I Can't Seem to Find the Right Meds Posted: 12-22-03 01:40am
I've been depressed for three years now.
I hate going to work because feel like I
have to avoid everybody. Every day it
feels like i'm really hurting my character
because I never have anything to say to
anyone. I really don't feel like my
normal cheerful self. So far i've tried
paxil, prozac, welbutrin, zoloft, and am
currently taking luvox and risperdal.
None of these meds have made me feel
better. I'm beginning to lose hope and
wondered if anyone has tried these and
found something else that worked better.
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maximusrocks
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Location: SoCal
You Got It. Posted: 12-22-03 22:38pm
Let me start by saying I know where you're
speaking from. Last summer I completely
lost my purpose and my ability to go on.
I went through what they call a mid-life
crisis at age 22. I had that looming
darkness of depression follow me
everywhere. I was very much not my self.
Essentially I took some lexapro and worked
through my problems inside myself. The
only reason I even took lexapro is because
it isn't a mood-altering drug, its a
chemical adjuster. Which means no fake
smiles really.
Beyond the medication have you considered
changing your life? Maybe even
dramatically? All too often in our world
we forget about the real freedom we have.
To do anything we please at any given
moment. If things hadn't changed for me
like they did, I might have taken off and
changed up the cards. .. Dramatically..
.I don't know. . ..Give it some
thought.
-max
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-22-03 23:18pm
Well dear, it sounds like you suffer from
depression, not just some phase.
Changing your life might help you for a
week or two, but the underlying problem
will not go away. Are you in therapy?
Or does your general practitioner
prescribe your meds? Maybe, it is not
just depression that you suffer from.
Maybe you need a different kind of med.
If you are seeing a therapist, I would ask
them first and if it does not help, switch
therapists. But sometimes just talking
your problems out will take a lot of
weight off of your shoulders.
But anyway, talk to your doc and see what
they have to say. I haven't ever found a
med that helped me fully either. I am on
zoloft now, and I just take it for
comfort. If you look it up though, there
is no proof that antidepressants really do
any good at all. There is not proof that
a thing such as a "chemical imbalance"
even exists. They did tests and 50% of
the people were given empty pills and the
other 50% were given a real drug. There
were hardly any differences between how
the people felt. Pretty wierd, huh.
But those of us who suffer from depression
know that it is a real thing, but
unfortunately we do not have anything to
truly help it yet. Good luck.
