Has medication helped you?

[Bobby64]

So, I'm on my 15th depression medication, as prescribed by my psychiatrist. And, so far, many of them have had the same effect: making me tired and emotionless. Although they have quelled my anxiety--and my sad thoughts to some extent--it just seems like they're turning me into a zombie.

What I'm asking is, has medication ever helped you truly enjoy life again? And, if so, how many medications did you have to try to reach that point?

(Note: I've already made lifestyle changes like a regular sleep schedule, healthy diet, exercise, keeping myself busy, talking to other people, praying about my depression, etc. That hasn't helped my zombie-like state. Two and a half years after falling into depression, nothing seems to be getting rid of it entirely.)

 

[Jeshu]

So, I'm on my 15th depression medication, as prescribed by my psychiatrist. And, so far, many of them have had the same effect: making me tired and emotionless. Although they have quelled my anxiety--and my sad thoughts to some extent--it just seems like they're turning me into a zombie.

What I'm asking is, has medication ever helped you truly enjoy life again? And, if so, how many medications did you have to try to reach that point?

(Note: I've already made lifestyle changes like a regular sleep schedule, healthy diet, exercise, keeping myself busy, talking to other people, praying about my depression, etc. That hasn't helped my zombie-like state. Two and a half years after falling into depression, nothing seems to be getting rid of it entirely.)

I have had the same problem as you - medication made me zombie like and often even more depressed. In the end I found that only a little bit of medication worked the best, just enough to cover my symptoms but not too much to make me zombie like. Talk it over with your doctor and see what (s)he thinks about putting you on less medications instead of more.

Also it takes some time for our bodies to get used to the medications the ones I'm on now took me more than a year to get used to, before that time I was very sleepy from taking them but now my body seemed to be used to it and I'm feeling a lot better from them.

Don't give up yet.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

My meds my me so tired that all I want to do is sleep all day. But that could be the depression too. So who knows? Right now I don't have insurance so I have to wait until the first but I already made an appointment with a doctor for the 9th.

I do feel like my meds needs to be changed a bit.

I'm praying for you.

 

[Ruu]

My medication has helped me a lot. Thanks to my meds it's been a lot easier for me to deal with my depression and anxiety. I'm still on the first ever med I was ever put on due to depression, but it took a while to find the right dosage that worked for me. For a while I also had to eat a higher dosage than the recommended one, but I'm quite immune to side effects and that kind of stuff.

I hope you'll find the right medication that will help you!

 

[jsimms3]

I've taken Celexa and Lexapro at different times. I don't have any side effects with them. I did try once and stop taking my Celexa and it wasn't a good idea.
Generally, I would say they have helped.

 

[SarahSaur]

I am currently on Vyvanse and Ablify, they both counter act each other. I've been on them for a month or 2. Vyvanse helps with my anxiety, Abilify depression and ADD. I think Abilify is a pill that helps wake me up and Vyvanse makes me sleepy. These two work perfectly together. I have not had a panic attack since about a month ago.

I take 3 vyvanse and 1 ablify. I see my doctor tomorrow to talk to her about upping them again

 

[sarahelizabeth]

I been taking Zoloft for a year now. and it works pretty well for me!! i also take ADD meds!! and my Zoloft helps with depression and anxiety and i don't get any side effects.. it helps me not be paranoid when i don't take them i am a very paranoid person

 

[SplendidTree]

Praying for you!

 

[SMacGregor]

Meditation is the key and once you become a devotee I guarantee it will change your life for the better.Using goals and meditation we can succeed in changing the old neural pathways to be the ones we want.

Cheers,
Sandy MacGregor

 

[miss-a]

I used meds for a couple or years because my depression was dangerously intense. I had only slight numbing, and quite honestly, for a time, needed that because the depression was again dangerously deep. I didn't have anyoher side effects from the Lexapro. I think this was partly due to using them in conjunction with nutrition and exercise. I system is pretty clean so the meds didn't really have anything to bump into and cause side issues.

If you can, and perhap you already are, stay away from refined sugars and white flour, caffeine, preservatives, trans-fats and that sort of thing, and add lots of fresh veggies and fruits, fish oil, and eat things like omega-3 eggs, turkey and wild caught fish, it might really help. Also, it's important to get full spectrum light into your eyes. So full spectrum light bulbs are a help.

It might sound like a lot, but it really helps and you can implement these things gradually.

Prayers,
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