Question:
Hi, I currently take low does of Paroxetine to stop experiencing depression and anxiety. This was precipitated by taking the drug exctasy 5 years ago. I have been taking paroxetine ever since. Although, my anxiety has never been better under control. I now find that despite having visited a councillor for several months, I experience mood swings, whereby, I can be very happy at one time and then someone can say something that effects my mood and I suddenly feel really awful for what can be a while. In general I am fine, but I cannot get away from feeling down or just like I need to get away from it all about once every month and I drink. When I drink, it initialy makes me feel more relaxed and at ease with myself, but I don’t stop drinking until I later start talking absolute rubbish and telling people I want to commit suicide. Nothing further could be from the truth when I am myself, as I have now achieved quite a lot in my life. My Doctor has mentioned Lithium to me, but I am not sure whether this would help me? Any thoughts? I desperately want to stop this ludicrous behavior, but I feel it is a record that continously plays and I can’t stop it. . Best Regards Stephen
Response:
Are you a Manic Depressive? Let’s test…. Are you a whiner? Are you a loser? Do you prefer to accosiate with whiners and losers? If you answered all these questions "yes" then I dunno, but you are in the right newsgroup.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I currently take low does of Paroxetine to stop experiencing depression and > anxiety. This was precipitated by taking the drug exctasy 5 years ago. I > have been taking paroxetine ever since. Although, my anxiety has never > been better under control. > I now find that despite having visited a councillor for several months, I > experience mood swings, whereby, I can be very happy at one time and then > someone can say something that effects my mood and I suddenly feel really > awful for what can be a while. In general I am fine, but I cannot get away > from feeling down or just like I need to get away from it all about once > every month and I drink. When I drink, it initialy makes me feel more > relaxed and at ease with myself, but I don’t stop drinking until I later > start talking absolute rubbish and telling people I want to commit suicide. > Nothing further could be from the truth when I am myself, as I have now > achieved quite a lot in my life. > My Doctor has mentioned Lithium to me, but I am not sure whether this would > help me? Any thoughts? I desperately want to stop this ludicrous > behavior, but I feel it is a record that continously plays and I can’t stop > it. > . > Best Regards > Stephen
Response:
> Hi, > I currently take low does of Paroxetine to stop experiencing depression and > anxiety. This was precipitated by taking the drug exctasy 5 years ago. I > have been taking paroxetine ever since. Although, my anxiety has never > been better under control. > I now find that despite having visited a councillor for several months, I > experience mood swings, whereby, I can be very happy at one time and then > someone can say something that effects my mood and I suddenly feel really > awful for what can be a while.
Hi Stephen. When you are feeling happy, is it just ordinary happiness, or do you feeling unreasonably good? At those times do you have trouble sleeping, feel full of energy, tend to spend money freely? It’s clear from what you say that you get depressed, but the question is whether you are also getting manic. In general I am fine, but I cannot get away > from feeling down or just like I need to get away from it all about once > every month and I drink. When I drink, it initialy makes me feel more > relaxed and at ease with myself, but I don’t stop drinking until I later > start talking absolute rubbish and telling people I want to commit suicide. > Nothing further could be from the truth when I am myself, as I have now > achieved quite a lot in my life.
Lots of people drink to relieve depression, but unfortunately alcohol is a depressant so it makes it worse! > My Doctor has mentioned Lithium to me, but I am not sure whether this would > help me? Any thoughts? I desperately want to stop this ludicrous > behavior, but I feel it is a record that continously plays and I can’t stop > it. > .
Lithium is a mood stabiliser. If you are bipolar, it’s one of several drugs that can be helpful. I remember reading that it has been used for unipolar depression as well, but I’m not sure about this. Stephen, if you’re looking for help, information and a bit of companionship, try posting to alt.support.depression.manic.moderated. Your posts will take a while longer to show up, but no-one will make caustic comments. This group, asdm, has been through a rough patch & is still not a very friendly place. If your news server doesn’t carry asdmm, you can read & post it using a web newsserver like www.newsranger.com. Sue.
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