Depession

[forwells]

Howdy all

I don't very often ask questions but i was hoping to hear of people that have taken drugs for depression .

Now i am not taking anxiety , but the overwhelming feeling of sadness that seems to come from nowhere and is really starting to give me the shits.

I would like to ask did the drugs help in regards to this and did you feel that you could handle things a bit better.

I also wish to ask if the drugs changed the way you thought? I am starting to see that my thinking is a bit off in places but i think that it is the depression feeding it .

cheers kev

[Absolut100]

When I started taking an SSRI for depression, it helped immensely! My depression made me feel both overwhelmed with life and sad. Now, although I deal with irrational thoughts bc of anxiety, I am in a much better place than I was before the SSRI. Hope you find the same relief.

[TheWhiteRabbit]

I was an absolute wreck and almost quit my career of eight years before I started meds 6 weeks ago. I actually didn't want to live anymore and wanted to go to the hospital to stay. I am now back at work and I'm happy. Meds have not changed me I am finally just myself.

Hope this helps you. Hang in there. Depression sucks!!

[forwells]

Howdy

Thank you .

I like the bit about not changing you but making you yourself again .

This is one of my problems , i have always been a very motivated person but its seems to have just slipped away .

cheers kev

[TheWhiteRabbit]

That's exactly what happened to me! But I'm back now. It took a while for the meds to do their thing but I'm glad I hung in there.

[jessy]

I have been severely depressed in the past , to the point all I could think about was suicide .
Med's have helped me & I no longer feel that deep depression , I tried ssri's but the best one for me is the other type of AD , TCA's .
It's saved my life :-)

[alankay]

As far as the effects on "who I am", I felt nothing change just less worried(I have been on prozac, zoloft, celexa and lexapro and am best on prozac). Kev, I know you're not asking about AD's for anxiety but I'm responding on how they made me feel if differently. They didn't ....I'm still the exact same Alan. But since I worry/ruminate/dwell less that puts me on a trajectory to less anxiety/panic. Alankay

[forwells]

Thanks all .

Alan .

I think the thing is i want to feel different .

I am finding more and more that i am different than i have been . I find myself withdrawn from things . No drive , no happiness , no wanting to do things or fix things .

Sort of a don't care attitude .

I read a list from a head of a uni the other day about the 25 major symptoms of depression and i have 23 of them pretty bad .


I find that overall i am not sad but now i am looking i can see how i have changed in the last few years and i really am starting to believe that there is more to this than just my life .

I am also starting to look at the pass . I can remember wanting to top myself when i was about 8 . I know my father and mother both had depression in a major way .

You know anxiety i can understand pretty well but depression is another bag .

I have also spoke with the wife and kids how believe that i am becoming a cranky asshole , so i guess they are seeing it more than me .

Alan _ tell me about Zoloft please ? Doc wants me on this .

cheers kev

[Buttercup]

Hey Kev,
I went on citalopram for my anxiety/depression and it was a great help. Around 12 or so years ago, I developed anxiety which resulted in me becoming depressed. I was due to go into my honours year at university but the anxiety made it too hard for me and I went from being sociable and out going to house bound. The depression really took over and I lost intrerest in everything I had enjoyed before. I felt so sad all the time and was very weepy. Life seemed hopeless and pointless and I questioned my existence and purpose in the world. It was like time had stopped and I was stuck with no way out. I tried various herbal remedies, changed my diet and so on but nothing helped and things just went from bad to worse.

Anyway, I was so lost and at a point where I kind of gave up. My mother made a doc's app for me that I refused to go to and luckily the doctor came out to see me. He precribed me citalopram and also arranged for a CPN to come to my house. I felt like s**t for a few weeks and then one day things just didn't seem so bad and my recovery began. I truly believe that it was the citalopram that gave me the boost I needed to see things clearly and sort myself out. It was not instant and certainly not a miracle cure but things became more bearable and I felt able to fight the depression and my outlook on life improved and I started thinking more positively. I have been on citalopram since and have not had another bout of depression. I have suffered periods of anxiety but no more depresssion. I think I will be on citalopram for ever and I am cool with that- if it keeps the depression at bay and gives my brain the seratonin it needs then so be it.

I hope you get the help you need. There is light at the end of the tunnel- sometimes we just need to look a bit harder to find it.
B x