Posted by Willyee on February 16, 2005, at 12:25:45
In reply to Bit of advice for everyone here, posted by Michael Bell on February 15, 2005, at 18:28:05
Remedyfind is great! grat great!
That is where i first heard of parnate,not from a docter,never as an option ever,and i was in horrendous shape,i just ended up there.
I see this med with a high success rate,read into it,from there i have a med in mind,and saw other resources,but it began there.
THey are also usualy right on the money in general with there ratings,you see the most highle rated meds are klonopin and xanax,parnate,which umm happen to be the most possably addicting,...just part of my idea that anything that actualy works will have some type of addiction potential,it will be hard to have it both ways,but think of how many substances on ones day are addicting,cigarettes,that cup of coffee,sex,masturbation,guys come on now,etc
Addiction can be controled to an extent,untreated depression cant,i mean i hope for a lesser addeicting med,but those meds are tthe best for me as well,and yess i more than likly am addicted.Second,too much info can be bad,some people are at a unstable state in their thinking,and all these choices and comments can make them feel as if they are going mad trying to organize them and find what to do.
Best thing is to pick for urself what u consider the best resources,a few ,this way ur not relying on a bunch on a single biasis source,but also you dont wanna get ADDICITED to roaming the net in search for information,which can very well happen.
The sites i most value are
remedyfind.com
dr bob
article "good drug guide" it is linked to a site cant think of it,its a popular article that covers just about ever medication type.Also vault of erowid.......this website is a DATABASE of pharmacology,personal experieance,q&a,articles,news info etc on tons upon tons of mind altering substances.
They consider a mind altering substance just that,so you can find a entire database on a ssri,to a herb like kava,to a hardeneded street drug,they dont promote they just inform,and it is a gold standard of a site.
P.S stay away from chat rooms,there you have a mixture of people with clinical disorders looking for help,mixed with people having a bad day or two and hating life,mixed with people there for fun to see how much damage they can do,i never ever use a acutal chat room for depression or axniety or such,ur better off having someone from one of these groups add u as a friend on messagner service and buld support that way,chat rooms are terrable and people can be very very rude,and most people there arent gonna give much in the resource department.
> Maybe I'm preaching to the choir here, but you should research everything little thing about your condition, mechanisms of action of medications, alternative treatments, neurotransmitter and sub-receptor functions, etc. Doctors are generally smart, but they are not infallible. Make it so that you and your doctor have a relationship where you both have power over your treatment scheme.
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> Don't just rely on these boards, though they are amazing. Go to remedyfind.com, where hundreds of people rate meds and give their personal experiences. Go to ezboards.com, which covers every topic. Join medline/medscape and NIMH for free and keep updated on all the recent studies regarding medications, brain functions, neurotransmitters, etc. Read the Psychiatric Times, if possible. Gain a broad perspective on science and real life testimonials to get the most comprehensive info possible about dealing with your condition.
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> Go to the social anxiety, depression and bipolar chat rooms and discussion boards that are sprinkled all throughout the net. The power of research and the internet is incomparable.
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> Hope I don't sound condescending here, but you are your own best advocates. Good luck to all!
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