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Hi, I have my first session with a psychotherapist tomorrow and Im pretty sure shes going to want to put me on antidepressants. I dont know much about it so could you please let me know which one youre taking and if its given you any side effects?

Thanks

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Steviemay

Hi I'm taking escitalopram for anxiety and depression and they seem to help it a little bit but talking to my Councillor and friends or family has helped me a lot more. When I first started taking my antidepressants they made me feel week, sleepy and tired but after a week I was OK.

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ellenlondon in reply to Steviemay

I have really bad fatigue so Im scared of taking antidepressants cause theyll probably make me even more tired. Have you had any other side effects?

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Steviemay in reply to ellenlondon

No just the tiredness was my side effect but when it passes its OK. But my side effect could be because I'm on a high dose of escitalopram

Flouxetine I'm on my 3rd week now and tiredness and it hasn't changed anything it made me more suicidal ... Alchol makes me feel better

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Loki1018

I take Zoloft 100mg once day everyday and I haven’t any side effects if anything it’s been added to my regiment because my mood stabilizer brings me to down so the Zoloft is added to bring me up.

First time I ever took it i started off at 50mgs and it felt as though I had drank 8 Red Bull’s plus 7 cups of espresso.

That subsided I’m sensitive to meds and this is the first and only antidepressant I have ever taken. I like it.

Hope this helps, good luck !

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