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Originally Posted by wa(o)rrior
hi, i can relate to a similar experience when i was first given an anti-depressant. it was paroxetine 25mg. it took effect after putting me to sleep for 18 hours in a 24 hour period for almost 5 days. it was such a great feeling i had never experienced in my life. i was feeling so exited that i was unstoppable. i used to look forward to each and every day willing to try and conquer everything that came my way. the best thing was i cared a damn when things didn't work out.
i did a mistake on stopping it all too sudden that it wrecked havoc in my life. i had to struggle for 2 years after which i went back to the same doc and got the same pills and it worked again. i've been on this for the past 6 years and it has definitely shaped my life. i know it has side effects which could affect in the long run, but i am willing to take risk instead of being in vegetative state without the meds.
enjoy the feeling even though its induced by the meds. we deserve that happiness  |
I tried three types several years ago (Celexa, Zoloft, and an older MAOI I can't remember the name of) and although they helped my mood, each one made me feel like sleeping 16 hours a day and made me irritable among other side effects. Today I woke up after 7-8 hours of sleep feeling like I'd only had 1-2, but after a half hour I started feeling more awake, and my energy increased throughout the day and has been leveling off the past few hours and now I just feel calm.
I didn't actually accomplish anything today, but if the feeling I had today could be my new normal, I feel like my life could be completely turned around in six months. I just hope it continues to work and I can have my life back. My teens weren't great, and I feel like my twenties were ten lost years that I'll never be able to get back. It would be nice to get to feel alive again in my 30's.