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butthead · 07-07-2003, 10:25 AM

It is my opinion that SSRI and SSRI-like medication used for first-line treatment of depression and anxiety is unnecessary, expensive, and dangerous.

That said, my personal experience has been with Prozac, Paxil, and an easily obtainable proprietary antidepressant regimen.

Prozac and Paxil, at best, did nothing to help.

The antidepressants I'm on now work great without any of the risks and side-effects that come with usual antidepressants. My antidepressants protect me from deeply depressive/manic episodes. I will soon be using Klonopin daily for anxiety.

I used to preach about this regimen to people who were stuck on SSRIs and similar medication. I was bothered that people were taking drugs they knew nothing about, that didn't help them, and sometimes even made thing worse, and they continued to take them. I keep my mouth shut about it now, not many people seem to be willing to trust anyone that doesn't have an M.D., competency be damned.

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butthead Loser Location: SF Bay Area, CA	It is my opinion that SSRI and SSRI-like medication used for first-line treatment of depression and anxiety is unnecessary, expensive, and dangerous. That said, my personal experience has been with Prozac, Paxil, and an easily obtainable proprietary antidepressant regimen. Prozac and Paxil, at best, did nothing to help. The antidepressants I'm on now work great without any of the risks and side-effects that come with usual antidepressants. My antidepressants protect me from deeply depressive/manic episodes. I will soon be using Klonopin daily for anxiety. I used to preach about this regimen to people who were stuck on SSRIs and similar medication. I was bothered that people were taking drugs they knew nothing about, that didn't help them, and sometimes even made thing worse, and they continued to take them. I keep my mouth shut about it now, not many people seem to be willing to trust anyone that doesn't have an M.D., competency be damned. Last edited by butthead; 07-07-2003 at 10:27 AM..