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Posted by elanor roosevelt on July 5, 2008, at 14:46:29
do meds mimic a "healthy state of mind" by also mimicking the brain chemistry as it is on a good day or in the better past--seems as we don't have the information neccessary
pdocs seem more interested in reducing outwardly negative behavior that is a result of "bad" brain chemistry?
part of that is the point at which we turn to meds is more a "get me out of here" state of mindnow that i have given up on any long term solutions for depression i wonder about medications that can trigger what i view as positive behavior that can keep me moving forward
i am by nature an early riser
i imagine this has been the result of anxieties really--but it worked
if i sleep late i am tired
if i sleep late i have lousy dreams and yet dread getting upso #1 priority is getting up and out of bed early
my energy level is naturally high
borderline manic?
no
the doctors always say my highs aren't good enough
but it's productive behavior--whatever it's labeledand my anxieties are the worst when i am not leading a productive life
#2 let the high energy obnoxious me take over
there is also a part of me that is revels in absolute over-the-edge often self created humor
i laugh hard and get loud
i haven't seen her for a while#3 release my laughter form bondage
i am a true sensualist by nature
i love the taste and texture of food
the softness of fabrics
music
looking at art
taking showers
but that part of me seems to be a step removed from the pleasures which i find alienates me from the entire universe#4 letting the pleasure in
the list can go on and on but i think this should be the start
now i know that depression plays a part in all of these
but i feel if can mimic brain chemistry that will encourage these behaviors i will have a base from which i can deal with the TRD ADD the borderline OCD crapso, is this a choice?
finding ways to trigger some behaviors i find positive?how/where do i start?
how do i understand the mechanisms and the neurotransmissions that trigger them?
Posted by elanor roosevelt on July 12, 2008, at 0:04:45
In reply to meds encourage and discourage neurotransmission?, posted by elanor roosevelt on July 5, 2008, at 14:46:29
i have been hioping for inspiration
what in effexor makes some people lean toward manic?
Posted by Fivefires on July 13, 2008, at 19:18:12
In reply to Was this a stupid question?, posted by elanor roosevelt on July 12, 2008, at 0:04:45
No question stupid elanor. I just went up to Effexor-XR 225mg this past Weds and aree supposed to go to 300mg Wednesday.
I'M COLD HOT SHAKING JONESING I THINK .....
but, not know what for .....
maybe more benzos
maybe more pain med
a cigarette ???
don't know
breathing hard and long and deep
i'm sorry i can't answer question elenor but someone here i wish would !
i'm gonna change title and see if we can get help or me, or you if in same place I'm
sincere, 5f
Posted by elanor roosevelt on July 15, 2008, at 22:51:27
In reply to NO QUESTION STUPID!! PLS HELP!???????????????, posted by Fivefires on July 13, 2008, at 19:18:12
you need to take some warm baths
hydrotherapy for getting head and body in sync
thanks for your post
i am actually thinking about effexor but i don't take XR anything
don't think they have that science down yettake good care of yourself
Posted by Fivefires on August 12, 2008, at 15:10:45
In reply to Re: NO QUESTION STUPID!! PLS HELP!???????????????, posted by elanor roosevelt on July 15, 2008, at 22:51:27
I agree re: XR elenor; my body must metabolize at a diff' rate than the trial runs on this stuff.
I've posted:
MIND TELLING BODY TO SHUT DOWN (?)
on social.
Might you pleez take a look at it?
I'm on Effexor 150 to 300 mg ... running out, so think took just 150 yest, but been on 300 for a month. This and Xanax only.
Not well at all. If you saw me lying here, you'd think I was a starving person, very old age.
I cannot walk well, keep stumbling, bruises, lost a lot of weight, no TV, no visitors, no calls, like left for dead.
Do have pdoc appt. Called crying afraid to leave to get there, but will go just as I am ... looking horrid ... so embarrassed.
tks elenor, 5f
Posted by Fivefires on August 12, 2008, at 15:14:38
In reply to meds encourage and discourage neurotransmission?, posted by elanor roosevelt on July 5, 2008, at 14:46:29
This is a very well-put and significant question elAnor.
I wish you (and I as well am interested) would shed their light here, get a discussion going.
Have you posted it elsewhere here?
5f
Posted by elanor roosevelt on August 12, 2008, at 23:45:39
In reply to Re: meds encourage and discourage neurotransmission?, posted by Fivefires on August 12, 2008, at 15:14:38
thanks Fivefires but i don't expect any info if i gotten it yet
might post at another site
thanks for your support
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