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Smackems
12/20/22 1:06:56 AM
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Lmao fuck man I JUST GOT on this shit

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 1:14:33 AM
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They also increase the likelihood of suicide.
Seems like something it should decrease if you ask me.

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KalimariX8
12/20/22 1:23:24 AM
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Yeah it takes a couple weeks for your body to adjust and feel it.

My libido went way down after starting them. I hear that's common.

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VampireCoyote
12/20/22 1:26:20 AM
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they didnt help with my depression but they added a bunch of new symptoms that never really went away

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Lost_All_Senses
12/20/22 1:39:28 AM
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You know what doesn't take that long? Shit off the streets

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 1:41:02 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
You know what doesn't take that long? Shit off the streets
Nah, they got legit stores nowadays bro... At least in some states.

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 1:42:34 AM
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Oh they most definitely do.
I have a note in my medical file so nobody tries to give it to me again.

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Lost_All_Senses
12/20/22 1:44:28 AM
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Imit8m3 posted...
Nah, they got legit stores nowadays bro... At least in some states.

Sure. We can go with me talking about that. I actually got those Dietsmoke mugs people been advertising on Youtube. So, in the mail too.

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Flauros
12/20/22 1:55:45 AM
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Imit8m3 posted...
They also increase the likelihood of suicide.
Seems like something it should decrease if you ask me.
I feel like that is one of those things that, even if it happens once, they have to list it as a possible risk.

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Smackems
12/20/22 2:01:27 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
You know what doesn't take that long? Shit off the streets
Ha. No joke. I gotta stay away from that shit now tho

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 2:07:26 AM
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Flauros posted...
I feel like that is one of those things that, even if it happens once, they have to list it as a possible risk.
They do list it. But not everyone reads the info package.
And to be honest, not all of them are known to cause it. Just most of the ones that actually work.

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Lost_All_Senses
12/20/22 2:09:22 AM
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I feel like telling someone that's potentially suicidal that something they're taking can make them even more suicidal, you risk a placebo effect.

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GrandConjuraton
12/20/22 2:33:44 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
I feel like telling someone that's potentially suicidal that something they're taking can make them even more suicidal, you risk a placebo effect.
Novel idea, but maybe the meds not working increases the odds of suicide? Assuming they aren't actually happening, of course.

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Lost_All_Senses
12/20/22 2:46:59 AM
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GrandConjuraton posted...
Novel idea, but maybe the meds not working increases the odds of suicide? Assuming they aren't actually happening, of course.

Yeah. That makes sense too. Im sure there's way too much at play to completely nail it down.

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Crazyman93
12/20/22 2:53:32 AM
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Imit8m3 posted...
They also increase the likelihood of suicide.
Seems like something it should decrease if you ask me.
So, the reason for that, at least as I understand it, is that people with incredibly severe depression aren't capable of doing anything at all, and as part of the medication working they start to get the ability to function back, and if you look at depression as a ladder, with the bottom being "hopeless despair" and medication as climbing up out of said pit, "suicidal despair" is above it. You go from "I wanna die but there's no use in trying" to "I wanna die and I think I have the strength to try."

Depression isn't always suicidal thoughts, sometimes it's "everything is pointless, and anything I try will fail so why try?" The problem is sometimes suicidal thoughts are between that and improvement.

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Zero_Destroyer
12/20/22 2:57:31 AM
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They can take a bit but they unquestionably changed my life for the better. I'm sure they don't work for some people/make things worse, but that's how medication tends to go. On average, antidepressants work, and I can certainly say my life has been extended by them - I'm less paranoid, less stressed, handle stuff better, can relax more, etc. Hope they work out for you, OP.

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nexigrams
12/20/22 3:06:09 AM
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Imit8m3 posted...
They also increase the likelihood of suicide.
Seems like something it should decrease if you ask me.

I thought that was only for teenagers?

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SiO4
12/20/22 3:10:33 AM
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Tag for a tough time of year.

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bulletproofvita
12/20/22 3:17:17 AM
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SiO4 posted...
Tag for a tough time of year.
Very much so

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SiO4
12/20/22 3:21:47 AM
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bulletproofvita posted...

Very much so


Your username reminds me of a prescient Radiohead song.

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indica
12/20/22 3:28:15 AM
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Crazyman93 posted...
So, the reason for that, at least as I understand it, is that people with incredibly severe depression aren't capable of doing anything at all, and as part of the medication working they start to get the ability to function back, and if you look at depression as a ladder, with the bottom being "hopeless despair" and medication as climbing up out of said pit, "suicidal despair" is above it. You go from "I wanna die but there's no use in trying" to "I wanna die and I think I have the strength to try."

Depression isn't always suicidal thoughts, sometimes it's "everything is pointless, and anything I try will fail so why try?" The problem is sometimes suicidal thoughts are between that and improvement.
This

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KStateKing17
12/20/22 3:38:50 AM
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I've been on some for a few months now. The mood swings were pretty bad after the first month, then I started to mellow out a couple weeks later.

They've helped my weight loss though. My appetite increased and my weight decreased.

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bulletproofvita
12/20/22 4:41:06 AM
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SiO4 posted...
Your username reminds me of a prescient Radiohead song.
Big Radiohead fan

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rexcrk
12/20/22 4:43:10 AM
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SiO4
12/20/22 6:12:12 PM
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bulletproofvita posted...

Big Radiohead fan


You would know the song then

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COVxy
12/20/22 6:18:43 PM
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Why did I know the first response would be anti-psychiatric medicine bullshit. Crazyman93, you pretty much covered it, thanks.

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Sol
12/20/22 6:19:50 PM
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Imit8m3 posted...
They also increase the likelihood of suicide.
Seems like something it should decrease if you ask me.

This information is unhelpful. You probably should make a more nuanced post before you make this assertion, as people's lives are impacted by such statements.
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Mensis
12/20/22 6:23:37 PM
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I didn't like taking antidepressants at all. Not for me

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CARRRNE_ASADA
12/20/22 6:24:11 PM
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Suicidal thoughts is in the list of possible side effects and of the first things doctors will ask you about your next visit. I guess tinkering with the amount of neurotransmitters responsible for your mood can bring about some sudden swings, but like others have said its probably a miniscule amount of people that it has happened to.

For my personal experience, while it does take weeks, I started feeling the difference by the first 2 weeks, although its veeeery gradual and some of the immediate side effects might make you feel worse at first (like losing libido and hardness), but you once feel the calm its not a bad trade off and eventually you can have sex.

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Chadawah
12/20/22 6:27:52 PM
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The side effects made it not worth it for me. Getting off of them wasn't easy either. I had this weird sensation of electricity flowing through me or getting shocked.
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SiO4
12/20/22 6:52:50 PM
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Mensis posted...
I didn't like taking antidepressants at all. Not for me


I find them more troublesome than street drugs.

Sometimes life sucks.
Sometimes you are having a healthy reaction to an unhealthy situation.
It's all a part of being human. Sometimes strength and bravery are the best medication.
But always look out for yourself, as we should all look out for others.

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Irony
12/20/22 6:53:36 PM
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What if I just take 4 to 6 weeks of them in one day

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Smackems
12/20/22 7:29:25 PM
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rexcrk posted...
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Lol there are soooo many people that think like that

"I don't have it so you don't either!"

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Smackems
12/20/22 7:30:07 PM
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Chadawah posted...
The side effects made it not worth it for me. Getting off of them wasn't easy either. I had this weird sensation of electricity flowing through me or getting shocked.
Yeah the side effects worry me

Ironic

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COVxy
12/20/22 7:31:37 PM
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SiO4 posted...
I find them more troublesome than street drugs.

Sometimes life sucks.
Sometimes you are having a healthy reaction to an unhealthy situation.
It's all a part of being human. Sometimes strength and bravery are the best medication.
But always look out for yourself, as we should all look out for others.

Don't post about health related topics that you don't understand. It really affects people. Being human doesn't make you a psychologist or a neuroscientist.

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 7:48:57 PM
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Sol posted...
This information is unhelpful. You probably should make a more nuanced post before you make this assertion, as people's lives are impacted by such statements.
It's a warning, which was definitely helpful for me. Awareness that it can happen prevents many from going through with it.

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Imit8m3
12/20/22 7:53:48 PM
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Like I said, it sounds backwards. But it's listed as a slide effect & I personally experienced it. I'm just trying to warn others not to go through with it.

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Smackems
12/20/22 8:27:07 PM
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There's really no point in arguing here

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Smackems
12/20/22 8:43:06 PM
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I'm actually about to throw up

But I do appreciate it for real


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gatesfrenesi
12/20/22 8:44:40 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
You know what doesn't take that long? Shit off the streets

Don't advise people with mental issues to take illegal drugs please
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ChocoboMogALT
12/20/22 8:47:38 PM
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CARRRNE_ASADA posted...
Suicidal thoughts is in the list of possible side effects and of the first things doctors will ask you about your next visit. I guess tinkering with the amount of neurotransmitters responsible for your mood can bring about some sudden swings, but like others have said its probably a miniscule amount of people that it has happened to.

For my personal experience, while it does take weeks, I started feeling the difference by the first 2 weeks, although its veeeery gradual and some of the immediate side effects might make you feel worse at first (like losing libido and hardness), but you once feel the calm its not a bad trade off and eventually you can have sex.
They generally don't give you suicidal thoughts, but rather give you more energy which puts you at risk if you're already having suicidal thoughts.
As was already explained.

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Smackems
12/20/22 8:50:20 PM
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gatesfrenesi posted...
Don't advise people with mental issues to take illegal drugs please
He and I have an understanding of something I'm going through and it was a semi joke

I didn't throw up, by the way

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Lost_All_Senses
12/20/22 8:51:54 PM
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gatesfrenesi posted...
Don't advise people with mental issues to take illegal drugs please
We're friends. He knows I just want to see him fail. It's what we do. It's a bond we have that someone like you can't get between. So, beat it. He's coming down to the gutter with me rather either of you like it or not.

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Smackems
12/20/22 9:08:04 PM
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I just wrote what I was feeling. I pour my heart out to this place

Lost_All_Senses posted...
We're friends. He knows I just want to see him fail. It's what we do. It's a bond we have that someone like you can't get between. So, beat it. He's coming down to the gutter with me rather either of you like it or not.
THIS GUY on the other hand

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12/20/22 9:52:53 PM
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rexcrk posted...
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