I guess that makes me an asshole.

...and a prick is one who acts like a dick/asshole, knows he does, and thinks it's cool to be that way.

Ouch - I really hope that wasn't directed at me :(

Ooh, anti-depressants...I could go on for a while about my experiences with these. For a short period before I was married the first time, I took Prozac. It seemed to numb me out for a bit and I suppose it was helpful due to the stress I was under at the time. I wove in and out of periods of deep depression, interlaced with periods of happiness and comfort. It was about 3 years ago that I tried the anti-depressant route again, and it got me through a very severe bout of depression, spurred by a miriad of problems in my life. I was taking Effexor for about a year until I felt like the drug was causing my brain to "jolt" which disturbed me. I switched to Zoloft for a while and then eased off of it once things started swinging back into a balance for me. I have been off these sorts of drugs for more than a year now and feel pretty good most of the time. Sure, I get mildly depressed, but I haven't felt the "maybe everyone would be better off without me" feelings. Skipping back to my teenage years I was a mess, with parents that either didn't pay much attention to me or weren't even there (my mother worked seriously long hours as a CPA and my dad travelled most of the time.) I was a pretty shy girl, as a teen, so I didn't have too many friends. I really trusted nobody. I went through some quite severe bouts of depression back then, accompanied by cutting my hands and thoughts of depression. I felt like the pain I felt with cutting was a comfort in comparison to my emotional feelings of guilt, anger and at some point, indifference. I tend to think (at least as of the last 20 years or so) that these feelings as a teenager are fairly common. It's just that some have people they can talk to about it (friends, family, counselor, etc.) and others don't. I dunno though. I could be way off base.

Shawnee, I wanted to tell you that nobody should think any less of you for baring your soul sometimes. Personally, I respect your honesty and ability to be so candid with people you might not know in person. Your ability to do this encourages others (like me) to trust this forum. Thank you for that.

I heartily second that!

It is the fact that many of us *do*, in fact, bare our souls - the truth, warts and all - that makes this place worth a damn at all. Otherwise, it would be just another bunch of jerkoff posing. More than enough of those places online already, IMHO.

People who wish to jerkoff and/or pose don't seem to last long around here.

me too :o

Bullshit, if you don't care what others think and you are only, or mostly, concerned with your own welfare and you communicate without concern with other's feelings you know it.
Feigning stupidity is just another form of being an asshole, it is a way of putting people off.
Those doing this should be called on it.

My point rkzenrage, was that I thought the statement was directed at me. I did not think I was being an asshole, and was simply asking for some corroboration. I do care what some others think and was not feigning stupidity - I was simply asking because the post was immediately after mine.

Nope, not directed at you, just a general point.

I'm pretty sure you know this wasn't aimed at you, but thought I'd clarify just in case!

No, the post I deleted was much longer and far more detailed. There's sharing, and there's holding someone's head beneath the covers until they choke - if you get what I mean...

My post was not directed at you.

Why do you make the presumption that someone must be "feigning stupidity" if they behave in a way that you view as assholic? If someone viewed this post of yours as assholic, should you automatically be described as a dicK? Did you intend to be an asshole with this post, which would make you a dick, or was your dickness unintentional, which would make you an asshole? No offense intended, just speaking hypothetically.

The prick post was just another side of the coin. Not directed at anyone in this thread. If I thought someone was being one, I'd just tell 'em so. :right:

I started taking some wed of last week...it's been a fun ride. I've been fucked up for 6 days and it's all legal....
What I don't understand, is how they decide which pill is best for you? I'm supposed to be taking anti-depressants to deal with depression but more so, anxiety...so the first day I take these pills and I'm out of my mind crazy with anxiety. I can't sit still...I can hardly talk because my mouth can't keep up with my brain or the rest of my body...I take them the next day and I felt like I'd taken a bunch of tabs. I was disoriented, freakin' sleepy as hell. I couldn't keep my eyes open and when I did open them I just wanted to close them again 'cause everything was making me dizzy. So anyway...if I'm supposed to be taking them so that I'm not anxious, and they make me feel more anxious than I was before...should I still be taking them?
Do I just need to let my body adjust or what?

Yes, keep taking them. Your GP should have made you aware of this - it can take up to 4 weeks for your body to adjust (this is unusual though, I'd expect a dramatic improvement within 5-7 days).

If you still feel worse rather than better in 10 days, go and talk to your GP about reviewing your medication. S/he might tell you the symptoms are completely normal, but it's always worth double checking.

Also check the information that came with the drugs. You will probably find that your symptoms are among the stated side effects. Don't worry, they should pass.