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| benoitfan |
Has anyone here (or any of your friends) taken prozac? Did they get better or worse after taking it? It's not for me, but I'm just worried about all the side-effects I read on the web and I was wondering if that does actually put people better than before. I'm against those sort of drugs, I think people should get up by themselves facing problems and talking to their friends, but this is a different case.
So any stories to tell? thanks.
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| fuct4less |
| dude, after taking prozac for a while it makes you feel sssooooooo ggggggooooooooooooooooooooddddddd... it really does work, but nomatter what pills you take the depression will eventually return.:( :( :( |
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| benoitfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by fuct4less
dude, after taking prozac for a while it makes you feel sssooooooo ggggggooooooooooooooooooooddddddd... it really does work, but nomatter what pills you take the depression will eventually return.:( :( :( |
that's the thing, I think it's better to face the problem, not walk away... I don't know if it makes you feel that good because one of the side effects is that it destroys the libido... anyways more stories? we're talking about my girlfriend here and I'm worried as hell :(
I can't believe I'm letting her take that ... but I can't forbid her :( |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by benoitfan
that's the thing, I think it's better to face the problem, not walk away... |
thats easy to say when youve never been depressed before. to the people who live under the weight of depression the problem at hand seems so much bigger than it really is, so all some people can do is to temporarily run away from the problem. instead of taking pills like i used to i rely on the support of my loved ones and sooner or later the depressiion will be gone. |
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| XeroREVERSION |
| I use Zoloft, I was severly depressed. It sucks, big time. Do you know how ING HARD it is to tell someone that you feel like killing yourself? Don't sit here and say "You should just face your problems" It's not that easy. I wish it was, but you can't always do that. I've never felt better. Sometimes I have a mood swing, but nothing really severe. Anti-Depressants are a godsend. If it wasn't for them, I don't know where I would be right now. It doesn't just "fix" you, it helps you feel more balanced, when it comes to your emotions. |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by XeroREVERSION
I use Zoloft, I was severly depressed. It sucks, big time. Do you know how ING HARD it is to tell someone that you feel like killing yourself? Don't sit here and say "You should just face your problems" It's not that easy. I wish it was, but you can't always do that. I've never felt better. Sometimes I have a mood swing, but nothing really severe. Anti-Depressants are a godsend. If it wasn't for them, I don't know where I would be right now. It doesn't just "fix" you, it helps you feel more balanced, when it comes to your emotions. |
i know how hard it is to admit the desire to die, but i could never go through with telling anybody... people could tell though (i.e. : masochistic actions, bringing knives to school, etc.). but has any body here actually tried to kill themselves? |
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| benoitfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by XeroREVERSION
I use Zoloft, I was severly depressed. It sucks, big time. Do you know how ING HARD it is to tell someone that you feel like killing yourself? Don't sit here and say "You should just face your problems" It's not that easy. I wish it was, but you can't always do that. I've never felt better. Sometimes I have a mood swing, but nothing really severe. Anti-Depressants are a godsend. If it wasn't for them, I don't know where I would be right now. It doesn't just "fix" you, it helps you feel more balanced, when it comes to your emotions. |
you guys were right, I've never been depressed. And I understand your point, but I mean, I think you can't be walking away forever, because you leave the drug and the problem comes back to you because you never did get over it. And my point here is that she can get over them, she just doesn't like thinking about it nor talking about it with us, but I think that if she did, she could solve them. Instead, she's postponing them...
And I assure you that I feel frustrated as hell that I can't help her. I love my gf and I can't stand be here doing nothing while she's feeling so down. But she doesn't want to see me, doesn't want to talk to me, and I don't know what to do because I want to help her, be around her... :(
I'm sure there's another way of solving this problem...:conf: |
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| XeroREVERSION |
Zoloft helped me discuss my problems. Since I started taking it, I've cut the dosage in half, and eventually I'll be able to stop taking it all together.
Think of a depressed person like this:
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And Zoloft, or any other anti-depressant does this:
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It just balances you out, where every once and awhile you might have a little mood swing or an upset, but that's just being human.
It's very, very hard to discuss your problems with people when you are depressed, you just have to keep telling her you love her, and telling her that you are there for her no matter what happens. |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by benoitfan
you guys were right, I've never been depressed. And I understand your point, but I mean, I think you can't be walking away forever, because you leave the drug and the problem comes back to you because you never did get over it. And my point here is that she can get over them, she just doesn't like thinking about it nor talking about it with us, but I think that if she did, she could solve them. Instead, she's postponing them...
And I assure you that I feel frustrated as hell that I can't help her. I love my gf and I can't stand be here doing nothing while she's feeling so down. But she doesn't want to see me, doesn't want to talk to me, and I don't know what to do because I want to help her, be around her... :(
I'm sure there's another way of solving this problem...:conf: |
you can help her... give her a hug or something like that because when youre depressed something as simple as a hug can make youre life a million times better. |
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| benoitfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by XeroREVERSION
It's very, very hard to discuss your problems with people when you are depressed, you just have to keep telling her you love her, and telling her that you are there for her no matter what happens. |
Thanks for the tip mate.. that's basically what I've been doing since she doesn't want to see me. we just sms eachother twice or so a day and that's all, she doesn't want more either... anyways I feel like I'm a lousy boyfriend by sitting here doin' nothing.. I've talked to her parents, her best friends, I'm doin' everything I possible can to understand what the problem is and how can I help... but I still don't find it.. she needs to get over it by herself any way...
But I'll keep doin' that then, hoping that prozac will work... though I don't know how I'll face her after all this nightmare is settled :( |
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| benoitfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by fuct4less
you can help her... give her a hug or something like that because when youre depressed something as simple as a hug can make youre life a million times better. |
Everytime I did that she just started to cry.. and I can't help her, she doesn't talk about herself, I don't know what I can do, and I just feel down myself for not being able to help her and for the fact that she is feeling so bad...
And I can't hug her if she doesn't want to see me. I think it would make matter worse, I have to respect her decision... |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by benoitfan
Everytime I did that she just started to cry.. and I can't help her, she doesn't talk about herself, I don't know what I can do, and I just feel down myself for not being able to help her and for the fact that she is feeling so bad...
And I can't hug her if she doesn't want to see me. I think it would make matter worse, I have to respect her decision... |
well if that didnt work theres not much else you can do but tell her youll be there for her. other than that theres not much ican think of that might cheer her up, so just keep hoping...:( :( :( |
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