Hey I was wondering if anyone has used any herbal or supplement types of antidepressants?
Please let me know everything you think about it, what it's like or similar to?

I am a fan of lavender and tryptophan, but I'm trying to figure out if I should bother with kava kava, st john's wort, skullcap, "herbal ecstasy", etc. I've tried damiana and homeopathic mood pills without good results. I am not discounting anything that is a one-time sort of thing as opposed to a daily pill. In fact, I don't take anything daily.

1. what does it do for you,
2. how does it feel,
3. are there any side effects,
4. and would you recommend it?
5. etc.

Thanks!

Do the headaches from zoloft every go away? I've been on it for about a month, took a 4 day break..and now I'm back on it and my head has been killing me for the past 3 days..I can't really remember if it hurt when i first started, its all a blur to me..

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schools going well i guess since im busting my ass.....i might get an A in bio....saturday night and im in :) So...i need a boyfriend

Okay, I've posted here before about not being able to pinpoint to exactly what I'm feeling..So please help me out guys because I feel like I keep being misdiagnosed and had too many medications that are screwing my life over. Not exactly diagnose me, but just help me figure out what I'm feeling. I've always had trouble controlling things. Without any medications, I felt so out of control..I've really felt like I haven't been able to "think" ever, and that led to not being able to control my weight, which eventually lead to depression.

I do things out of measure-for example going out meant staying out 8 hours, because I wouldn't be satisfied otherwise, I HATE authority(my mom could NEVER control me...and she has ALWAYS told me I have had a problem from since I was young....I have been able to hold most of my actions and words inside, and I have been always REALLY sensitive, taking everything to the feeling level..I mean I would cry every single day until I was about 16. (my dad would reward me if I tried not crying for a week) I was able to control the crying as I got older without any medication(but that usually created this outburst with myself I'm having now) and not being able to focus or learn too many things was ALWAYS a result. Not as terrible learning disorder, but talking verbally has been a huge issue..I just can't get words right.(which may be why I get misdiagnosed because i can't really say what I feel to my doctor) Right now in college, I have a 1.90 GPA and continue to struggle. My class load is 6 classes-didn't realize I was taking too many when registering, but I can't really concentrate or get things done (and ill be kicked out for a year if i dont raise my gpa this semester)

Oh I also have a really high love/hate relationship with myself, I find my faults, but underneath it all I really feel like I can do anything and I'm the most beautiful girl in the room (always).Can't figure out if I love or hate myself...and disillusional because of the things I just mentioned. I take things very differently than most people(which in most cases..I can't figure out my opinion on the subject because guess what, I can't think)...ugh and zoloft makes me not depressed, but it causes the uncomfortableness of being numb or too manic. I really think I have ADHD, and like my dad says..sometimes YOU are the best doctor for yourself, so I would like to try Adderall, but I'm scared to bring it up to my doctor.. I've spilled my guts out, so what does it sound like to you guys? Thanks for all your help..I am in desperate need...I really just don't wanna flunk even more in school, and then my depression will be even worse..so zoloft has been working with depression, because now im seeking even more help and WANT to actually change my life...just unable to..I also dont want my doctor to prescribe something that I may not need...

What kind of effect does LSD have when taken with anti-depressants?

Thanks for any help!

when starting geodon, is being tired & sleep usually the side effect?

...me!

November 2008
Our anniversary comes and goes. No Comics Come Home. In light of Keith being laid off, it seems inappropriate. Thanksgiving at Allens was great - Erin and Eric came, and we had a fantastic time. Can't remember if I had the day after off or not. Probably not. Cambece is an asshole.

December 2008
I don't remember much about this month. I don't even remember Christmas. I do remember going to work on the 31st in a raging snowstorm and getting laid off. Having to pack up all my shit into boxes and load them into my car after shoveling it out of 2 feet of snow. I remember collecting Keith, packing, and driving myself 2 hours north to Conway to join the rest of my family. I also rememeber having one of the worst migraines I've ever had. It was so bad I burst into tears in the middle of dinner at the Wildcat Tavern and my dad had to drive me back to the condo so I could go to bed. Before 10pm.

January 2009
The year did not start off well. Now that Keith and I were both out of work, I started to get depressed. I sent out dozens of resumes on a daily basis - applying for almost anything I came across that wouldn't have me wearing a stupid paper hat or asking, "Paper or plastic?"

February 2009
Despite a terribe start to the year I luck out and get hired within 30 days of becoming unemployed. I go to work for TALX. They are hired by businesses to handle their unemployment claims. I enter training to become a UIC - Unemployment Insurance Consultant. Sort of like a liason between the employer and the state. All states. And a few other countries as well.

March 2009
Karen, my former co-worker from CLO, gets married at DiBurro's in Haverhill. I see a few other former co-workers, including the person who had to deliver the layoff news to me back in December. In fact, she sits at my table. The wedding is nice. So were the Long Island Iced Tea and appletini fountains that were available for free for an hour before dinner. At work, I move out of the training room and into my own cubicle. No trip to St. Maarten for the second year in a row.

April 2009
Keith's cousin Adam marries Jenn at Stonehill College. The reception isn't far away, and it's beautiful. We have a good time sitting with Allen, Kris, and Tina. Erin's bridal shower is at Su Chang's and it turns out really nice. I think everybody had fun.

May
I get older and don't care. Nor does anybody at work. Keith is still home. No prospects on the horizon. I begin to wonder how hard he's looking.

June
Keith and Eric get older. More importantly, Erin and Eric get married. The wedding was a blast. The only wedding I think I enjoyed more than hers was my own - and I had way more fun at hers. PJ was in town, as well as Bob & Linda, Mike & Rose, and a few other St. Maartenites we only see once a year. There are no incidents at the Holiday Inn, either. Or breakfast the next morning. When it's all done I'm a little sad it's over, but there are still 100+ cupcakes leftover to remind me of what a great night it was. Keith gets a call from a temp agency called Aerotek. They send him to a temp job somewhere in Wilmington.

July
I hate the summer. I can't complain about the heat because it hasn't been very hot. A few days here and there, but nothing really opressive. Nothing happens in July. It's the middle of the summer; the middle of the year. No weddings. No birthdays. Nothing. Keith gets laid off from the job Aerotek sent him to after less than 4 weeks. Could be a blessing, because he hated working there. At work we begin training on Pinnacle, the new platform we will be switching to in August. The new employees seem fine; the people who have been with th company more than a year are unhappy.

August
I always hate this month more than any other. There are no holidays, and usually it is unbearably hot. Not so much this year. Just the end of the summer. No excitement. I remember to send flowers to Keith's mom for her birthday. August 3 we go live with Pinnacle at work. Within 2 weeks a co-worker retires rather than learn the new system. Lots of moaning and groaning run through the office.

September
Summer is over - rejoice! My dad, Allen, Kris and Mr. B all have a birthday this month. Dad and Mr. B are within 3 days of each other. Allen is the day before Kris. Labor Day weekend is low key, but the kids return to school so it's always worth it in the end. It's been 12 months since Keith was laid off and he's found nothing else. Varian calls and wants him back, but they don't give him a definite time frame.

October
Mom's birthday - she turned 60. Also, the Topsfield Fair! This is my favorite month out of the year. Carmel apples, leaves changing, and the temperature steadily dropping... for a moment, I am happy. Halloween! Of course, Keith is still not working. I'm getting upset. I don't care what he does at this point, as long as he has something. We cannot live on my salary and what he's getting on unemployment.

...now!
It's been 90 days since we switched over to the new platform at work. Most people seem to have gotten the hang of it, but there are a few older women in the office who still can't get a handle. One of my co-workers is due to have a little boy next month. We're doing some more training, this time on coding. Think of it as a "refresher course". As far as Keith not working, I'm starting to wonder where we will live. We can't afford to keep paying the rent here.

Between that, the outrageous bill we have from Comcast, and Keith's inability to go out and find any sort of paying job at all, I have started to melt down. At a recent doctor's visit I was handed the unpleasant news that I gained more than 4lbs in the year since I saw her last. I am angry that it has been over a year and he has nothing to show for it. I am depressed that we're going to end up living out of our cars.

Something needs to change.

Is it weird that the last post I made actively was about Keith being laid off? And now here I am, back, a year later?

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So, I've been on lamictal for a couple months but recently keep forgetting to take it. I'm on 200 mg. What's the longest period of time you can forget to take it without having to taper back up again??

Is it wrong that sitting here at the Cheesecake Factory waiting for my mom I hate life more and more with each person who enters?

A part of me feels like I should keep my fat yap shut and be grateful I have a job, a home, and family who love me. But then there is that other part of me who wants to have a full blown meltdown because my husband has been out of work for over a year.

I have a hard time describing how i feel to my doctor..i can't pinpoint if i feel manic, or if i feel zombie like...can anyone describe what either one feels like? thanks oh and if it matters i am on zoloft and wellbutrin barely started on wellbutrin generic sr.

does geodon mix better with zoloft or wellbutrin?

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