Not Feeling It

[RPicking]

For some reason my AD meds are not doing what I thought they would. My dr told me basically what they do is tell me that there isn't a problem and it come me down. My problem is that I feel like my lack of motivation is because of the medicine. It just makes me wanna cry. Before I took the meds I was productive and everything and now on meds and I feel like I can't make myself do anything. A part of me feels like I should just give up. Let my chaos win. Let the OCD run my life. Be a loser. It feels like ever since I got on the meds my OCD responses are better but my motivation for anything positive is gone. And of course I feel like I don't have any support system and the depression just consumes me. I thought AD meds were to make you better? Ahh. Some days I just don't know what to do.

 

[Press On]

For some reason my AD meds are not doing what I thought they would. My dr told me basically what they do is tell me that there isn't a problem and it come me down. My problem is that I feel like my lack of motivation is because of the medicine. It just makes me wanna cry. Before I took the meds I was productive and everything and now on meds and I feel like I can't make myself do anything. A part of me feels like I should just give up. Let my chaos win. Let the OCD run my life. Be a loser. It feels like ever since I got on the meds my OCD responses are better but my motivation for anything positive is gone. And of course I feel like I don't have any support system and the depression just consumes me. I thought AD meds were to make you better? Ahh. Some days I just don't know what to do.

Hello,

Obviously I don't know your full history but I have been on AD since '87 and have had to endure a few changes when necessary.

If you haven't been on AD before or starting a dfferent AD it can take several weeks to work properly. Sometimes certain side effects just aren't acceptable if they seriously impede your functionality and lifestyle.

If it were me I'd go back to the doc and discuss the problem. A different med may be the solution. We all react differently to various meds and it can be frustrating. Praying things will be better soon for you.

 

[Aerials]

You may be a non res-ponder like me. Which in a way is good because that means your depression is stemmed from how you think rather than a "chemical imbalance." I spent 10 years going in circles in a hopeless system but I'm out and even though i'm not perfect and still have bad days, i am miles ahead of what i was just a few years ago.

one thing about being out of the psych system, its kinda cool when i have a physiological illness and i go to the doctor and take meds and see them actually do something lol.

 

[RuthD]

Chemical imbalances can be due to how we think, too, to the person above.

I agree that you should discuss how you feel with your doctor. You may need another AD. I have recently switched for about a month and definitely don't feel as bad as I did on the last AD. Saying a prayer that things will work out well for you.