shouldn't i be better by now? (trigs)

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Registered: 11-19-2004
shouldn't i be better by now? (trigs)
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Sat, 01-15-2005 - 7:58pm

hi...


i've been on my meds for 2 months now.

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Registered: 11-06-2004
Sun, 01-16-2005 - 12:16pm
Hi,
I'm definately no expert on this, but I think that it varies for everybody. I know how you feel though. I definately felt like that when I was on the meds for two months, and I still felt bad alot. It's frustrating because the antidepressants seem to work so well for some people, but although they definately helped me, it wasn't enough to bring things back to normal. I've been on zoloft and seeing a therapist for a little over three months now, and I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but things finally seem to be getting better. I definately have more good days than bad. Although occasionally a bad spell will come back and then I'll wonder if I'll ever feel good again!
The best advice that I can give is to listen to your therapist and doctor. Maybe you do need to try a different antidepressent. good luck!
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Registered: 01-27-2004
Sun, 01-16-2005 - 12:33pm

(((((Beth))))), one thing I've learned from all

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Registered: 08-24-2004
Sun, 01-16-2005 - 12:42pm
hi beth. my name is leslie. hang in there. i have been through this many times over the past 5-6 yrs. the first time was the hardest. you never really stop being depressed, i suppose, it just gets easier for a time until something triggers you to feel worse again. there are days you don't notice it at all, weeks even! finding the right drugs and doctors help a lot. you must feel perfectly comfortable with your dr's or you can't tell them everything you are feeling, and then they can't do their job right. the drugs, i've always been told, vary from person to person. paxil CR works for me because i have high anxiety levels, which set off my MVP (mitral valve prolapse, it's a heart condition that in part causes chest pain). i am not on drugs now, i just posted about finding out yesterday we lost our baby (it's unclear how safe it is to take paxil during the first trimester so i had to stop).
anyway, there are new drugs out there with fewer side effects, so i hear. my doc said she prefers using drugs such as paxil and zoloft, because she has experience with them working in a high percentage of people. i had a lower sex drive (sorry if TMI), but that's about it. i was hospitalized right after my 17th bday for a few weeks. honestly, it made me feel worse. it helps some people, i hear, but at that age i had no choice in the matter - my parents put me in. i was isolated from everyone, unable to have contact with anyone but family and other patients. seeing how long these kids were there scared me that i'd be left there to *rot* as well. luckily i convinced them to let me out, but having them watch everything i did - including checking the toilet every time i went to the bathroom - was far too much for me! a depressed person does not need the intrusion and embarassment that such rules bring on. you suffer enough with your feelings already.
i hope i'm making some sense. i am having a very bad day and i just hope you understand that it takes time - often months - to feel better. hang in there, try to be a little social at least with family, it helps though you don't think it will right now. getting out everyday for a while is GREAT. walking helps me as well. is there any kind of group therapy you could attend? like a support group where you sit in a circle and talk? we did that in the hospital and although i didn't like it at first, later i learned to open up a bit and it helped me sort through my feelings with others who were feeling the same. it helps you be more vocal, whereas on a computer you don't really SEE the other people.
well i'll stop my ramble here. i wish you lots of luck.