FDA Issues Drug-Suicide Warning.

I just started antidepressants. No one is monitoring me. Ah well.

Yeah, found that out the hard way... I took some pills once and they made me near suicidal.

I knew about this later after I read about Prozac... i honestly don't recommend it, I nearly killed myself because of this deadly anti-depressant.The lord saved me and without his help I wouldn't be alive here today. I later went on Paxil, which was pretty good, I'm no longer on meds and believe that I can handle my own problems ofcourse with God's help.

quickmotion said:

I knew about this later after I read about Prozac... i honestly don't recommend it, I nearly killed myself because of this deadly anti-depressant.The lord saved me and without his help I wouldn't be alive here today. I later went on Paxil, which was pretty good, I'm no longer on meds and believe that I can handle my own problems ofcourse with God's help.

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Same here, only I was on the generic

quickmotion said:

I knew about this later after I read about Prozac... i honestly don't recommend it, I nearly killed myself because of this deadly anti-depressant.The lord saved me and without his help I wouldn't be alive here today. I later went on Paxil, which was pretty good, I'm no longer on meds and believe that I can handle my own problems ofcourse with God's help.

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i used to be on a lot of meds a few years ago, but i only began to recover after i got off of all of them

Doesn't it just figure that the thing that's supposed to help us is equally likely to hurt us? My personal experience...I haven't seen any improvement. I've been on Prozac, Prozac combined with Wellbutrin, and Zoloft. I'm still on Zoloft currently. It gives me headaches and hasn't improved my motivation, mood, or self-harm/suicidal thoughts. Prozac and Wellbutrin I think quite possibly made them worse, as well as giving me uncontrollable tremors. Basically, I haven't seen that they help. Maybe eventually I'll be put on one that does.

sparrow said:

I just started antidepressants. No one is monitoring me. Ah well.

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It is important to pay attention to things like this. Your doctor can't feel your feelings for you. If you are feeling worse, or more helpless then you need to quit taking the meds and call your doctor. This also applies to any other severe side effects you may feel. Trick No. 1 is finding the correct medicine, which is easier if you have a good doctor. Trick No. 2 is finding the right dosage. Trick No. 3 is determining if combining another med as well is necessary.
So self-monitoring is necessary, and telling the doctor how you feel is necessary. A lot of kids aren't honest with their doctors about what they do or how they feel, or what they're thinking in their head. Then they complain that all the meds they're on don't do any good.
So part of this pharmacological nightmare is due to a lack of communication that could be avoided.

Mr.Cheese said:

It is important to pay attention to things like this. Your doctor can't feel your feelings for you. If you are feeling worse, or more helpless then you need to quit taking the meds and call your doctor. This also applies to any other severe side effects you may feel. Trick No. 1 is finding the correct medicine, which is easier if you have a good doctor. Trick No. 2 is finding the right dosage. Trick No. 3 is determining if combining another med as well is necessary.
So self-monitoring is necessary, and telling the doctor how you feel is necessary. A lot of kids aren't honest with their doctors about what they do or how they feel, or what they're thinking in their head. Then they complain that all the meds they're on don't do any good.
So part of this pharmacological nightmare is due to a lack of communication that could be avoided.

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This is true. Lack of communication is a huge issue. You should act like you're in a court of law- tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I myself am not all that great at the "whole truth" part. I answer all the questions my doctor asks honestly, but I don't volunteer information, which might possibly affect me. The thing is that I don't want to tell my doctor about self-harming because she has to tell my parents. My last appointment was only about 10 minutes long, just asked me what side affects I was having. I told her I've been having headaches daily, and she said it was pretty normal and to come back in a month. I think part of it is also finding the right doctor. One who cares at least a little how you're doing might be nice. However when you have to work with insurance, it's hard.

*note, you are not supposed to stop taking your meds if you're having side affects- stopping abruptly can make them worse. Call your doctor IMMEDIATELY though.