Anti-depressants are poisen

[Sim882]

Earlier this year (Feb) I started taking an SSRI (lexapro), and a lowish dosage at that.

Immediately I lost strength - my bench dropped from 110kgx5 to 85x5; weighted dips from 5x50 to 5x20; and similar drops on other exercises.

This was pretty devestating. Whilst I'm by no means large (although I'd gained 5 kilos), I thought I was lifting pretty good weights at 68kg with 10 months of training and a natural lifter taking no sups, and had to see this all go down hill last year. At 5'6, all I wanted was a ripped 73-75 and to be extremely fit, and I was failing miserably this year.

7 days ago I quit the lexapro, and within one week, I've regained 50% of the drop in weights.

I've realised bulking was pointless on lexapro.

Just writing this post in case anyone else is thinking of trying a SSRI! Don't unless you have to. The last 6 months was a lost of opportunity and I hope never to regress like this again!

 

[blueta2]

I think meds have their place, but yes I agree, AD's are poison.
As are many meds. There are alternatives that work just as well

Sorry to hear you're not feeling great...Keep the faith

 

[beefybull]

The only antidepressant I believe most people should mess with is WELLBUTRIN.
It is a cathinone-derivative and a weak stimulant. Dilates your eyes. No sexual side effects.
It's chemically unrelated to all the other antidepressants.

Other than that...fuck ADs

 

[xrsist]

good that your off them mate
scientific reason for loosing strength??

 

[Tatyana]

1500 mg of St. John's Wort/day is just as effective as as a few commonly used anti-depressants, this has been proven in clinical trials.

I also think that making sure you have good quality fats in your diet, as the brain is mostly lipids, and depression has been on the rise since we did change the types of fats we consumed approximately 40-50 years ago.

Cognitive behaviour therapy has also been found to be highly effective for moderate depression, as has exercise.

 

[Sim882]

1500 mg of St. John's Wort/day is just as effective as as a few commonly used anti-depressants, this has been proven in clinical trials.

I also think that making sure you have good quality fats in your diet, as the brain is mostly lipids, and depression has been on the rise since we did change the types of fats we consumed approximately 40-50 years ago.

Cognitive behaviour therapy has also been found to be highly effective for moderate depression, as has exercise.

Thanks Tat. I've always eaten a lot of salmon, so I think I'm OK on the omega 3 intake (indeed, for a while I was anal about my diet and normally hit on average 1:1 omega3/6 ratio).

It was purely a matter of having to deal with new daily persistent headache (a particularly acute form of chronic daily headache) and demands at a top tier commercial law firm. Basically, 2.5 years ago I woke up dizzy, in a lot of pain, and feeling dumb, and this has never ended. While I'm exercising is when it feels best which is why I exercise so much. I've been to several neuros, tried all sorts of treatment, but it is not a condition where patient outcomes are positive.

I was at the end of the law degree when this hit, so my GPA wasn't too effected (I went from being top 1-2% to a lot (top in the year proceeding the problem), I had one shocker immediately and then finished the degree with easy subjects I could still do well in). However, it unfortunately makes working as a lawyer close to impossible - and meant the end of my recent job (unfortunately, the dream job at perhaps Australia's best law firm became the job from hell as you imagine). Dealing with it is what made me depressed and anxious - I will try cognitive therapy though.

At the moment though I also have to determine a new career - I'm considering law academia, which I could probably still do.

I may try the John Worts, but after leaving my last job, I haven't seemed depressed so I'm going to try without any drugs/herbs for a while.

I think I gained some fat eating more crap whilst depressed this year - so I'm dieting for a month to get back to 10% bf, and then will aim to bulk again

 

[Blane]

This is not meant as a joke.

Are you masturbating regularly?

 

[Sim882]

This is not meant as a joke.

Are you masturbating regularly?

Not particularly - once a week or fornight.

Why?

 

[Spartacus]

The only antidepressant I believe most people should mess with is WELLBUTRIN.
It is a cathinone-derivative and a weak stimulant. Dilates your eyes. No sexual side effects.
It's chemically unrelated to all the other antidepressants.

Other than that...fuck ADs

I agree

 

[Blane]

Not particularly - once a week or fornight.

Why?

the anti-depressants may be reducing your sex drive....

i know i get depressed when i dont shoot enough.

Find a way to shoot atleast once a day. twice a day is better..........