depression

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I received CBT after being referred to the hospital by my GP. I had to wait about 3-4 weeks for my first appointment. I think it's helped me a little.

I was prescibed paroxetine today, just wondered if anyone has found it to be effective?

Jo.

kaya

you can get yout omega 3 simply by changing to organic milk, supermarket milk contains only 1/3 of that of organic milk

Ted_Hutchinson

kaya wrote:

you can get yout omega 3 simply by changing to organic milk, supermarket milk contains only 1/3 of that of organic milk

While I support the idea of improving the sum total of omega 3 you get through the day you should be aware that the research showing improvement in depression with omega 3 comes from using a SIGNIFICANT amount.

If you read ‘Misleading’ Winston milk ads pulled - Sunday Times - Times Online you would see that these adverts where pulled for the very reason that while it can be seen that using 550mg omega 3 does improve the concentration of children with ADHD there is no certainty that amounts less than that have a similar effect on "normal" children.

While organic milk does contain more omega 3 than ordinary it still has less than the Fortified St Ivel Clever milk. You would need to drink litres of that to reach over 1g omega 3 and it would simply be impossible to drink sufficient milk to reach the 3g omega 3 necessary to bring someone with low DHA levels up to optimal status. So while I'm all for everyone using organic foods whereever possible for the extra nutritional benefits I still don't think they should rely on that as a sole means of getting omega 3. Now if you were suggesting eating sardines in tomatoe sauce on a daily basis that could be justified as a replacement for supplements as each 125g tin of sardines in tomatoe sauce (the ones in oil are ineffective as the extra omega 6 cancels out the omega 3 leaving the ratio 03-06 the same) contains over 2g of EPA+DHA=OMEGA 3

Ted_Hutchinson

razorbladekisses wrote:

I was prescibed paroxetine today, just wondered if anyone has found it to be effective?

Paxil (paroxetine) - The Good, The Bad and The Funny. From People ...[SIZE=-1]A user's perspective of Paxil, along with an interpretation of the PI sheet.[/SIZE]

micheleen

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

Paxil (paroxetine) - The Good, The Bad and The Funny. From People ...[SIZE=-1]A user's perspective of Paxil, along with an interpretation of the PI sheet.[/SIZE]

It's known as Seroxat in the UK and has it's own user group here

I wasn't on it long enough to know whether it worked or not, it gave me the sh1ts :eek:

Sugar_Coated_Owl

Hmm I'm not sure I want to take it now I'm kind of scared to.

Ted_Hutchinson

razorbladekisses wrote:

Hmm I'm not sure I want to take it now I'm kind of scared to.

I'm sure the person who prescribed it has had more patients thrive on it that fail. The only way you will know if you are going to get the side effects is by starting to take it. If you know what the side effects might be you are better placed to respond appropriately at that time.
Remember the all these medications work better in a brain properly supplied with omega 3 and vitamin d also will not cause any contra-indications so getting the brain fundamentally right can only help. The sun provides vit d for free and the omega 3 can be found in tinned sardines in tomatoes sauce.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Information on medication for mental health problems and also possible side effects is available on the Norfolk Mental Health Trust Pharmacy website http://www.nmhct.nhs.uk/Pharmacy/
HTH, remember - more people post on the web about the side effects they've experienced than do people who haven't experienced any.

kaya

Razorbladekisses, ask your GP about 5-HTP as a possible alternative, its a completely natural plant extract available in most health food stores, it works in a very similar way to the drug you have been prescribed but without the nasty side effects, like a supercharged St. Johns wort, it works for me and is a herblal suppliment rather than a synthesised drug, there is much positive info on the net about it, heres a link to get you started
http://www.lightparty.com/Health/5-HTP.html

micheleen

razorbladekisses wrote:

Hmm I'm not sure I want to take it now I'm kind of scared to.

When I was involved in a social phobic support group, I knew 3 people who had problems with it. OTOH there were quite a lot more than that who were helped by it. Try it and see, if you know what to look out for then you can go back to the doctor if you have problems with it