Anytime you can use your own power and stay of meds, I applaud you.Meditation worked for me...
Any of you posters that talks about this guy are a joke.I was on antidepressants years back. I tried many different ones. I noticed similar side effects in all which were major weight gain (about 30 lbs) and my pee pee didn't work. You want to talk depression? Take a dudes rooster away and pack on some fat. That was more depressing than anything. I later developed the ability to change my thought process. I posted this a while back. I hope it helps.
"I suffered from depression for a few years after I became employed with UPS. I saw many doctors, took many meds, talked it out. Nothing seemed to help. After about a year of that, I stopped everything. And I'm sorry to those that suffer from it, but I now feel that depression is all in the "perception" of how we view things. It is a processing of individual thought. Once you accept everything that's positive in your life and reject negative thought processes you will instantly start to feel better. We have 25,000 to 50,000 thoughts a day. You need to start to change a significant portion of those into positive thoughts. Use active reasoning. When your feeling depressed, dissect that thought. Once you identify the negative process you can then be aware of the "pattern". I used to think I was always working, no time for family, fun, things that I enjoyed. I was too focused on the negative. Once I started thinking of the things that UPS afforded me, a home, a boat, vacations, fancy restaurants, money, it all got better. UPS's work motivation model is surrounded by negative reinforcement but It's in our ability to change the perception of our minds in an instant. My close UPS buddy was depressed about not being able to see his daughter in plays, at ballet, gymnastics, all other activities during the week. We talked about it a bit, and once he started thinking that all this extra stuff cost a good amount of monthly tuitions and dues, he realized that if he wasn't working to make up the money, he still wouldn't see his daughter in the activities because he wouldn't afford it. Now who would suffer? The daughter! There is no other motivator in life than your own childen. Correct?
So in abbreviated terms, think of negativity as a bully that always tries to beat you up, put you down and stomp on you. You just need to wake up one day, kick his friend-cking and he will never bother you again. Try it. Worked for me. I hope it helps."
Any of you posters that talks about this guy are a joke.
Thank you my friend.
Plus they get big money from drug companies for pushing them.
This right here. When you go see your doctor, you are lucky to have five minutes with him or her. They don't care personally about you, you are just a quota to meet that day. I have delivered lots of goodies that drug reps hand out to doctors, guess who they really care about? My wife used to work in a doctor's office, they got catered lunches all the time from drug reps. If you can do without a drug, don't take it. Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars and it takes many years to get a new drug on the market, they don't care about you.
Does anyone take antidepressants? My doc wants me to try citalopram and said its ok to take as long as he signs off on it. I checked with dot and they said as long as dr is ok with it then its ok. I'm not depressed just some anxiety due to some family matters. Just not sure if I want ups to know ill be taking them.
Incorrect. Firstly Methadone or Dolophine, is commonly prescribed for pain. It is also a fully synthetic opiate, therefore it would need to be looked for and tested separately. It would not show up on the DOT panel 5 test.The only DRUG that will automatically DQ you is if you take methadone.
FYI, semi-synthetic OPIOIDS(hydrocodone, oxycodone, etc) will not show up on a drug test as opiates. Opiates are morphine, codeine, or heroin).one is naturally occuring and one is only partially natural while other part is synthetic. So if for some reason a worker was tested for getting hurt at work, accident, etc. there would be no positive result, unless prescribed morphine, codeine or was using Heroin.. And as long as taking as directed and not visually impaired, the Medical review officer would then report the results as NEGATIVE.
Please tell me you're joking! Non existent, really? Maybe visually you look different or you think you feel different, but there is no denying that the effect on the brain is still there. I've been taking opiates for about 8 years now, with me being on this most recent one for about 1 year. I still get drowsy at times, still get dizzy at times, it's a guessing game.This doesnt mean its perfectly safe to take opioids, but once you do take something on a daily continued basis, the side effects are almost non existent. Now if you got a tooth yanked and go hydrocodone from a dentist, i would defintely NOT reccommend delivering until you stopped taking them.
Yes, and even more reason to not take them for everyday aches and pains. These pills are serious business and should only be taken when you can't tolerate the pain any longer and other remedies don't work. These things are damn dangerous and they do so much damage to your body.this is a very physical job and im willing to bet there are thousands of ups drivers taking some sort of narcotic for chronic pain.
Believe it or not, the doctor said that blood pressure meds were one of the worst drugs to take if you drive for as a career.
I wouldn't take them. the side effects are not worth it. the best thing to do for anxiety and/or depression is good ol fashioned exercise-sunshine- and plenty of sleep.