elavil
I went to my doctor and told him that I have highs and lows and that the lows are REAL low. I told him that when I'm low, I'll stay in my room for 3-4 days at a time and won't leave the house, answer the door, or answer my phone because I'm scared of human contact. I told him that I go through swings and that I was now on an upswing and that everything was going well and that I was really happy and social. I said that as long as I stay active and not thinking about things too much, I don't get scared and function fine. I said that I didn't think that it was a matter of lacking social skills because I can be completely fine when I'm on my upswings.
It seemed like he didn't even think about it before he said he could write me a prescription for someting to take when I started feeling low. I asked a bunch of questions about side effects, about whether I had to take them all the time or just when feeling low. He said that he'd start me out on a low dose and see where it went from there. The drug is elavil and I'm not sure about what to do from here. I got the prescription filled and I have the pills but I'm not sure whether I want to take them.
Some of my concerns about taking anti-depressants:
-will they alter my mood when I'm happy?
-will they change my personality?
-will they cloud my thinking?
-will I still be creative? (I highly value my creativity)
Does anyone out there who takes elavil give me advice please? Does anyone know of online message-boards where I can find out what other people are saying about the drug? I tried doing some online research on webmd and stuff, but I'd really like to hear from other people.
It seemed like he didn't even think about it before he said he could write me a prescription for someting to take when I started feeling low. I asked a bunch of questions about side effects, about whether I had to take them all the time or just when feeling low. He said that he'd start me out on a low dose and see where it went from there. The drug is elavil and I'm not sure about what to do from here. I got the prescription filled and I have the pills but I'm not sure whether I want to take them.
Some of my concerns about taking anti-depressants:
-will they alter my mood when I'm happy?
-will they change my personality?
-will they cloud my thinking?
-will I still be creative? (I highly value my creativity)
Does anyone out there who takes elavil give me advice please? Does anyone know of online message-boards where I can find out what other people are saying about the drug? I tried doing some online research on webmd and stuff, but I'd really like to hear from other people.