PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for December, 2001: Re: Paxil...In response to Sonnet....

Re: Paxil...In response to Sonnet....

From: Barbra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 9 Dec 2001 00:58:09 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Christie wrote: >
>Barbara,
> If I may be so bold, you sound like an un-educated doctor. While you a e entitled to your opinion, you do not have the right to TELL people not to take anti-depressants. (admit it or not, that's what you're saying) T ese medications help make the difference between a good day and a horrib e day for many people, but this does not make them weak. I'm very sorry or what happened to your friend, however this does not happen to every p rson on anti-depressants. Taking this type of medication is not the only thing to do to combat this illness. Seeking a good psychologist and help from close family and friends is another step we must all take. For you o say get a pet, exercise, and deal with it is so upsetting because whil that is the way you choose to "remedy" your problem, it's not a healthy way for others to. You sound so "dark-ages" that it's frightening. Do yo honestly think that we don't do any sort of research on medication that we're going to take? Almost ALL medication has sid
>e effects, but sometim s the good out weighs the bad Barbara. I wish you continued success with your "deal with it" mentality, and hope you can over come depression. In the mean time, can't you wish the same for others who choose a different method of coping? ( FYI, it's Prozac, not Prozak in case you want to d some more research)
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 4:12 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
>Subject: Re: Paxil...In response to Sonnet....
>
>Dear Sonnet,
>Thank-you for bringing one thing to my attention that I neglected to
>mention.
>
>It is true that depression needs to be addressed.
>
>What I am actually trying to say,is that some women go on these
>anti-depressants,,then starte feeling so well,that they neglect the
>other meds for their insulin resistance and others...stop their diets
>and then this becomes a mental health issue.
>
>I do not disagree with anti-depressants to the extent that I would
>say"just don't take any"..as I know that depression is a killer to
>experience.
>
>But one thing that needs to be adressed,are the testosterone
>levels,androgen levels and DHEA"S.........these can be
>controlled....when they are...our raging hormones sort of fall back into
>place.
>Even on the anti-depressant that seems to be the so called "magic
>Bullet" for some...may indeed turn out to be something that we need not
>ingest in our bodies.
>
>For goodness sakes,,,,,why tamper around with more chemicals when there
>are so many other ways of combatting depression.I feel that resorting to
>meds like that are an easy way out...sorry!ANY CHRONIC DISEASE CAUSES
>DEPRESSION...FROM HEART DISEASE TO CANCER TO LOSING A LEG TO MS....I CAN
>GO ON....DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE ARE TO RESORT TO THESE PILLS?I THINK
>NOT!TRY EXERCISING,DANCING,HAVING A PET....SOMETHING THAT BRINGS YOU
>SOME COMFORT.I AM TRYING HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY TO COMBAT THE
>OVERWHELMING DEPRESSION THAT I FEEL AT TIME...AND GUESS WHAT?-IT
>WORKS....MUCH BETTER THAN ANY PILL.I AM NOT CURED...BUT I FEEL SOME
>COMFORT AND HOPE AND MOST OF ALL....IN CONTROL OF MY BODY!ANY PILL THAT
>WORKS ON THE CNS SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW YOU CONTROL OVER YOUR BODY..LET
>ALONE YOUR MIND....ARE WE TO GO THRU LIFE IN A DAZE OF OBLIVION?WELL,NOT
>ME AND OTHERS.
>Yes,we do need the meds for controlling issues like weight ,hair
>growth,etc,,(I suppose that I am lucky that I don't have those
>issues),but I have several others that were directly related to the
>SSRI"S.that I assumed were making me better.
>
>I respect your decisions on taking anti-depressants,as depression and
>anxiety affect our quality of life,,but..the long term effects of these
>meds will also effect the quality of life.
>
>I also want to add that I lost a friend from Prozak...it made him go off
>the deep end....he was feeling great...then blew his brains out.
>
>Sorry,but I just see and hear too many things about these drugs and I
>have been there.
>Oh,yes indeed,they made me feel good for a while...took them six to
>eight weeks to fianlly kick in,,,but then there are water retention
>problems....more issues that I am certain that any educated woman out
>there considering putting more meds in her mouth,would certainly take a
>little time to research what she is ingesting into her body.
>
>Hoping that I didn't come on too strong....I suppose it is my DHEA's
>that are making me ramble endlessly...lol!
>
>--
>Sincerely,
>Barbra Camara
>
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Christine, Upon reading your letter...I sense alot of misplaced agggression,and I am disappointed in the way you came across. No,I am not a doctor,nor am I uneducated,in fact,I have had a medical profession in the past. In reponse to you being very nit picky in me,erroneously spelling prozac.....sorry....I did my research....more than you can imagine.

I thought this was a support group where people were entitled to be respectful of one another...not argue over opinions.

In my letters that I post,I am honest and just trying to offer advice to alternative approaches to anxiety and depression of which I suffered badly.

I have been in group therapy,where I am CLEARLY SEEING WHAT THESE MEDICATIONS HAVE DONE TO SEVERAL,ONCE WELL ADJUSTED INDIVIDUALS.

I have had many private letters asking for advice on how to cope,also,these women writing to me about their horrible adventures on these meds.

I consider this group not to be for me! If you can be brainwashed by taking these meds...by all means do so. It is your body.

As of now,I personally would like to say that I have felt and feel the way many of you do,and can understand the suicidal tendencies and the way these meds make you feel. Hey,then why not smoke some weed.....same thing,as far as I am concerned.

Wake up Christine and smell the roses.

You cannot float thru life on a "happy pill"

I don't see too many posts about women seeking out professional councilling...that it what you mention and that is one thing that I totally agree with. I thought this group would help me,but in the long run,has actually made me a little angry at the way a couple of you responded with such anger over simple,honest advice. Again,if you want to be rude...my name is spelled:Barbra. I consider myself out of this...I don't belong here at all.

--
Sincerely,
Barbra Camara

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