Whats The Best Anti Depressant On The Market?
 

Just wondering...
I'm Zoloft and Wellbutrin....
but just not getting the same relief I used to get

do those really work? is it like taking E?

Man let me answer your question...........
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL L NO!

Antidepressants don't make you HAPPY....
They simply help keep you from feeling horrible

zoloft....

There is no such thing as a "good" anti-depressant - just good marketing.

Seriously... all that stuff is utter shit unless any competent doctor considers it life-threatening and necessary.

Trying to find a competent doctor may get depressing tho...

the best anti-depressant is great sex! :kisskiss

go valium

they dont call it mommys little helper for nothing.

=)

While I agree with you to a certain degree, I doubt you've ever required anti-depressants.

Zoloft is my best friend.

Most pills (SSRI's etc) are no better than placebo, according to many studies.

Try regular physical exercise.

Ive been on Venlafaxine for a while - way better than the other ssri I have tried.

Again, unfounded. It depends on what they're being used to treat.

zoloft is a beginner's anti-dep

move up to paxil, then to prozac then to effexor XR

I feel you Cyrano, people kill me speaking on shit they know nothing of

Yep, most people who discourage the use of anti-depressants have no first-hand experience with issues that may require them.

I'm not trying to win the anti-depressant marathon/championship I'm just trying to find something to help dull the pain I feel everyday...
I've been drinking to dull the pain but I've got enough sense to know that thats not the "smart" thing to do

venlafaxine (Effexor) and nefazodone (Serzone). :thumbsup

And maybe even clomipramine (Anafranil).

That sounds great in theory. The problem is, if you are at a stage where you need an anti-depressant, odds are you aren't able to pull yourself out of the mire to do things that can help, like exercise, meditation, healthy diet, etc. :)

About an .5 ounce of lead traveling at a high volocity impacting the the skull does the trick.

i go for valium..

That stage of depression is actually good for those with thoughts of suicide... As they can't even get enough will power to do the job. But at soon as they begin an anti-depressant treatment it'll put them right above that stage and they can do it. :(

It looks like half the gfyers are on anti-depressants? no wonder this place is so fucked up...

No shit !

mY main worry in life right now is what the fuck I'm gonna eat for lunch today ?

weed, sex, and money.

hell yeah :thumbsup

Pills suck, just change your life, and make it worth living for...

You head the nail on the head woj - and it's not just what appears to be half of GFY on "medication".

The usage of cocktails of pharma products, especially in the US, is certainly not related to improved health standards.

Last I heard, over 50% of folks were on "medication" of some kind. Either the US is the most unhealthy location on the planet or folks are being sold shit they do not need - and probably cause them damage.

Not sure it's ONLY in the US, but I do know, it's totally different in The Netherlands... In the US ppl seem to like medication for all their issues...

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Well.. Weed isn't legal here so we must resort to other methods. :1orglaugh

Exactly.

Antidepressants basically kill your emotions. They do not fix you. Think of it as taking away all your emotions, and making you into a zombie. The problem is, that while you are like that, you are not addressing, or changing the issues that had gotten you to that point in the first place.

Unless you are seeing a psychotherapist and working on the underlying issue, you will never get better. Antidepressants should be nothing more than a quick fix at the beginning if you are having grief, like death of loved one, etc, where you can't function.

But you should wane yourself off of them ASAP as you learn to confront your demons, and find new coping techniques. Otherwise, when you stop taking them, the same problems are there. So you accomplished little in happiness.

:2 cents:

paxil is really big here.

XTC works like a dream and is easy to get :)

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In fact the best is, and not the worst like many believe, Prozac/Fluoxetine. It depends what you are being treated for but Zoloft works bad in many cases (nickname is "SoSoft"). Efexor I would not recommend at all as its basicly a coctail to treat ppl with "undetermined" "problems" etc.

Wellbutrin, dont know much about it, but since its also used for ppl trying to quit smoking... I dont know. Paxil (Seroxat, Paroxetine), often give more unwanted effects like dizzines, fatigue, dry mouth etc than the others.

Xanax, Valium, Benzos - just forget about them. Like I said, depends on what you are being treated for. If you are mano depressive for instance, Lamictal (lamotrigin) helps you far more than the meds mentioned above.

Yeah, and a few years later you will need heeps of ssri to feel like human being.

Too many doctors in the U.S. are receiving kick backs from pharmacuetical companies and are just prescribing shit rather than dealing with the underlying problem. That's why America is so fucked up and overly medicated. I went to the doctor once with the complaints of chest pains. Instead of doing what I assumed most doctors would do; run some EKG's, x-rays, and other various tests he just tells me that I'm having anxiety attacks and prescribes me xanax. I never got the prescription filled and chose to not only find a new doctor but wrote a formal complaint against the doctor that prescribed me a drug instead of running tests.

If you smoke, quit. If you drink, quit or do it in extreme moderation. Change your diet and start getting some physical excercise into your life. Excercising helps your body release endorphines (natural anti-depressants) and you'll get much better in no time. Trust me. I've been there and done that. :2 cents:

Prozac?!? it does got pretty much side effects.

And there isn't a "best one" when it comes to SSRI.

you just have to test and see which one works best for you.
But I wouldn't start with prozac. :upsidedow

Anti-depressents do not kill your emotions by any means. Sheesh, where do people get such nonsense. Anti-depressents work not by killing your emotions by rather by slowing the removal of neurotransmitters from your brain. These substances are naturally occuring in everyone's body and it is believed people suffer from depression because their body is getting rid of the neurotransmitters too quickly.


Now, as to what is the best one..honestly...no one can tell you that here. There are many antidepressants on the market and some work on different types of depression. You need to know what kind of depression you are suffering from in order to get the depressent that will work for you.

Some people do well with higher seritonin levels, others with dopamine, tryciclids etc. Prozac is popular, usually for people suffering from your run of the mill depression...doldrums. So how do you feel? Do you feel an emotional mess? Do you feel overwhelmed...feel like crying all of the time...or angry...and your emotions are extreme? Then a general antidepressent like prozac might assist you. Thoughts of suicide etc. require a different approach and I would tell you to run, not walk to a health professional to get advice on that.

You can't expect an antidepressent to do it all for you. You have to help it, and that means making a few minor changes. Some doctors recommend the "thankful" approach. That means that every day you pick something out you are thankful for and concentrate on that. Love the looks of the sky? Sit out under the stars and really think about how huge the universe is and how amazing it is. Take a walk and take deep breaths and close your eyes for a second and think about how damn good that fresh air feels in your lungs.

Get a pair of binoculars and check out birds in the trees, boats on the water...whatever. LIVE life basically...enjoy every moment of it.

If there is one thing I have learned in my life is that whatever bad things happen...it isn't the end of the world. Stop beating yourself up and start being your biggest fan.

Well said.

:thumbsup

go to some places and enjoy.....:) no need to take med.

Right... Because that's such an effective treatment for bipolar disorder or OCD. :thumbsup

Guess what? Anti-depressants are not used exclusively for treating bouts of depression! There are other conditions that may require their usage. In some cases they can be entirely unnecessary/ineffective of course, but when prescribed properly to improve certain issues, they can be useful.

Anti-depressants are simply band-aid solutions, which are quite often effective when coupled with therapy of some sort. Most of you naysayers are pulling "facts" out of your ass.

You are very right.

amineptine / survector best in the world.

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fresh air, daily excersise, not eating shitty food, and socailizing. only anti depression 'drug' i've found to actually work.