Does your medication work for you? i have been on many different pills but i still feel very depressed?

Question

its very frustrating. i dont know what to do...?

Answer 1

Ha, I just posted this question, too. Effexor has helped but only out of the worst so now I guess I'm more like a regular depressed person, not sunk in dispair but apathetic and struggling to find meaning in much of anything.

Answer 2

I take Luvox, this is the generic brand of aropax, which is the anti depreesant relative of the sedative serapax...

make sense?

any way, I need this for stomach problems, but having a lot of problems from a very bad previous relationship, I still have my bad days, and anxiety runs in my family....

So I find it helps me steady my thoughts if I stay on them,,, otherwise I start to get all scattered, and without being conceited I also put this down to a high IQ, a lot of us are like that. Its like having a fast computer in your head and not enough room for all the files, so you just think too much.

You need to meditate and work along with medication, making sure not to miss doses.
Yes sometimes you need to try a few over a certain period to find the one that works for you...

(I read somewhere with mine that it can cause suicidal thouhts, but I get this feeling of giving up all through my life, on pills or not.) Its better on the pills actually, for me at least.

Talking helps,
I have this thing I do (from a sales course I once did)
Its called something like "setting the haystack on fire"
What it means is everyday, you walk along, I get off the tram and I feel so low, till I say "hi how are you" to someone, or comment to a lady on the tram "what a nice scarf".. the theory is that like a haystack it sets on fire real quick, and this will also come back to you, as those closest around you everyday especially will show true appreciation for the way you are able to hold your head up high ...
(I go home an have a cry in the bath if I need to...) but you just carry on...

A positive outlook really helps, get some new clothes, keep your hair done, start your day with pumpin music... you'll be surprised what a difference it all makes...



Oh yeah and go get a regular massage ...


(and some good lovin...)

Answer 3

Keep trying. I've taken about everything on the market and have at last found one that helps a bit without having bad side effects. It's been a long hard road to get only to the point I am. I'm still hoping for something better. Most I have taken have only made problems worse and the Doctors never understand. They think one pill should work for everyone. Not so. Hang in there.

Answer 4

I have been on Zoloft for 4 years now. It hs worked wonders for me. It has given me the help I need to live again. The good thing about SSRI's is that you still can get angry and sad and all the emotions that encompass life, but you can deal with them much better than if you were majorly depressed.

The MOIA's didn't work for me, I found the dietry restrictions were difficult and I also found (and this is only my exprerience) i found thatI was in just one mood all the time, I didn't really laugh nor cry I just excisted, which isn't life.

Once I went onto Zoloft and upped my therapy I felt much much better and although I can't come off it yet, I hope that one I day I will be able to, who knows when, but for now I am happy on Zoloft

I took about 6 weeks for me to adjust to zoloft and then my dose was upped but apart from the adjustment period I've not had any problems.

Good Luck

Answer 5

I have manic depression, which is different from just depression, but I understand what it is to be depressed.

Listen, science has come a long way, but drugs do not cure everything, and especially psychotropic drugs which affect your anxiety and stress levels. Everyone has different brain chemistry.

I do not recommend just quitting your meds, but I don't take any anymore. Here's what I did:

exercise and work: can alleviate depression, because work helps give people sense of accomplisment, and exercise is very key to fighting depression because of the stimulating chemicals your brain produces when you are active.

Family and friends: talking to loved ones about things which are not depressing to you and spending time with friends helps you feel wanted and appreciated. Loneliness can cause depression.

Religion: Yes, religion. No, I am not trying to convert you.

I find that many people feel as though their lives are worthless and that death is something which renders our lives meaningless. Feeling alone in the universe, surrounded by what feels like insurmountable odds, with nothing to look forward to but death, is what causes depression in many people.

I am not saying you will find all of your answers in some Bible or by listening to some random preacher. However, depression can be triggered by a serious lack of spirituality in your life. Do your thoughts dwell on mortality? Does life seem overwhelming? Do your everyday stresses or past and recent tragedies feel as though a huge weight is on your chest? Does everything seem meaningless?

Listen, life has purpose. A person who believes that it doesn't is usually facing a spiritual crisis that no drugs can cure.

I don't know what your beliefs are, but I strongly suggest you consider the possibility that your spirit does exist, and that it is crying out for attention and growth.

I suggest you seriously consider that you may be neglecting your search for a higher purpose, the search for the meaning of life. Maybe it never concerned you before, maybe it has, but I am willing to bet you are facing serious doubts about your faith right now, or have never really considered them seriously.

Without knowing the details, I suggest continuing your meds but perhaps seeing a different doctor, perhaps a counselor instead of a drug prescriber, also exercise, work, family, friends, and reaching out to a higher meaning and understanding of the world.

If you would like more information or just need a friendly ear, contact me at [e-mail]

And if you feel funny about talking to a pizza man for advice, remember that Einstein was a patent clerk and Jesus was a carpenter. Wisdom does not necessarily come from age or wealth.

Answer 6

PEople with depression tend to ehink that by taking medication everything will change. That´s wrong. When you are depressed there can be biological inbalances in your brain but there are emotional causes too. That´s why the best way to overcome depression is by taking med´s and by going to psychoterapy so you can see what the psychological causes of depression are. If you are going to psychoterapy and still nothings improves, try another therapist and try other meds, now there are new meds and some can be combined for better results, apart from that antodepressants take up to 4 weeks to start working son hang on and get some help. Good luck

Answer 7

Yes, mine is working for me. It just took a while to find the right medication and the right dosage.

I suffer from major depression and anxiety with anger issues, and I have been taking 40Mg of Lexapro, 30Mg of Remaron, and 100 of Topamax 2 times a day. I was also on 2 Mg of Risperdal for almost 2 years, but I finally got off that one. My memory and concentration is shot to hell, but I don't have the suicidal thoughts like I use to, when I tried to kill myself a little over 2.5 years ago.

Initially, I was in a behavioral hospital for a week, then I was in their day program for about 5 months. After that, I started seeing a private therapist once a week, then it went to once every two weeks and now it's once every three weeks.

My goal is still just to have a normal day, where my mood is even. Once I get that on a regular basis, then I can shoot for something more positive.

I asked my Doctor about about the other drugs, because years ago I was on Paxil and I wanted to know if that would be good to be on again. He told me that Lexapro was the best one for me.

Answer 8

It may take yet another medication or you may need more than medication. Have you been tried on MAOI Inhibitors? I have a book on depression and the different meds available. The MAOI are used for "hard cases," but there are dietary restrictions when taking these. It is certainly worth a try.

Has anyone suggested therapy? I am on Cymbalta and it has helped tremendously but I am still not "myself." I don't have insurance but am in a supportive "group." Exercise helps too.

Good luck and God bless you.

Answer 9

Try Wellbutrin or Zoloft for depression along w/ pill for anxiety( I forgot the name). I took Zoloft and the anxiety pill and before long, I was feeling much better and after about 6 months I stopped treatment and haven't needed meds since ( going on 2 yrs). Good luck and always talk to your doctor or counselor before stopping your meds ok? Take care.

Answer 10

Well darling, one thing to add-- your name/avitar says you do need some help. Just remeber that you know you suffer from depression, so when those thoughts of self harm start talking to you, you need to be a person who says "I know why I'm thinking these things. Its NOT because that is the answer, it is the ailment talking." Hurting yourself is never the right answer baby.
Can you see a Dr? It may just help to talk to someone, if you have not, to let them know you need to try something new.