Do I need to be on anti-depressants??

Question

I have been going through a whirlwind of problems lately mostly due to my psycho ex... but I have lost tons of weight a good 10 lbs. plus, my hair is falling out a lil and all I just wanna do is cry and thats pretty much all I am doing I just feel really lonely and down all the time even when I am out with friends ... so do you think I should be on anit-depressants or what this is serious I am scared for my heatlh people are telling me I am looking anorexic.. and that is the problem I don't wanna eat because of all the stuff I am going through !!help!!!

Answer 1

sounds like you got a lot of stress going on. you should talk with a professional

Answer 2

Well, to begin with, not eating isn't going to do one dang bit of good, now is it? It isn't going to change anything that has already happened, and it isn't going to help you to deal with it. Quite the opposite, you will just lose more and more weight, get weaker, and sicker and more emotionally wrecked. What you need to do right now is gird up and decide to FIGHT BACK. Go into training like a boxer preparing for a contest. Eat, build up your strength and energy, and you'll start to find your spirit returning. That's the problem with the mind/body connection. If you let your mind get chaotic, it's going to telegraph a "quit message" to the body, and the body just shuts down too. BUT you can harness your own mind to make it work the other way for you too. Get it together, make a plan, decide that this time next year you are going to be in a way better place, and then start putting one foot in front of the other towards that place. You tell your body that you want it to fight, and by golly it will. You quit on it, it'll quit on you. That's how it works. Start by getting hold of a couple of friends, and telling them you want to go out with 'em and have a real gut-buster of a good meal. Hey, as long as you aren't driving, even get a little tipsy. Next day, get yourself off to see your doctor - or A doctor . Nothing wrong with it being a doctor who treats burdoned minds. Tell that doctor what'all you are going through, and say you feel you could use some ammunition. There used to be such a stigma attached to seeing a "shrink" Not any more. So gird up your loins and get after it girlfriend. You belong to a very big club.... happened to thousands of women before you, and you wont be the last. But what you do about it, could set you apart from those who quit on themselves.

Answer 3

Please, go see your doctor. From personal experience, depression is a serious disease. First, I wouldn't let an ex bother you that bad, because when this is happening, the ex is getting the last laugh. Make an appointment with your family doctor, they won't say anything to anyone, tell them what is going on. They will probably put you on zoloft or some anti depressent. And maybe talk to a psychologist. But you need something before it gets to serious, like thoughts of suicide.
Good luck, and don't wait.

Answer 4

I agree, you need some counseling. If you want what works for me (I have chronic depression, but already take too many prescriptions for multiple other problems) go for it. I take 2 Sam-e tablets a day. And for my angry days I double up on Kava Kava. I had a psycho ex too. 30 years ago and still have problems dealing with some things. I think anti-depressants should be used only as a last result (even with all my prescriptions, I still don't trust drug companies). I am a firm believer in herbals.

Answer 5

Go to a doctor and discuss these concerns

And there ARE different reasons why people don't eat and are losing weight:depression and stress being among them. These negative feelings feelings CUT out the appetite, so you do not feel hungry. Anorexia is not always the reason. Anorexia is accompanied by obsessions, rituals, and FEAR of eatting, so unless you have that, then you are losing weight for other reasons. Just go to a doctor.

Answer 6

Anyone who has to ask this question should talk to their family physician. I was having trouble handling stress and he put me on several different types of anti-depressants. Serezone, Wellbutrin (all at different times) and a few others. Don't be afraid that you're gonna wind up being prescribed the hard stuff like Prozac or Paxil until you talk to the dr. Even if you need it, it'll help. I took mine for a year and now I'm off it.

Answer 7

DONT WANT TO EAT!!!?!?!?!?!?!

sorry, that probably didnt help much, cheer up! DONT LET THE HELLBOUND HEARTS MAKE YOU BITTER. for left alone, hellbound hearts will wither.

dont let other people get to you! you have ONE f8ckin life to live, so make it as good as you can.

and dont expect too much out of life. the lower your expectations, the better the positives will seem.

its the darkness that makes the light so bright. its the pain that lets us distinguish pleasure.

I cant tell you, NO ONE on here can tell you if you need anti-depressants.

they are drugs for a PHYSICAL ailment, not picker-uppers. you cant take them just because you feel bad, you need to see your doctor, and tell him all of what you said, and he can tell you if you need drugs or not.

everyone goes through hard times, hell, alot of people have hard entire lives, its just the cards we're dealt.

so, clear your mind, do something that YOU want to do, and STOP letting your emotions control you.

emotions can be your worst enemy, or your best ally, its all how you use them.

the reason you are so sad, to me seems like you are dwelling on something. the Ex situation most likely, and its getting to you.

let it go, it sounds impossible, but you need to let go. you cant forget it, or run from it, because its there, and it will be there, but you need to suck it up, fix the problem, and find someone who makes you truely happy.

Answer 8

The sidewalk psychiatrists in this forum are going to LOVE your question! How much faith will you put into the answers you get here?

Get to a counselor and talk with them about whats going on with you. Maybe a couple of counseling sessions later, you'll be feeling right again. If there is reason to warrant a medication, a counselor will help you in guiding you in the right direction for medical help.

Or you can listen to the kooks on here and live with it....

Answer 9

I think you need to speak to a therapist first and let them determine if you need medication. People think that being medicated is a cure all. It's not. You have to have therapy with it in order to feel better. The medication helps get your mind back on trap so you can cope and learn how to deal with your issues.

I have to be on medication and trust me I don't want to be, Also, I go to therapy to. My doctor told me that I had to take medication all of my life. So if you don't have to take don't take. Talk to a therapist first.

Answer 10

This needs to be discussed with a doctor! Please see your Family Physician or a Psychiatrist. If you feel you would like some help then medication may be just for you. There are also other treatments like Psychotherapy. If you want a good site to go to for help and support please try signing up on www.psychcentral.com. Good luck and God bless you! :)

Answer 11

You should talk to a doctor and let them decide. Also it may be a good idea to job a group or go to a psychologist, they can help alot i go to one weekly. Good luck!!