Meds don't erase depression
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Meds don't erase depression
| Sun, 08-30-2009 - 9:24pm |
Does it surprise anyone else that you can get depressed even on medications? I mean I don't want to be completely numb or anything. But dang, I'm on 3 meds. I still have periods of depression. They aren't as bad as before and I do eventually come out of them. I guess I just wish it was more manageable. Anybody else feel this way?
Deena

I am not surprised that meds don't erase depression I have been taking medication for depression and it has not helped and a suggestion to my Dr to change or augment meds did not help either. What do you do when meds do not help?
I don't stop until I get the help I need.
I can relate to the emotional roller coaster that we live on. When I'm up boy am I up but when I'm down I am really down. I get so sick and tired of this disease and the hold that it has on me.
I'm currently taking 300mg of Effexor XR and 300 me of Wellbutrin every morning and it just doesn't seem to be helping like it use to so I went to my pysch doctor about a month ago and told her I just didn't feel like I was where I needed to be anymore. She told me to give it another 3 months then we would see what needed to be done if anything.
Well, I had a major setback on Monday and just couldn't take it anymore so I called and made an appt. for Tuesday. When I got there I was so hyper that she was really concerned about my mood. She now thinks that I have some form of a bipolar disorder and she put me on Abilify and Lamictal in addition to my regular meds. I swear sometimes I take more pills than an addict would. But I have to say that today I can actually tell a little difference in my frame of mind. I seem to be much calmer and not as easily agitated. So I guess I will have to just take them and see what happens. I have to go back in a week so she can see how I'm doing.
I've found that if you don't just keep on telling them how you feel especially about your meds. they just don't hear you. You have to be persistent. When I went in yesterday I had the attitude that she was going to hear what I was saying and do something different before I went completely out of my mind!
So hang in there and remember there are a lot of options available to you that can help. Everything just doesn't work for everybody! I'll be thinking of you!
~Sara~