ADT Emotional Lability Do Antidepressants Help?

[TylexGP]

Dear All,

I’m dealing with the emotional lability of ADT and was wondering if Antidepressants helped? Just curious about others experiences. I have tried escitalopram but was deathly nauseous 3 days in and stopped taking it and haven’t tried anything else. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

[Kaliber]

Xanax helps me when I need it.

❤️❤️❤️

[mrscruffy]

On Cymbalta, works great for me and no SE's

[EdBacon in reply to mrscruffy]

You are lucky. My doc prescribed this for me but I got really bad nausea. Had to stop using it.

[mrscruffy in reply to EdBacon]

That's too bad

[EdBacon in reply to mrscruffy]

From what I undertand, seratonin causes the nausea. I'm wondering if people who have low serotonin levels don't get the side effect of nausea because SSRIs and SNRIs like Cymbalta bring their level up to normal.

[Lrv44221 in reply to EdBacon]

perhaps that happens

It makes sense 🦊

[StayPositive1]

bupropion helped me

[longleaf]

my husband is on venlafaxine to help with hot flashes. It also helps with depression and emotional lability for him.

[gsun]

I was having really bad depression after 4 years on ADT+Zytiga. I went on citalopram and I'm doing well. I'm on 40 mg/day

[Lrv44221]

I think listening to the men on this site and their suggestions would be helpful

The emontional “sadness” is due in part to the situation and probably not a lack is serotonin

Many antidepressants are SSRI and aren’t made to help situations but to place serotonin back

I believe loading your body with oxygen might help

Walking is a great way to due this .walking also releases endorphins which are feel good hormones try walking a little bit at a time and see how you feel

🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

[Gl448 in reply to Lrv44221]

What, no food recommendation for depression?

Hey, are you ready to share what kind of cancer you had yet?

[Break60]

I’ve taken duloxetine for many years for anxiety and depression. Way before being diagnosed with Pca. Work great for me!

[Break60]

Xanax is a benzodiazepine with short life. I think it’s awful. I’m on duloxetine ( cymbalta).

[Lyubov in reply to Break60]

Some folks can get addicted to Zanax, needing more & more. . .

[j-o-h-n]

I use whatever my friends and neighbors can loot from the local pharmacy...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 02/02/2023 6:38 PM EST

[TylexGP in reply to j-o-h-n]

😀Thanks for smile John. Glad to see you posting again.

[Kaliber in reply to j-o-h-n]

rotflol …. 😂😂😂

[j-o-h-n]

Thank you........ nice to be back and it's beats being a househusband....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 02/02/2023 8:02 PM EST

[Lyubov]

I get how it works well for you and did not mean to offend. I myself take both an anti-depressant & anti-anxiety meds to keep myself together. It's my hubs who has PCa & I've been his one & only sometimes fulltime caregiver -- lots of stress.