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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

I am not bi polar.  I never have been.

One form of depression or mental illness is not better nor worse than another.
 
10 years of effexxor.   When does one ever get off of it?   20 years?   15 years?

When does one get off insulin if one is an insulin-dependent diabetic or off the oral agents if they don't need insulin?

Fluoride is in effexxor.   Fluoride is rat poison.

Floride is also a necessary trace element that has been added to tooth paste.
(btw: they use warfarin as rat poison)


Yes, I am stubborn. Paranoid- maybe a little. Delusional.   I doubt it. I would have to think about that.

Dont forget 30 years ago- we did not have this generation of SSRIs.   So for thousands or years they were not needed.

30 yrs ago they used different medications that in some instances were not as effective or as safe.
 
By your logic they did not need any of the medications that were not available to us "for thousands of years".
No anti-cancer drugs or anti-biotics.


How is it possible to be depressed to the point of needing meds the entire life?   

Because depression is due to your neurochemistry being out of wack.
It is not a weakness or a failing.
 
Some people need insulin to function, other people need thyroid hormones.
Some people need to take blood pressure medication.


What would even be the point of seeing him again?  I have probably 6 months worth of effexxor in the nightstand. (at 75 mg a day doseage)   And even if I changed my mind and went back to 225, that can not just be done.  I would have to go up to 150 mg, for maybe 2 months, THEN go to 225.

Bi-polar is not a diagnosis of me.   

With general DRs I found they like when a patient is informed. 
When I had bad pain levels - injuries and court stuff, yeah- depressed and pills were part of the situation.  But 10 years later- the court is over- the pain levels have gotten better.

I could have just said- today, "I am pleased with the teatment" and went on as usual.

The body is supposed to heal itself.  Most the time it does.

Some think SSRIs should not even be treatment.  I think they are useful; then there is a time and a place tho.

Stubborn. Yeah.  Paranoid, slightly, delusional... no. unlikely.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

No DRs.  I am not going for test upon test upon test.

NO DOCTORS.

My grandmother never goes and she is in better shape then I am.

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

If you aren't going to follow up with an MD, then what do you care what it may be ?  You'll have a name for a condition that will persist and probaly get worse and perhaps lead to your death or vegatative state. What you are describing doesn't just go away.

Yes, I am a nurse.. wouldn't even take a stab at what may be wrong here. I also avoid MDs and Western Medicine and go to Naturopaths and Alternative MDs.  However, when I woke up one day, so swollen from my feet to my hips that I couldn't even see my kneecaps, they looked like balloons. I knew I needed to see a real live Medical Doctor.

My first dominant had an aversion to MDs also. He developed a seizure disorder after a motorcycle accident. Refused medicine, refused to see MDs. Eventually he had a seizure at a grocery store and was 911'd to the ER. CT Scan showed large holes in his brain, he was told he needed treatment or would die, after a long period of suffering. He refused and I took care of him thru a long ugly death. Took him 1 1/2 year to die. Did he regret his stupidity ? yes, he did. Not because he was dying, but because of the death he chose. He always thought it would be quick and painless, despite my educating him, pleading and screaming.

I'm not telling you you have something that severe, but you never know. Carry on as you will, neglect your health. Your call.

As for sympathy, sorry can't give it. It's like you being on fire and a bucket of water being right beside you and you tell me the water is not purified, you won't use it.  

                                           mbmbn

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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx

a tumor?
My dad had seizures before he was diagnosed with brain cancer glioblastoma.
No fun.

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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

If you aren't going to follow up with an MD, then what do you care what it may be ?  You'll have a name for a condition that will persist and probaly get worse and perhaps lead to your death or vegatative state. What you are describing doesn't just go away.

Yes, I am a nurse.. wouldn't even take a stab at what may be wrong here. I also avoid MDs and Western Medicine and go to Naturopaths and Alternative MDs.  However, when I woke up one day, so swollen from my feet to my hips that I couldn't even see my kneecaps, they looked like balloons. I knew I needed to see a real live Medical Doctor.

My first dominant had an aversion to MDs also. He developed a seizure disorder after a motorcycle accident. Refused medicine, refused to see MDs. Eventually he had a seizure at a grocery store and was 911'd to the ER. CT Scan showed large holes in his brain, he was told he needed treatment or would die, after a long period of suffering. He refused and I took care of him thru a long ugly death. Took him 1 1/2 year to die. Did he regret his stupidity ? yes, he did. Not because he was dying, but because of the death he chose. He always thought it would be quick and painless, despite my educating him, pleading and screaming.

I'm not telling you you have something that severe, but you never know. Carry on as you will, neglect your health. Your call.

As for sympathy, sorry can't give it. It's like you being on fire and a bucket of water being right beside you and you tell me the water is not purified, you won't use it.  

                                          mbmbn

You're a nurse....help me out here...I always stumble for the right words in situations like this....what do you call it when there's a growth in the brain?

What he's describing sounds like some kind of pressure on the brain....a growth....what do you call that?

He needs an MRI in the hayud.

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

If you aren't going to follow up with an MD, then what do you care what it may be ?  You'll have a name for a condition that will persist and probaly get worse and perhaps lead to your death or vegatative state. What you are describing doesn't just go away.

Yes, I am a nurse.. wouldn't even take a stab at what may be wrong here. I also avoid MDs and Western Medicine and go to Naturopaths and Alternative MDs.  However, when I woke up one day, so swollen from my feet to my hips that I couldn't even see my kneecaps, they looked like balloons. I knew I needed to see a real live Medical Doctor.

My first dominant had an aversion to MDs also. He developed a seizure disorder after a motorcycle accident. Refused medicine, refused to see MDs. Eventually he had a seizure at a grocery store and was 911'd to the ER. CT Scan showed large holes in his brain, he was told he needed treatment or would die, after a long period of suffering. He refused and I took care of him thru a long ugly death. Took him 1 1/2 year to die. Did he regret his stupidity ? yes, he did. Not because he was dying, but because of the death he chose. He always thought it would be quick and painless, despite my educating him, pleading and screaming.

I'm not telling you you have something that severe, but you never know. Carry on as you will, neglect your health. Your call.

As for sympathy, sorry can't give it. It's like you being on fire and a bucket of water being right beside you and you tell me the water is not purified, you won't use it.  

                                         mbmbn

You're a nurse....help me out here...I always stumble for the right words in situations like this....what do you call it when there's a growth in the brain?

What he's describing sounds like some kind of pressure on the brain....a growth....what do you call that?

He needs an MRI in the hayud.

Yes, tumor, lesion or mass are the words I believe you are looking for. Like I said i wouldn't even take a stab at what it is, bcause it fits so many diagnosis. But I strongly believe that there is a neurological component to whatever is going on.

                           mbmbn

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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie



Does "neurological" mean "physical"?