fear & loathing on SJW by nice guy (4 replies) - Jun 22, 2001 [Archive]

Kelly

6th February, 2006, 12:27 AM

Topic Title: fear & loathing on SJW
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nice guy <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/faces/Bert.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "fear & loathing on SJW" , Fri 22 Jun 14:22<HR SIZE=1> I just went off SJW after four months on it. I was taking it every day, total recommended dose in the evening. At first I thought it might be doing something. I recall at first when I took it, I would feel giddy and a tad lightheaded. That went away after a while. But I think for the whole time I was on it I wasn't very sharp. It made me a little bit slow, stupid. Also it seemed to make me frightened sometimes--like I would think there were ghosts in my house. No biggie though. But during my SJW therapy, I experienced some bouts of depression that were some of the worst in my life. Also I experienced some bouts of anxiety that were *the* worst in my life. So I decided it wasn't helping, or maybe just not enough. I went off it a few days ago, cold turkey. Around the second day, I felt like a cloud had lifted from my mind. I felt a lot better and was thinking much more clearly. Maybe SJW works for some people, but for me I don't think it helped. I think it probably made my depression and anxiety worse. I'm glad to be done with the experiment. At least now I know. I'm not going to try any other drugs. I am against SSRI's, and all the other chemicals the pharmaceutical companies use on us for their little money-making experiments. Even if their stuff works a little, I think the side-effects and long-term effects are too risky. The only real winners in those therapies are Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, etc. I've started on a new cure for depression. It's called exercise. Daily. It helps a lot. It's also been proven to be more effective than drugs in curing depression in the long-run. Of course, you won't hear that much about these discoveries because the big pharmaceutical companies block them from being heard. Of course, I still pop an Ativan or Xanax from time to time. Sometimes when the pressure and stress and anxiety builds up so much you just have to let go. Thanks for listening. Best of luck to everyone out there struggling with mental illness. Eventually we will win.

<HR SIZE=1>Posts: 0 | | Registered: Fri 22 Jun 2001 13:44</td></tr></table> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor=></TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor= >
<table width=100% cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr> <td width="26%" bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top> <table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpading=0 border=0><tr valign=top><td align=left> Kym <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/sun.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> Home Page <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/home-1.gif" border=0> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/thumbup.gif"> "Re(1):fear & loathing on SJW--Exercise" , Wed 18 Jul 06:59<HR SIZE=1> Exercise is a definitely a good thing... I've been pretty latent for the past 5 months due to my depression, although I used to be pretty active. I am trying to get back into shape, but more importantly, just trying to do something with myself. What I find difficult is, trying to get myself motivated. I always have a tendency to talk myself out of doing something sporty before I even do it. Any suggestions on how to motivate and keep motivated? Would appreciate your thoughts on this. Take care, Kym

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ravidhuge </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> ""Fit for life" an excellent motivational book" , Fri 10 Aug 16:17<HR SIZE=1> Get your hand on a copy of Ranulph Fiennes, "Fit for Life" an excellent book which has helped to motivate me.

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davidhb54 </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(1):fear & loathing on SJW" , Mon 25 Jun 07:54<HR SIZE=1> Hit the nail on the head, pal. I just started taking SJW about a week ago. Pretty consistent results with everything else I've read. Tired, but feeling better mentally in general. But......the best therapy is still physical exercise. The problem is that sometimes you feel great when you exercise, but then when you are done for the day, you can hit a low spot. Over time this improves, though, and you'll feel better more and more. This yo-yo effect can happen up to the first three months of beginning an exercise program, but as I said, with time it improves. Exercise is the best anti-depressent, but it seems to have the longest gestation period of any drug or herb.

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welshboy <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/SantaClaus.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(2):fear & loathing on SJW" , Sun 22 Jul 16:14<HR SIZE=1> I completely agree, I had some sort of breakdown about three months ago. The thing that really helped me (apart from my family) was cycling. I live in London but I am originally from North Wales, so I was able to go up to the countryside for a month and walk, cycle, fish and swim. All the things I love doing. I think that talking to others and realising that you are not alone, is very important aswell.

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