Thanks to all your honest and open answers. I found it interesting the "masking depression vs. "regulating" it"? I guess I never understood (still don't what that means). I am not moody. And when I was sick and was given the tylenol 3 as I started to get better (well that is from my sickness) I found my mood more consistent than ever with the tylenol.
Anti depressents have nothing to regulate with me as if they don't make you feel better..mood wise then what is there to regulate? I guess maybe I am not a candidate for them them.
When I took them in one day I felt overly tired and being that I am also an alchoholic that is the #1 trigger to drink..overly tired..and yes, made me depressed.. LOL
God only knows why I becme sick so much in my sobriety..but because I was sober I noticed the difference all to well. Nothing like drinking..where immediate hangover sets in. And as I said no withdrawals as I didnt get depressed after..it was a nice easy feeling from beginnign to end.
The only thing different was I noticed right after I took them *not being depressed but just myself..I felt a nice pleasant feeling of well being. So it is what it is..
Thanks anyway...I realize they could be addictive just in my experience Id take a narcotic over anti-dep unless I find one that actualy works for me.
Also, I have a very close girlfriend that was on both mood stabilizer and anti-dep for over 10years...she has gone through hell trying to wean off of it..no sleep, headaches, she just told me the other day she had basically a manic attack..crying hysterically just trying to wean off,
They were prescribed to her when she went through a bad breakup years ago and bad pms. Some price to pay for that.
She also *imho over the years on them..was still moody .
