Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else feel like they’re less inhibited on these pills? I feel tipsy most of the time. Like tipsy but still with it at the same time. I walk into things and look tired all the time. I also sleep all the time. I still get anxiety now and again but it’s greatly reduced and it’s never going to go away completely. I feel like I do things that I wouldn’t do normally. Like go up and talk to people and go out for walks whereas I would normally just sit in the house too afraid to go out. I also find myself expressing anger which I wouldn’t normally do because I would normally be complacent to anything happening around me. I also struggle to remember what I did during the day and feel like I was on autopilot or something. They’re good pills don’t get me wrong but think I need an increase or something as I still get an inkling to drink alcohol for anxiety now and again. Maybe I ought to see a therapist or something but I don’t see that doing much for me as my anxiety is kinda engrained in me because of my autism I think. Oh well who knows just voicing my experience with some pills. I know a lot of you say you tried these and they didn’t work for you. They work for me for sure but they just don’t get you high like benzos or something but who actually wants that? I know some people find them good but nah too dangerous for sure. Taking benzos is just the same practically as having a fifth of vodka 3 times a day to manage anxiety not practical in practice. I know they were originally designed to be less addictive than barbiturates but look how that worked out I guess.
Yeh that’s the thing they don’t cure anxiety but they do improve it. I can tolerate a lot more on these I think. Yeh I discussed it with them and I am receiving help for it but they did say it’s your anxiety making me want to drink.
Yeh they help some. Prozac is a famous one that temple grandson talks about she said it helped her anxiety too.
I Sperg said:I found myself "believing in my gut" things that logically could not possibly be true.
LOL - Never go with your gut! Hahahaha so hard to explain this one...!
Yellow tree 118 said:but they just don’t get you high like benzos or something but who actually wants that?
I don't get high. Benzos make me feel suddenly grounded, like I can function, think clearly and focus. But since they're highly addictive, I only take them when I need to sleep and the orchestration in my head is looping or when I have a deadline for something requiring intense organisation, like doing taxes. For the most part, the nootropics/mushrooms seem to do the trick. Benzos have the opposite effect on biology as anti-depressants and SSRIs.
But I do know that Grapefruit (and potentially bitter citrus) will prohibit proper absorbtion of these drugs, creating a build up in the bloodstream and lead to a toxic levels and potentially overdose. So, put that marmalade away!
That "acting on your anger thing" happened to me.
What really scared me about prozac was that it also "lowered my threshold of disbelief" and I found myself "believing in my gut" things that logically could not possibly be true.
That might have been a transitory effect, but I was not warned about it, and since acting on my anger had already got me in trouble, I discontinued the drug and chose a different path.
My mate who's been on prozac for MANY years, swears by them, however...
I have been taking SSRI medication for many years. The closest I ever felt to feeling tipsy was when I had first been prescribed them, and had spent the first 24 hours feeling spaced out. As for feeling less inhibited, this has never been my experience.
When I'm feeling particularly stressed, I sometimes think that I might as well be taking a placebo. However, during occasions when I have been weaned off them, my mental health has really suffered. Over the years, I have been told by GPs that the purpose of my SSRI medication isn't to completely eradicate my anxiety and depression, but to make my anxiety and depression tolerable.
I have never been prescribed benzodiazepines, so it's impossible for me to compare them with SSRI medication.
As for your continued alcohol cravings, have you considered discussing it with your GP and/or CMHT?