yeah prozac caused major depression for me too, and the next one i took, i had severe depression for 2 years, i think antidepressants do the opposite, i feel...
Hi all Crumbs, am I glad for this list. I've been on Fluoxetene for a couple weeks now, a prozac variant, having been diagnosed with dysthymia just before...
Hi Tim Glad we can be off help. You look as if you are setteling down with the Fluoxetene is so then stay on it. SSRI,s which group Fluoxetene belongs to does...
Hi Ian (and everyone) Thankyou. You may be interested to know I am keeping a blog exploring my depression (which I can trace back to at least 16 years old,...
Awesome. I shall check out this blog. I have a blog too, but it's on a private website for depressed/bipolar folks. It more or less is about my efforts of ...
Hi Glenn I'll be keepin the blog updated fairly regularly with my own stuff, things as they develop (CBT when it starts), and other stuff I find (such as the...
I don't know. But I've been the patient, the family member, and the care provider, so I generally can see things from more than one perspective and I believe...
I agree with that. One of the biggest proponents of psychiatric rehab in the US, William Anthony, has actually given talks about his experience with MS and...
I don't know if I'd agree that suicidal ideation is not natural. It does happen and most people don't act on it. But it's a really negative place to be in...
In the US, it's called ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)... There's a lot of denial in psychiatry about the fact that some of us just don't respond. I'm on...
Hi I hope you are all coping with the new year OK. I heard this on tv tonight & I thought it was interesting. They were saying theres a new word Afluphobia...
oh wow, thats so cool, i would love to be able to do stand up one day, unfortunately im lacking in confidence at mo and dont like public speaking like to big...
i get suicidal thoughts even when i feel fairly happy, is werid. maybe im just used to thinking in that way. maybe it will stop eventually or i could learn to...
that must have been really annoying to watch, i cant completely understand without watching it, they may have meant it can bring some people down, cos my...
Dear All, I've been a member of this Dysthymia group since I was diagnosed with it two years ago. I haven't posted anything on here for several months because...
Ade  What good news I wish you every happiness with you new freedom from this horrible illness. God bless Jack.x ________________________________ From:...
Here's a website from the woman who developed it: http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/ ... From: claire king <sophis_lady@...> Subject: Re: [dysthymia]...
Since I was about 11, I have had dysthymia about 90% of the time, with overlaid periods of major depression, sometimes really severe. I've been fine the last...
Since I was about 11, I have had dysthymia about 90% of the time, with overlaid periods of major depression, sometimes really severe. I've been fine the last...
I have a therapist, but I've given up on psychiatrists. They've exhausted the options several times over and nothing ever worked (mostly they made things...
i know wot u mean with the meds, i havnt tried that many but i have tried a few and they have made me so much worse, i would put myself in the 20% that it...
Yeah, ECT was not helpful, but it did rot through my arm and cause cognitive problems, and the herbal stuff also did nothing and the side effects were as bad...