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Depression worse on antidepressants?
- Thread starter CrossedSeas
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Sorry you are feeling poirly @CrossedSeas .
I'm probably an outlier but that happened to me too & I decided to try other means to manage my depression and anxiety. When on the ssri pills I felt basically really icky I don't know what other word.
I'm probably an outlier but that happened to me too & I decided to try other means to manage my depression and anxiety. When on the ssri pills I felt basically really icky I don't know what other word.
Unfortunately when starting new antidepressants, I think there's a trial and error period that happens to find out which one can work for you. The first couple I tried were not very helpful to me, and made things worse with some of their side effects. I think I did like a week or two week period with them to at least give them a chance though before going on to something else. Any drastically negative results or changes you want to make should be made aware to your doctor right away I would say.
Eventually I did find one that worked well for a long time, so you should keep hope. The point is any medication you take should have more positive benefits than negative in my opinion, and you should be able to know fairly quickly I would think if it's working.
Eventually I did find one that worked well for a long time, so you should keep hope. The point is any medication you take should have more positive benefits than negative in my opinion, and you should be able to know fairly quickly I would think if it's working.
@I Love Tomorrow I’m really glad you found one that helped! I relate to the trial and error though…tried several before this and it’s always been an adventure, that I will say. I’m definitely going to have a word with the doctor about it this week. I can tolerate this set of side effects in the short term, but if it keeps up i think it’s either the wrong one or wrong dose.
One medication also made me numb, which at the time was preferable to incessant crying but didn’t change anything long-term, so my doctor had it replaced anyway at my follow-up. Another outright made my mood worse, and perhaps the worsening depression was temporary, but, considering how desperate things got, I chose not to ride it out and got my doctor to prescribe me something else.
I hope you start feeling better soon.
I hope you start feeling better soon.
@Inanimate Thank you, and I hope you did find what you needed to feel better! It sounds like a rough journey.
My initial reaction to the numb feeling was similar actually…been hitting so many deep lows over time that I thought this might be more stable. It just also feels like it’s taken the color and joy out of things, and I don’t think that’s helping. I understand not riding out a serious worsening like that too! Again, I hope you’ve found something that helps now.
My initial reaction to the numb feeling was similar actually…been hitting so many deep lows over time that I thought this might be more stable. It just also feels like it’s taken the color and joy out of things, and I don’t think that’s helping. I understand not riding out a serious worsening like that too! Again, I hope you’ve found something that helps now.
And thank you. Regrettably, I didn’t, but I wasn’t receptive to the prospect of feeling better either. Either way, I think my depression has less to do with brain chemistry and more to do with self-perception and my state of affairs. Fortunately, rigorous exercise has helped to an extent and continues to help provided that I stay consistent.
@Inanimate I hear you. I don’t know if this is anything like what you’ve experienced, but there have been so many times I’ve been just so tired of trying to feel better, or it feels so hopeless I just don’t care anymore.
It’s interesting you mention exercise because that’s been helping me a little recently as well. I truly hope that’s been continuing to give you some relief. Sending empathy and support for the rest!
It’s interesting you mention exercise because that’s been helping me a little recently as well. I truly hope that’s been continuing to give you some relief. Sending empathy and support for the rest!
I hear that. Trying to feel better is all well and good, but if you don’t believe you can feel better, you’ve already failed before you’ve given yourself a chance to. I had always struggled with that in therapy. I’d show up for the sake of trying but deep down believed I was investing my time, energy, and money, on something hopeless and worthless, so that became the outcome.
Thank you for your support, and I’m glad to hear that things are starting to work in your favor. I hope that in those moments when you believe you are unworthy of effort that you remember the value of believing in yourself.
Thank you for your support, and I’m glad to hear that things are starting to work in your favor. I hope that in those moments when you believe you are unworthy of effort that you remember the value of believing in yourself.
@Inanimate I know this was some time ago, but I wanted you to know I took your words to heart and they did help me. Maybe this was part of your experience too, but I took some knocks that have shaken that belief in myself. I think it helps to hear that it’s worth finding that belief in myself again. I truly want to do so.
Again, I know it’s been a while, but I do truly hope you’ve been finding relief, and if things have still been tough for you too, I’m sending thoughts of support, and my belief that you are worthy of that effort too. Again, thank you.
Again, I know it’s been a while, but I do truly hope you’ve been finding relief, and if things have still been tough for you too, I’m sending thoughts of support, and my belief that you are worthy of that effort too. Again, thank you.