[windysan]

Originally Posted by WA_NA_Survivor

Thanks for your input Asylum, based on my own experiences, I'm a strong believer in critical evaluation of the recommendations doctors make. Several years ago I agreed to try out Aropax (an anti-depressant) during a time that was particularly rough and stressful. I have never had true clinical depression, that incident was a transient event and didn't really warrant the prescription but I tried it with an open mind - anyway I used it as prescribed for a few days and I had to stop it because, once it reached a certain concentration in my blood-stream it clashed with my blood pressure medication and caused my blood pressure to crash. I spent time in an emergency room because of that. The doctor still tried to prescribe it despite his original negligence and from that point onwards, I now have a practice of checking drug interactions online before taking medication because I know that I can't rely on doctors doing their homework when it comes to drug interactions.

Since I moved State, a new doctor suggested Zoloft after I reported issues with insomnia, I knew that the insomnia would pass and I resisted her suggestion which she was adamant was the right thing to do. Despite refusing the prescription, I am now sleeping the best I have slept in ages and that's totally without any sleeping aid.

You are absolutely right, the true neural mechanisms of A/D's are not well understood and the jury is definitely still out on the long term effects they have. People often report being emotionally flat and parked somewhere in between the highs and lows of life when using them.

I'd much rather take the good with the bad in life and learn more natural ways of maintaining emotional balance - no drug will do that for me.

That goes for me too. No brain dope for me.