anxiety man <saouglubsjb at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3AA6D0DC.D6C47154 at hotmail.com...
> So you would say these meds are safe to take for perhaps 1-5 years and
probably longer?
>> You would take them yourself if you felt it necessary?
Yes.
>> > at 10-30 times the therapeutic dose almost any substance is
> > going to have negative effects.
> >
>> Well, I have a degree in Sociology and not a medical field but I can
read studies and get things from the data.
>> I know it might be naieve of me but I figured that if it causes damage
at 10 times the therapeutic dose, this would cause problems for all
people over time....
Not for that reason. There is no evidence of accumulated product.
Problem *could* come from neuronal adaptation to the compound-- stops
working on you if this occurs.
>> I figure taking it long enough would yield the same damage.
That's like saying that if you have a two drinks every day for ten days
it's like taking twenty drinks in a day.
>> True, False, or Sort of?
>> > > problem #2 ... Questioning of the mechanism of action and possible
> > > negative action.
> > >
> > > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3568/ATracyPhD.htm ..... go
to:
> > > LATEST MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION REVEALS THESE SERIOUS PROBLEMS *and*
> > > SEROTONIN - THE KEY TO THE PSYCHADELIC EXPERIENCE:
> > > .....
> >
> > This one does a good job of distorting some pieces of fact
> > and presenting them in a scare tactic format. I'd print out
> > the page and bring it in to your doctor.
> >
>> Can you point out exactly which parts are wrong? Is this Tracy doctor
just reaching for book sales? That was an abstract from her book.
> According to her, more than one researcher has found these things to
be true. A total fabrication?
No. A misuse of findings in some of the claims, plus scare tactics in
others, such as the mention of elevated 5-HT levels resulting from LSD
usage.
Fluoxetine (prozac) to a larger extent, and other SSRIs to a lesser
extent, can have bad FX such as manic potentiation, and can interfere
with the ability to ejaculate, to name two, but so what? The SSRI you
took didn't do this to you-- in fact, it didn't do much.
>> > Given the efficacy of psychotherapy for both depression and
> > anxiety, yeah--maybe you should be working with a
> > psychotherapist.
> >
>> I am. I just didn't know if I ought to try Therapy alone or take an
SSRI and see what happens. Already tried Paxil and it really didn't
work. Was considering Zoloft.
Also might consider asking your psychopharmacologist whether Welbutrin
might be worth a try.
Psychopharmacology, or most any pharmacology, is an empirical practice.
Find what works; use it.
I've taken all of the above. What it did or did not do for/to me is
immaterial to what it does/doesn't do for you.
Also, since you're working with a therapist (good!), I hope you're
considering with her/him how you may at times think yourself into a
funk.
Hope this helps..
-d.max
>>> > > How much truth is in this "anti-SSRI" stuff?
> >
> > Mr. "Anti-SSRI" is a nut case living in NJ, on a personal
> > vendetta against the world because his ex-wife (a
> > psychiatrist) was awarded custody of their son. Take
> > whatever he says with several grains of salt.
>> Thanks. Did not know that.
>> > neuropsychologist not neurologist and I don't consider them
> > to be problems.
>> Thanks a lot. So far you've been very helpful.
>> Later
> AM
>
