Side Effects of Medications

[leon007]

We need to talk about this.

[leon007]

I lost my post 🙂

Briefly - 17 years on anti-depressants - tried them all.

Many side-effects - agitation, mania, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, no feelings, nausea, headaches etc etc.

Many doctors and many psychiatrists - not one talked about side-effects or interactions with other medications

Flat mood for over 15 years. Last time for sex, year 2000.

Fast track to 2012. Accident and prescribed another anti-depressant to help with pain and sleep - result Serotonin syndrome which is life threatening. NOT a pleasant experience.

My background is research - I have discovered many things - long term use of anti-depressants not good. What have these drugs done to my mind? I know what they have done to body.

More to come. We NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

Thanks

 Leon

[vip]

Hi Leon I was on a particular antidepressant 3 years ago that doctors werent 100% sure but may have contributed to me attempting suicide. Anyway I have come off them slowly and now I am not on anything but i have been on medication on and off for 22 yrs. My gp and psych thought it was time to clear my mind and body of all medications also put on stacks of weight which only through the help of my gym i am starting to lose slowly. Its a really hard to know about all these drugs we put in out system and what they do long term ect you read the phamhlet that comes in the antidepressant box and think wow. Anyway unfortunately lots of people have to take this medication for the rest of their lives even people who have diabetes or high blood pressure ect they do too. I suppose its the risk you take if you suffer with something . I meant people with high blood pressure or diabetes take their own medications not antidepressants. Yes would be interesting if you get any more responses is someone has a pharmacy or medical degree to respond back.

[leon007]

Hi Nes

Thanks for posting.

I am really impressed that you weaned yourself off them! And exercising 🙂 And your medical practitioners helped you. Fantastic.

There is a growing research base on the long term use of these medications. 

I will be posting more about my 17 year journey.

Cheers

Leon

[vip]

Looking forward to what you post next thanks Leon

[vip]

Sorry Leon my last post made no sense. I meant looking forward to reading what information you have for us . Thanks

[Shock]

I'm pretty immune to anitdepressants - as in they dont really do anything for me.

Only two I have tried have had side effects.

[geoff]

dear Leon, one point I would like to make is that when we are taking antidepressants our immune symptom becomes used the amount we are taking so then it needs to be increased, just as mine had to recently, so it had to be increased to have the effect.

It's no different than to someone who drinks alcohol, where at first one glass would be enough, but as time goes on you need three glasses to have the same effect. Geoff.

[leon007]

Hey no need to apologise 🙂

[leon007]

Just need to add something. With the S Syndorone, the extra anti- depressant was on top of a medication used for neuropathic pain which impacts on the receptors as well.