hehe no worries, told her never to tell me about the sexual sideaffects and just started taking effexor nice little pill, i used to like Zoloft but it was annoying
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: RE: antidepressants (was RE: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam) > <cf_toomuchinformation> > > /me shrugs > > Both drugs that worked on me had sexual side effects. I figure if I have to > choose between having trouble but feeling OK most of the time and feeling so > depressed I have even more trouble from things like serious self-image > issues, the choice is pretty easy. > > > </cf_toomuchingormation> > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:50 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: Re: antidepressants (was RE: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam) > : > : > : Thats the beautiful thing about it, you have to find out for yourself if > : just counseling > : will work or if just meds work or if you have to do both. > : > : Much less if you have to do meds which ones work and dont mess > : your life up > : too much. > : > : I used to take some prozac years ago from my mom just to see how > : it made me > : feel sinc ei realized i was probably going to be like her. And it was fine > : could do all my MANLY things if you get my drift. So then few > : years later i > : goto the doc and ask for it and she says OH it may cause sexual > : sideaffects > : and then BOOM cant do manly duties. Lol the brain is a funny thing indeed! > : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- > : From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:30 PM > : Subject: Re: antidepressants (was RE: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam) > : > : > : > Um Ben, > : > > : > you may be a bit incorrect there. The research does show that cognitive > : > therapy for depression can be as effective as medication. When > : the two are > : > used in conjunction the effectiveness of both approaches can be > : > substantially increased. In my own research (see > : > http://www.lyonsmorris.com/maret/RETstudy1.htm) we found that > : REBT, a form > : > of cognitive behavioral therapy, was very effective. > : > > : > But the approach you suggest is a good one. > : > > : > larry > : > > : > At 12:26 PM 2/4/03 -0500, you wrote: > : > >Keep in mind that, if things like cognitive therapies don't work by > : > >themselves, there's nothing wrong with antidepressants. > : > > > : > >The problem I see with how they are used today is that they are like > : modern > : > >snake oil -- supposedly a panacea (how do you spell that?). That isn't > : how > : > >they should be used. I take antidepressants in order to give me enough > : > >balance for things like cognitive therapy, excersize, light > : therapy, and > : > >just doing things that please me to control my depression. > : > > > : > >And sometimes it's necessary to have that help. Yesterday, > : for example, > : I > : > >got my psychiatrist to bump my dosage for a couple of months because I > : seem > : > >to have seasonal affective disorder and weeks on end of one > : sunny day in > : > >seven was destroying me. But I don't expect that to magically > : make it go > : > >away -- just make it bearable enough that I have the energy and > : motivation > : > >to do the things I need to do to make it go away. > : > > > : > >People talk about it being a crutch, but isn't that what you need when > : > >you've got a broken leg? > : > > > : > >Did that all make sense? > : > > > : > >I'm certainly not advocating 'jumping on the meds bandwagon' but I do > : hope > : > >you'll keep an open mind to it. > : > > > : > > > : > >-- Ben Doom > : > > Programmer & General Lackey > : > > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > > > : > >: -----Original Message----- > : > >: From: Stephenie Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : > >: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:02 PM > : > >: To: CF-Community > : > >: Subject: RE: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: Ug. This is sad... > : > >: > : > >: My oldest has been battling some depression lately (he is 16) and it > : > >: scares me. But we are working together to try different things before > : we > : > >: just jump on the meds bandwagon. > : > >: > : > >: ~~ > : > >: Stephenie > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: -----Original Message----- > : > >: From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : > >: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:20 AM > : > >: To: CF-Community > : > >: Subject: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/56497p-52905c.html > : > >: > : > >: How dumb to people have to be??? > : > >: > : > >: Or is it all part of Natural Selection? > : > >: > : > >: Philip Arnold > : > >: Technical Director > : > >: Certified ColdFusion Developer > : > >: ASP Multimedia Limited > : > >: Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > : > >: Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > : > >: > : > >: www.aspmedia.co.uk > : > >: www.aspevents.net > : > >: > : > >: An ISO9001 registered company. > : > >: > : > >: > : ********************************************************************** > : > >: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > : > >: intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > : are > : > >: addressed. 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