life lately

[Teaandnicotine]

I’m happy to have found this group. Just wanted a safe place to share some feelings I’ve been having. I feel like lately my anti depressant isn't doing enough. When I started on them, it was just for a long term solution to my anxiety but I feel like I’ve developed depression while on them. Now I just feel stuck, I don’t want to take more because I hate being medicated. I don’t want to take less because I know my anxiety isn’t under control. Just. Stuck.

[hazelnut11]

i feel you. i’ve been stopped taking them by myself, i do not recommend that. i also hate taking them. the worst part is people around me saying stuff like ‘are you off your meds again’ i’ve never heard something so heartbreaking.

[Windsorgardener5087 in reply to hazelnut11]

I am so with you when stupid comments like that are thrown at us. Aside from the hurt, has the other person actually noticed something different that you are doing?

[hazelnut11 in reply to Windsorgardener5087]

probably. but that doesnt mean they can say such a thing to me. especially the people you love.

[Windsorgardener5087]

Hi and thank you for your post.Sometimes you aren't taking the right drug for you or at the correct dose. A prescriber has about 30 drugs to choose from so hang in there. Trial and error takes patience on our behalf to find the best drug.

Keep your doctor informed and decide on the next step together.

The other thing I was thinking is you haven't mentioned seeing a therapist. For some people, medication and therapy together, is better than either one alone 🤔

[mikeyg661]

I never liked the idea of medication and I avoided it for years, I started testing out different anti-depressants about 2 years ago and ended up finding one that seems to help, based on my own experience I would say to be careful when stopping them cold turkey, I've done that and it caused extreme withdrawals, I didn't even realize they were withdrawals, but your serotonin, dopamine, etc depending on what you're taking can get thrown off big time if you don't taper off of the meds correctly.. Recently I stopped taking a mood stabilizer cold turkey that I was prescribed 6 months ago and I have felt extremely low and depressed, I am back on it but it will take time for them to kick back in and even then who knows if I will bounce back, or how soon I will bounce back. Now I'm trying to cope with it by being mindful of what is causing it, instead of blaming myself, I remind myself that it's a chemical reaction in my brain. Good luck to you.

Warmly,

Mike