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13 Year Old on Antidepressants
Read all 15 responses: "I have been having some issues with my daughter who is 13 now. She is very moody and does not communicate very well.
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- i take meds for anxiety and i find that taking it first thing in the morning helps so I am up and running and the sleepiness does not affect me so much.....or take it ...
- HI Sue, good for you that you actively searched out help for your daughter and didn't wait until the situation was extreme. I have a similar situation with my 15 yr. ...
- Hi! 13 is such a hard age! I have a daughter who is 13 as well. And there are days I want to run screaming from the house!! As far as the meds go, with anti depressant...
All Natural Meds for Depression...
The doctor prescribed a anti-depressant but it wasn't covered on my insurance. ... Please be very careful when taking anti depressants, my husband committed ...
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- There is a good book, "Battlefield of the Mind" by Dr. Joyce Meyer. Very good at examining how our thoughts affect us. Worked for me. I also started reading a book ...
- I have tried 5HTP and it did absolutely nothing for me. Despite what others say, there is actually research on the natural anti-depressants and many can be quite effec...
- Please be very careful when taking anti depressants, my husband committed suicide 2 months ago, after beginning on an antidepressants for nine days. For 7 days he to...
Need Anti-depressant Again? (Edited-see What Happened)
Read all 35 responses: "The past month or two I haven't been myself. My husband says I'm not happy and I'm tired all the time. Which I agree with.
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- In addition to everyone else's comments..as far as energy goes...really watch your diet and take in lots of fruits and vegetables. I've just really been advised this ...
- Hi J. I have a friend who is very sensitive to what BC she takes. they swithed her to a generic without telling her and she freaked out she was moody, tired and just ...
- Hi Nutrition the good fats Omega 6 Omega 3. Also I use Homeopathics and Herbals. Mentox HP and St. John's Wort work just as good as an antidepresant with out the side ...
Need Help. Trying to Go off of My Zoloft
I have been on anti-depressants for about 7 years now for anxiety. I used Paxil for the first 2 years and after gaining 25 pounds, I decided I had to go off ...
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- Hello there. I am sorry you are having such a rough time! I am not a psychiatrist, but I am a mental health therapist and the first thing I would say is that you are...
- Hi W., I have been on anti-depressants for about 7 years now for anxiety. I used Paxil for the first 2 years and after gaining 25 pounds, I decided I had to go off o...
- Yes I have Zoloft you have to very slowly go off so you do not have the withdrawls that will literally make you think you have a worsening mental disorder. Takes about...
Pregnancy and Depression
I have been on anti-depressants pretty much since my daughter was born 15 years ago. I took Prozac with her. I just took a lower dose theb I was orginally ...
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- I have been on anti-depressants for about 10 years now and can't live without them. With my first pregnancy I was on Lexapro and just weaned off them about a month bef...
- I am currently taking Celexa for depression. I took it throughout my last two pregnancies, with no effect on my babies. Depression can have physical causes, it's not a...
- A., First of all, I am SO sorry that you are having to deal with depression on top of being pregnant. I had the same problem when I was expecting my son (who is now a...
Anyone Been on Lexapro and Experienced Weight Gain
there are other anti-depressants that are less likely to cause weight gain. your doctor should be versed in the options. please DO NOT stop the lexapro ...
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- I gained about 30 pounds on it. I took myself off of it because my doctor would not believe me. I have never been overweight and was not eating any differently. I K...
- K., Did you try talking to your doctor? There are other antidepessants without the weight gain side effects. Don't try to manage this yourself.
- K., there are other anti-depressants that are less likely to cause weight gain. your doctor should be versed in the options. please DO NOT stop the lexapro cold...
Lexapro, Endometriosis and Pregnancy
I have tried many different antidepressants and Lexapro is the only one that works for me. I am considering trying..."
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- I'm not sure about the Lexapro since I've never been on it. I do know about the endometriosis. I had that surgery in June 2008. I'm now 12 weeks pregnant. It didn...
- call the Dr. that prescriped your Lexapro, he/she should be able to tell you if you are able to take while pregnant. I also see no reason why you should not be able t...
- I would NOT take an anti depressent while pregnant. for me I was in the best mood ever during all my pregnancies as if I had been on one. talk with a perinatologis...
Do I Need to Take Depression Medication???
Anti-depressants can be helpful for situational depression or anxiety, which it sounds like you ... You should feel pretty much normal on antidepressants. ...
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- you and your husband need to get into therapy -- no drugs are going to resolve the issues you have. I feel for you. nothing personal but your husband sounds like a c...
- Anti-depressants can be helpful for situational depression or anxiety, which it sounds like you may have. I've heard that medication can be prescribed for a short cour...
- I would say that there is a difference from being hurt and angry that your husband cheated on you (thus the crying about it) and being depressed. That by itself I wo...
Depressed, Recently Separated, Four Yr Old and pregnant...advice on Zoloft?
Prozac is the safest anti-depressant to use while pregnant and nursing. ..... It usually takes a few days for antidepressants to really get into your system ...
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- It usually takes a few days for antidepressants to really get into your system and take effect. That said, you should be in contact with your doctor if you are notici...
- I went through the same thing 4 years ago, but I wasn't pregnant and I had a 15 month old. Stick out the zoloft if you can, it has made a world of difference for me. ...
- Call the prescribing doctor. I don't know the impications of suddenly stopping tha tdrug, but you need to check. They won't mind the call, that's what they are ther...
Breastfeeding and Anti-Depression Meds - Is It Safe?
But I was on Celexa, an anti depressant almost the entire time I was pregnant ... (I have a friend on antidepressants who has had two pregnancies and nursed ...
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- I have taken medication with nursing both of my children. It is so wonderful to be able to enjoy the times with my children.
- there are types that you can take while breast feeding and it's not in the milk...many medications according to my doctor at the time don't always go into the breast m...
- I was taking zoloft while breastfeeding and pregnant and it was fine.
