Share your experiences of antidepressants

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Japher
Mrs. Tbrs I am sure your child is needing of the meds. However, my lil sis was a 1st grade teacher, my wife taugt HS, my brother-in-law teaches special ed (yaaay!) in HS, and my father is on the School board, and I can say with all due honesty that a kid getting the right diagnosis for the situation is rare... I am certain that ADHD is over diagnosed

Im sure you are right. Adhd is overly diagnosed especially in young boys. The first dr told me that my son has no fine motor skills. Im not sure I have meet a bot or man that does. The meds worry me because they do take a toll on the liver,and hes still young.

[Japher]

IMO, I like to think that kids are pain when they have nothing they like to direct their attention to.

However, I know ppl who are ADHD meds as adults for the first time and praise the miracle of medicine.

Still, what if Einstein was put on rit?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Could the med have made him smarter? You know Speaking of that being smart tuberski has a higher I.Q then i do but Claims im smarter cause i have street smarts. I dunno. I want the best for my kids and if this med helps him what choice do I have. Me on the other hand speak of my fear of ADs, yet should probably go to the doctor and start them, since there are more days that id rather not get out of bed the to get out of bed. However I drink beer alot and those meds would interfere with that too.

[Alexander's Horse]

I took 3 glasses of red wine today and about a dozen cigarettes and I feel great.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
I took 3 glasses of red wine today and about a dozen cigarettes and I feel great.

I have had bout 12 beers and a pack of cigs feeling not to bad my self. course the beer i drink most of you would say is water anyway. And the cigs i smoke are ultra lights

[Alexander's Horse]

hey - I'm on the ultra lights too

Isn't it great to be self medicating.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
hey - I'm on the ultra lights too

Isn't it great to be self medicating.

works better for me the siting in the docs office for 2 hours. course now my liver may no agree with me in a few years.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
hey - I'm on the ultra lights too

Isn't it great to be self medicating.

Dunhill?

ACK!

[Alexander's Horse]

yes Dunhill 1mg is my poison

[Footie Mad]

How do you know if your medication is taking a toll on your liver? I'm currently using Oxascand, Efexor and Risperdal.

[Verres]

If you're really worried, just ask the doctor to do a liver profile - a really simple blood test that should tell you if you're dying or not.

[Whaleboy]

How do you know if your medication is taking a toll on your liver? I'm currently using Oxascand, Efexor and Risperdal.

Like Verres said, but as far as I know Risperdal isn't going to hurt your liver too badly, nor will Effexor if it's a low dose and you haven't been taking it for ages. If you've been taking Effexor at 225mg + per day for a year or more... or you've had a history of liver problems then get a test, otherwise I wouldn't worry too much.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Tuberski told me last night that he read an article in the usa today yesterday that AD,s have caused higher suicide rate among those taken them. Thats a bit scary

[Whaleboy]

Yeh I'm sure lots are being misprescribed. Here you can get powerful meds from GP's who barely know anything about it. Some doctors are just "coughs and colds" people. A lot of meds can encourage suicide... remember they're essentially ****ing with the chemicals in your brain... so if you don't have the condition that they're designed for, then you're playing Russian Roulette with an elephant gun.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Whaleboy
Yeh I'm sure lots are being misprescribed. Here you can get powerful meds from GP's who barely know anything about it. Some doctors are just "coughs and colds" people. A lot of meds can encourage suicide... remember they're essentially ****ing with the chemicals in your brain... so if you don't have the condition that they're designed for, then you're playing Russian Roulette with an elephant gun.

This is the main reason I dont take them. The first psychologist i took my son to had him so drugged it wasnt funny. I changed docs and he adjusted the meds and seems to be ok. I on the other hand just dont have the patience to go from up to down trying to get the meds adjusted.