Do Antidepressents Help or Hinder Connecting?

[Rezzy7]

Anyone know if antidepressants interfere with...

• connecting to spirit guides?
• communicating with angels?
• intuition?

[elucidate]

It's a bit of a generalization, as different kinds of meds will have a stronger effect on the individuals brain and can also numb them to their feelings in some cases...but not all.

Individuals react differently to meds!

When I was taking Zoloft for a time a few years ago, I can say that I wasn't able to cry for a very long time, and although I could feel stuff, it was a distant sort of experience to have my feelings. That's a hard thing to relate over a computer properly, so forgive me, but I can say that my intuition since I weened off them, seems to have skyrocketed at times, and lately I have had much better contact with my helpers.

I think I was always being guided during that time...but I definitely was not as connected as I was without them, and am now.

That's not to say that it would be the same for anyone else, as I cannot speak for the rest of the population who have taken meds or are on them now. I'll let them speak for themselves.

I do think that it may be a factor in fuzzing out inner tuition and guidance though, but I can't really explain why I think this or prove that it's true.

[FelineNostalgia]

Its quite complicated. Some things I feel when I'm not on medication don't allow me to contact my angels or guides, Sometimes you still need to quiet and focus your mind on meds but guides are pretty powerful they'll get through. Also depends how high the meds make you, for a while I had trouble remembering to put two shoes on nevermind anything spiritual, it all depends.

[Rezzy7]

This is backing up my thought, also.

Last thing I want is less intuition and guidance. Just have to see how it goes.

[pyrogen]

Your mileage may vary.

I become horribly grounded on SSRI meds (been on Paxil a few times, often due to seasonal affect disorder).

I end up losing my ability to drop into the headspace where I normally have spiritual experiences. In each case, it's taken at least a few months for that state to come back to me.

On SSRIs, I am almost too awake. Hard to explain. I will have two modes: wide awake and sound asleep. The "daydream" state just doesn't come easily.

Normally, I am a very good daydreamer.

[nama adrift]

several years ago now i was on prosac for a short stint... got off that stuff as quick as i could. i for the first bit i felt strung out and then i just went blank. it felt like i had lost my creativity and sensitivity. but then, as has already been mentioned, different peopel react differently, and, of course, if your in a situation where you really need the meds... take them! get healthy first and then worry about the other.

[Rezzy7]

thanks for the comments.
Maybe it will be ok, though. Or maybe I can discontinue after a while.

[Andras]

...as for connecting I do not think they hurt, as for your spiritual development - they may hinder you as any substance (alcohol, drugs, meds) are of some danger with side effects what I call the "numbness of the soul"...
Now, if you need to take prozak to function just take them. I am not saying that you should stop...

[Anna Conlan]

Originally Posted by Rezzy7

Anyone know if antidepressants interfere with...

• connecting to spirit guides?
• communicating with angels?
• intuition?

Everyone will react differently to different medications.

You could get an intuitive to do a reading of your chakras when you're off the medication and on the medication - and see what the difference is. I know an intuitive who specialises in reading what different medications will do to people before they take them.

[nothuman]

Hi I'm not sure about masking the areas you mentioned however my 2 cents are thus. Drugs are designed to mask pain. Pain can be a salvation to a spiritual journey and absolutely necessary to experience in order to move on.
Like any mask, meds will limit sensitivity. Learn to live without them.

[Rezzy7]

Thanks, Anna, something to consider.

Originally Posted by nothuman

Learn to live without them.

Said as though that hadn't been explored already. If only.

[katmd]

Anna,

Would it be possible to pm me the name of the friend of yours who can determine which medications will help a particular person? Does she work professionally? We've been trying out antipressants on my son, but he has had horrible reactions to the first two. I would love to know which type of medication to attempt next!

Kathy Conway

[fdr]

As others have noted, everyone responds differently to different medications. For me, taking anything, even antihistamines like Benadryl, throws off my "center" and I'm not able to tune in as easily as I can otherwise. Mood-altering drugs or anything that actually changes how the brain works tend to interfere with connecting with spirit -- for most people. It may be different for you.

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by Rezzy7

Anyone know if antidepressants interfere with...

• connecting to spirit guides?
• communicating with angels?
• intuition?

Anti-depressants are a crock, of maneuer!

They Interfere with:

1. You being Coached in learning how to HEAL your negative/destructive emotions.

2. You living the full range of emotions; (because they blunt you, & turn you into a zombie).

3. You learning to Self-generate your own Exquisite Positive emotional states, of which there are 100+
You don't have enough hours in each day to even cycle thru all of these.

IF 'psych-meds' are used ONLY in an Emergency-situation, to Stabilize a person, ok. But
get yourself OFF them, by Titrating-safely-down, ASAP.

I have taught many people how to live without them; and you would be no exception! To your BEST!

[Kaie]

I personally wouldn't make such a sweeping statement. I am certain that many people are able to get off of psych drugs, but there are also people with mental illnesses who need their meds in order to just survive. At the very least, they need to go off of their meds responsibly and if they are working they need to make themselves aware of *how* to go off of their drugs. Coaching could play a role, as could nutrition, exercise, and being connected spiritually.


I am extremely aware of all of the sides of this debate, and though they may be a "crock" and a crutch to some/many people, there are a great many people with differing situations. It is impossible to speak for everyone.


That said, yes, I believe that they would interfere with connection for some people, as does any substance. Some substances such as DMT and even 5HTP and peyote *enhance* connection. It is only true that others decrease sensitivity. For me, marijuana dulls connection and I don't even remember dreams, I know others who experience the opposite (depending on variety, etc.)

[nothuman]

Originally Posted by Rezzy7

Thanks, Anna, something to consider.


Said as though that hadn't been explored already. If only.

I wouldn't make this statement if I didn't walk the walk. I am in no way going to get specific and yes confronting emotional pain or mental illness without medication certainly asks more of us ...a lot more.
But life throws this stuff at us and no, it is not always sugar and spice. Doctors view emotional pain as a sickness and as a result try and mask the effects of it. But we as humans have to find our own way. Understand that meds don't cure anything. In some cases the pain will appear to leave but what is has done is to go into hibernation only to manifest later.
Bite the bullet. Look for more natural alternatives, seek counselling but moreover be honest with yourself in your approach. Your mind will seduce you into thinking that the easy way is the best way .....don't buy it.
Obviously there would have to be a weening process to come off any drug, so seeking alternate ways is not going to happen overnight but at least work to it.

[hazelfern]

Based on my personal experience, yes, anti-depressants can block some psychic ability. However, depression seems to block those abilities a lot more than the anti-depressants do. In each case, you have to weight the pros and cons of both sides.

I took anti-depressants for several years and finding this solution helped me a great deal. It did not cure my depression but the pills allowed to take a step up and find ways to deal with my depression. Once I started to deal with how I felt then I started to feel better. At that time I was not actively exploring my psychic abilities but I can remember having some problems when I did try to read things.

I have since quit taking anti-depressants due to the side effects. For me, it was difficult and took me a couple of years to move off a prescribed anti-depressant. I tried to go without but ended up taking St. John's Wort to help me cope. Again, St. John's Wort does not cure my depression but it gives me a way to step up and deal with my thoughts.

In the last couple of years I have definitely not had problems with psychic abilities. However, I have also suffered from bouts of depression and I find that the depression closes things down much more than the anti-depressants do.

In the end, you have to weigh what is best for you and what do you want to achieve. You may have a level of depression that allows you to quit taking anti-depressants completely. You may also have problems functioning if you don't have a little help from an anti-depressant. I would just recommend that you make the decision when you are not suffering from depression in order to ensure maximum rationality. When you are feeling comfortable with yourself and who you are, trust your intuition to guide you on what is best for you. In my opinion, keeping yourself rational and not depressed will help you more with your psychic abilities and that may involve taking an anti-depressant.

[Rezzy7]

Thanks for the comments.

I guess I should say I am NOT taking any medications now. I was before and hated it because of side-effects and it didn't help improve my actual life any, or my mood, for that matter.

Since then I have done everything I can afford to improve my mood naturally, make my own life better overall. But things have gone from worse to more worse, and now close friends are urging me to consider medication, which I'm only doing as a last resort.

[hazelfern]

For the medication, it has been found that it works best when you also get counseling. The medication helps to give you a foundation to work on but you still need to look at your view of the world. If you haven't done anything to change your view then anti-depressants won't be as much help.

Also, depression can have physical causes, have you had a physical to rule out depression being caused by something else? Thyroid problems, diabetes and some other chronic conditions can cause depression.

Good luck to you in finding a way to work through your depression.

[illbreaker]

Exercise and St. John's Wort FTW.

[Rezzy7]

I'm only considering medicine because other things such as exercise, counseling, getting involved in groups/meeting new people, and natural things like St. John's Wort, have not helped.

[irfan]

I have many more intense dreams on Zoloft than without it. I find that one of the things I most appreciated about taking it, when I have.

[Rezzy7]

Thanks irfan for the info. Curious what med I will end up with.

Originally Posted by hazelfern

Also, depression can have physical causes, have you had a physical to rule out depression being caused by something else?

Not an actual physical, but I've been checked out by doctors and I'm physically well, had labs done, everything checks out.

[illbreaker]

Originally Posted by Rezzy7

I'm only considering medicine because other things such as exercise, counseling, getting involved in groups/meeting new people, and natural things like St. John's Wort, have not helped.

I was only kidding. St. Johns's Wort worked for me somewhat, and exercise did help to a degree. However, it wasn't until I passed the one month mark on Zoloft that made me feel "normal".