ANTI-DEPRESSANTS SUCK
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This is based on MY experience, yhough I’m sure many could identify with it. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to see a psychiatrist, someone by the name of Lillian Lindeman (thanks, bitch!). I did not see what I wanted to be as an adult, and was put on Zoloft(AT 5 YEARS OF AGE), because I saw myself playing all the time instead of having some career. I enjoyed playing outside, and for lack of caring about other things, I was labelled depressed. Not all psychiatrists are this insane, however, all I have been to have been very close to this degree. Well let’s see what Zoloft did to my wonderful childhood… it made me very psychotic, hit my mother, snap at the slightest insult or joke against me. I was taken off this, and put on Paxil, which made me paranoid that someone was waiting to kill me anywhere I was alone (which continues to this day, though I can at least manage by myself more.). Now, this also caused me to have tics, which persisted and fucked up my fine motor skills, which have been recovering lately thanks to lecithin, which I recommend if you have had this problem. Maybe some people are different, and genuinely do need antidepressants, but I do not think depression is purely biological, as many people cite as fact, when it is still it is a theory. To me, it just masked the symptoms, but never truly made me feel happy, it was still there. I firmly believe in therapy, and do not think people should depend solely on antidepressants. I think I became depressed in part because other people told me there was something wrong with me. I did not have a problem before taking antidepressants, but they radically altered my personality, making me very violent and paranoid. I knew a kid in school last year that was on several antidepressants, and aderall. When he attacked other children, one of my teachers tried to justify it by calling it a chemical imbalance he was manic depressive. I do not deny that, I have seen it in others, but I have also seen that they have not gotten better through use of antipsychotics and antidepressants, the problem usually gets worse. I have tried lithium, wellbutrin, prozac, celexa, zoloft, paxil, effexor remeron, and god knows what else. I have a good friend who has learned methods to deal with his problem, and has not taken pills for some time. I have seen him slowly but surely get well. It’s an environmental factor in my opinion, and can also be agitated by irresponsible prescription of anti-depressants. Many people have commited suicide on anti-depressants, murdered, etc. Not all people are alike, but since I go through school with many kids who have been drugged since kindergarden, I’ve noticed they are not getting better. My mother was genuinely concerned and thought and still does that pills are the answer, but I have been proving her wrong as I progressively grow happier by exercise, and social interaction. I do not have a job as I am only 14, and do not have a filled schedule, but I believe others can beat it too. I guess what it boils down to is, I believe anti-depressants may have some genuine uses, but when people do not get therapy, they do not get better. Sorry if some of what I say does not make sense, I’m emotional about it. While I have gotten better, I still am paranoid and at least do not recommend what I have taken. These side effects made me worse off than I was before, which was not bad at all. I wish parents wouldn’t give pills to shut children up. Don’t take the pill.
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I didn’t quite get a chance to read the whole message you posted, however… I have to agree that these days that though anti-depressants do have their place, however I have lost all faith in them. I’ve been on zoloft and paxil (and I sense my doc is going to be sending me off to get more meds). Paxil made me crazy (got sent to jail over night because of it too), and zoloft made me sleepy. Many people have commited suicide on anti-depressants, murdered, etc.
This is quite true, but might be a matter of actually having the energy to go and kill themselves. This is why these medications have to be taken and monitored properly by a good professional/ …I have been proving her wrong as I progressively grow happier by exercise, and social interaction.
So true! I don’t exercise… and haven’t made any effort to do so. So that’s why I’m probably still depressed. It’s a matter of life style. The anti-depressants are supposed to get energy in to your system so that you can cope with your problems and learn to deal with it. When you sense you become deprssed again, you might know how to lessen the blow. My therapist has said that exercise is as effective or even more so then anti-depressants, however some people just can’t get the energy to even start. …anti-depressants may have some genuine uses.
you hit it right on the dot there. I think you’re a smart cookie to realize these things at such a young age. Good luck. Take care. And sleep well. Brett – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This is based on MY experience, yhough I’m sure many could identify with it. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to see a psychiatrist, someone by the name of Lillian Lindeman (thanks, bitch!). I did not see what I wanted to be as an adult, and was put on Zoloft(AT 5 YEARS OF AGE), because I saw myself playing all the time instead of having some career. I enjoyed playing outside, and for lack of caring about other things, I was labelled depressed. Not all psychiatrists are this insane, however, all I have been to have been very close to this degree. Well let’s see what Zoloft did to my wonderful childhood… it made me very psychotic, hit my mother, snap at the slightest insult or joke against me. I was taken off this, and put on Paxil, which made me paranoid that someone was waiting to kill me anywhere I was alone (which continues to this day, though I can at least manage by myself more.). Now, this also caused me to have tics, which persisted and fucked up my fine motor skills, which have been recovering lately thanks to lecithin, which I recommend if you have had this problem. Maybe some people are different, and genuinely do need antidepressants, but I do not think depression is purely biological, as many people cite as fact, when it is still it is a theory. To me, it just masked the symptoms, but never truly made me feel happy, it was still there. I firmly believe in therapy, and do not think people should depend solely on antidepressants. I think I became depressed in part because other people told me there was something wrong with me. I did not have a problem before taking antidepressants, but they radically altered my personality, making me very violent and paranoid. I knew a kid in school last year that was on several antidepressants, and aderall. When he attacked other children, one of my teachers tried to justify it by calling it a chemical imbalance he was manic depressive. I do not deny that, I have seen it in others, but I have also seen that they have not gotten better through use of antipsychotics and antidepressants, the problem usually gets worse. I have tried lithium, wellbutrin, prozac, celexa, zoloft, paxil, effexor remeron, and god knows what else. I have a good friend who has learned methods to deal with his problem, and has not taken pills for some time. I have seen him slowly but surely get well. It’s an environmental factor in my opinion, and can also be agitated by irresponsible prescription of anti-depressants. Many people have commited suicide on anti-depressants, murdered, etc. Not all people are alike, but since I go through school with many kids who have been drugged since kindergarden, I’ve noticed they are not getting better. My mother was genuinely concerned and thought and still does that pills are the answer, but I have been proving her wrong as I progressively grow happier by exercise, and social interaction. I do not have a job as I am only 14, and do not have a filled schedule, but I believe others can beat it too. I guess what it boils down to is, I believe anti-depressants may have some genuine uses, but when people do not get therapy, they do not get better. Sorry if some of what I say does not make sense, I’m emotional about it. While I have gotten better, I still am paranoid and at least do not recommend what I have taken. These side effects made me worse off than I was before, which was not bad at all. I wish parents wouldn’t give pills to shut children up. Don’t take the pill.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This is based on MY experience, yhough I’m sure many could identify with it. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to see a psychiatrist, someone by the name of Lillian Lindeman (thanks, bitch!). I did not see what I wanted to be as an adult, and was put on Zoloft(AT 5 YEARS OF AGE), because I saw myself playing all the time instead of having some career. I enjoyed playing outside, and for lack of caring about other things, I was labelled depressed. Not all psychiatrists are this insane, however, all I have been to have been very close to this degree. Well let’s see what Zoloft did to my wonderful childhood… it made me very psychotic, hit my mother, snap at the slightest insult or joke against me. I was taken off this, and put on Paxil, which made me paranoid that someone was waiting to kill me anywhere I was alone (which continues to this day, though I can at least manage by myself more.). Now, this also caused me to have tics, which persisted and fucked up my fine motor skills, which have been recovering lately thanks to lecithin, which I recommend if you have had this problem. Maybe some people are different, and genuinely do need antidepressants, but I do not think depression is purely biological, as many people cite as fact, when it is still it is a theory. To me, it just masked the symptoms, but never truly made me feel happy, it was still there. I firmly believe in therapy, and do not think people should depend solely on antidepressants. I think I became depressed in part because other people told me there was something wrong with me. I did not have a problem before taking antidepressants, but they radically altered my personality, making me very violent and paranoid. I knew a kid in school last year that was on several antidepressants, and aderall. When he attacked other children, one of my teachers tried to justify it by calling it a chemical imbalance he was manic depressive. I do not deny that, I have seen it in others, but I have also seen that they have not gotten better through use of antipsychotics and antidepressants, the problem usually gets worse. I have tried lithium, wellbutrin, prozac, celexa, zoloft, paxil, effexor remeron, and god knows what else. I have a good friend who has learned methods to deal with his problem, and has not taken pills for some time. I have seen him slowly but surely get well. It’s an environmental factor in my opinion, and can also be agitated by irresponsible prescription of anti-depressants. Many people have commited suicide on anti-depressants, murdered, etc. Not all people are alike, but since I go through school with many kids who have been drugged since kindergarden, I’ve noticed they are not getting better. My mother was genuinely concerned and thought and still does that pills are the answer, but I have been proving her wrong as I progressively grow happier by exercise, and social interaction. I do not have a job as I am only 14, and do not have a filled schedule, but I believe others can beat it too. I guess what it boils down to is, I believe anti-depressants may have some genuine uses, but when people do not get therapy, they do not get better. Sorry if some of what I say does not make sense, I’m emotional about it. While I have gotten better, I still am paranoid and at least do not recommend what I have taken. These side effects made me worse off than I was before, which was not bad at all. I wish parents wouldn’t give pills to shut children up. Don’t take the pill.
It sounds like you’re taking control of your life, which is a lot more than most people can claim. Maybe you were forced to by circumstances, but in the end you should be a better person for all the early negative experiences. I think I tried only two anti depressants and never considered that they could be addictive. I never got that far though (getting addicted) which is a good thing. I think they do help some people so I don’t mean to trash them totally, but they’re way over prescribed and the whole thing about drugging children is very scary.
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