Celexa Withdrawl

[Goat]

60mg to 0mg
ran out of pills + decided it's time to quit and move on. should've weened. learned something for next time.

uber shakes + uber light sensitivity + nausiousness sucks.

on the plus side. i have pudding in the fridge! BOO YA!

[robyn]

hug?

(it's creepy cause you don't know me)

[stringbeans]

robyn's like one of those old ladies you see on the street who just randomly hug you

except shes not really old, and her boobs dont stink (atleast, i dont think so?) haha

[robyn]

John, you have been grossly misinformed about old lady cleavage.

[stringbeans]

trust me, i know about old lady cleavage

as a kid we used to live right beside an old folks home.. i used to always take walks with my grandma and yeah.. stinky old lady boobs (not from my grandma though)

[Lady Dame]

just had what your going through max, went to the Dr and got more.
worse then jibb this shit is.

[robyn]

Originally posted by stringbeans
trust me, i know about old lady cleavage

as a kid we used to live right beside an old folks home.. i used to always take walks with my grandma and yeah.. stinky old lady boobs (not from my grandma though)

Those are some mental images I could have lived my whole life without.

hug?

[Erica]

eck. i hear ya. when i ran out, i went to get more but the pharmacist said that my refills had run out. didn't have time to go to the doc for a week, so i went a week without it and i was having really bad heart tremours. felt like i was going to black out all the time or have a heart attack. not fun.

[*STARFISH*]

bah i went through the same thing a week ago
switching from effexor to wellbutrin
i feel for ya. :(

[spunsugar]

go to a clinic tell the doc and get them to give you one of those free sample packs if they have any. take like half a pill, then another half whenever you start to feel crappy again. That was my only saving when I decided to quit cold like that.

[crookedking]

never even heard of it.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Yeh... whut the hell is Celexa?

[zarlon]

^ SSRI

antidepressant

[Lil Jenna]

Starfish: Why did you switch from effexor to wellburn? I was just wondering because I am on them. I recently started to take them and I was reading about all the side effects and shit. Is wellburn better?

[M!SKA]

It boggles my mind how many people on this board are on antidepressants. I can't remember anyone one of my friends from highschool taking medication.
Either I've been living in some sort of super happy pleasantville world, or there's some correlation between ravers and depression (other than E depression..)

[Erica]

i'm on effexor right now and honestly, it has changed my life tenfold. obviously i've had to actively make a lot of changes in my life for things to actually get better, but it's given me the boost out of my extremely draining depression to be able to actually get up and do something about it.

miska**i think a bit of both are true. i'm sure there is some correlation between ravers and depression, but also a lot more people suffer from depression than i think most of us are aware of. a lot of people who actually DO suffer from depression are left untreated as well.

[cheebus420]

Originally posted by M!SKA
It boggles my mind how many people on this board are on antidepressants. I can't remember anyone one of my friends from highschool taking medication.
Either I've been living in some sort of super happy pleasantville world, or there's some correlation between ravers and depression (other than E depression..)

there's no correlation between ravers and depression, there is between society as it is today and depression. Never before has half the population been on antidepressants. However you can't look at it in terms of pills and juice, everyone has their niche. Honestly what do you do to relax? Wether it's drink a cup of coffee, sip on some wiskey, or smoke a cigarette you're still engaging in self medication.

I've never personally experienced depression, I'm a really happy guy, but at the same time can't look down on people for suffering.

[MistressSpankME]

^ yes that, and the fact that it seems alot of doctors just throw pills at people at the first sight of depression. Without truly trying to find out what's causing it and what other ways it can be stopped (if it truly is a chemical inbalance then medication is the way to go, but it can be dealt with in numerous other ways than being drugged)

[M!SKA]

Originally posted by cheebus420
but at the same time can't look down on people for suffering.

I hope you're not suggesting that I look down on people for suffering from depression. If you got that out of my post then unfortuantely you misread it.

Comparing people I knew four years ago to people I know now..
The increase in people taking antidepressants is amazing. I'm not saying its good, or bad, or anything. I'm just voicing my observations. But I can understand it, as personally I have noticed so many more advertisements for antidepressants over the last few years.

Just thought it was interesting. That's all.

:keebler:

[cheebus420]

^ oh nono I didn't implying that, I was just stating my personal view.

I know you mean well m!ska :kimmie:

to address your post misstressspankme , thats a very true reality. Antidepressants, namely Prozac are the biggest profit makers in the pharmacy buisiness right now, billions and billions are invested in it. They've also been recently linked to suicide ( all antidepressants ) which is ironic in my opinion. On top of everything else , there's over 80,000 deaths a year from perscription medicine... really makes you think.

At the same time cannabis has yet to kill a single user... so perhaps it's a better medicine.

[spunsugar]

I'm on effexor right now as well. And I shudder to think what life was like before it. Sure doctors seem to be sling out the anti deps like a short order cook at a goth cafe but for the people that need it , it's a god send to not have the huge hassle of the past. If you're on them you should be having coulseling as well and have a plan for the future as to when you expect to be off them.

[Joanne]

Originally posted by cheebus420
[BAntidepressants, namely Prozac are the biggest profit makers in the pharmacy buisiness right now, billions and billions are invested in it. They've also been recently linked to suicide ( all antidepressants ) which is ironic in my opinion. On top of everything else , there's over 80,000 deaths a year from perscription medicine... really makes you think.

At the same time cannabis has yet to kill a single user... so perhaps it's a better medicine. [/b]

before anyone goes around thinking that antidepressants cause people to commit suicide, please take into account that it's a major misconception that most people who commit suicide are depressed. sometimes people will commit suicide after they are no longer depressed in fear of going back to their original state of depression. others may commit suicide after being on anti-depressants when they finally start getting some motivation and get out of their state of withdrawal and apathy.

--Joanne :P

[*STARFISH*]

Originally posted by Lil Jenna
Starfish: Why did you switch from effexor to wellburn? I was just wondering
because I am on them. I recently started to take them and I was reading about all
the side effects and shit. Is wellburn better?

im sorta still in the process of switching over..
(18.75 mg of effexor 100 mg of wellbutrin a day)
i was on effexor for 2 years..
with lots of ups and downs side effect wise..
alot of nausea.. etc
i decided to switch to wellbutrin because its also helps you stop smoking
(its also marketed as zyban, which is sold solely for those wanting to quit
smoking.. but i think it costs more because its not under medical or something? i
dunno. lol )
i havent had any problems with the wellbutrin
but massive headaches, light sensitivity, nausea etc from cutting down on the
effexor (150mg originally)

but it really comes down to how your body will react.
it took me a year of experimenting (zoloft, paxil, celexa.. you name it)
to find something that didnt make me ill
or just plain moodless.
they all have massive side effects
its all about finding out what will work with you
and your body

anywho, if you have any questions feel free to pm :)

[SEAN!]

werd bro i ran out of my perscription two weeks ago and didnt fill em up for four days and fuck man..i got the biggest headache nausea and the "kill myself" feelings came back briefly....


i dunno if im ever gonna stop taking this shit..or even if i want to.


dude 60mg is a huge fuckin dose, like3x normal even 40mg is huge, it must be a huge fuckin shock.

[SEAN!]

Originally posted by cheebus420


there's no correlation between ravers and depression, there is between society as it is today and depression. Never before has half the population been on antidepressants. However you can't look at it in terms of pills and juice, everyone has their niche. Honestly what do you do to relax? Wether it's drink a cup of coffee, sip on some wiskey, or smoke a cigarette you're still engaging in self medication.

I've never personally experienced depression, I'm a really happy guy, but at the same time can't look down on people for suffering.

fuck you it wasnt society, it was all the fuckin drugs that i did for three years.

i dont got no one to blame but myself..mother fuckers!!

and fuck that bullshit chronis is a fuckin wack drug when i was depressed chronic either made me more depressed or gave me a mixture of homocidal/anxious feelings.


werd im a head case, i fully suport using drugs to cure depression because that posychology bullshit takes to long, costs too much, and alot of the time dosnt solve the problem