is ANYONE studying the long term effects?

NewQuestions · 07-01-2009, 02:03 PM

Is anyone studying the longterm effects of these drugs? Anyone at all?

altostrata · 07-01-2009, 02:56 PM

You are.

scotty · 07-01-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by altostrata

You are.

We are too! Oh...you mean officially...that would be a big no.

Sensei_Rebel · 07-01-2009, 07:23 PM

Is it because it's a taboo to have someone on SSRIs for years? Do most people use them for a short amount of time and don't restart, so don't suffer?

scotty · 07-01-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sensei_Rebel

Is it because it's a taboo to have someone on SSRIs for years? Do most people use them for a short amount of time and don't restart, so don't suffer?

Time on doesn't appear to have a huge effect on how one experiences withdrawal. The taboo comes that if they research the long term effects and find what we have found, then their "safe and effective" marketing gets called into question.

nice bloke · 07-02-2009, 07:22 AM

i dont think its taboo to have people on ssri's for years, certainly not here in england. i was on them for about 10 years and still no others that have been taking from anything between 5 to 15 years. it is beyond all belief and logic that the medical community can do this to people considering most of these drugs were only tested in clinical trials that lasted no more than 12 weeks or so. the fact that people like us get totally ignored when we tell these professionals what the long term consequences are is utterly ridiculous, unprofessional and irresponsible. when i had quite severe homicidal ideation a little earlier in withdrawal and most of those thoughts were aimed at my ex-psychiatrist, somebody said to me that they didnt think that those thoughts were totally unjustified considering what had happened to me, but maybe the level of intensity was a little over the top.

altostrata · 07-02-2009, 01:07 PM

Withdrawal syndrome can enhance feelings of depression, rage, etc.

Rage is a perfectly normal animal response to injury.

07-01-2009, 02:03 PM	#1
NewQuestions Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 219	is ANYONE studying the long term effects? Is anyone studying the longterm effects of these drugs? Anyone at all? __________________ Drug history: Started Zoloft (200 mg) in 1993, experienced major change in side effects (beginning of poop out) in 2003, cycled through every other antidepressant available for the next 5 years looking for relief but they made me worse; last dose of an SSRI (Effexor) was in November 1997, last dose of an antidepressant (Parnate) was in December 2008 and last dose of a benzo (Ativan) was in February 2009.

07-01-2009, 02:56 PM	#2
altostrata Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 4,652	Re: is ANYONE studying the long term effects? You are. __________________ '97-'99 Prozac 10mg, tapered, no problem '02-'04 Paxil 10mg, tapered 1mg/wk Oct '04 10/04-12/04 Hypomania, sweating, brain zaps 12/04-7/05 Insomnia, weepy, pseudo-anxiety, anorgasmia 1/05-1/06 Wellbutrin 100-250mg 9/05-4/06 Disabled -- fatigue 1/06-5/07 Vits C, D3, E, mag, zinc, fish oil, acupuncture, whey protein isolate, melatonin help 1/08-1/09 Disabled -- severe insomnia Recovering with aid of an extraordinary MD. See http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...?p=582889#post

07-01-2009, 07:23 PM	#4
Sensei_Rebel Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 243	Re: is ANYONE studying the long term effects? Is it because it's a taboo to have someone on SSRIs for years? Do most people use them for a short amount of time and don't restart, so don't suffer? __________________ Jan 01-Jan 07 Zoloft 50mg, for dizziness Jan 07 amitriptyline 30mg, for RLS Feb 07 Celexa 20mg, for amitrip. being sedating Feb 07 AD c/t, switched to 5-HTP Apr 07-Dec 08 amitrip. 10-75mg, for extreme sleep starts Dec 08 Dong quai (1 dose), trying to get off all psych meds once again. Had shivering next day Dec 08 Accidental amitrip. OD due to sleep starts returning Jan 09 Thorazine (6 days) forced Feb 09 Celexa 3-4mg, but sleep starts came back Mar 09-Now 30% stable/no drugs.

07-02-2009, 07:22 AM	#6
nice bloke Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 314	Re: is ANYONE studying the long term effects? i dont think its taboo to have people on ssri's for years, certainly not here in england. i was on them for about 10 years and still no others that have been taking from anything between 5 to 15 years. it is beyond all belief and logic that the medical community can do this to people considering most of these drugs were only tested in clinical trials that lasted no more than 12 weeks or so. the fact that people like us get totally ignored when we tell these professionals what the long term consequences are is utterly ridiculous, unprofessional and irresponsible. when i had quite severe homicidal ideation a little earlier in withdrawal and most of those thoughts were aimed at my ex-psychiatrist, somebody said to me that they didnt think that those thoughts were totally unjustified considering what had happened to me, but maybe the level of intensity was a little over the top. __________________ 1995 - 1997 seroxat 20-40mg quit ct 1999 - 2001 citalopram 20 - 40mg 2001 -2004 (march) seroxat 20mg ct'ed in 2004 2004 (august) - 2007 (august) seroxat 20mg - another ct due to ignorance followed by a myriad of physical and mental torture september 2008 - valium 5mg february 2009 - valium 10 mg sometimes more july 2009 to september - abilify 5mg, stopped due to cardiac arrythmias september 2009 - olanzapine 5mg and remeron 15mg tapering valium, now 8.5mg

07-02-2009, 01:07 PM	#7
altostrata Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 4,652	Re: is ANYONE studying the long term effects? Withdrawal syndrome can enhance feelings of depression, rage, etc. Rage is a perfectly normal animal response to injury. __________________ '97-'99 Prozac 10mg, tapered, no problem '02-'04 Paxil 10mg, tapered 1mg/wk Oct '04 10/04-12/04 Hypomania, sweating, brain zaps 12/04-7/05 Insomnia, weepy, pseudo-anxiety, anorgasmia 1/05-1/06 Wellbutrin 100-250mg 9/05-4/06 Disabled -- fatigue 1/06-5/07 Vits C, D3, E, mag, zinc, fish oil, acupuncture, whey protein isolate, melatonin help 1/08-1/09 Disabled -- severe insomnia Recovering with aid of an extraordinary MD. See http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...?p=582889#post

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