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  • kristina [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    benefits: it makes me sleep well, makes me not ptsd dream, makes me feel fuzzy, and my mood is significantly improved, suicidal thoughts: they're toast, folks.

  • jack [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    we're just big complex chemical reactions and sometimes all we need is a few more elements in the equation

    also communism, but we take what we can get

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    4 years ago

    :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot: :party-parrot:

  • Poutine_And_Politics [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    What's it like, honestly? I'd been considering anti-anxiety meds, but honestly the anxiety is such a part of me that I can't imagine what life is like not anxious as fuck, as it's super weird and stresses me out to think about.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      so my anxiety hasnt gone away just yet, been on the med for maybe a couple weeks. but i can tell its getting way better. idk, i feel very warm and a bit giddy, kinda reminds me of being a kid before i got super anxious. i just dont hesitate to do things as much / things i just couldnt do before i actually can somewhat do without freaking the fuck out. some of me not being able to do things is definitely habitual and assuming the med keeps working fine with no issues i'll have to break some bad habits caused by anxiety coping over a long period of time i think.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      senor trazodone

      hopefully it holds up long term! ymmv though, antidepressants are a huge hit or miss i think. my relatives are on some completely different ones and they work for them but when i take it its like chugging 20 cups of coffee all day long... impossible to sleep

      oh: and it makes my erections even more uncommon. FUCK YEAH

      • MerryChristmas [any]
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        4 years ago

        Glad to hear this one's working for you! I had no luck with Trazadone, but finding the right medication for any given person is really a crapshoot.

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          yep. hopping meds is a severely arduous task and it overloads me with suicidal thoughts every time. ive only attempted once and since starting estrogen forever ago it never occurred to me to attempt again.

        • negatronica [she/her, undecided]
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          4 years ago

          Same, I take it for sleeping too and it works well for that. I have to be on a couple other meds to alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms though.

      • bilb [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        So by new you meant ooooooold, hahaha. Glad it works for you, but trazodone makes me very sleepy. It's actually used as a sleep aid pretty frequently.

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          yeah like i think thats the ingredient that makes it work for me. 99% of antidepressants really make me caffeinated as hell. i just take traz at night and im gucci

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        I got the impossible to sleep/100 cups of coffee and no erection side effects from really strong pain killers lol. Weird that certain anti-depressants have the same side effects as pain killers tbh

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          i mean i guess that makes sense. nerves are made out of neurons after all

      • Dan [they/them,undecided]
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        4 years ago

        I was on trazodone when I was in the hospital (two years ago) specifically for sleeping. Didn't really do much for the depression, but that very well could be because of the stress. I'm on clomipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant, for OCD now and it works great except for the side effects. I don't have to worry about a stimulating effect, though, cause my antipsychotic will knock me right out. But I'm glad you're finding a treatment that works well for you :)

  • gobble_ghoul [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    When I tried antidepressants all they did was kill my libido lol. Turns out what I actually needed was my tonsils and uvula out, because they were keeping me from breathing properly during sleep. Depression cured. Glad your medication is working out for you!

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      wow thats kinda cool. i might look into that tbh.

      question: can you deepthroat like a champ now

      • gobble_ghoul [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        My gag reflex is actually a lot worse now because my uvula was literally touching the back of my tongue 24/7 before I got it taken out. I can’t brush the spot on my tongue where it used rest without dry heaving. Well worth the trade off, though.

    • The_word_of_dog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      God I'd love to yank those fuckers out of my head.

      Going to look more into it now because of your post lol

      • gobble_ghoul [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Definitely worth looking into. I’m not exaggerating at all when I say that it ended an 8ish year depression. It’s been 6ish years since I got them out and I haven’t backslid.

  • CementEscapist [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Every anti-depressant I've ever been on took as much away from me as it gave. I've just kicked them altogether since it so zero-sum. Always happy to hear from a comrade having a better experience with it.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      yeah ive tried over 20 different meds until i landed on this one... my issues are so intractable that i have to medicate

      with each try id usually find out that a med did jack shit or injected 20 tons of caffeine straight into my veins. and when i come down from the meds i would get crazy suicidal, sweats, nightmares, all sorts of crazy shit. just for only being on meds for like 2 weeks

      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        Oh my that sounds awful. I'm glad this new one seems to be working for you!

  • truant [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    It’s nice to actually hear a success story (so far). Sometimes I think they probably won’t work for me, so I shouldn’t even try. Does it help with anxiety too?

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      yeah. it actually helps with my anxiety more than my depression.

      • truant [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Hot damn, that sounds great. Did you try any other medications before this one?

        edit: nevermind just saw that you tried 20 others. I admire your perseverance! May it continue to help you.

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          it definitely has been hard... a decade long journey