when a person taking anti-depressants daily at a low dose also uses meth cant that be deadly?

Answer 1

Yes!

Answer 2

I was diagnosed with bipolar type 1 in 1996. I was on a shoebox full of pills. There was something to control the bipolar, something for sleep disturbances, and so on. In the end, I figured that the pills were to regulate my behavior, and I thought I could do that on my own, so I stopped taking the medications cold turkey. I was right, so far as controlling my behavior. I've been off the meds for 7 years now. Of course, what I did is not safe, and should not be done by anyone. Nevertheless, the symptoms did not go away. I just started learned to deal with them. I still have periods of severe depression. I still have very severe sleep disturbances. But the way that I deal with it is a bit different now. First and foremost, I don't trust my mind and feelings. This appears a little morbid on the surface, but it's very rational and sound. If my emotions are the problem, and there are attendant thoughts that feed the problem emotions, then I absolutely should not rely on them. So I question them, and I challenge them. Especially the thoughts. This way, I go through the depression, or the mania, but I'm not overcome by it because I've developed this sort of presence of mind or awareness of what's going on. If it's more difficult to deal with, I tell myself about the good things that have happened to balance out the depression, or I remind myself of some things that have not gone according to plan to help bring down a mania. Yes, these things can be done, but they are very labor intensive and time consuming. My advice is not to cut the antidepressants without medical supervision. CBT (which is the formal name for what I do on my own) is very beneficial in the treatment of depression. I recommend it, but only under professional supervision. ADD--Now that you've specified that the depression is situational, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) would work best in the long run. The reason that I would advise against cutting meds cold turkey is that some of them can have adverse effects if they are stopped suddenly. For example, depakote has been known to cause seizures if it is stopped suddenly. A lot of them require weaning.

Answer 3

I can say from experience that the answer is no, I have been using meth, EVERY day for over 15 years, and have been on anti-depressants for over 6 years, the only negative effect I have noticed when on certain anti-depressants was an increase in suicidal thoughts which end when the meds are stopped or changed. the combination of the two, I believe do not have any significant contraindication.

Answer 4

Like everyone else, it seems, my answer is "yes"--even if there is NO use of any type of antidepressant. Meth is so destructive to internal organs, one's teeth, one's face and skin due to sores that the meth user then picks and picks to where they become infected....and it is destructive in a very short period of time...not to even mention the detrimental effects on a meth user's brain. AND>>>>it does not matter how often or how much meth is used...it's still very dangerous and destructive. Hope you're not the one using it...and I mean that in a non-judgmental caring way.

Answer 5

Meth is deadly all by itself. Come on, look at what they make it out of, mainly anything and everything. Mixing with any prescription is an invitation to meet the Reaper.

Answer 6

Meth itself is dangerous: Can cause a person to have a Stroke, heart irregularity, kidney failure, temporary paralysis, circulatory collapse, seizures, and even coma.

Some users develop psychotic mood disturbance. Paranoid delusions may develop, as well as tactile hallucinations, such as the feeling of bugs crawling on the skin. People in this state may have little control over their behavior, feeling terrified or out of control, they may act in violent or self-destrucrive ways.

Meth damages brain cells that contain dopamine and serotonin, and over time can result in symtopms similar to the movement disorder, Parkinson's disease. (Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's diesease, not related to meth.)

Here is a web site that is in my psy book you may want to take a look at.

http:www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/methamphetamine.html

Answer 7

Definately

Answer 8

Using meth is deadly alone, so it is absolutely deadly mixed with other medication.

Answer 9

Most Definetly

Answer 10

That's how Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died!