So about 4-5 months ago I was diagnosed with an Adjustment Disorder(combo of depression and anxiety) and abandonement issues. I then started attending congitive therapy weekly for an hour. I'm still in therapy but today I talked to my therapist on the phone today and she told my that I am more depressed than she initially thought. She recommended that I see a doctor to see if antidepressents would be right for me. I gave her the okay to schedule an appointment or whatever.
I'm not looking for a cure in antidepressants. I know they won't solve my all my problems. I also know it might take a while to find the right one and that there are going to be symptoms in the beginning.
I was just wondering if it changes you? Will you seem like a different person to other people? Does it make you lose you appetite because I already have a problem with that. Does it make you not concentrate? Can it help me want to get out of the house and be around people. BTW I'm only 16.
2007-08-30 15:31:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Antidepressants do not change you. Your therapy will help you learn new ways to cope which is one way to beat depression. It also helps in preventing recurrence. Another way is to take medication along with the therapy. Medication is not a crutch, but rather a tool to help you get over the hump.
Loss of appetite is a symptom of depression. The doc who prescribes your medication will want to know what is going on with you and will want to know what you hope to gain, and what you want to avoid happening, when you take medication.
Medication can help you feel better and it's definitely worth trying. I hope you feel better soon!!!!
2007-08-30 15:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by fall_of_moondust 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antidepressants work differently on people. Some people are known to have increased suicidal thoughts when taking antidepressants. The main use is to change the amount of serotonin in the brain so that you don't think so negatively. This won't change what happens in real life, it just changes how you think about what happens. I'm on prozac, and I haven't had bad headaches or problems with my appetite. I haven't been artificially happy either. Any happiness I've had came from inside. So just give the medications a try. They may take up to a month to take effect, but if you don't like how they make you feel, stop taking them and keep going to therapy.
2007-08-30 15:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Wall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would seriously recommend talk therapy before you try antidepressants, and then only if several months of therapy are ineffective would I try adding on antidepressants.
The reason is that antidepressants have side effects ranging from weight gain to sexual side effects. Therapy doesn't have side effects. Second, medication doesn't solve your problems, it helps the symptoms...and in my experience it doesn't even do that very well and the side effects make it not worth the trouble. Therapy is your best chance at getting to the root of your problems. Of course the pharmaceutical companies don't want you to believe this. They'd rather have 60% of the population be on these drugs.
2007-08-30 15:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by quirkyfunnyone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 15 and i just got on em and u might lose ur appetite and some of the antidepressants will help u focus better but it will take a while for u to see some good effects like more cheerfull if the docter gives u the right pill u will be much much better with people the other bad thing is some of the pills can make u more depreassed for a little while but then it will get better
2007-08-30 15:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know I hear chocolate is a good antidepressant.
2007-08-30 15:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by Naomi Ito 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋