there's something wonderful about the people here...

[sigh]

i just want to thank you folks...last night i came across a thread on prozac and told a tale about my son...it wasn't an easy thing to write, especially since most of the comments up to that point were about the negative side of the current increase in use of drugs that alter brain chemistry, while i've just recently decided to try them for my child

i had to leave shortly after posting on the thread so just now went to look to see what comments might have followed mine, and (as i've discovered to be the usual case) i found nothing but support and encouragement

the author of the thread even e-mailed me to clarify his original statement

so be proud of yourselves, literoticans...you may squabble and spit among yourselves, your political threads are often drawn into intractable lines and your personal battles can get downright bloody, but under it all you're a truly wonderful group

i'm glad i found you

 

[Guest]

Glad things worked out for you. I couldn't agree with your statements more!!

 

[T.H. Oughts]

Yes, I had a friend around for lunch today and showed her that thread... it made her quite relaxed to hear from other people that take the same medication that she does

 

[on_the_verge]

Sigh,

I am elated to see that you are enjoying Lit. It may be sexually oriented, but it's about lives within and outside of sex. <<insert real people here>> I had an ex on zoloft. The medication did assist her to be less shy and more outgoing, but it became too expensive for her. I believe it took about six months for her system to finally flush it out, but she still had moments of feelig depressed or not having the desire to be social. It also impacted her sex drive—I believe the medication with alcholol can increase a person's sex drive, but it's not proven on paper. She has been taking natural herbs and other things to replace her shyness and feelings of voids as of late.

Sometimes, friends and the very people in your lives are the best medication…I feel that with sensuality and the friends and family that support me through all my endeavors and experiences.

 

[Moridin187]

Sigh,

I just want you to know, that to a point I understand where you're coming from, and I think you're doing the right thing for your son. I was just saying that it wasn't the right thing for me. I have a form of schizophrenia mixed with manic depression and they put me on a stimulant, an anti-psychotic, and a drug that surpresses seizures and anger. Basically my problem (And the root of many schizophrenics' problems) was that I was having trouble controlling my emotions. The stupid bitch who was supposed to be helping me tried to treat it by:

A. Making me relive painful memories over and over and over and over... I think she was trying to make it so the memories would stop hurting, but I cannot remember something without reliving the emotions of the time, so it was like torture.

And B. She drugged me up until I couldn't feel Anything, not anger, not hatred, not depression, not happiness, not amusement, nothing at all.

 

[MunchinMark]

We only argue for our own entertainment you know. And I'll be happy to argue with anyone who disagrees.

Yes. Literotica is a real community. A real group of real people, with lots of real experience of most things between us all. And like the community that we are we are there for anyone who needs our support and slightly eccentric guidance. It's a quality of human nature that I really do like.

I'm glad that you have got something out of that. I'm not going to comment on anything specific because I personally wasn't involved in that thread and don't have any experience with psychological medication.

 

[april-wine]

See I told you if you followed the popcorn trail you'd have fun.....

 

[sigh]

popcorn? there was popcorn?

WHO ATE ALL THE POPCORN?!?!?

greedy bastards

 

[cymbidia]

Literotica is a real community. A real group of real people, with lots of real experience of most things between us all. And like the community that we are we are there for anyone who needs our support and slightly eccentric guidance. It's a quality of human nature that I really do like.

What he said.

I often think of Lit as not unlike a BIG ole family reunion, the kind that only happens once or twice in a lifetime, the kind at which everyone in the family tree in all different directions shows up.

You're gonna know some of those people better than you know many others of them. You're gonna have a little group of them that you like a lot more than most of the others. There will be a few people in attendance that you *really* don't like, maybe, unless you get really lucky. A bunch of them will look pretty much like strangers. And then there's the cousin you kissed once upon a time when you were both 14 and it was kinda by accident but... gods! You keep catching a glimpse of him through the crowd and you think he might be smiling at you...

Lit's kinda like that, in my mind.

you're a wonderful addition to the reunion, sigh, and you have been since you got here.

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Lit family.

"I often think of Lit as not unlike a BIG ole family reunion, the kind that only happens once or twice in a lifetime, the kind at which everyone in the family tree in all different directions shows up."

......and some have warts, and some like people with warts!


RhumbRunner

 

[Rubyfruit]

You are among friends, sigh. *hugs*

My son has an appointment next week with the doctor. His teacher called and said his behaviour is interfering greatly with his learning. We are all concerned. He's been beyond difficult at home and so, so frustrated and unhappy. His current meds aren't doing it anymore.

I need to go the next round with specialists and I am so not looking forward to it. I'll probably be PMing you soon to talk meds. xoxoxo, friend.

Great analogy, cym. Oh wait, are you the cousin I kissed?

 

[april-wine]

Hope things work out Ruby.......hugssssssss

 

[cymbidia]

Great analogy, cym. Oh wait, are you the cousin I kissed?

Oh yeh... and you don't remember *that* kiss?

Ruby, while i've never had to deal with the kind of issues you're dealing with regarding your son, my big girl almost died a couple years ago and we've been living/dealing with her anorexia since then. I know what mom-heartbreak feels like. Call me if you want to vent or whatever.

 

[Rubyfruit]

Thank you cym.

Can you stay tuned for a few minutes? I was about to post a question to the teachers here, and I would love your input.

April? If I ever meet you, I'm going to smoother you with kisses.

 

[seXieleXie]

sigh,
just a few thoughts for you. the purpose of such medicines as prozac is to make the unlivable life livable again. if it works, if it makes your son seem happier, more alive, more in reality, then shuck the guilt others may try to press on you and enjoy your life with him.
psychotropic drugs are not for everyone, but they are for some. there are dangers, there are drawbacks, but there is also the potential for great success and a better life.
i commend you for being brave and willing to take this difficult step in order to help your son, and for sharing it with all of us. *hug* i wish the best for you and yours.


[edited for a spelling booboo]

 

[april-wine]

Thank you cym.

Can you stay tuned for a few minutes? I was about to post a question to the teachers here, and I would love your input.

April? If I ever meet you, I'm going to smoother you with kisses.

Booking my flight right NOW............