithium(my missing element?heh), or narcotics(vital), immuno-suppressants(detrimental but in between atm at high risk)
canabinoids(amazing medicine overall).


those are them, and more of then expected, hopefully a change with the pain meds and immune-system suppressers sometime soon.
;)
 
Mr-Tambourine-Man said:
Vyvanse! Only med that has ever truly helped.
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Really? I've been interested in treating my ADHD again. The last thing I tried was Adderall over the course of a year or so, and it worked great but I ended up abusing the shit out of it. I'd like something that doesn't come with that kind of temptation, but still works as good.
 
I have depression, social anxiety, specific phobia and Asperger's syndrome with a twist of OCD lol. My most troubling symptoms are fatigue, low self-esteem/shyness and anxiety in social situations. I've tried nearly every SSRI and TCA in the book, as well as Risperdal, Wellbutrin and some other stuff without much improvement (if any). Here's what I've found works best for me:

Poppy tea--It's not the most powerful or euphoric opiate, but it's long-acting and only needs to be taken once a day unlike hydrocodone (my recreational drug of choice). Opiates in general are like the missing piece of my soul that make me feel more "normal" than anything else in the world. I've used poppies daily for about 3 years now with great improvements in almost every area of my life. Really.

Stimulants--Namely, propylhexedrine, mephedrone and ephedra. They're all I have access to as far as stims go, but they give me the energy and motivation to be productive and overcome the godawful fatigue I struggle with.

MDMA/methylone--These are great for social situations and all the anxiety that comes with them.

I alternate between two different "regimens" every other month--

1. Prozac + propylhexedrine + poppy tea + marijuana

and

2. Mephedrone + methylone + poppy tea

These seem to work pretty well for me, but quitting Prozac is kind of rough and not recommended.
 
mgmt&mdma said:
OMG magnesium did the same thing to me, i was sketched cuz i thought this was just a personal thing haha
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glad to see someone else is getting positive results from magnesium supplements. I have been preaching the benefits of this supplement since I started on it.
 
Magnesium huh? Can you just get them at a health foods store? I should give it a shot.

As far as prescribed medication goes:

Celexa
Clonezepam,
Tamezepam,

^ Of all the years of countless ssri's and snri's and fuckin ssnri's Citalopram seems to work very effectively for me. And For anxiety the Klonopin during the day, Tamezepam at night. I am finally "stable".

As for illegal medicine:

Any opiate. But I prefer ones with long half-lives. OxyFast, Methadone, Poppy Tea.
 
Ive been depressed/suicidal for 8 years now and all I can say is that no medication has helped me at all.
I honestly think that meds just mess you up worse, they just seem to make me emotionless and zombified

Citalopram - Did nothing
Fluoxetine - Helped at first but destroyed my sex drive so made me even more depressed
Mirtazapine - Sort of helps at first but then it just seems to stop working and I become depressed again

The only thing that seems to help me is aerobic excercise, good diet and reading books
 
MACstar said:
Magnesium huh? Can you just get them at a health foods store? I should give it a shot.

As far as prescribed medication goes:

Celexa
Clonezepam,
Tamezepam,

^ Of all the years of countless ssri's and snri's and fuckin ssnri's Citalopram seems to work very effectively for me. And For anxiety the Klonopin during the day, Tamezepam at night. I am finally "stable".

As for illegal medicine:

Any opiate. But I prefer ones with long half-lives. OxyFast, Methadone, Poppy Tea.
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yeah u can get em at any store. the cheapest is magnesium oxide, but its' bioavalibility is horrible (so you wont get the full benefits). i found magnesium citrate to be a tad more expensive but its 5x better than magnesium oxide in my opinion
 
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