
catanomicsunset asked: Hi,
I have been on antidepressants on and off for four years. I was near suicide. I was also abusing drugs/alcohol. I don’t drink or do drugs anymore. I have had good experiences but also bad experiences with antidepressants.
Four years ago, I had the strange urge to shave my head on Paxil and I later found out that was a symptopm of the drug. I’ve been on prozac but it did nothing. My last experience was with Effexor and I took too many pills in order to gain a very artificial sence of happiness. They made me so happy that at times when I was alone I would just cry tears of sheer joy for no reason. It was an artificial happines, I guess.
Started taking a new one almost a year ago but I stopped because it made no difference. Some have kept me up at night and made me overtly outgoing.
I am going through a depression. If I see a doctor I can get him to prescribe some to me. Should I try to ‘tough’ it out or take medicine? I’ve been ‘depressed’ for MONTHS. Im also VERY shy.
VILMA