was 2 seconds away from committing suicide but i got prescribed fluoxetine (prozac), anyone here tried it and know what to expect? never taken ssri's before.
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I was an alcoholic for about 15 years and my now ex-wife convinced me to get some fluoxetine. Kept the bottle for about 6 months without taking it and through our divorce I was depressed one day and took it. I woke up with yellow eyes and went to the emergency room. They didn't listen to me at all about the fluoxetine but I know for a fact it sent my liver straight into failure. I actually owe fluoxetine my life because I would have kept drinking into actual cirrhosis. Never took it again since I am obviously a super rare case and fluoxetine kills my liver. Not the response you were looking for, but it's the one I've got lol. Thx for reading my blog.
>>23790017all these 'anti depressants' are a gambleand even have 'increased suicide' as side effects on ALL OF THEMthey are total bullshitfun fact, modern medication 'pharma' was started by the rockafeller foundation and they made 'medicine' from the leftover petroleum (yes oil) chemicals that weren't used in manufacturing/fuelits a big scam sold as life saving medicationi've taken many different variations of anti-depressants and they all fucked me up in different waysonce you start reporting your side effects, they'll prescribe you more to offset those side effectsthen they want to gaslight you into thinking 'oh it takes a few months to kick in and start having an effect'can I ask what you almost committed suicide over?
>>23790017expect to feel worse for the first few weeks. you probably get strong suicidal impulses also, this is normal when starting an SSRI so ignore these feelings and be concious of the fact its just the meds doing their thing then after that they start working and you'll feel less depressed and have an easier time motivating yourself.meds alone won't fix your depression and they aren't supposed to all they are really meant to do is make your depression slightly less bad so you can make the necessary lifestyle changes and get the help needed to overcome it.SSRIs do have undesired side effects and can make you feel emotionless (although this is not usually as bad as people say and the people who expirence this usually had emotional issues not actual clinical depression) but just try to remember that its only temporary and that once you have done the necessary shit to improve ur situation and mental health you can stop taking them.
>>23790017makes your dick fall off.
>>23790017i was on paxil for a few days, but it was helping, had to stop tho messed with my hormones.
Auvelity does it for me would go well with some Clonazepam if I could get both prescribed would probably set my head right
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>>23790017well, the theory behind them was that depression is caused by a deficit of brain chemicals called monoaminesso you have SSRIs, which essentially prevent the body from 'draining away' serotonin (a monoamine), thereby increasing the levelsmakes sense, right?however, over time, we've found this leads to the affected parts of the serotonergic system 'downregulating', essentially 'becoming numb' to the increased serotoninso in effect, SSRIs functionally reduce the amount of serotonin effect—and yet they're still claimed to work, even though that disproves the theory which spawned themmeta-analyses of the literature indicate that they work at about the same level as a placebo, although obviously with much worse side effects than a mere sugar pillif you fancy a read, check out 'Let Them Eat Prozac', and learn how the pharma companies making these drugs used late-night infomercials on American TV (depressed people stay up late) to sell the idea to patients, who would then ask their doctors for these pills, with the doctors receiving kickbacks from these companies for prescribing themthey're pills without underlying theory, without evidence of efficacy, but WITH proven profit margins, and economies of scale meaning the NHS can get them for cheap, which is why they're used as a first-line treatmentour understanding of depression has progressed beyond monoamine deficiency theory, and it's weird they're still prescribed in light of thatif they help you—lots of people say they help—that's wonderful, and I'm so happy for youI hesitate to say anything to discourage you, but I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that they're magic happy pills, because they're notat best, they're going to give you some breathing room by 'emotionally blunting' you, whilst you change your environmentdo anything you can do, and everything you need to do, to fight itbecause I really don't want you to kill yourselftreat them as a reprieve, and not as a solution
>>23790144my depression's been getting the better of me, it feels like i have a million things i have to do and i can't handle it, so stressed due to schoolwork that i haven't done and having to revise since i'm getting failing grades despite being predicted to get B's. also i feel pressure to go to uni but i don't want to at all, but i also don't know what job to do instead of uni. it's all so stressful that i just would rather not be alive than have to face all of this. sorry if that doesn't make sense i was just trying to write out all of the thoughts i've been having recently that have put me into this state.
>>23790185it makes sense and the pressure to 'do well or fail' can be a lotare you depressed because of that pressure or another reason?>it feels like i have a million things i have to do and i can't handle itit may sound silly or overly simple, but have you made a list of the things you need to do?i've found that this really helps organize things in my brain when i have too much to do and not enough time>uniyou could also do a trade insteadi know its a bit cliché at the moment but those jobs arent going anywherei dropped out of high school after year 2 (not saying you should...)
>>23790185if you literally are considering suicide by school then you need ignore it and do something else, like anything else. Like maybe just taking a break after you finish school by doing the bare minimum and getting a part time job for a bit. Thats my advice. I had a mental breakdown and dropped out of college (I also didn't want to go at all but was pressured to go by my parents) but I still make 6 figures now anyway.
>>23790272it is pretty much entirely the pressure of school and my future, whenever i have a break from school i feel great.
>>23790017i ve been off / on a prescription for fluoxetine for about 10 years. When i was first proscribed it, it broke the barrier of fear down preventing me from plotting to end myself. I quickly stopped but went back on with a different dose about a year and a bit ago due to debilitating depression. Expect a roller coaster. Talk to your doc if you notice anything interesting happening.
>>23790313def not worth ending your life over, sorry it feels that way thoughwhat do you think is going to happen if you dont do well?
>>23790368well, if i don't do well then i'm never going to be able to live comfortably. i grew up with my family always struggling with money, and i never wanted to be like that. my older brother (27yo) still lives at home, and i don't want to do that, i want to be able to live by myself and not have to worry about money. i know that school isn't the thing that 100% decides how well off you are in the future, but you are going to be much more likely to be able to find a well paying job if you have higher levels of education.
>>23790388i get your point, i grew up very poor too and thankfully went back to school which has set me up to be semi-comfywould you consider yourself smart compared to the people around youdo you get things quicker/faster than people around you or are you average on that?
>>23790416i guess im average? i don't know, i never thought i was particularly smart. i know that i was smarter than the other children around me, and i matured a lot earlier, but i guess it kinda evened out as i grew up with them. i don't think i'm particularly quick to learning something new unless it's something that i find myself to be interested in, like my first year of politics i enjoyed myself and did well because i already had an interest in politics.
>>23790149This.Shit ruined my life.They lie about permanent side effects>>23790017Take wellbutrin if you insist on pharma slop.
>>23790017The only good thing about them is if you suffer from premature ejaculation they absolutely help with that.
>>23790532the reason i ask is because they're your competitiongauge yourself against their aptitudes/intelligence as well and you'll have a better idea of how you're doing and where you'll end upjust keep at it and do your bestits okay to failbut never give up
>>23790017I'm not on prozac for depression but instead for ocd, so idk how helpful it'll be for you but i started around 4-5 months ago and i'm the happiest i've ever been since like 10. And no it doesn't just numb you down, i'm just not stressed about random shit 24/7 anymore. I still enjoy a lot of things, stuff excite me, i actually have hopes for my future and all. Don't listen to niggers shitting on ssris, probably half of them haven't even tried them.
