OK... since sex is out... which is it?

[Dookus]

[burrowowl]

1. Intellegent discussion

and activism to get back our country!

[AquariDem]

2. Drugs

Some Zoloft might be nice...

[Dookus]

3. hrmm...

never had a zoloft. Had a Lorazipam recently - veddy veddy nice.

I've been on Celexa for a year now, and I think it's no longer very effective. I need to see the doc and find out what else I might try. but NOT Paxil... ugh.

[AquariDem]

4. Something more natural

like St. John's Wort might be better. (Hey, what were you thinking?)

[Dookus]

6. I tried

St. John's Wort for awhile. Really didn't do anything.

I really was fine most of my life (had one bad depressive episode in my early 20's) but then, at 40, my life sorta fell apart and the depression just doesn't go away. Celexa worked for awhile, but not anymore. Maybe it's just a dosage question.

I also just re-started Wellbutrin (hoping to quit smoking in a few weeks) so that may jump-start me.

[toddzilla]

14. celexa made me really queasy..

hated it, although it did have a very mild effect on my hyper-sensitivity, it was not enough to warrant taking it long-term.

i'm sending off a questionaire to a homeopath next week to try the natural route. I really have tried quite a few drugs and they all mess me up more than they help. It can be very, very difficult to stop taking some of them without serious side effects.

and paxil is horrible, agreed.
ever notice that wellbutrin tabs look like they have little smiley faces on them?

[sleipnir]

5. Try meth....o

[Dookus]

7. lol...

no thanks.

Had too many years experience with the hard stuff. All of it.

Now I do nothing harder than an occasional xanax.

[AquariDem]

8. Mmmmmmmmmm, Johnson & Johnson's!

:beer:

[Zero Division]

9. Paxil can be evil...

Edit: meant to be a response to post #3 by Dookus

I'm wondering why you also feel so negatively about Paxil.

I was prescribe Paxil for anxiety problems. It ruined nearly an entire year of my life by killing my motivation. I've heard about this side effect from others now, and yet, it was not one of the side effects I'd heard about from any offical medical sources.

[amazona]

10. it is food

...all of us tiny petite people sublimate through food...

[Rowdyboy]

11. Zoloft helped me through a very dificult transition

Lexapro has helped both my partner and me tremendously.

The first step is realizing you're depressed.

[sasquatch]

12. Motorhead

That and some Tool makes me one happy Sasquatch.:)

[WeirdSceneGoldmine]

13. That Time of The Night

When streetlights throw crosses through window frames
Paranoia roams where the shadows reign
Your senses tangled in some new perfume
Criticism triggers of a loaded room

So if you ask me
How do I feel inside
I could honestly tell you
We’ve been taken on a very long ride
And if my owners let me
Have some free time some day
With all good intention
I would probably run away
Clutching the short straw

At that time of the night
When questions rally in an open mind
Summon all your answers with an ice cube chime
At that time of the night
Pretend you’re off the hook with the telephone
Your confidence wounded in a free fire zone

So if you ask me
Where do I go from here
My next destination
Even isn’t really that clear
So if you join me
And get on your knees and prey
I’ll show you salvation
We’ll take the alternative way
Clutching the short straw

If I had enough money
I’d buy a round for that boy over-there
A companion in my madness in the mirror
The one with the silvery hair
And if some kind soul
Could please pick up my tab
And while they’re at it
If they could pick up my broken heart

[fortyfeetunder]

15. My latest fix is Zicam

It's this homeopathic medicine (zinc based) for cold symptoms. I bought the pills first, but since it had restrictions on eating and drinking after taking it, I opted for the nasal gel the next time.

Anyway, either one certainly zapped my cold symptoms, and I feel GOOD. The box says it's not habit forming, but damn, when I get a snort of this, I feel invincible, like kicking @$$. And this is legal stuff, who needs the illegal?

OTOH, maybe I was seriously lacking zinc in my diet....LOL

[sam sarrha]

16. Meditation, it has calmed my mind, I lost 35 pounds and didn't notice

till my clothes didn't fit. Fellow workers noticed i was suddenly calm, more helpful. supervisor told me my work had improved to excellent and that i was the best employee she ever had in 22 years., actually I was doing electronics for aircraft, i started doing 2.4x more than anyone else and had No errors in 8 months. my life changed from a world of problems to a world with solutions. I quit drinking after 30 years of serious alcoholism. my wife is addicted to Prozac an has no sex drive...we quit worrying about that 4 years ago, it was just to difficult for her. I have accepted it isn't going to happen again. Meditation keeps one in the moment... I am happier than i have ever been.

[Boudicea]

17. Apparently I can't vote for drugs twice -- bummer

[dbt]

18. Gimme the drugs and I'll take care of the Rock And Roll

What? Pot ain't a drug? It's an herb?

Next thing, you'll be trying to tell me Johnny Cash ain't the King of Rock And Roll!

:smoke:
dbt