AboutDr Alan Galbraith Expertise I can answer most questions on drugs, both medical and "recreational". Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.
Experience I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease. I am already a well established and highly rated expert in the pharmacy section of this site.
Publications Principal author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" Editions 1-4 published between 1994 and 2004 by Pearson Education, Australia. Author of the 5th edition published 2007.
Author of many scientific papers.
Education/Credentials BSc(Hons);MSc;PhD;HECert
Awards and Honors The 4th edition of my textbook was awarded the the Educational Book of the Year Award in Australia.
Past/Present Clients See my profile in the pharmacy section.
Question I have a question pertaining to medication used to treat depression. I was medicated from 1994-2000 with zoloft, prozac, wellbutrin, trazedone and others. My question is I have few memories from this time period of my life. Is this due to the depression or the medication? I am now 27, and took myself off medication when I was 18 because I felt as though I had no emotions. I still have issues expressing emotions as an adult, but have never been happier. I don't know that my depression was ever really bad enough to merit the multiple drugs prescribed, but again, I remember little from this time.
Answer Dear Nicole
This combination of antidepressants was away over the top (without the others?) in my opinion and I think it most likely that it was the drugs causing your amnesia rather than the depression. I will point out that the brain can also switch off and not remember adverse times so cannot give a definitive answer but my first is the most probable.
