Posted by DJ on January 3, 2000, at 0:48:52
In reply to Re: Tired ALL the Time, posted by Cass on January 2, 2000, at 23:33:10
> What about Chronic fatigue? Do you have any other symptoms? > Cass
Some place or other I've read that chronic fatigue is considered by some to be just a variation on depression, which there may well be some validity to...I've battled differing levels of depression since my teens. Back in about grade 10 or so I got into drinking coffee to keep me going. I often found myself feeling fatigued in classes and when I hit university I found that I often felt like nodding off when at the library, which is still a challenge some 25 years later, though generally I didn't experience the degree of fatigue Sarah is describing.Over the past few years though I have experienced fatigue more approaching that described and find that it is often linked to stressful or depressed periods. However, I also find that the SSRIs I've tried cause me to be extremely fatigued at times, both mentally and physically often to a degree worse than when depressed, though I'm generally in a somewhat better mood even though I may feel like SHIT on a stick, kinda like a very, bad flu at times and other times I feel great. Generally I find that the SSRIs screw my metabolism up as much as they help, despite whatever the pharmo-hype would have us believe.
In one of the threads above (about multi-pharm. combos) Cdn.Michelle references http://www.biopsychiatry.com which appears (from a quick glance) to be some valid rather straightshooting analysis (written in a comphrensive and generally understandable tone unlike so much of the pseudo-scientific gibberish which usually leaves me scratching my head in con-comphrension)of some of the chemical options. From what I gather of what the author of that web site notes (and some other reading) the SSRI problems which I experience, which also may be the source of your frustrations, seem to have to do with shotgun stimulation of serotonin sources while generally ignoring dopamine levels. Bottom line seems to be that the so-called selective (SRI)s select and stiumulate some useful receptors and ignore others that may be even more useful or that's my interpretation at least. Perhaps some of the more chemically literate (who also can type non-jargonistic English translations) might care to comment...There may be some answers on that web site as well as here. I'm still trying to make heads or tales out of it too, with far less comphrension, energy and enthusiasm than I would prefer most of the time. Here's hoping that there will be some more useful, more selective meds or better yet non-med solutions available real soon!!!!!
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