[Chrisydj]

I myself have never taken any but my mother and little sister have at one time or another. My sister is actually supposed to still be on them but every time she starts feeling right she stops taking them. I know when she is on them she is a nicer person and a whole lot easier to deal with. I dont have to worry about what i say upsetting her if i use the wrong tone of voice or look at her. She is manic depressive so she is up and down with her emotions if she doesnt take the antidepressants regularly. But you can tell when she is on them. She is so much happier and so much herself. As for side affects, I dont think she had any. I think the first ones they put her on she gained a some weight, but then she might have been gaining before and i just hadnt noticed it yet. She was taking effexor (sp) and didnt have any side affects at all and it helped her alot.
Now I havent had any antidepressants but my doc put me on anti anxiety pills and well they made me worse. They put me on Xanax (sp) and it made me violent. I actually had to call my x to come pick up the kids so I didnt hurt them. If anyone talked to me I would just start screaming and yelling and cussing at them to leave me alone....and well that isnt me. So the doctor put me on Buspar (sp) and it made me paranoid. I thought everyone was out to get me. It was miserable. I finally told the doc to forget about the drugs and I would just try to work through my anxiety on my own. I still have problems going to the mall or walmart or any store during holidays because I cant stand big crowds. I start feeling very anxious and crowded and have to fight the urge to run and hide.
But anxiety is a little different than depression. Not sure any of that helped you but I hope I made sense at least lol.....