I am taking antidepressants for a year now, and still feel, blah?

Question

I went though divorce,( I was cleaning gutters) and I fell off the ladder, which required back surgery and therophy, and last week I lost my little compainion dog.
I feel like I am in a stall, and dont know which way to move first

Answer 1

You have good reasons to be depressed, so I suspect your problems are situational and therefore temporary. I suggest that your first move should be to a cognitive behavioral therapist, they can help you determine your best moves.

Answer 2

I'm very sorry to hear about all your bad luck. You've gone through many changes very fast. No wonder you're depressed. If you've been taking medication for depression and still feel blah you should consult your doctor. Sometimes anti-depressants build up in our system and won't work as good as they did to begin with. Sometimes you may need a higher dose. When taking anti-depressants you have to start with a small does and work your way up to what works for you. You may also need a different kind of anti-depressant or maybe a anti-anxiety drug. Counseling and therapy may help just talking and getting your feelings out. Also with therapy you can get a outside view of your life and maybe help with some life style changes that would make a difference in how you feel. You could also have other symptoms that indicate something like bi-polar disorder. In which case you may need a totally different medication and treatment that you have now. Also if you are currently in therapy and your doc really ain't clicking with you it's ok to see someone else. Good luck hope you feel better soon.

Answer 3

First off, make an appointment and go see your doctor. Not every antidepressant works for every person. Sometimes your doctor will need to put you on a different medication or a different combo of meds until he finds the right thing for you. Remember, an antidepressant isn't going to make you feel happy or change your life, but it will help you better deal with your situation. It's really up to you to find things that can alter your life into creating a truly happy quality life, and not merely existing.

After making that doctor's appointment, visit your local animal shelter and adopt a new companion. You'll save two lives in the process.

Good luck and I hope things start looking up for you!

Answer 4

Oh heavens, I'm sorry you've having to go through all this. Not only are there the physical problems, but also the emotional and family-related ones, to boot.

It can be tricky finding the right anti-depressant for you. Your current circumstances may also be exaccerbating your condition (I'm thinking more specifically here of a period of mourning over the loss of your marriage and of your beloved pet).

You would be well-served to speak with your doc about a possible change in meds. Be sure to mention the psychosocial issues that you outlined above. Keep a log of your symptoms, and be as specific as possible with your doc.

In the meantime, allow yourself the freedom to mourn. You've gone through some very significant losses in the recent past, and the mourning process is unique to everyone. Give yourself the time and the space to mourn these losses.

Hang in there,
~M~

Answer 5

More often than not... Medications act and are prescribed as a buffer because most therapy sessions ignore the fact that people need human interaction and understanding and compassion in order to heal...

Med's are thrown at you because no one these days is willing to afford anyone that kind of time or expenditure... Mental health is just a job to most people... Something they walk away from and leave behind them at the end of the day... That something being YOU!

I suggest you get yourself out if possible and join some groups of like minded or similarly inflicted indivisuals who can relate to you and whom you can in turn relate to...

You need someone to hear your voice and show you compassion but you also need someone to kick you in the butt and jump start your heart again so to speak.

It is a shock to be thrown out of your element and to have everything you have even known so drastically changed and turned on its head... Find people with injuries to help you cope.

Medications do something I like to call "Removing the cause, but not the symptom." Certain instances require special intervention and interaction... meds for you will always act as a buffer and they are prescribed so that you don't off yourself during the process of being in their care so that you don't sue. It shows that they tried... and have the medications to blame either way if that doesn't work. Fact is... depression medications often make the situation worse...

I can't wait for the truths of these doctors and their medications to come out into the open air, just like all of the secrets of the tobacco companies has... When they do... the world will turn on it's ear!

Mental health is not all it is believed to be, OR all it is cracked up to be... That is just a fact... It is the blind leading the blind and only actually helps a small margin of those who partake.

Answer 6

I also went thru a divorce, it took more than a year to get over it, you never really get over it, you just learn to accept it and it makes you really strong once you have got over the loss.

Allow yourself the time to mourn, you will not be back to yourself for a long while.

Make a new life for yourself, build up a completly new social circle, change yourself. There are plenty of loving and neglected dogs that are crying out to share their affection, so go ahead.

Your mood will pass but in its own time.


Good luck

Answer 7

I was wondering where the dark cloud I had follwing me for years went to. Hey, sometimes whe it rains it pours, bone up and get through it. As for your meds, you've probably built up an immunity to the medication because you've taken it for too long. See your doc and see if they can switch you to something else or if its Ok to stop taking the meds all together.

Answer 8

Find things to do that will bring you joy. Also, increase your physical exercise. You may also want to try an amino acid called L-Tyrosine. It helps regulate your mood. Good luck!

Answer 9

See your doc to get your meds adjusted and then go to the humane society and check out the dogs for adoption or read the paper ads for puppies for sale.

Answer 10

you have been through enough to make you depressed .however,you are probabaly not on the right medicine or the one that you are taking has stopped working,my advise is to talk to your doctor