Posted by blueberry on January 8, 2006, at 13:43:11
In reply to Constant drug changes? and Depression, posted by flmm on January 7, 2006, at 11:36:11
I've tried dozens of antidepressants and never had a euphoric high. Sounds nice though.
I'm guilty. I switch meds a lot. But only when they don't work after 6 weeks, or if there are intolerable side effects that I can't get through, or if the med does the opposite of what it is supposed to do and makes me feel much more depressed instead.
I've been through 3 different meds in the last 5 months. Not sure if that's what you would call constant drug changes. But if they don't show any benefit at 6 weeks in clinical trials, it is considered a failure, so I move on.
I do know that the constant med changes come to a screaching halt when you finally land on the right meds. I was on a constant stable dose of prozac and zyprexa for 5 full years with not even a thought of trying another med, simply because finally I had found the right ones. Those 5 wonderful years never would have happened if I had given in and settled for mediocre results on other meds that didn't quite do the job.
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