Re: Anti-depressants

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In a message dated 11/24/2004 5:33:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,

dezign4you@... writes:

> I'm really

> suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if anyone

> else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile

I think you have to weigh the fact that you you go on an

anti-depressant...you're gonna have to go thru withdrawal at some point down the

road. Sometimes

I think a low dose (not physically addictive) anti-anxiety is helpful.

Sometimes I wish they still prescribed Valium like candy.

But this is a personal decision...but remember it will take 3 weeks or so for

the anti-depressant to kick in. Maybe you could talk to your doctor about

something just short term?

Please let us know how we can help here - that depression is the pits.

Cindi

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Mel, my son is on Armour and he is still taking his prozac (as well

as geodon and clomipramine). When he feels better as a result of the

thyroid treatment, we will evaluate whether he needs to continue

taking the psychotropic drugs. His doctor does not see any conflict

between the antidepressent and the armour, so I don't see why there

would be a problem with the zoloft. In fact, you may need to

continue it for awhile even after the armour arrives. There is no

reason to suffer with depression if you have something that will help

alleviate it.

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm still waiting for my Armour to come from Biogenisis. I'm really

> suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if

anyone

> else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile. I

> understand a lot of people are against taking anti-depressants but

I

> can't function and I had to quit another job today. Who will pay my

> bills if I don't get better soon? I know it takes a few weeks to

> start working too so I'll have to tough it out. Thanks.

>

> Mel

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Personally I don't think there is anything wrong at all with getting

yourself some temporary help while you sort out your underlying condition.

Depresson is an illness, and if you can't get at the cause, treating the

symptoms is the next best thing for the time being.

My only concern is that most anti-depressants take a while to work, so

possibly best to talk to your doctor about the best way forward in teh short

term?

Hugs from another depressive who was told today that even with thyroid

medication I might well need anti-depressants for the rest of my life.

Ruth

Anti-depressants

>

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm still waiting for my Armour to come from Biogenisis. I'm really

> suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if anyone

> else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile. I

> understand a lot of people are against taking anti-depressants but I

> can't function and I had to quit another job today. Who will pay my

> bills if I don't get better soon? I know it takes a few weeks to

> start working too so I'll have to tough it out. Thanks.

>

> Mel

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks , I appreciate the info. How old is your son? Have the

anti-depressants helped him a great deal? Thanks.

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I'm still waiting for my Armour to come from Biogenisis. I'm

really

> > suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if

> anyone

> > else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile.

I

> > understand a lot of people are against taking anti-depressants

but

> I

> > can't function and I had to quit another job today. Who will pay

my

> > bills if I don't get better soon? I know it takes a few weeks to

> > start working too so I'll have to tough it out. Thanks.

> >

> > Mel

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Thanks for the empathy(: I feel so alone sometimes even though I have

my parents who are fairly supportive. I've always relied on a man to

get me through the hard times but I don't have that now, probably a

good thing. I need to do this on my own. I just wish I didn't feel so

hopeless lately (don't worry I'm not suicidal or anything), just

really bummed out. I'm 31 years old and I feel like I'm all washed

up. That may sound silly to some but the last ten years of my life

have been really difficult. Lots of drama, divorce (no kids thank

god), family problems, death, etc. These are things everyone deals

with but they seem to do a much better job at it than me. Things

really affect me. I'm just so worn out and nothing really motivates

me to get up in the morning anymore. I'm hoping the anti-depressents

and Armour will help. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and thank you

for the support, it really helps(:

Mel

> In a message dated 11/24/2004 5:33:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> dezign4you@y... writes:

>

> > I'm really

> > suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if

anyone

> > else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile

>

> I think you have to weigh the fact that you you go on an

> anti-depressant...you're gonna have to go thru withdrawal at some

point down the road. Sometimes

> I think a low dose (not physically addictive) anti-anxiety is

helpful.

> Sometimes I wish they still prescribed Valium like candy.

> But this is a personal decision...but remember it will take 3 weeks

or so for

> the anti-depressant to kick in. Maybe you could talk to your

doctor about

> something just short term?

>

> Please let us know how we can help here - that depression is the

pits.

> Cindi

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, weight gain? That's the last thing I need. Do you gain a lot or

just a few pounds? Are you taking Armour also?

> I'm in the same boat. The holidays are the worst time of the year

for me

> and I recently crashed and am back to maybe square 2 as opposed to

1. I

> told my husband I would really like some Zoloft to get me through

to January

> I agree just a PRN anti-anxiety would be great, but those are

very hard to

> get. Xanax is it and it sometimes puts me to sleep. I have a

love/hate

> relationship with Zoloft. I love the way I feel, but I gain weight

like mad

>

>

> Jen

>

> How can I hardly eat anything, have diarrhea all the time, and

still be

> fat!!!!

>

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>

> In a message dated 11/24/2004 5:33:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> dezign4you@y... writes:

>

> > I'm really

> > suffering from a bad bout of depression and I was wondering if

anyone

> > else has tried taking Zoloft just to get them through for awhile

[Guest guest]

Don't feel Val, sometimes I think I'd rather be alone during the

Holidays than do the family thing. Last year my sister and I got

into a huge screaming match over something silly and didn't speak for

months. My mother has pretty much pissed off most of our family so no

one even comes over anymore. I'm a fellow animal lover, have a cat

and a dog and thank god for them. I don't know what I would do

without them sometimes. Anyway, I guess things could be a lot worse,

right?(: We need to keep it in perspective and be thankful for the

little things. Take care.

> Holiday blahs.. Yes, I get them horribly. After just going through

my half century birthday with NO calls of even a card from any family

member, and now yesterday having an argument with the director of my

grandmother's nursing home when I tried opt reach her, I am having my

usual holiday blahs. I hate them as I have NO family to spend them

with. Holidays are alot of work for a groomer, I had an overload of

dogs today and was so tired when I got home I laid down for one of

those now rare naps. Slept for 4 hours! Nursing home said my

grandmother was " in activities " and unavailable for a phone call. I

asked if she was spending holidays with my sister, well they can;t

tell me that. Even though they have a copy of my Power of Attorney,

which they say they don't have on record. Frustration is just a small

thing, and my fury with these people is getting larger. Guess I

better go watch a movie and pet my cats, and just be glad I am alive

and semi well.

> I HATE holidays! LOL

> *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

> Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/

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I've been taking Armour since last February - I've crashed twice now - the

last time, and only time, I've ever taken Zoloft I gained 30 pounds in three

months. But I sure felt good. I had major carb cravings - similar to what

a heroin addict must go through - and for the first time in months I wasn't

nauseous. I guess that wasn't a very good combination.

I told my husband the other day I didn't understand how you can hardly be

able to eat anything, have diarrhea often, and still be fat!!!!

Jen

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Wow, weight gain? That's the last thing I need. Do you gain a lot or

just a few pounds? Are you taking Armour also?

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,

Could I ever use your help with grooming!! LOL I show yorkies.

Trying to keep up with these show coats is very hard for me lately. I have

little energy to me. I have stopped going to dog shows, the one thing that used

to bring me some joy! My Dr. is no help. I am on synthroid. He refuses to do

anything else because the test show that my thyroid is in the normal range now.

I asked to be referred to a Specialist, but he doesn't think I need one. I hate

to self medicate, but what choice do I have? I feel like the last 10 years of

my life was taken away. I am now 50 years old. I don't want to spend the rest

of it in a brain fog with no energy to me. I have developed acid reflux after

starting on Synthroid. I will all of a sudden get really sick at my stomach and

have to throw up and then I break out in a sweat. I am so stiff that I can

hardly get up and down from the floor. I really am not terribly over weight,

but I have gained over the last few years.

By the way, I am 2 hours from you. I have a friend that lives in Hurricane, WV.

She raises Persians. I am near sburg, WV.

Sorry that you don't have a supportive family. I lost my dear mother 7 years

ago. I do have a close family. Don't know what I would do without my sister.

My best friend is a grooming also. She lives in Ashland, KY.

Sorry that I don't post much. It seems to take all my time to get a few things

done. What I used to do in 1 hour now takes me 4 hours, if I even get it done!

:-((

Take care,

Kathy

DayStar Yorkies

Re: Re: Anti-depressants

Holiday blahs.. Yes, I get them horribly. After just going through my half

century birthday with NO calls of even a card from any family member, and now

yesterday having an argument with the director of my grandmother's nursing home

when I tried opt reach her, I am having my usual holiday blahs. I hate them as I

have NO family to spend them with. Holidays are alot of work for a groomer, I

had an overload of dogs today and was so tired when I got home I laid down for

one of those now rare naps. Slept for 4 hours! Nursing home said my grandmother

was " in activities " and unavailable for a phone call. I asked if she was

spending holidays with my sister, well they can;t tell me that. Even though they

have a copy of my Power of Attorney, which they say they don't have on record.

Frustration is just a small thing, and my fury with these people is getting

larger. Guess I better go watch a movie and pet my cats, and just be glad I am

alive and semi well.

I HATE holidays! LOL

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/

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In a message dated 11/25/2004 1:37:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Wvyorkies@... writes:

> Yes I did tell him that I have heard many doing well on Armour, but he said

> that my test results were to good to switch my medication. I have tingling

> in my fingers and my nose will get really cold at times. Just from holding

> the phone to my ear, will cause my fingers to go numb. It is being so

> fatigued and brainless that drives me up the wall.

the heck with your test results....you have hypo symptoms. I think I would

INSIST that he precribe Armour or change to a doc that will...or self-medicate.

There is no reason that you have to continue to live with these hypo

symptoms when help is available.

Cindi