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SEX DRIVE
i've only been on fluoxetine for 5 days, but was on other anti depressantsbefore then. I suffered depression for 6 years before I sought help and my poor husband has had to suffer with my total lack of sex drive for that whole time. At least now i know i'm not alone.
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trazodone
I haven't noticed a difference in my depression (although I also take 75 mg of Effexor a day), but it does help me sleep. My doctor has me take 100 mg (2 pills) of Trazodone every night. Before, my insomnia was so bad that I would only get an hour of sleep total a night, and I would wake up every 20 minutes. Now I get at least 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night. It still isn't much, but it helps.
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weight gain with Glyburide
I have not started taking Glyburide yet. The doctors have changed my medications so much it is hard to remember what I have taken. I don't know anything about glyburide and was hoping to find more info here. I am worried about the weight gain because I have gained a total of 63 pounds with the different medications they have put me on. Not on a specific diet because I can't keep anything down thanks to the glucophage I was taking. If you know of any other meds better than this one that do not cause weight gain please let me know.
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Risperdal/Risperidone journal_01
After intense damage control yesterday, the girl is very happy with me. Slept well. Took yesterday off for sick kid, no Provigil. Had some trouble falling asleep but not too much. Will try new Provigil schedule today, taking 100mg at 9AM and then the second 100mg at noon. Hoping to extend usual Provigil window from 9 hours to 12. Almost no anxiety this morning. Woke too early but was able to fall back asleep for a total of almost 9 hours.

mood: relaxed
mind: relaxed
music: Groove Salad
food: toast, water
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Question: Do you know of any non-biased scientific studies?
I've been looking for any non-biased scientific study that shows an actual benefit in any sort of 'anti-depressant' (Which I recently weened myself off of, due to a general lack of results and a total lack of proof that they work at all).

All the studies I have found have been funded by the drug companies themselves, and they are notorious for throwing out studies that they don't like the results of (Just ask the New England Journal of Medicine). For all the studies, there's only a minimal (5-10%) difference between the placebo and the actual drug for effectiveness.

Where can I get some real information? Is it even available to the public?

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