[Ankoku15]

I have been on numerous medications throughout my life (for the first half it was for totally mis-diagnosed reasons) and none have ever worked for me. I was finally tested for depression by a new doctor in my long series of supposed medical specialists and I was told I was in fact depressed.
In fact, I was depressed enough that the doctor said he considered hospitalization. I was prescribed about 500mg of effexor daily ( I may have gotten the dosage wrong but it was an extremely high dosage at least 3 times the maximum adult dosage) I actually had to take 2 of the largest dosage ammount offered by it because they don't make them higher then that. That was the first time I had ever noticed an effect from any medication other then one occasion where I had an alergic reaction to the medication over time.
At first I no longer felt depressed and was hopeful about the drug, but the effects lasted less then an hour and I only felt them the next 2 times I used the drug. After those two times I once again had no effect. I am aware of the time it takes for these drugs to work and more then ample time was given for each one but there were absolutely no changes caused by them.
I have recently come to realized that any pill based medication or drug has no effect on me.
I have actually tried the highest dosage (and quality) of both Soma and Vikeden on an occasion that I was in pain and again i felt nothing.
I found that if I took 3 of the maximum strength Soma I did feel an effect that only lasted less then 30 min which serves to solidify my suspicion.
I do not know why this is either. My only guess is that my body's metabolism processes these things too quickly for them to affect me.

Anyways, my problem is that I have a serious case of depression with no viable way to treat it...

I have tried self treatment and all of that its really not something I can accomplish without some type of boost

(I should also add that the pain medication and muscle relaxer was for a particular day that I believe I pulled a major muscle in my back as I was nearly in a paralysed state where I could only move about an inch at the expense of severe pain and neither of them could even slightly lessen the pain)

[tamara02]

Hi ankoku,Yes ,once the pain becomes so severe no med is gonna help,it,I/ve also taken somas I;ll Take 2 at a time and wow,I get one heck of a buzz for abt 20 min,like you said,but actually the med works alot longer after the initial buzz wears off,The vicoden.is the same way you take it as rx'ed do not wait for the pain to hit and then take it,it just won't work ,The med.needs to be in your body ,before you start hurting,So If the bottle says take 3x daily do it no matter if you have pain or not,Im sorry you are depressed,Thank god I have never had any real type of depression ,Now when its a week before my period I feel very sad and have and overwhelming loss feeling and cry at the drop of a hat ,but it only lasts for a few days B-4 my period,Do you exercise,or I know I take long walks and it helps,alot releases the natural endorphins in your brain, Also I noticed ,that laughing really helps,Yes,watching funny movies,or whatever just laugh as much as you can,It is actually very healing,We as a society just depend on to many da-m drugs.I was rx'ed Lexapro by some kook doc that said I needed it I stayed on that expensive stuff for over a month and it did nothing for me except give me horrible Nightmares,everynite I was on them ,the dr said that no it was not from the lexapro bacause It was not one of the side effects listed,Give me a break!!! The minute I stopped taking the stuff ,the nightmares stopped....I also tried effexor that stuff actually made me throw up,and feel really bad You know I just dont believe in anti depressents,I actually think they are more harmful,Im taking good multi vitamin and also changed my eating habits,you know more fruit and veggies and oatmeal for breakfast.I wish you the best,and Please dont get hooked on the vic's ,Ive been addicted to them for over 10 years I'd take 15=20 number 10mg a day and thats just to lift my head off the pillow ,yeah at first they were great gave me lots of energy made me feel good then ,started going down hill,I haven't taken any for going on 3 months now ,with the Help of Suboxone,Cause I couldn't go the cold turkey route ,to many responsibilities and a lil one to care for so Laying on the couch for a week or so while detoxing was not an option,wish my mom had lived closer,But I have no help so that sucks,Wish you all the best will keep you in my prayers,will be around if I canhelp you ,Tamm

[Ankoku15]

You share a common misconception that I don't know about how pills work.
I don't get any type of buzz off of them. If I use an abusive amount of a pill I will get a small effect but not a high or anything that people get off of them. I feel an extremely diminished effect that is enough to let me know it did something but not even close to enough to have any effect. That effect wore off within 20-30 min an it was back to nothing.

I also went through a daily withdraw on effexor about 45 min to an hour after taking (it was actually 550mg doses a day every day the pharmacist called the police when we tried to fill the script but we got in contact with the doctor who forced the man to fill it and they called the police back so we weren't arrested)

I have however noticed that if I am to take a pill in conjunction with Tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) I notice an almost immediate activation of anything in my system which seems really odd to me. Perhaps when my body processes this chemical it stops processing the others which allows them to take effect.
One thing I have not tried before is mixing different types of chemicals although I am very hesitant to do this as it more times then not very bad for you to do something like this

I also have no reaction at all to tylenol, advil, ibuprofen, motrin, and numerous other pills of completely different classification such as barbiturates for sleep aids and many others that I won't even bother mentioning.

As for self curing I do try this every day. I don't feel totally depressed when I am with friends or do something to completely distract myself but my depression always returns by the end of the day and never improves.

[tamara02]

Hi ,Im sorry I couldn't help you,I had no idea if you knew or did not know much abt. pills,Just trying to be helpful,Sorry,You need to find MVPT Dave ,I bet he could really help you out ,very wise man,Have a good nite ,Tamm