Can anyone relate

I' m on medication, but some mornings I wake up sad and have no appetite! I am tired of depending on meds to make me happy. Everything is good for me, no stress or nothing, don't have a reason to be depressed, but I am. I will never commit suicide, but days when I feel like this, I sometime wish I was dead. Have anyone else ever felt this way?

[PT81]

I’m only taking meds as needed so I’m not in the same boat. But I do know it is a struggle to manage mental health issues. I have good moments and bad ones. I hope you feel better soon.

[Poodie]

Hi Weeden.

I have suffered from depression for a long time and started on medication when I was around 40. I am in my 70’s now. I tried to come off meds only one time at the urging of a counselor. It turned out to be a mistake. I quickly started to get depressed again, so I went to see a psychiatrist who specializes in medication management and I have been on meds ever since.

I am sure I am deficient in some brain chemicals. Like a diabetic who needs insulin, I need antidepressants.

I still get some breakthrough depression but it is often due to circumstances. And yes I have occasionally wished I was dead, but most of the time I feel happy.

I take some other meds for my bones and a few vitamins. So also yes I get very tired of taking all my meds.

If you are still depressed you should mention it to your doc. to see if he can add something or try out another med. It is also quite possible that your dose is not high enough. The thinking seems to be that the correct dose is the one that keeps your depression away.

I would think it may be better to try coming off meds after you have a long period of stability with no depression.

Your prescribing psychiatrist is the best person to advise you. You may want to find a psychiatrist who specializes in med management.

Good luck.❤️

[Hidden in reply to Poodie]

Thank you, you comments really helped me. I will probably be on them for life, when I try to get off, I feel worse.

[Poodie in reply to Hidden]

That may make very good sense.

[Thistooshall]

Hi Weeden. Yes. Happens to me as well. While you are going through it it feels like it wont end. I’ve been through it many times but then one day when you least expect it it lifts. Pray.

[Hidden in reply to Thistooshall]

Thanks for the encouragement

[Poodie in reply to Thistooshall]

I have noticed that also. It still surprises me when it just goes away !

[LoveBear in reply to Thistooshall]

Oh gosh I would love for “IT” to lift, to feel happiness again

[LoveBear]

Hi - I feel this way all the time4 nothing is “wrong” but I’m depressed despite all the meds, counseling, treatments. I understand wanting to be dead and I too couldn’t do I because of my kids. I’m tired of trying. I know I’m not helping but I hear to listen and validate you’re not alone.

[Hidden in reply to LoveBear]

Have your doctor changed your meds?

[LoveBear in reply to Hidden]

Multiple med changes - not doing well so anticipate another change feeling hopeless nothing seems to worj

[Hidden in reply to LoveBear]

Love bear, maybe you need to change doctor's, that doesn't make since, have to suffer got so long.

I go to a physiatrist for pain and med management, her main goal is to ensure that I am taking the right meds so I can live a normal life.

[cynira]

Mine does the same, keeps me up all night tho, by 3am I’ll knock out but trying to stay up the rest of the day is a pain, I become very sleepy which makes me cranky AF, doesn’t help I have migraines on top of it, I barely eat, sometimes my anxiety drives me crazy where I don’t know what to eat then I just miss out on eating, makes me feel I guess more depress and a lot of anger to people, I have an attitude problem. Your not alone I’ve been doing this since I was 15 years old I’m 20 going on 21. Still the same shit different days.