Don't want to take them!!! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

KcCrystal · 10-25-2004, 08:58 PM

My Doctor started me on Celexa(sp) and I don't want to start takeing meds again

D*mn depression sucks.. I guess if I want to be some what stable, I must take them, but I hate takeing meds.. Makes me all nervous..

ButterflyChaser · 10-26-2004, 08:50 AM

(((((((((((((((((kc))))))))))))))))))

try not to be negative, heck, ya never know, they could work out for ya!!! Love you girl!!

liveweyerd · 10-28-2004, 05:38 AM

You sound like me! I get all disgusted at having to take pills. But I have had enough stern lectures from my doctors, my family and my family here....and I have to admit I am not okay without them.
Celexa worked very well for me, few side effects...but it does take several weeks to work.
I never fight with taking my anti-depressants anymore, I am not willing to be that sick again, like I heard a man in AA say one time, I am not sure I have another recovery in me.
I get stupid about taking the anxiety meds.
But I have just proven to myself and everyone else how scrambled my head is without them.
A friend kindly yelled at me "do you think you are the only person on the face of the earth who has to take these?!" Do you think diabetics like giving themselves a shot everyday?
It is my willfulness and pride that gets in the way.
I want it to be like an antibiotic where I take them awhile and then am well. It doesn't work that way. Any time I have stopped the antidepressants I got sicker than I was before.

bubblze30 · 10-28-2004, 07:15 AM

Girl are you taking it for depression or mood swings? I took it and it make me feel like I was skitzing out on crack. If mood swings are what you need help with I found that the Geodon works wonders for me.It's fairly new. It had a few side affects but in two days they subsided and I was left with a bright and beautiful out look on life. No longer wanting to sleep my life away I have energy I am not depressed it has just worked wonders for me. I started at forty milligrams for four days then went up to eighty thats when I felt the side affects but as I said they were gone after a few days. I almost felt I was tripping and blurred vision but it went away and a slight racey feeling...Just give medication a chance what ever the Dr thinks is best for you. It changed my life and I once thought I was to sane to be on drugs and not depressed(boy was I wrong)today I see the difference.

namommy · 10-28-2004, 03:43 PM

There is no way that I will stop taking my meds. I take 1 medication a day, at bedtime, and it works wonders for me. I remember all too well what it was like when I wasn't taking them. Just like recovery, keep your last day using at the front of your memory so you remember how bad it felt. With depression, keep those dark days in your memory, so you will be grateful to take your meds so you never have to go there again either.

liveweyerd · 10-28-2004, 04:34 PM

well said, nanomommy. Something I need to remember.
Thank you.

KcCrystal · 10-28-2004, 08:28 PM

well so far I've felt pretty crappy, but nothing like i did when i was on alot of other meds.. Only bad thing is it effects my cramps.. makes them a bit worse..

wastedtime4me · 10-28-2004, 09:13 PM

{{{{{{{{{{[HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
I took antidepressants last year for a while after i had a hysterectomy.I didnt like the idea of NEEDING THEM..However i really didnt like the thoughts i was having and the feelings so i gave it a try~It worked out real well for me and really helped get me through a tough spot in my life~Give them some time to work ..Try a nice hot bubble bath for your cramps..That always worked for me..Also why not really enjoy your relaxing time and lite a scented candle and take a good book in with you and a pair of headphones ...As you can tell.I REALLY ENJOY MY BUBBLEBATHS..LOL

liveweyerd · 10-29-2004, 01:38 AM

ahhhhh wasted, you are giving me fantasies of a good massuese.
Yes, my headsy, my toesies, and everything in between except THAT.
A pedicure.
I am in heaven.
Bless your heart.
My meds work....but damn if it wouldn't feel delicious to indulge in a little sensual feast!
No husband and my bf is in US while I am in Argentina.
Yes, a healing touch has got to be good for the soul. I'd even go for acupuncture!
Anything de-stressing and relaxing.
(No bathtub here....I thought about buying a huge laundry-type basket to soak in. I really do miss baths more than anything.) Yes, more than anything!

liveweyerd · 10-29-2004, 01:42 AM

Should we warn people that one of the most common side effects of antidepressants is a vast decrease in sex drive????

Such that I would be perfectly happy with a bath or massage!
I never thought such a thing was possible...but damn if I don't like the freedom it affords.
Now, it is never need, only desire.
That is a good thing in my book.

namommy · 10-29-2004, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liveweyerd

Should we warn people that one of the most common side effects of antidepressants is a vast decrease in sex drive????

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What! Have you seen my thread titled "Frustrated". :tongue3:

wastedtime4me · 10-29-2004, 09:52 AM

I remember very well about the side affects!!!! She just started the pills and i didnt want to go there~~~I only expereienced that i n the begining then i kept "working at it" ..even though it wasnt the exact same AT FIRST .I found i wasnt dead but it still"worked"..I wasnt thinking about dessert but i liked it when i tried it...see what im tryin to say here w/out actually sayin it??
Trying to keep this P.G. here..LOL

10-25-2004, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
KcCrystal "Tonight I Wanna Cry" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 268	Don't want to take them!!! My Doctor started me on Celexa(sp) and I don't want to start takeing meds again D*mn depression sucks.. I guess if I want to be some what stable, I must take them, but I hate takeing meds.. Makes me all nervous.. __________________ Tickets to see Keith Urban: $35 T-shirt: $25 Seeing him up close: PRICELESS!!

10-26-2004, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
ButterflyChaser Meow! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Posts: 1,023	(((((((((((((((((kc)))))))))))))))))) try not to be negative, heck, ya never know, they could work out for ya!!! Love you girl!! __________________ "If a Child feels Safe, Wanted & Loved, You are a Successful Parent!" ~~"A relationship is like sand in your hand. If held loosely in the palm of your hand it stays there, but as soon as you close your hand tightly it slips through your fingers!!~~

10-28-2004, 05:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: central Florida Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 5	You sound like me! I get all disgusted at having to take pills. But I have had enough stern lectures from my doctors, my family and my family here....and I have to admit I am not okay without them. Celexa worked very well for me, few side effects...but it does take several weeks to work. I never fight with taking my anti-depressants anymore, I am not willing to be that sick again, like I heard a man in AA say one time, I am not sure I have another recovery in me. I get stupid about taking the anxiety meds. But I have just proven to myself and everyone else how scrambled my head is without them. A friend kindly yelled at me "do you think you are the only person on the face of the earth who has to take these?!" Do you think diabetics like giving themselves a shot everyday? It is my willfulness and pride that gets in the way. I want it to be like an antibiotic where I take them awhile and then am well. It doesn't work that way. Any time I have stopped the antidepressants I got sicker than I was before. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

10-28-2004, 07:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
bubblze30 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: mass Posts: 1,360	Girl are you taking it for depression or mood swings? I took it and it make me feel like I was skitzing out on crack. If mood swings are what you need help with I found that the Geodon works wonders for me.It's fairly new. It had a few side affects but in two days they subsided and I was left with a bright and beautiful out look on life. No longer wanting to sleep my life away I have energy I am not depressed it has just worked wonders for me. I started at forty milligrams for four days then went up to eighty thats when I felt the side affects but as I said they were gone after a few days. I almost felt I was tripping and blurred vision but it went away and a slight racey feeling...Just give medication a chance what ever the Dr thinks is best for you. It changed my life and I once thought I was to sane to be on drugs and not depressed(boy was I wrong)today I see the difference. __________________ "What don't kill us. Will make us stronger"

10-28-2004, 03:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
namommy Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Never, Never land Posts: 2,711	There is no way that I will stop taking my meds. I take 1 medication a day, at bedtime, and it works wonders for me. I remember all too well what it was like when I wasn't taking them. Just like recovery, keep your last day using at the front of your memory so you remember how bad it felt. With depression, keep those dark days in your memory, so you will be grateful to take your meds so you never have to go there again either. __________________ I came into this program to save my a** and found out it was attached to my soul. --Anonymous

10-28-2004, 04:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: central Florida Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 5	well said, nanomommy. Something I need to remember. Thank you. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

10-28-2004, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
KcCrystal "Tonight I Wanna Cry" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 268	well so far I've felt pretty crappy, but nothing like i did when i was on alot of other meds.. Only bad thing is it effects my cramps.. makes them a bit worse.. __________________ Tickets to see Keith Urban: $35 T-shirt: $25 Seeing him up close: PRICELESS!!

10-28-2004, 09:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
wastedtime4me ~FEELS SO ALIVE~ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In A sTaTe Of HaPPiNeSS Posts: 643	{{{{{{{{{{[HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I took antidepressants last year for a while after i had a hysterectomy.I didnt like the idea of NEEDING THEM..However i really didnt like the thoughts i was having and the feelings so i gave it a try~It worked out real well for me and really helped get me through a tough spot in my life~Give them some time to work ..Try a nice hot bubble bath for your cramps..That always worked for me..Also why not really enjoy your relaxing time and lite a scented candle and take a good book in with you and a pair of headphones ...As you can tell.I REALLY ENJOY MY BUBBLEBATHS..LOL __________________ ~WaStEdTiMe4Me~

10-29-2004, 01:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: central Florida Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 5	ahhhhh wasted, you are giving me fantasies of a good massuese. Yes, my headsy, my toesies, and everything in between except THAT. A pedicure. I am in heaven. Bless your heart. My meds work....but damn if it wouldn't feel delicious to indulge in a little sensual feast! No husband and my bf is in US while I am in Argentina. Yes, a healing touch has got to be good for the soul. I'd even go for acupuncture! Anything de-stressing and relaxing. (No bathtub here....I thought about buying a huge laundry-type basket to soak in. I really do miss baths more than anything.) Yes, more than anything! __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

10-29-2004, 01:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: central Florida Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 5	Should we warn people that one of the most common side effects of antidepressants is a vast decrease in sex drive???? Such that I would be perfectly happy with a bath or massage! I never thought such a thing was possible...but damn if I don't like the freedom it affords. Now, it is never need, only desire. That is a good thing in my book. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

10-29-2004, 09:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
wastedtime4me ~FEELS SO ALIVE~ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In A sTaTe Of HaPPiNeSS Posts: 643	I remember very well about the side affects!!!! She just started the pills and i didnt want to go there~~~I only expereienced that i n the begining then i kept "working at it" ..even though it wasnt the exact same AT FIRST .I found i wasnt dead but it still"worked"..I wasnt thinking about dessert but i liked it when i tried it...see what im tryin to say here w/out actually sayin it?? Trying to keep this P.G. here..LOL __________________ ~WaStEdTiMe4Me~

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