Need Some Info On Anti-depressants Posted: 03-26-06 17:41pm
Im wondering if im taking enough
antidepress cause I still feel almost the
same as I did taking nothing.Which is
still very alone and depressed and its
really hurting me it is affecting my life
and family.....Please reply
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lonelychick
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 9
Posted: 04-23-06 22:36pm
Well, why are you depressed? It seems to
me you have friends and family to count
on, unless I am wrong?
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felthamfilly
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 20 Location: london
Posted: 05-03-06 06:14am
To have depression doesn't mean something
has upset you, or if your lonely or
whatever, anyone can experience
depression, you can have everything in the
world but still be depressed, my
neurologist told me this, I agree aswell,
I wish I knew why im so depressed, could
be low serotonian levels. I went to the
hospital with pains in my forehead, my
doctor put me on prozac.
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inezrina
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 174
Posted: 05-03-06 09:55am
Hey it is possible u need to increase your
dose or try a different anti-depressant.
I know it is hard when u r feeling
depressed but try and see your Dr. Again
and let them know u r not feeling a
difference.
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AvatarOfUrDreams
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Chicago
Try, And Try, And Try Again! Posted: 05-10-06 22:56pm
I was on, um, let me count...
Depakote
prozac
paxil
cymbalta
wellbutrin xl
upped dose of wellbutrin xl
wellbutrin xl & effexor sr...
Each one took forever (it seemed) for me
to figure out that it wasn't working!
I am lucky that my friend bianca has the
same basic "issues" and, apparently,
physiology that I do so I have her to use
as a guide to my treatment! We have been
on the same drugs and had the exact same
reactions so when I called her after over
a year apart I was on wellbutrin xl and
she was on wellbutrin xl & effexor sr
so I asked my doctor to lover the dose of
the wellbutrin and add the effexor and it
is working well but, as we all know,
nothing is perfect…
i still have breakthrough depression,
panic attacks, periods of wanting to self
injure, and suicidal thoughts but it has
gone from “all the doing it time” to a
once and a while thing…and most
importantly, they come at me 1 at a time
instead of all at once like when i’m not
on meds…
it took me years to find one that works
because I didn’t have the guts to
challenge the doctor!
So you need to go back to your doctor,
look him square in the eye, and tell him
“it is not working! Try something
else!” and not leave his office until he
does.
Keep a med journal to see the progress!
Mark down side effects, feelings,
everything until you know if it is working
or not. Hell, ask your family and friends
if they have seen a change!
Also, remember that these drugs take
forever and a day to kick in… a month on
average for ssri’s like prozac.
If you don’t take it every day, at the
right time of day, for that full month
then it could be that it just hasn’t had
a good chance to fully integrate into your
brain!
Give each new drug two months to see if it
is working or not, after that you should
switch until you find something that
works!
If prozac and paxil don’t work for you
then try the multiple reuptake inhibitors
(mri’s) like wellbutrin exc.
They work on a combo of hormones instead
of just serotonin. They work on
serotonin, dopamine, and neuropenephren.
(spelled wrong but sounds the same) it
depends on the drug what it effects but
always at least 2 of the 3. Wellbutrin
and effexor work on the dopamine and
nueropenephren.
