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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    beavotron wrote: »
    i was misdiagnosed when i was in high school
    what was simply teenage angst was mistaken for deep depression
    so i was put on paxil

    and later zoloft when the paxil proved to be too strong
    it was the worst few years of my life by far
    it almost killed me and i hated everything about it

    but i didn't need them, so...there ya go.

    It's really not the physicians fault, all you really get in med school is a quick psych rotation. Getting pills before you've talked to a real head doctor for a while is asking for something like this to happen, sadly.

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  • LinksvilleLinksville Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Oh god, I've been thinking about going to a head doctor and evaluating all the psychological disorders I may have. I took a series of tests a long while back, apparently I have a very high likelihood of having any or all these disorders; Antisocial, Avoidant, Borderline, Obsessive-compulsive, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal. Though, I fucking HATE the thought of having a drug control the way I think. One of the reasons why I don't think it would be a good idea.

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  • Serenity RoseSerenity Rose Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    So I just went to the brain doctor for the first time and have officially joined the ranks of people on some scrips

    He is putting me on zoloft and xanex, the former to be taken every day, the latter when needed

    What is it like to be on drugs

    I took zoloft and xanex. With Zoloft, my pupils would dilate, which caused me to get migraines and my teeth would chatter, it was like I was on x-lite, oh and I was like overly horny but couldn't have and orgasm and that sucked. So I had to take the xanex to counter act the zoloft. I eventually just quit taking them because to me the side effects were worse than dealing with my emotional problems which are all but non-existent now that I have become independent.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    THROW YOUR HANDS UP AT ME

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    maybe i should get some antidepressants
    or depressants

    i forget which

    Air on
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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    overly horny eyyy

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Javen wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    Even if I ever get depression I don't think I'll ever want to take pills for it.

    i was prescribed zoloft in november and i still havent taken it

    I don't think medical doctors can accurately diagnose depression. Therapists or psychiatrists, maybe, after a few sessions, but your average physician doesn't treat for depression, just being depressed.

    It depends. Depression can be a side effect of other treatments like chemotherapy and it is not uncommon for an MD to prescribe medication to treat it.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    i think the deal breaker for medication would be killing of the sex drive. like hey, i can deal with explosive poops and mgraine headaches, but man, boners are awesome

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Being in my mid 20s and not having a sex drive would in and of itself be very depressing.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    So I just went to the brain doctor for the first time and have officially joined the ranks of people on some scrips

    He is putting me on zoloft and xanex, the former to be taken every day, the latter when needed

    What is it like to be on drugs

    I took zoloft and xanex. With Zoloft, my pupils would dilate, which caused me to get migraines and my teeth would chatter, it was like I was on x-lite, oh and I was like overly horny but couldn't have and orgasm and that sucked. So I had to take the xanex to counter act the zoloft. I eventually just quit taking them because to me the side effects were worse than dealing with my emotional problems which are all but non-existent now that I have become independent.

    I start taking the zoloft tonight, and the xanex is for "situational use" which means I guess keep it around but don't use it

    Hopefully zoloft won't make me feel like butt ass

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Butters wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    Even if I ever get depression I don't think I'll ever want to take pills for it.

    i was prescribed zoloft in november and i still havent taken it

    I don't think medical doctors can accurately diagnose depression. Therapists or psychiatrists, maybe, after a few sessions, but your average physician doesn't treat for depression, just being depressed.

    It depends. Depression can be a side effect of other treatments like chemotherapy and it is not uncommon for an MD to medication to treat it.

    If there is something with a medical base that points to depression, sure.

    But if there's nothing in their medical history that suggests chronic depression, the most they should do is recommend a good therapist.

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    We used to abuse the hell out of one of our friends' ritalin prescription at school. Like, doing lines of crushed Ritalin. Who though giving 16 year olds pocket fulls of controlled drugs would ever be a good idea?

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    tugga on
  • Serenity RoseSerenity Rose Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    So I just went to the brain doctor for the first time and have officially joined the ranks of people on some scrips

    He is putting me on zoloft and xanex, the former to be taken every day, the latter when needed

    What is it like to be on drugs

    I took zoloft and xanex. With Zoloft, my pupils would dilate, which caused me to get migraines and my teeth would chatter, it was like I was on x-lite, oh and I was like overly horny but couldn't have and orgasm and that sucked. So I had to take the xanex to counter act the zoloft. I eventually just quit taking them because to me the side effects were worse than dealing with my emotional problems which are all but non-existent now that I have become independent.

    I start taking the zoloft tonight, and the xanex is for "situational use" which means I guess keep it around but don't use it

    Hopefully zoloft won't make me feel like butt ass

    Zoloft makes you real jittery. Don't get me wrong. I felt awesome when I was taking it. It's just those side effects that bugged the hell out of me. And xanex was awesome because it just made me feel relaxed. Also, most of these brain drugs make people sweat a lot. Well, not me but most of the guys that I know who have taken them say they sweat profusely.

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Javen wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    Even if I ever get depression I don't think I'll ever want to take pills for it.

    i was prescribed zoloft in november and i still havent taken it

    I don't think medical doctors can accurately diagnose depression. Therapists or psychiatrists, maybe, after a few sessions, but your average physician doesn't treat for depression, just being depressed.

    It depends. Depression can be a side effect of other treatments like chemotherapy and it is not uncommon for an MD to medication to treat it.

    If there is something with a medical base that points to depression, sure.

    But if there's nothing in their medical history that suggests chronic depression, the most they should do is recommend a good therapist.

    i was diagnosed by my psych and she refered me to my doctor

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    guys did you know that if you haven't completed the first year of college you can go out on medical dismissal for suicidal depression and have tuition waived?

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    So I just went to the brain doctor for the first time and have officially joined the ranks of people on some scrips

    He is putting me on zoloft and xanex, the former to be taken every day, the latter when needed

    What is it like to be on drugs

    I took zoloft and xanex. With Zoloft, my pupils would dilate, which caused me to get migraines and my teeth would chatter, it was like I was on x-lite, oh and I was like overly horny but couldn't have and orgasm and that sucked. So I had to take the xanex to counter act the zoloft. I eventually just quit taking them because to me the side effects were worse than dealing with my emotional problems which are all but non-existent now that I have become independent.

    I start taking the zoloft tonight, and the xanex is for "situational use" which means I guess keep it around but don't use it

    Hopefully zoloft won't make me feel like butt ass

    Zoloft makes you real jittery. Don't get me wrong. I felt awesome when I was taking it. It's just those side effects that bugged the hell out of me. And xanex was awesome because it just made me feel relaxed. Also, most of these brain drugs make people sweat a lot. Well, not me but most of the guys that I know who have taken them say they sweat profusely.

    my doctor told me when i started taking zoloft id feel worse before better

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  • ZombotZombot Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I really need to go to the doctor myself and get something prescribed.
    But I'm very lazy.
    Is there an anti-lazy drug?

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  • Darkness MundusDarkness Mundus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I'd be down with anti-lazy

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Zombot wrote: »
    I really need to go to the doctor myself and get something prescribed.
    But I'm very lazy.
    Is there an anti-lazy drug?

    Join the Marine Corps.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    Linksville wrote: »
    Oh god, I've been thinking about going to a head doctor and evaluating all the psychological disorders I may have. I took a series of tests a long while back, apparently I have a very high likelihood of having any or all these disorders; Antisocial, Avoidant, Borderline, Obsessive-compulsive, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal. Though, I fucking HATE the thought of having a drug control the way I think. One of the reasons why I don't think it would be a good idea.
    as opposed to the root cause of the depression controlling the way you think?

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  • ubernekouberneko Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    The thing about Zoloft, at least in my experience from having been put on it during my Junior year of high school, is that it may not just work like you may think it will, you gotta put some effort into it. Not that that is a bad thing, but for me I was on tons of medications for my last 2 years of HS and I quit all of them because I hated taking them. Zoloft was the last one I kept taking and while I could certainly feel the effects of it medication-wise, I didn't feel less depressed. However, it did motivate me enough to get out of my depression, which I did without the rest of its help 8) So just because it may not work by itself, it may motivate you to think differently about stuff which could help.

    Also, I use to have tons of panic attacks, which was why I was put on Zoloft in the first place, and it got rid of them perfectly. I had a couple of panic attacks after quitting it but the last I had was about two years ago.

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    only if you have enough for intent to distribute

    my dealer got picked up and released cause they couldnt do anything cause they couldnt identify the substance

    tugga on
  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    Linksville wrote: »
    Oh god, I've been thinking about going to a head doctor and evaluating all the psychological disorders I may have. I took a series of tests a long while back, apparently I have a very high likelihood of having any or all these disorders; Antisocial, Avoidant, Borderline, Obsessive-compulsive, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal. Though, I fucking HATE the thought of having a drug control the way I think. One of the reasons why I don't think it would be a good idea.
    as opposed to the root cause of the depression controlling the way you think?

    I just let Druhim control the way I think.

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  • beavotronbeavotron Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.

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  • ubernekouberneko Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    Just do salvia, unless its illegal in the UK. It's legal here in AZ I know, you can buy it at smoke shops. Don't do it by yourself though, make sure you have some good friends there who won't let you run into traffic or something. When I did it I got to time travel while going through a black hole, and then after it was over in 5 minutes I didn't know whether real life was a dream or not 8) It was pretty intense.

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  • ZombotZombot Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Eh, my sex drive is already kinda shot, so I really got nothing to lose by taking some pills.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    only if you have enough for intent to distribute

    my dealer got picked up and released cause they couldnt do anything cause they couldnt identify the substance

    I have a buddy who orders that shit in bulk all the time, there are a number of legal ways to acquire it

    And I've never done 2c-I, but I once railed 8mg of 2C-E, and I could hear it sizzling and popping inside my nose. Another buddy busted all the arteries in his nose doing 2c-E.

    Honestly, the best legal research chemical is 5-meo-DMT, or moxy, or whatever. My buddy and I took 10mg each once and I have never felt so genuinely good and content and just totally perfect for hours. Apparently it changes almost every time so occassionally you will trip balls.

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    uberneko wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    Just do salvia, unless its illegal in the UK. It's legal here in AZ I know, you can buy it at smoke shops. Don't do it by yourself though, make sure you have some good friends there who won't let you run into traffic or something. When I did it I got to time travel while going through a black hole, and then after it was over in 5 minutes I didn't know whether real life was a dream or not 8) It was pretty intense.

    salvia doesnt last long enough for me

    i took 20mg of 2ci and i tripped for 14+ hours and had a pretty gentle comedown

    and those 14 hours felt like a week

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    beavotron wrote: »
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.
    PRAISE JESUS

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    beavotron wrote: »
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.

    haha, beavo thought people wanted to have sex with her.

    How cute.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    beavotron wrote: »
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.
    PRAISE JESUS
    dru don't be mad at us just cause we're young and virile.

    don't make me walk on your lawn.

    Mysst on
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  • FramlingFramling FaceHead Geebs has bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I have an inhaler.

    Framling on
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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    Mysst wrote: »
    Druhim wrote: »
    beavotron wrote: »
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.
    PRAISE JESUS
    dru don't be mad at us just cause we're young and virile.

    don't make me walk on your lawn.
    God's gonna cut you down

    Druhim on
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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    only if you have enough for intent to distribute

    my dealer got picked up and released cause they couldnt do anything cause they couldnt identify the substance

    Federal Analogue Act comes into effect when someone possesses unregulated drugs for the purpose of human consumption that have a structure and/or effect similar to other controlled drugs. They don't have to possess them with the intent of dealing. 2C-I is very similar to 2C-B which is a schedule I drug, so 2C-I could technically be treated as a schedule I under the Federal Analogue Act as well.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    Mysst wrote: »
    Druhim wrote: »
    beavotron wrote: »
    oh my other warning
    both of those drugs completely destroyed my sex drive
    i was hot, 18 and i had no physical desires whatsoever.

    wasted youth.
    PRAISE JESUS
    dru don't be mad at us just cause we're young and virile.

    don't make me walk on your lawn.
    God's gonna cut you down
    I'm knockin over your birdfeeder, too!

    Mysst on
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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    I've hung out with drug users and dealers often enough to know that most of them have a completely fantastical notion of drug laws.

    Szechuanosaurus on
  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    tugga wrote: »
    tugga wrote: »
    If I had an excuse to legally take mind-altering drugs, I'd be all over that.

    2C-I

    take it while its legal if you ever want to know what its like to have a conversation with yourself

    That's illegal in the UK and will basically get you busted in the US under the Federal Analogue Act anyway.

    only if you have enough for intent to distribute

    my dealer got picked up and released cause they couldnt do anything cause they couldnt identify the substance

    Federal Analogue Act comes into effect when someone possesses unregulated drugs for the purpose of human consumption that have a structure and/or effect similar to other controlled drugs. They don't have to possess them with the intent of dealing. 2C-I is very similar to 2C-B which is a schedule I drug, so 2C-I could technically be treated as a schedule I under the Federal Analogue Act as well.

    You have to have a business license to order them and a research license to pretend they are being used for non consumption purposes

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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    NotACrook wrote: »
    Zombot wrote: »
    I really need to go to the doctor myself and get something prescribed.
    But I'm very lazy.
    Is there an anti-lazy drug?

    Join the Marine Corps.

    *fucking sinus coffee*

    Darth Waiter on
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