Am I out of luck?

Question

You've tried medicine for depression and anxiety and none of them worked and you had bad adverse side effects from it. Such as more irritibility, meanness(nasty to others without realizing it), agitated, rashes, hallucinations, itchy eyes itchy nose and sneezing uncontrollably, manic, doing risky behaviors and things you would never do.

You've tried and all failed:
Paxil(caused risky behaviors, manic)
Zoloft(same as Paxil)
Celexa(itchy eyes watery eyes itchy nose sneezing uncontrollably after one day of taking it)
Welbutrin(caused meanness-being nasty to others without realizing it)
Prozac(felt weird, agitated and irritible)
Limictum(hallucinations and rash)
Lexapro(agitated, irritable and crossed eyes)

If none of these work are there other options that'll help?

What does it mean when none of those meds help you but made you worse?

You are 22 female and white if you needed to know that

I am not bipolar without the meds it's just that paxil for example makes me manic.
I don't take illegal drugs including steroids
there aren't other meds causing the effects
I am not overdosing they start out small

I never use any of these meds back to back. I only try one brand at a time and I'm on them for more than a day(except celexa) and it's months before I quit hoping the side effects would go away and they don't.

Answer 1

Sometimes it takes alot of time and patience to find the correct meds. If you find a really good Dr. that gives a crap, you can find a good med alot faster. You really have to be brave when entering the world of being medicated. Just don't give up, finally one day a med will click and you'll be a different person. I promise.

Answer 2

How long did u take the meds for, they take a while to ork and the side effects take a while to get used to but if the side effects are that bad then u shudnt take anymore, maybe u have bipolar (e.g the fact u sed u had manic symtoms), this would be treated slightly different (e.g. mood stabilisers and possibly an anti depressant), if u do have bipolar (manic depression) just taking an anti depressant could actually make you worse and very manic. Ask ur doctor to refer you to a mental health team or psychiatrist, they can help you better.

Answer 3

So young, do not give up.

Being on drugs is not everything. Those are all pretty new drugs but I have tried at least one and I see a couple on there I was offered. NO thank you I told my doctors.

Out of luck, No you are not. Get to know and except yourself. My autistic son yesterday when we were food shopping said to me "mom I am crazy". I told him you are no more crazier then I am!

We all are labeled these days with this or that. Most of these labels that are put on us these days, but if you look, our parents or grandparents have the same thing. They were not crazy so how can we be? They were not put on these "happy" pills so why should we be put on them? Even if some of our relatives were crazy, so what makes life interesting.

Answer 4

Sorry, I'm no expert; any psychiatrist you see, you should be very clear about what you've said here about each med. (It would even be smart to have all the dose sizes for each, so they know.)

Each person has their own body-chemistry. Yours is unusual; that's why you have all these bad reactions.

I don't know whether there are other things out there you haven't tried. If there are, do give them a try. You just never know.

Answer 5

It has become easy in our society to rely completely on medication to "fix" whatever is wrong with us. Perhaps there is nothing wrong with you and that is just a phase you are going through in life. There are some things that medications are not a quick fix for. Also, if the medications were changed suddenly and/or did not have time to enter your system before they were changed that is what could cause adverse side effects like you have described.

I watched a story once about a 15 year old that happened to and they had him on so much medication (Zoloft) that he went crazy and killed his grandparents and burned down their house. Now he is sitting in prison for life because doctors overmedicated him. You have to be careful. Doctors quite often overmedicate their patients. They are actually paid by third parties to prescribe certain medications, children especially. Another example of this is Anna Nicole who was on so many medications that she didn't even know what she was taking and she died as a result of an overdose.

All medications have side effects and some medications are dangerous if used together if close together. I would give your body time to get rid of all the medication in your system before I get on any more. If I were you I would try to deal with the feelings and emotions I have without medication which takes time and you may have already done. If that does not work then depression may not be the problem at all. You may have bipolar which requires a psyhotropic medication. You want to make sure you actually are bipolar before you get on any medications like that though because lithium, in particular, has adverse effects on the hormone production of the thyroid gland.

I have friends and family members that have taken each of these medications so I have some experience with all of them. You need to do some research on your own about the side effects of these medications, especially if you have used them back to back (you need to find out the cross side effects). The cross side effects of the medications becomes important if you stop taking one drug and then start on another with the first drug still in your system. It can cause severe problems.

All drugs have side effects but if used together they can compound those side effects so you need to be careful. Doctors are trained and they do their job but sometimes they forget to watch out for this so the responsibility falls on the individual to know and understand what they are taking. Do a general internet search to find each drug. It will tell you what drugs not to mix with them within a certain time period or adverse side effects will occur. For instance, Zoloft should not be mixed with any MAOI inhibitor within 14 days of taking it according to
http://www.drugs.com/zoloft.html

I found the site by a general search on the internet. There is a search link on the top where you can type in the medication you want to find information about. This may help you solve this puzzle. I hope this helps you. Also if you are familiar with youtube this video may be helpful for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISFPJL66p4c
It is referring to what I am talking about. It concentrates on children but could help you understand what is going on with drug prescriptions and why you should be careful.

Answer 6

Perhaps your depression and behavior are not chemically or biologically related, perhaps you just need therapy? Or, guidance in your life?

You should know, I am normally not a big fan of therapy (mostly because much of it is based on philosophy, not on results, and because my own experiences with it have been pretty lackluster). But, everything you describe might be the result of some psychological and behavioral problem manifesting as a physical one.

Another thought is that they might be caused by other medial problems not treated by psychotropic drugs. For example, allergies and deficiencies can result in symptoms like you describe.

Answer 7

Have you ever tried the methods that work for everything, despite the lies the doctors and pharmaceutical companies tell you, namely herbs. Go to herbdoc.com and see if they have something that can help. Their products are cheaper than drugs and always work. I have been using their products for years and haven't had so much as a cold or the flu in years.

Answer 8

You go back to your shrink and discuss it. Some side-effects take a little bit longer to get by. There are plenty of meds for depression and anti anxiety. Don't give up.

Answer 9

natural method is this way:

counselling

overcome that anxiety - you have to know what causes your anxiety and depression.... accept that reality... move on.... keep busy on worthwhile activities... surround yourself with friends (who are fun to be with and have optimistic views in life)... never lose hope that you'll get over this.

tip toe exercise at night for 1 hour helps you get a good night sleep... also camomille tea and long hot bath

you should have a family support giving you tender-loving-care and good understanding and patience of what you're going through and helping you out morally to overcome this "transcient" "temporary" folly in life (it's only temporary so you have to move forwards with utmost optimism and positive thinking.)

look for Norman Vincent Peale books - something like "The Art of Positive Thinking" or

"You Can Heal Your Life" (this is another author).
you shouldn't have taken all those medications.

Answer 10

RELAX RELAX RELAX....i was diagnosed with being narcisstic and depression about 3 yrs ago..they put me on all kinds of meds..about a yr ago i quit taking them b/c i didnt like the zombie i became..i started my own therapy...RELAX...everyday give yourself 30 min (no less) to be by yourself dont think about anything and just relax..when u feel that u r starting to get depressed , try being with someone who makes u happy or makes u laugh. When u feel that u r starting to get aggravted or annoyed WALK AWAY from the source of it.