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should i take antidepressants
Replies: 15Last Post Nov. 8, 2008 8:21pm by MushroomSatsujin
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i was prescribed zoloft like a week ago but i'm very uncomfortable with the idea of taking it

it just seems dodgy, toying with my brain's chemistry, and they don't seem to know much about it. it just seems like the long term plan is to see if this works, and if it doesnt try something else, and so on, and it seems like guesswork. and that just seems kind of wrong.

what do you think


8:05 pm on Nov. 8, 2008
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Your doc apparently thinks its fine and I think he would know better than you

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i know a lot of ppl that tak it. it works iv seen a difference in them. id say go for it. you know

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Oh my muffins..Do not take Zoloft..
I hated that stuff.
It's terrible..

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If it was prescribed to you, you should probably take it.
BUT if you have a problem with it, take it up with your doctor, not us. We aren't doctors.

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only you can decide... sounds like you don't want to.

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Im on zoloft and I didnt want to take it at first. I absolutely love it now. If they prescribed it then i would give it a shot. They know what they're doing.

It has worked wonders for me and I can't imagine not taking it pm me if u want too


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Quote: from MushroomSatsujin at 8:05 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Your doc apparently thinks its fine and I think he would know better than you

but it just seems like she only knows what psychiatry knows and they dont seem to know anything

but then again i am basing this on wikipedia


8:06 pm on Nov. 8, 2008
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some depression can be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain so it's not that dodgy to think that an antidepressant can help you out in that way
but you make your own choice.  i was on prozac for about a year and at the very least i'd say it helped me

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It really is guesswork trying to find the right one, you're most def right about that.

Are you really depressed, and do you really want to get better? If yes this is how you do it.

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Do it.

If you don't want it, send it to me.

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Quote: from Anonymous at 8:06 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Quote: from MushroomSatsujin at 8:05 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Your doc apparently thinks its fine and I think he would know better than you

but it just seems like she only knows what psychiatry knows and they dont seem to know anything

but then again i am basing this on wikipedia


Your Docs PHD>Wiki

They go to school and make a living for this. And Wiki isnt even the most reliable source for....anything....

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It depends on the person. Zoloft was horrible for me it made matters worse. But for others it really did help them.

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yes and get sum valium too, it's the shit. just don't get addicted.

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Quote: from MushroomSatsujin at 8:09 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Quote: from Anonymous at 8:06 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Quote: from MushroomSatsujin at 8:05 pm on Nov. 8, 2008

Your doc apparently thinks its fine and I think he would know better than you
 

 but it just seems like she only knows what psychiatry knows and they dont seem to know anything  

 but then again i am basing this on wikipedia


Your Docs PHD>Wiki

They go to school and make a living for this. And Wiki isnt even the most reliable source for....anything....


what if a better doctor with a PhD wrote the wiki article


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