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Old Feb 10, 2011, 04:18 AM
Odin5 Odin5 is offline
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Originally Posted by Thomas67 View Post
Every antidepresant ive tried since 1992 has failed. I had to give up drugs and alcohol a few years ago because i couldnt take the unreal feeling any more. Thats after 25 years of doing a LOT of drugs and drinking to excess. Now that im sober all the meds i try put me in a dream state and make it difficult 4 me to go outside. I want to feel normal again. And i hope that is possible some day. So im not on anything anymore and im really anxious to see how that goes. Has anybody here have similair problems with antidepressants?
I just started my 6th anti-depressant and like you I used to self medicate a fair bit ( drink 3-4 nights a week). I don't know if its the alcohol that stopped the AD's from working or not but its so frustrating waiting for some relief. I hardly even get side effects and always go to max dose within the first 2 weeks. I quit drinking a while ago. Do you feel better since you stopped drinking ? I just feel the same.......maybe even worse because I don't have that little bit of relief that i got from drinking for a few hours. What medications have you tried ?