My Medication
I've had people asking me what helped me, which medications I have tried, which worked, which didn't.
I'm definitely not a doctor and would NEVER tell you to go one way or another, so I am going to say here is just my own experience.
The first time I was prescribed a medicine by a doctor he gave me the famous "happy pill" or Prozac. Didn't help me at all as I had lots of side effects and couldn't carry on for more than a week.
After that I tried many others (aparently each person reacts differently to each different prescription that is out there). So, I am only going to mention three other ones.
Wellbutrim, which is also used to help quit smoking. It was the one with less side effects on the bed, if you know what I mean. It did make me feel better, but after a while I developed insonmia and had to replace it with another one.
The other one that also helped my mood for Celexa, but I became allergic to it (itchiness all over my body), so once again... had to quit.
Last attempt: Effexor XR. This is the one that finally brought me back on my feet.
Hope it helps!
Me
I'm definitely not a doctor and would NEVER tell you to go one way or another, so I am going to say here is just my own experience.
The first time I was prescribed a medicine by a doctor he gave me the famous "happy pill" or Prozac. Didn't help me at all as I had lots of side effects and couldn't carry on for more than a week.
After that I tried many others (aparently each person reacts differently to each different prescription that is out there). So, I am only going to mention three other ones.
Wellbutrim, which is also used to help quit smoking. It was the one with less side effects on the bed, if you know what I mean. It did make me feel better, but after a while I developed insonmia and had to replace it with another one.
The other one that also helped my mood for Celexa, but I became allergic to it (itchiness all over my body), so once again... had to quit.
Last attempt: Effexor XR. This is the one that finally brought me back on my feet.
Hope it helps!
Me
posted by Carioca in Canada at 2:01 PM
1 Comments:
Hai ,
Read your comments on "My Medicine" at this blog.
Infact my issue is perhaps different here ,however,I am commenting here because you have mentioned the medicine you finally got rid off side effects.
Whether I am depressed or not ,I have no Idea.Anyway,my story goes this way.
Like any one soon after college I faced the real world .It was inhuman for me I had to struggle every day. I took up software as my carrier. I was working desperately burning the midnight oil to somehow to be successful. Long hours before the computer made me frustrated. I was scared about my failure .I thought I would be disgraced in the family and among my friends circle.
I even had to go to the doctor and he prescribed me some medicines related to sleep. I had them yet the urge to succeed was there. By now I was feeling uneasy when I worked before the computer. I had swelling in the lower jaw and below my shoulders at the back.
I am from a mixed background. My father’s culture and mom’s culture is very different. I completed my basic education at my father’s place. Later for my higher education I went to my mom’s place. During three years of college I had a cultural shock. Though I knew my mother’s language I found it difficult to get the affection or convince the people at my mother’s place. I was feeling sad but I thought that if I gave some time to get adapted to their ways I would perhaps be able to convince them. Till date I don’t think I properly gel with them.
All these reason forced me to leave that place and move to another place where I felt better and built my carrier. While working before the computer as a programmer I still had the swelling and feeling of stiffness around my back. I continued my work and as usual I had work pressure and all the day-to-day tensions of the office.
When the problem grew and my work was getting a hit from it I went to the doctor. I told him about my problem. While at work I discovered when I closed my left ear with some cotton I could work longer. I told this to the physician and he tested my ears and found no defects. He also checked my neurology and found no defects. See this he enquired about my moods and work condition, how I felt during work, whether I felt good meeting people at work and the neibourhood. He also enquired about my sleep. I told him all people couldn’t be friends in life and so there will be someone to put you down. My sleep was okay though I used to get up at 3 in the morning but soon got to sleep.
Hearing this he prescribed me Milansprin and some tablets to take before sleep. He told me to visit again after 10 days. Well I was not very much interested to take these medicines and was not trying to accept if I had some kind of mental health problems. However, I took the medicine as prescribed but did not visit him. I had to leave the job as my company was affected by recession. I went to my hometown and again visited another physician. He also prescribed me Venlor XR . It’s an anti depressant tablet but I liked it, as it did not give pain in my testicles as Milansprin did.
I took the medicine this time correctly and still my problem is not yet solved. I feel this is not because of depression at all. When I move away from the computer the swelling subsides and I feel relaxed. Even today when I am before a computer to sent an email or do some work for an hour more I get those swelling. When I put eardrops and sit for work the swelling and uneasiness is very much controlled. Is it depression or damage in the eardrums?
If some one can assist me on this please feel free to give comments on this blog or email me at susamajacob@rediffmail.com
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