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[andrewducker]

At Kirsty's prodding, and to bring some scientific rigour into what was previously blanket statements along the lines of "They're mad! The lot of them!!!", here's a poll.

[Poll #145435]

Comments

[magent.livejournal.com]

Does Red Bull count?

No, wait.. that causes mental problems for me.

Magent

[andrewducker]

Well, it cures the common mental affliction of 'tiredness'.

But i was thinking more of prescription drugs.

[magent.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know... it should be prescription only for me ;)

Magent

[andrewducker]

Oj, I'm curious now - what hideous effect does it have on you?

Red bull

[magent.livejournal.com]

Here, read this entry I made about the last time I had 2 cans...

http://www.livejournal.com/users/magent/29491.html

Magent

Re: Red bull

[allorin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, or it could just be the fact that you're from West Lothian... ;+)

Re: Red bull

[andrewducker]

Ooh, escalated fight/flight reflex, nervousness and lack of self control.

Yup, you're from West Lothian alright.

Re: Red bull

[magent.livejournal.com]

I don't think so...

.. I'm from South Lanarkshire

West lothian people are wusses :)

Magent

Re: Red bull

[protempore.livejournal.com]

One of those folks highly susceptible to such stimulants, eh? I had a roommate like that once. He went out for coffee with me and drank 1 for 1 . . . which meant two double espressos, a couple of strong Americanos, another double . . . he ended up pale and not right in the head and hung over the next morning.

I drink two pots of French pressed (strong) coffee in the morning . . . have to drink the third to get the shakes.

...which is fine, except that if I want a buzz it takes great effort. Easy for you to achieve it.

Bah.

Re: Red bull

[magent.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm fine with caffine

Had 5 cans yesterday and were just a bit hyper :) Its definitly the Taurine.

Magent

[gnomatron.livejournal.com]

what about st.john's wort? non-prescription, but a lot of folk use it.

And yes, I know it's not a wonder-cure, but it works for some people, and it's a good thing to try first, as it doesn't involve scary doctor people.

[andrewducker]

Feel free to include that.

Hmm - if you took X to help you with depression and would probably have had to take prescription drugs otherwise, then I'd say it counted.

[gnomatron.livejournal.com]

righto.

*views poll results with amusement*

[neriedes.livejournal.com]

st.john's wort really is very potent.
Apparently it might become a prescribed drug because it's a herb that actually works, but also because it interferes with a good number of prescribed drugs, i.e. some anti-depressants, and the pill.

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

in a real pinch, I've used St. Johns Wort as a substitute for Paxil.

The main difference is it takes about 16 St. Johns Wort tablets to = 1 Paxil.

Re:

[neriedes.livejournal.com]

Never got to try ST. Johns wort myself because I was on seroxat and the psychiatrist said St. Johns wort would interfere with it in a negative way.

But now if I need to I'll try St. Johns Wort because I don't want these prescribed medicines in my system anymore.

[drainboy.livejournal.com]

I voted yes, but, I have to clarify, it was for, like two days.

[andrewducker]

What was it, and what for?

[drainboy.livejournal.com]

It was an anti-depressant and it was for insomnia.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Unless sobriety is a mental problem....

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'm not bipolar. I'm rarely even perky, let alone manic.

[andrewducker]

I did think of asking distinctly about bipolarity, but decided that general mental problems would be a better question to ask.

[autodidactic.livejournal.com]

I was actually on antipsychotics at one point. It, uh, wasn't good. They made me odd and nothing like myself. It was a trauma that actually kicked me back into sanity... the cure was knowing that no matter how crazy I was, and no matter how entitled I might be to have a break, no one will ever really take care of you in the way that you need. Especially during a crisis. Fortunately, I lived.

A.

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

I take Paxil for SAD (seasonal affective disorder.)

[andrewducker]

That you're very odd for going all the way to the doctor's for no good reason.

[protempore.livejournal.com]

Hey, I had the pleasure of taking Zoloft for a while. Not pleasure. In my case, it did the opposite of what it was supposed to. My usually peaceful, all-loving self became incredibly hateful and my thought process became progressively more & more focussed on homicide.

I took myself off of it for that reason. I decided depression & anxiety were better, and just dealt with that for a while.