Reply #15: they did make me manic & kick started me out of severe depression-but at first made me MORE SUICIDAL

[fed-up]

then I had ever been in my life. My thought patterns were way different than I had ever experienced. I only took them for a few weeks as it was determined that if they made me manic then I was bipolar.

My immune system reacted to the anticonvulsant used for bipolar, so I stopped that after about 9 days.

I do believe that they cause can cause changes in mood, but for how much and how long is impossible to determine, just as it is almost impossible to determine if medications for MS work as both are cylical. Most companies do not publish the percentage of people that improve with the meds versus placeboes. It may be only one to two percent...and with statistical rates of error at plus or minus 3....

I am afraid to take anything else after doing a ton more research. It seems that at least 50% of people STOP their antidepressants due to adverse effects. How many of those stopped due to things like weight gain as opposed to falling into a more severe depression or complete and total loss of feelings is not really known.

The drug companies made huge amounts of profit off these drugs.

They may help a select few, just as they may trigger massive killing sprees in others.


The testing and reporting of adverse effects needs to be greatly improved!