Well, I am now taking Stress-relief pills aka Anti-depressants. I don't really want to talk about what led to it, but I wanted to know if anyone else is familiar with it.It's more for stress, like I said. I am not Emo or anything.
Which med did your doctor prescribe to you and what do you want to know about it? By the way, there's no reason to be ashamed of taking depression meds.
Best thing for stress is a blunt followed by a newport. it clears all your worries away for the rest of your days. F*ck taking pills, all natural. nowadays I gotta skip that blunt part though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mobruler @ Jul 13 2007, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Which med did your doctor prescribe to you and what do you want to know about it? By the way, there's no reason to be ashamed of taking depression meds.</div>It's labeled Buproprion, I just wanted to know if there are any risks. Someone was telling me you could die from it, but I figured that was obvious because you can die from overdosing on anything. Which obviously, I don't plan on doing.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jul 13 2007, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why don't you ask your doctor who prescribed it for you?</div>He said basically the same thing, that in moderation there are really no threatening side effects if taken normally.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 13 2007, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He said basically the same thing, that in moderation there are really no threatening side effects if taken normally.</div>Well, then why not believe him? I mean, he's a doctor
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jul 13 2007, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, then why not believe him? I mean, he's a doctor</div>It's not that I don't believe him. I only made a thread to see if anyone else was familiar with taking antidepressants.
I'm guessing you were prescribed Wellbutrin. There's another commercial drug version of bupropion called Zyban which is used to help people stop smoking. Obviously if you feel your symptoms getting worse or it makes you feel sick or dizzy, stop taking it and talk to your doctor. It could take weeks before you start feeling comfortable with what the drug is doing for you, so if you don't feel much of a difference at first, don't get discouraged.
Like 60% of my school is on antidepressants (because we're a predominantly asian and jewish school). It'll get better from here, nobody stays truly depressed for a very long time.
Sometimes taking anti-depressants can cause you to contemplate suicide. I know this because my brother used to be on them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jul 13 2007, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sometimes taking anti-depressants can cause you to contemplate suicide. I know this because my brother used to be on them.</div>ehh...not really. Sure, there's a correlation betwixt anti-depressants and suicide but that's because there's a high correlation between anti-depressants and depression and a correlation between depression and suicide. So your brother was probably contemplating suicide because he was depressed and the pills weren't potent enough.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Jul 13 2007, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Like 60% of my school is on antidepressants (because we're a predominantly asian and jewish school). It'll get better from here, nobody stays truly depressed for a very long time.</div>And I'd like to know what that has to do with the 60% statistic...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ehh...not really. Sure, there's a correlation betwixt anti-depressants and suicide but that's because there's a high correlation between anti-depressants and depression and a correlation between depression and suicide. So your brother was probably contemplating suicide because he was depressed and the pills weren't potent enough.</div>The doctor told him that. People have been known to kill themselves while on certain anti-depressants. The pills can make you think about it more.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jul 13 2007, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And I'd like to know what that has to do with the 60% statistic...</div>ignorance leads to bliss, knowledge leads to depression?......It's more because we're an incredibly academics driven school where everybody is incredibly stressed.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Jul 13 2007, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ignorance leads to bliss, knowledge leads to depression?......It's more because we're an incredibly academics driven school where everybody is incredibly stressed.</div>Meh, I go to the top school in the state where there is a 95% college entrance rate and is purely college prep, but I don't know of any that are so depressed. But, if that 60% is true over there it's sad that so many teens have to be on antidepressants because of school
Seriously, I'd say 70% of the American population suffers from anxiety or depression at least once in their lifetime. I'd be willing to bet on that
