My doctor gave me an anti-biotic and I had to stop taking it because it made me fuzzy in the head, I couldnt think or anything. ( said right on the box i would have mental effects, but i was realy sick - broncitis - and wanted to get better )I stopped taking it after the first one. It made me feel awfull ! \nWhat are doctors thinking these days ?
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When your only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.  Drugs are the only tool most medical doctors have for treating patients.  If they can't write a 'script' they do not know what to do.\n\nA recent editorial in the British Medical Journal (one of the top medical journals in the world) discussed a study that looked at the treatment recommendations that are considered 'standard' for 221 medical conditions.  The editors were literally 'shocked' to discover that every single one of the conditions included as 'standard recommendations for proper treatment' at least one drug! \n\nSimply, medicine today has literally gotten into a corner where it functions as if every disease is 'caused by a drug deficiency'.  Note: this is 'easy medicine'.  It works nicely into a 10 minute office visit which culminates with a prescription and a $125 charge.  Real medicine takes a lot more time and a lot more knowledge (and makes a lot less money).\n\nYou might want to consider seeing a Chiropractor or Naturopathic Physician or a medical doctor (small 'caps' are intentional) that is trained in Functional Medicine.  Real 'doctors' work with their patients to find and treat the cause of problems and do not resort to masking symptoms with drugs.\nBest wishes.
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sure i've heard of it.  but i'm in med school so that's expected.  however, my gramma did have it a while back.  apparently, it's probably just about the most awful thing you can suffer from.  you're constanly sick and dizzy no matter what you do.  i'd probly kill myself if i got it.
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Could be good - some people find that doubling the dose gives them a kick-start and they feel better quite quickly.\n\nOthers get no benefit, and some find the side effects are worse.\n\nTry it out and see what happens - let your GP know if you get side effects.\n\nBut for goodness sake don't get paranoid about it! Depression is one of the most common illnesses. Your mind is fine - just needs a little help.
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If a doctor EVER gets upset at you questioning them, they are automatically in the wrong. Part of their job is KNOWING. Whether or not it was dangerous isn't really the issue, but if they cannot give you a scientific reason that it is safe, then why should you listen to them? Because they have a piece of paper that says so? Please! \n\nI'm highly allergic to a specific antibiotic, which a doctor at one point prescribed to me due to a brain fart. If I didn't challenge that decision, I could be seriously harmed. Was I wrong for doing so? Of course not.\n\nAny good doctor will have faith in his answer, and a foundation for giving it, and would gladly have you seek a second opinion if you were in doubt, even after his explination.\n\nRemember, just because someone is educated does not make them automatically intelligent. Now if the answer is too complex for a patient to understand or comprehend, the doctor surely can't be condemned for that. But being uppity just because he was questioned is ridiculous.
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I have been taking Zoloft for about a year now.  It was prescribed for me to combat severe depression.  I was at the point where I wanted to end my own life.  The Zoloft started to work for me after only a few days.  I never really had any side effects, other than dry mouth every once and a while.  Sure, I still get "down" from time to time, but nothing like I did Pre-Zoloft.  I have heard that Zoloft reacts differently to different people.  I would recommend trying it, but if it does not agree with you, you can always ask your doctor for something else.  I wish you well.  I hope Zoloft can help you like it did for me.  God bless.
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seroquel although a new anti psychotic, made me feel like a zombie. I have been through so many diagnosis's over the past several months and low and behold I am no longer bi-polar 2!  Coming off it was a relief, I do however miss the sleep. While hospitalized they forgot to give it to me for a week and strangely enough the effects were minor.  Ask your doctor for a sleep med if only for a short term to get yourself back on track. The new ones are great but expensive and better yet non addictive... but then again they said effexor wasn't either.  Get some sleep meds.
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I took it for a short time....for depression. I had headaches, and gained weight.  Also, when I stopped taking it...my hearing kept going in and out.  I kept hearing this zzip..zzzip...I could actually feel a strange vibration going thru my head...and that's when I figured out it was my hearing....fading in and out.  Really weird.  And they say it is not habit forming....but, then they say "well, you can't just stop taking it..you have to be weaned off of it."  If that's not an addiction....then explain that one to me!! I ended up just going to a counselor and now I am doing great....I just had to have someone not involved with my life to help me figure things out.
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have you heard of c.b.t cognitive behaviour therapy? i suffered realy badly from depression for years it started when i was 14 and got worse as i had my 3 children but then a doctor refered me for c.b.t and it was brilliant honestly i still get lows but then thats just life c.b.t really shows you a different way of looking at things and it lasts too and no pills which is fab! hope you feel better soon x
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You need to get back to the doctor pretty damn quick.  I was on anti-depressants.  It took about 3 weeks for me to start to feel better, i.e. more positive, wanting to talk to people again, go for a walk etc.  I was on them for quite a long while, they worked for me.  I think you need to change yours, speak to your doctor about all your 'worries, fears, anxieties'  I feel for you, I hope you get the help you need.  Life is for living.
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I would check to make sure you are taking the same brand, same dosage as you have been taking.  Even a different manufacturer could process it a different way causing your new symptoms.  If everything is the same as before, I would think that you might be getting immune to it.  Ask your doctor about your symptoms and see if you can change to something similar.  Could you be taking it with anything else to conflict with it?  New diet or new pills?
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I would consider going back to your old job.  I worked in the same exact kind of environment you have at your new job and it was HORRIBLE!!  I literally was taking antidepressants and saw my doctor on a regular basis.  I finally decided to take a "buy out" from the company.  After about a month I started to feel alot better.  I was able to stop taking the meds and I now only go to my doctor once a year or if I am sick with the flu.  I am now making 2/3 of what I use to make but I am a whole lot happier!   I hope this helps!
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Yeah actuall I not to long ago was treated for it. I took the triple and boy was it aggrivating. I mean that's a lot of meds to take! But what the docs do is have you take this and if it doesnt work you can't take it again. They put you on some other regimen. And yes! take it because if you don't things will get worse for you. I suggest you go on some sites to read about it. You do want to take the medicines.I mean the relief alone helps. Sad to say after I got finished with it I had some problems similar to this come up. Had to have a tube stuck down my throat and a colonoscopy. So yeah take it. And then schedule for a test to be sure it's gone about 2 weeks after. Hope I helped. Oh and to warn you the taste you will have in your mouth during the treatment is HORRIBLE. That was the most aggrivatging part about it. Just push yourself to finish the meds cause if you don't they won't work. Later
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Oh my gosh! I don't feel so alone now! Everyone of my friends thinks that it's so weird but it is terrifying to me. I don't understand why i have this fear but man, i'm scared to get pregnant because of this fear. I get shaky, hot-cold flashes, dizziness, sweaty, just plain horror. I don't wish this on anyone but i hope we both can get over it! Do you remember anything that could have triggered your phobia? I remember going on vacation when i was younger and my sister would always get sick in the back of the car; i think i felt trapped or something but i really want to end this terrible fear! I hope you don't feel alone, i'm here for you now! :)
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Have you told your doctor (PCP) everything you've just posted here? If not then do so and if you have and then I would suggest for you to get a second opinion. Good luck and I hope you feel better.
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I used to have it a lot.  I washed my hands ALL the time and took like 3 or 4 baths a day.  Couldn't eat anything that I didn't feel was clean enough, ended up crying all the time because I thought I was going to die of some weird sickness...had it for a long time but never took any medication for it.  Eventually it went away on its own.
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Hang in there, give the medicene a chance to get in your bloodstream and see how u feel. If no change, go back and talk to your doctor.
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If you are feeling uncomfortable, it's always fine to get a third opinion. Possibly don't tell the third doctor your previous diagnosis until they have already checked you and told you what they found... that way they are looking at it 'fresh' and not just looking for what you told them someone else already found. If they, too, say this, then I would suggest following their advice. I think it's smart to get different opinions when considering some major medical stuff, though.