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How long after stopping 5-htp may I start taking Amitriptyline?

Julie8514

How many days after stopping 5htp 100mg, may I start amitriptyline 10mg for sleep?

1 answer | 4 comments

Anyone able to get off of antidepressants successfully?

AH_1449395342813190026_965_14

Would love to get off the drugs. Sick of Big Pharma.

1 answer

How many people are affected by depression and anxiety?

PJ2019

I did not realize how many people are affected by depression & anxiety.

5 answers | 5 comments

Bupropion start up problems????

von123678

Hi, On day 11 Bupropion. Has been a very rough ride so far. Major anxiety, tearfulness, no energy. Grumpy. Hear this can just be a...

3 answers | 2 comments

Side effects of going cold turkey on Antidepressants?

topsturvey

So I know I shouldn't have but I stopped taking my antidepressants about five days ago without consulting my doctor. I hadn't noticed ...

6 answers | 1 comment

Weaning Off Abilify, Titrating Up Lamictal and Feel Awful

And5300

I have BPII and decided after 8 yrs and extra 15lbs. on Abilify, to go off. Pdoc agreed and started weaning me off while titrating me up ...

3 answers | 3 comments

Taking Cymbalta and want to eat all the time!

westie4

I have been taking Cymbalta for about 2 months now, 1 month at 30 mg and upped it to 60 mg about a month ago. I have noticed that I am fe...

6 answers | 2 comments

What is the safest way to stop taking Wellbutrin??

youngdude421

How long should I taper off Wellbutrin? I have been on 450mg for a coupe years. I also take Prozac 80mg But recently I have felt negative...

3 answers | 2 comments

Sertraline (Zoloft) side effects

gsimmons03

I've been diagnosed with depression for the first time in my life, at age 70. I have had previous problems with anxiety and have been tr...

3 answers | 17 comments

Will I have to be on an anti-depressant forever?

BetThisUsernameIsntTaken11

I'm mid 20s, I've dealt with depression for probably 10 yesrs or more now. I never took any medication for it until maybe 4 months ago. I...

4 answers | 11 comments

Why am I gaining weight?

bbppjj

So I was diagnosed with a form of bipolar(cyclothymia) and they put me on Lamictal. I’ve been on it for maybe 2 months and my mood has ev...

2 answers | 4 comments

Why I feel uncomforable and weak?

MSN0001

1. My ECG, Echo, ETT test are ok. Lipid profile is normal. 2. I hv lost 12 kgs in lost 4 months by 3.5 km daily walk and diet plan. My b...

1 answer

Suicide

Ash1818

I have called the suicide hotline multiple times, and I just do not think it is enough. Everyone around me is tired of me. Nobody thinks ...

4 answers | 7 comments

Steroid cream thinned my vulva how fini cope and move on?

Lovemittens

Dr misdiagnosed me with dermatitis. It actually was BV. I used betamethasone and clotrimazole cream for only 5 to 6 days 2 times a day. I...

1 answer

Don't need help, just need to vent. A lot.

topsturvey

God I'm so lost. I don't know what to do. I want to kill myself. I want to do it so bad. I know that before school starts I'll end up ...

3 answers | 1 comment

Wellbutrin and 5HTP safe to take together?

Ramani

I have been taking Wellbutrin 450mg/day + remeron 7.5mg./day for about 4 years now. Since going down on my hormone replacement therapy,...

7 answers | 7 comments

Is this just depression, because I'm having a lot of strange issues.

Cosmosis

So, I have been previously diagnosed with Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder...

2 answers | 2 comments

I'm a technically undiganosed? mess. What should I do?

topsturvey

I have a therapist and I have seen a total of three psychiatrists but was only evaluated? by two of them. A few years ago I was what I...

3 answers | 1 comment

I've cut to the vein, is infection a bigger worry now?

topsturvey

I stayed up too late, thought too much and here we are. I've cut the vein on my wrist for the first time, I only nicked it so while it wa...

4 answers | 1 comment

It finally happened! I had a breakdown.

Peggymay1970

I'm sitting in a respite center, wondering when this all started, but I cant remember when it wasnt there. Anxiety, depression, social an...

3 answers | 3 comments

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