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From: deepbluesky on 14 Nov 2005 15:55 Hi everyone, have been reading some posts and trying to find out about how this group works. I'm a newbie, live in Scotland, have recurrent depression for many years and keep find that the ADs i'm on just simply cease to work after a few years. I would really value anyone's advice on treatment and experiences with really any ADs or other treatment. For info, i've been on fluoxetine (which just seemed to 'wear off' after 8 years on it), venlafaxine (which totally numbed me out, so i eventually realised, plus it gave me some horrible side effects like 'feeling like i'm not really real, when i was speaking it was like some other person was speaking, like i was *there* but not, if anyone here understands that'. Horrible feeling, which at the time i put down to anxiety, but which have since gone without recurrence since i stopped this med. I have to say also that my withdrawal from this was hard, all sorts of withdrawal effects and not nice. Right now i'm on citalopram and i honestly don't think it's had any effect at all except to make me have more difficulty sleeping. I did have difficulty sleeping too much, so i guess that's good, only my depression just makes me WANT to sleep all hours so it's kind of a double edged sword. I don't know if anyone has any suggestions, i have a really supportive gp and psych, but i'd really value peoples' experiences because to my mind, nothing helps more than actual experience. Doctors have their technical knowledge, but only people who have gone through it or are going through it can really advice. IMHO anyway. And I'm getting scared that i'm running out of options, since i've apparently tried the 'main line' meds and they're not really working, for whatever reason. I've also had ECT (12) and that didn't seem to have any effect either (except on my memory - but that was years ago now). Anyway, sorry to put this big ask in front of you as a newbie, but i'd really value anyone's advice. Thanks guys, i hope this is ok. fi
From: Colbie on 14 Nov 2005 16:04 On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:55:43 -0000, deepbluesky wrote: > Hi everyone, have been reading some posts and trying to find out about how > this group works. I'm a newbie, live in Scotland, have recurrent depression > for many years and keep find that the ADs i'm on just simply cease to work > after a few years. I would really value anyone's advice on treatment and > experiences with really any ADs or other treatment. > <snip> Hi dbs ;), I'm usually here during the day but just dropped by quickly to say hello. Though today seems to be a bit quiet here, you'll see that there'll be many folks eager and nice enough to give you support and advice. c.
From: Demon Internet is Great on 14 Nov 2005 16:29 "deepbluesky" <nospam(a)here.thanks> wrote in message news:dlatkg$qg7$1(a)newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > Hi everyone, have been reading some posts and trying to find out about how > this group works. I'm a newbie, live in Scotland, have recurrent > depression for many years and keep find that the ADs i'm on just simply > cease to work after a few years. I would really value anyone's advice on > treatment and experiences with really any ADs or other treatment. > > For info, i've been on fluoxetine (which just seemed to 'wear off' after 8 > years on it), venlafaxine (which totally numbed me out, so i eventually > realised, plus it gave me some horrible side effects like 'feeling like > i'm not really real, when i was speaking it was like some other person was > speaking, like i was *there* but not, if anyone here understands that'. > Horrible feeling, which at the time i put down to anxiety, but which have > since gone without recurrence since i stopped this med. I have to say > also that my withdrawal from this was hard, all sorts of withdrawal > effects and not nice. > > Right now i'm on citalopram and i honestly don't think it's had any effect > at all except to make me have more difficulty sleeping. I did have > difficulty sleeping too much, so i guess that's good, only my depression > just makes me WANT to sleep all hours so it's kind of a double edged > sword. > > I don't know if anyone has any suggestions, i have a really supportive gp > and psych, but i'd really value peoples' experiences because to my mind, > nothing helps more than actual experience. Doctors have their technical > knowledge, but only people who have gone through it or are going through > it can really advice. IMHO anyway. And I'm getting scared that i'm > running out of options, since i've apparently tried the 'main line' meds > and they're not really working, for whatever reason. I've also had ECT > (12) and that didn't seem to have any effect either (except on my memory - > but that was years ago now). > > Anyway, sorry to put this big ask in front of you as a newbie, but i'd > really value anyone's advice. Thanks guys, i hope this is ok. fi > Hey there, there are a few fellow Scots here, well, maybe just me at the moment. I'm not sure. Everyone's nice, even the Sassenachs. L
From: Lachlan - Grand Exalted Most High King and Emperor of All the Universe on 14 Nov 2005 16:42 "Demon Internet is Great" <glimmeroflight(a)theendofthe.tunnel> wrote in message news:437901b9$0$82627$ed2619ec(a)ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net... > > "deepbluesky" <nospam(a)here.thanks> wrote in message > news:dlatkg$qg7$1(a)newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... >> Hi everyone, have been reading some posts and trying to find out about >> how this group works. I'm a newbie, live in Scotland, have recurrent >> depression for many years and keep find that the ADs i'm on just simply >> cease to work after a few years. I would really value anyone's advice on >> treatment and experiences with really any ADs or other treatment. >> >> For info, i've been on fluoxetine (which just seemed to 'wear off' after >> 8 years on it), venlafaxine (which totally numbed me out, so i eventually >> realised, plus it gave me some horrible side effects like 'feeling like >> i'm not really real, when i was speaking it was like some other person >> was speaking, like i was *there* but not, if anyone here understands >> that'. Horrible feeling, which at the time i put down to anxiety, but >> which have since gone without recurrence since i stopped this med. I >> have to say also that my withdrawal from this was hard, all sorts of >> withdrawal effects and not nice. >> >> Right now i'm on citalopram and i honestly don't think it's had any >> effect at all except to make me have more difficulty sleeping. I did >> have difficulty sleeping too much, so i guess that's good, only my >> depression just makes me WANT to sleep all hours so it's kind of a double >> edged sword. >> >> I don't know if anyone has any suggestions, i have a really supportive gp >> and psych, but i'd really value peoples' experiences because to my mind, >> nothing helps more than actual experience. Doctors have their technical >> knowledge, but only people who have gone through it or are going through >> it can really advice. IMHO anyway. And I'm getting scared that i'm >> running out of options, since i've apparently tried the 'main line' meds >> and they're not really working, for whatever reason. I've also had ECT >> (12) and that didn't seem to have any effect either (except on my >> memory - but that was years ago now). >> >> Anyway, sorry to put this big ask in front of you as a newbie, but i'd >> really value anyone's advice. Thanks guys, i hope this is ok. fi >> > > Hey there, > > there are a few fellow Scots here, well, maybe just me at the moment. I'm > not sure. Everyone's nice, even the Sassenachs. > > L > > Oh, that was me, in my posting things on the Demon.service website guise.
From: sparklykat on 14 Nov 2005 17:00
"deepbluesky" wrote ... <snipped post, but read> hi welcome to the group was there anything particular u wanted advice on, or did u just generally want to hear peoples stories and experiences of depression? take care love from kat xx |