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The Case Against Antidepressants
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<blockquote data-quote="tareload" data-source="post: 236336"><p>Ok, I know you have all been on the edge of your seats for an update (lmfao) so here it is.</p><p></p><p>TRT disclosure:</p><p>I am on 80 mg/week TC/TP blend (4:1) - 40 mg twice weekly + 400 IU twice weekly hCG. Anything above that and my Hct will get up above 50.</p><p></p><p>Doc prescribed benzo and escitalopram 10 mg daily last month. Tried the benzo for a few days and thought ok that is what drug addicts feel like, cool. Then promptly stopped. Tried the 10 mg daily escitalopram for a few days and headaches so dropped to 5 mg daily for last 4 weeks based in part from recommendation of our beloved resident AD SME [USER=44064]@FunkOdyssey[/USER] .</p><p></p><p>So after 4 weeks the panic/anxiety/heart racing outside of gym is gone. Gone. Libido is also gone. In fact everything is gone. Even trying to suffer through daily mental crucifixions during workouts I still showed up every day. Now zero motivation to workout but I can deal with that. Still very minor anxiety when I push workout but night and day difference in the gym experience.</p><p></p><p>On work side... no care. SSRIs (my anecdotal n=1) seem really effective at blunting any and all professional motivation. And blunt interpersonal motivation. Thank goodness never tried these in the old days. In summary, the SSRI really did a bang up job on the panic/anxiety/heart racing and left me more depressed and less motivated (bonus). Grateful it gave me some relief on the panic.</p><p></p><p>Confirmed everything [USER=44064]@FunkOdyssey[/USER] shared. Should be out on a street corner with my cardboard box duplex by the end of year. Peace!! J/K. </p><p></p><p>Now to practice those CBT skills and use the power of the brain to will my intentions to reality. Whoosh!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tareload, post: 236336"] Ok, I know you have all been on the edge of your seats for an update (lmfao) so here it is. TRT disclosure: I am on 80 mg/week TC/TP blend (4:1) - 40 mg twice weekly + 400 IU twice weekly hCG. Anything above that and my Hct will get up above 50. Doc prescribed benzo and escitalopram 10 mg daily last month. Tried the benzo for a few days and thought ok that is what drug addicts feel like, cool. Then promptly stopped. Tried the 10 mg daily escitalopram for a few days and headaches so dropped to 5 mg daily for last 4 weeks based in part from recommendation of our beloved resident AD SME [USER=44064]@FunkOdyssey[/USER] . So after 4 weeks the panic/anxiety/heart racing outside of gym is gone. Gone. Libido is also gone. In fact everything is gone. Even trying to suffer through daily mental crucifixions during workouts I still showed up every day. Now zero motivation to workout but I can deal with that. Still very minor anxiety when I push workout but night and day difference in the gym experience. On work side... no care. SSRIs (my anecdotal n=1) seem really effective at blunting any and all professional motivation. And blunt interpersonal motivation. Thank goodness never tried these in the old days. In summary, the SSRI really did a bang up job on the panic/anxiety/heart racing and left me more depressed and less motivated (bonus). Grateful it gave me some relief on the panic. Confirmed everything [USER=44064]@FunkOdyssey[/USER] shared. Should be out on a street corner with my cardboard box duplex by the end of year. Peace!! J/K. Now to practice those CBT skills and use the power of the brain to will my intentions to reality. Whoosh!! [/QUOTE]
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