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daniel_england

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"experiences with anti depressants" , Mon 11 Jul 07:09

I am wanting to know if anyone who has taken anti depressants such as lustral (zoloft) prozac or seroxat have had any experience of feeling as though they were somehow dismembered from their body. One exp I had that sums it up was of being asleep and being conscious and aware and hearing myself softly snoring. It is the most goddamn awful feeling to have 24/7, I think it is classed as depersonaliation. I have been on and off a variety of ssri's for yrs and I am now taking sjw 3 times daily at the proper dose gingo biloba and a b complex with vitamin c for about 2 wks at time of writing and whilst I do not feel totally ok I do however feel more like I me. Has anyone had a similar crazy feeling whilst taking ssri's and had an improvement on st johns wort. Any extra advice on other supplements to take would be welcome. Thank you - daniel.

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"Re(1):experiences with anti depressants" , Mon 11 Jul 10:04:

I have definitely experienced what you are talking about, but I am pretty sure it occurred when I was not taking any medication at all as well as while taking a couple SSRIs.

For a long time I used to feel as though I was living inside a bubble where I was aware of things going on around me, but nothing seemed to penetrate. I was going through the motions, but it was as if I was observing myself from within this bubble. It was as though something was keeping me from actively engaging in life or experiencing most feelings.

I haven't felt that way for some time now and am not sure what changed, but I think it may have diminished when I was prescribed an antidepressant, nortriptyline, which affected, I believe, both serotonin and norepinephrine. Since taking nortriptyline, about nine years ago, have not experienced this "bubble" feeling although I have been, at various times within the last nine years, medication free and on and off other medications -- currently taking sjw.

I have noticed that I definitely respond better to antidepressants which affect norepinephrine in some way. Sjw is believed to effect multiple neurotransmitters, of which norepinephrine is one. I am doing pretty well on it, better than almost any prescription medication I have taken, and have experienced no "bubble" feelings, while taking it, as I did while off medication and on SSRI's at various times in the past.

It is my personal feeling that an imbalance in norephinephrine may contribute to feelings of depersonalization, but am not sure there's supporting medical evidence there. I am also taking ginkgo and b-complex, as you are, with Perika brand sjw at or slightly below recommended dose -- more energy on slightly lower dose. Like the combination at this point. Hope you do well.

[this message was edited by FMacKay on Mon 11 Jul 10:33]

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