I'm so tired 24/7??

[wilbanks951]

I was prescribed Prozac, Wellbutrin, and Abilify for depression. I take 40mg Prozac, 100mg Wellbutrin, and 5mg Abilify every single day. But ever since I started Abilify and a month or so before I've been extremely tired. I started a job, which is lots of stress but I get over it. No matter how much I sleep (8-10 hours a night) I'm still exhausted. I was given something to help me sleep but it just makes me feel shitty in the morning. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Is anyone else tired all the time? Could it be from all the medicine I'm taking? Thanks

[jon mike]

my opinion only! ditch the meds, eat some fruit and go for a jog, best medicine in the world i guarantee it!

[tailspin]

Hi wilbanks. I definitely would not ditch the meds all at once!! I would go back and talk to your psychiatrist. Perhaps you could wean off the Abilify (under your doctor's supervision) since it sounds as though your fatigue started to become a problem when you added Abilify to the mix? I would definitely talk to your pdoc about this as soon as possible.

I had a similar expereince with an anti-depressant I took a long time ago. It was Paxil. It made me very tired all the time. To the point where I couldn't function properly at work. I had to stop taking it pretty quickly. Some meds are like that.

Let us know what you decide and how you're doing!

[wilbanks951]

Okay, thanks. I did mention it to my psychiatrist and she didn't say anything. Just gave me something to sleep which like I said makes me groggy.

[Ponder]

I'm so glad you mentioned about coming off the slowly Tailspin. I'd also go as far to say that you can't just expect to go jogging off the bat either - So often whilst well meaning, there is so much information left out when both help and answers cross paths in forums like these. I struggle to make sense with 3 different medication being used here for depression only. I also wonder what order these where begun and how long they have been used for. 3 different types of meds for depression only?

Srry about all the questions Mike, but like the saying goes - in order to further assist more information is required. Have you looked up the meds and acquainted yourself to their uses and side effects? I Usually find the ones the induce weight gain tend to be more the Zombie manafesters.

I struggle with tiredness from my meds, but here's the thing - I take them to calm me down so I can think, lest my mind continue to run at hyper aware levels that lead to all sorts of confusion and frustration. It's one of those moments where you have to just find how dysfunctional one is with and without them ... Vs how bad you want the job and so on.

With regards to eating and exercise - I'm starting out with that myself now, but not pushing myself too hard as I have decided to PUSH through the tiredness, and am finding that simply by WALKING for 30 minutes twice a day, that I can keep myself going. I am starting to wake up despite the Zombie medication I take at night that helps me sleep and remain calmer throughout the next day. I gave my meds up a whiles back thinking I could just rely on my exercise equipment to which I have plenty of (X body builder and Gym Junkie) --- Exercise has been my copping mechanism for most of my life ... things change as you get older - I find I am unable to sustain pushing myself at the levels I have always done in the past - I typically crash and go back on the meds to help my mind cope - but every time I give up pushin myself hard, I give in completely as an All or Nothing guy - Relying on the meds, sitting in front of my computer doing bugger all else to help myself -

I think many others feel this way when they go on meds - they really don't do much else whilst on them. In order to really gauge the meds in give oneself a chance, I am finding - the I have to give the meds at least 3 months on a program where I am eating, taking enough steps to classify beyond sedentary (6000+steps with under that bordering on sedentary) and having a routine along with that. Moving forward is Very important for the brain - it's also important for medicine to work.

Normal I'd say to people, if your not suffering in the mind enough to warrant the side effects then don't take them (come off them under a controlled program), however given the fact that your taking THREE different Meds for Depression alone, makes me think you must have some serious stuff going on --- It's good that you can function enough to go to work, so perhaps you have indeed been over prescribed. But to be honest - not enough information for me to really understand. Best of luck working out what's more important - I accept for now that tiredness is something I have to push through in order to live a more functional life, yet I'm meeting my goals halfway instead of giving in to the meds alone ... as meds alone, are not enough to execute the purpose for which they are meant. Srry if I have not been helpful or made much sense ... I am tired too. LOL ;) but I know once I get myself out for some morning air and walk it off - that I'll be right after that for a bit, then I'll just push myself a little more ... ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz

[DodgingRain]

Might be the stress. Week days I wake up exhausted because work is extremely stressful. Weekends I'm ok and even though I get less sleep than during the week I'm not exhausted.