Are there any psychiatric drugs that make you feel elated and confident?

Question

I've battled clinical depression for years and one of the unfortunate things for me is that I respond to anti-depressants in two ways:

1.) They do little or nothing for me

OR

2.) The side-effects are so horrific and severe that I have to stop taking them: drugs like Effexor and Zoloft are like that for me.

Does any one know of any type of psychiatric medication (and only legal prescriptions, please) that bring on a sense of elation and self-confidence?? Please, serious answers only.

Answer 1

I have also suffered severe depression on and off for quite a while, and am currently battling post-natal psychosis.
Anti-depressants aren't any good for me either. If medication isn't working for you, then more medication probably isn't going to achieve much.
Self-confidence comes with self-esteem, which cannot be provided by any drug. I'm not sure feeling elated all day is exactly normal, either.
I am currently being treated by a natural therapist and an excellent psychologist, and have come further in the past eight weeks than in the past four years.
You need to check things like your hormone levels (these will most likely be out of whack with the depression), there are nutritional factors to consider (depression, anxiety and stress deplete the body of many many nutrients), cognitive behavioural therapy is brilliant, as is learning relaxation techniques. There are probably past issues you need to deal with (psychologist), and good regular exercise is suprisingly helpful (I hate it but I do it!).
I honestly think you'd be better off exploring other treatment methods than putting your poor mind and body through another horrible experience with medication.
Whatever you do, I hope it works for you :)

Answer 2

If you have only tried Effexor and Zoloft, it is worth trying a couple of other ones. Everyone raves about Lexapro, although personally it has more significant sexual side effects than Zoloft or Celexa (for both me and my sister.) Wellbutrin has had almost no side effects for me...when I first started taking it I lost my appetite for a little while..and when they put my dose too high for me, to 450 mg...I had hot flashes. Other than that, no problems with it and I've been on it for about 8 years now. All my other meds have changed in that time, but Wellbutrin remains the one that continues to make a difference without side effects.

Someone mentioned BuSpar...which is not an antidepressant but an anti-anxiety medication. The good thing about it is that it is not a benzodiazapine (like Xanax, Ativan, etc), so it is not in the high risk for addiction catagory. Personally, it made me feel very weird. I tried it for several weeks on two separate occasions and it happened both time. I did NOT like it. But, it works for some.

The right antidepressant can feel like a miracle. The relief from chronic clinical depression is huge. The medication itself is not going to bring on elation and self-confidence, but the lifted depression may make it possible for you to feel those things again.

Answer 3

Sweetheart... Stop looking for that magic oompa-loompa pill. It doesn't exist!

You need cognitive therapy via a process that allows you to dissect your psyche and then reconstruct it the way you want it to be. Pills are dolled out because insurance companies would rather pay for medication than the more extensive and expensive therapy necessary to actually heal the problem. It is one medical hand washing the other...

Parents, relationships, people in general have effected you deeply... Sometimes, cutting away the cancer is the only way to eliminate it's effects.

Doctors do not treat people darling, they treat symptoms attached to people and medication is usually the way for them to go because it puts you into a state where you are easily dealt with and not a threat to yourself or anyone else.

You have got to want to get better and then find someone who can help you to do that... medication is only necessary for some people and yet more people are on some kind of antidepressant in this world than should be. Easy fixes are never the answer.

Good luck to you and I wish you love, peace and the clarity of mind and heart to seek the treatment you need and the will and means to find it! I will be thinking of you and wishing you well...

Answer 4

There is no such thing. Remember, medications will only do so much. You have to get counseling, too. That's the only way you can get better. Medication alone won't do it.

Nothing will give you a sense of elation and confidence except illegal drugs. And that is a FALSE reaction, yet people still use them just for that feeling.

Answer 5

The only one that I know of is Ultram (tramadol). I have taken this for years for pain, but the side effects are a pleasant feeling of peace and confidence. I become a little more talkative and outgoing. It makes me feel, not elated, but calm and strong. I don't know if these side effects are common, but I enjoy them. The main drawback is that tramadol is addictive. It's not really known if it is physically or mentally addictive, but you do go through withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking it. It is not a narcotic or an opiate, but acts on the brain as if it is.

Answer 6

Elation isn't really a natural state (ok, some Yogis achieve it, after many years of meditation training) so asking for a legal prescription drug to make you feel elated and confident for the rest of your life isn't really realistic.

There are plenty of drugs to try other than antidepressants though. I supplement with amino acids meant for bodybuilders, they help with mood and confidence.

Answer 7

i'm sorry yet that's in basic terms extremely stupid. confident, salvia makes you holiday and is criminal, yet cough syrup additionally makes you holiday. this won't carry you happiness. i'm a drug person and a anti-depressant person. the only drug that would extra wholesome your description is weed, that's clearly unlawful. additionally, scientific marijuana isn't prescribed for human beings tormented by melancholy for a reason. i don't have scientific well-being assurance the two, yet there are distinctive anti-depressants that are available prevalent kinds, so as that they are plenty extra low priced. I pay extra for my month-to-month delivery administration than I do for my Zoloft. there is not something incorrect with experimenting and getting intense, yet whilst discomfort will become something too not easy to undergo, it's time to work out a therapist. have faith me, you would be happy you probably did.

Answer 8

Beer and good friends help me. I been there on that med crap and it can cause a lot of trouble, if, a person not monitored correctly.
THIS is a serious response, I not care what craps think, it works for me, I not say it work for everyone. I not have to lie. You wanted an opinion and I give mine.

Answer 9

I understand were your coming from. i have battled this for years my self. i have found that a drug called lexapro works for me. they dont make you feel strange or disconnected like the others. it also seems to work faster than others. one more is buspar. i would try lexapro first to see if that helps. i think buspar is a little bit stronger and it also gives you a buz you may not like.

Answer 10

No - not at all.