Antidepressants
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I'm 23 years old
For the first time in my life I'm seriously considering antidepressants and would just like to get some input.
I've been depressed for about 2-3 years now and severely depressed for around the last 6 months.
I can't relax, I can't focus, I don't enjoy doing any of the things I used to enjoy and I never look forward to things anymore.
I'm in great physical health, I run a lot and don't have many bad habits.
I never wanted to take antidepressants because I felt like it was a bad way to deal with my problems but I've talked with a therapist and he says some of the lowrisk ones he recommended are nonaddictive, can reduce my anxiety and help me focus and thus be more productive. My biggest fear is if I start them now I'll never want to go off but I've never taken them so I don't know if this is bs or not.
If anyone of you have or had experience taking them I'd love to hear your input.
>>16990544
Usual disclaimer here
>Not in medical industry blah blah, so don't take this as profesional advice.
Anyways, I've had lexapro (SSRI anti-depressant), for me it just made me feel numb to the world. Anti-depressants don't solve your problem, they may help in the short term however.
For me, I came to the conclusion that - they werent helping, and it has been reported that the longer you take it, the harder it is to quit it (as soon as you start tapering off the medication, your body goes into withdrawal mode and feels bloody horrible and gets depressed and everything).
If you think you really, REALLY need it, then take it - but personally I would take a long hard look to see if there isn't anything else you can do to address the problems that you have - I still have my problems, but the anti-depressants didn't solve them - thats up to me.
>>16990544
its going to be a month before it will work you should just tell us why youre sad instead
Don't do it, these drugs are made to keep you buy more and they will make it harder for you to ever truly be free from depression challenge yourself, be it physically, mentally or both, find something you like doing, something you might nearly consider as fun in your depressed state and do that, become the best at it, and become better than that still. Achieving things is a great way to feel better. For me it was always martial arts, because there will always be a better fighter than you and it will always leave room for improvement, always something else I had to work on to get better. Find whatvit is that does that for you, inspires you to yo want to be just a bit better and in time your depression will be little more than a memory
It's admirable you want to tackle your problems head on, but I think you're being too hard on yourself. Sometimes depression isn't caused by anything you can control. Maybe you're life is going great and you're still depressed. Chemicals in the brain be fucked like that.
Antidepressants also can be a stepping stone. I used to take three at fairly high milligrams. Now I take one low dose because I have a support network and know how to better deal. I also had zero trouble with withdrawals aside from slight dizzyness for a second, a couple times a week. I took prozac, effexor and abilify. Now just prozac.
You have things to gain, and nothing to lose. So why not try? If you don't like what your doctor prescribes, tell 'em and you're back to where you are now. Nothing lost. Keep in mind though that your doctor will almost certainly start you off with a low dose, and then raise it if you're not feeling any effects. So it'll be a super subtle and slow change if any. Don't expect a happiness pill. Antidepressants don't make you happy, they enable you to be happy. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
You might also have to try several medications and combinations. I tried everything from zoloft, to tofranil. They all work differently and tend to have slightly different effects on everyone. zoloft made me super aggressive, which was also my most negative reaction to any medication I've had.
Getting into the nitty gritty, there's SSRIs, SNRIs TCAs, etc. That all work differently. SSRIs are probably the most prescribed and what your doctor will want to try with you first. Ask your doctor.
>>16990636
You're not only a fuckin' moron, but you're a dangerous moron. If my brain's serotonin receptors aren't accepting enough serotonin, the fuck am I supposed to do? Exercise and eating right will not fix that. Fuck you.
I bet you think vaccines cause autism.
>>16990675
Good goyim buy the zombie drugs
Depression is a joke
I'd say do it OP. I was pretty intent on killing myself, or just drinking myself to death and after my doc put me on these anti depressants i don't feel as bad. I don't look at it as a fix just a temporary solution. I may feel numb but I'm just happy that I'm not feeling how I felt before. I'd rather not feel anything honestly than feel that way. If you feel that way then yeah just do it.
I have alot going on as well and I'm eh, right now.
>>16990681
>buy the zombie drugs
>implying I don't have insurance
Go back to /pol/, loser.
Anyway, I'm done derailing OP's thread.
>>16990544
Exact same boat as you OP.
23. Active. Healthy. Sober.
Just unhappy. Been in therapy for a year now. Doesn't seem like it's going to get much better.
Still not gonna take the meds, though.
I used to be a drug guy when I was younger. Withdrawals are really quite awful and I can't imagine withdrawing from something like that.
>>16990706
Which you're paying for
No wonder you're dependent on pills you idiot
>>16990716
>paying for medicare because I'm disabled
Yeah, no.
Fuck, maybe you need my disability more than me.
>>16990725
>depressed
>'''''''''''''''disabled''''''''''''''''
Can't wait until Trump gets elected so we can throw all of you invalids into the ocean where your failed genetics can prosper forever as sediment
>>16990544
>My biggest fear is if I start them now I'll never want to go off but I've never taken them so I don't know if this is bs or not.
This risk exists with almost every medication, if it makes you feel better you may have trouble stopping.
Same with painkillers: what are you going to do, just sit and suffer because you're afraid of the risk?
Antidepressants are a fucking scam designed to turn you into an emotionless zombie, an easy way out for a temporary state.
You don't fix depression caused by life problems by swallowing a pill, you fix it by beating your own psyche and self development.
Makes me sad how many people would rather zombify themselves than live their own life, life is not supposed to be happy all the time, its a constant struggle designed to strengthen your character, just fucking deal with it.
>>16990742
>your failed genetics can prosper forever as sediment
Fucking lost it hahahahaha
>>16990742
It's a good thing you have the internet.
Pretty embarrassing
>>16990825
At least I'm not disabled jabroni
Try what Terrance McKenna called a heroic dose.. That should cure what ales you.
>>16990846
Only socially.
Don't take them if you're seriously considering suicide as an option you may take in the near future.
This is the true risk behind antidepressants, as my therapist has explained to me. If you're that depressed the antidepressants may just give you the energy and emotional commitment to kill yourself. That's not what we're trying to accomplish. Aside from that, I think antidepressants are worth trying at least. If you get worse, simply stop and get help as soon as you can. Just know that antidepressants won't make the life around you better, it just helps you tolerate the shit that's bringing you down.
I'm currently NEET status and have been for over six months. No videogames (shitty laptop), no social activity (kinda shitty friends, but most have just gotten too busy), just youtube, porn, lurking, and a little bit of reading and writing. Decided to try and practice becoming a drawfag with the extra time, since they seem really social, busy and successful when they get the skill down. The rest is just networking through places like /b/, /co/, /aco/, /trash/, tumblr, etc. to get your name out there.
I've been NEET like this for about seven months, but because of medical issues, I had to go NEET in high school for the last 2.5 years as well. And with only two years separating the two incidents, it just felt like I hit rock bottom, just like the first time.
But with the antidepressants, it doesn't feel like a life-long waiting game. I'm just riding the wave until the summer months come in. I'll pick up a part time job by then, and I'll be moving out after saving up enough money.
I think the meds lowered my libido and gave me something called "retarded ejaculation" though, but that's a 1 in 20 chance.
I'm in a slightly different story.
I've been severely depressed for two months, to the point that I can't enjoy anything anymore. I don't eat, I can't laugh, I can't enjoy anything with friends anymore.
I've been taking the pain away by abusing a stash of Tramadol I've been building for the past year. I'm taking 200 mg per day. I will soon run out of it, as I have 3 days left of pills.
I know I will soon come back to reality, and it will hit me like a truck in the face. I will probably start considering suicide soon after.
Should I switch to antidepressants? I don't know how to get them, and what I should tell to my doctor. I'm afraid to tell him that I've been numbing myself with tramadol for so long. I'm afraid he will think that I'm just a junkie, and won't give me something to ease the pain of living my life.
What should I do?
>>16990979
>doc I'm sad
There ya go. Also it needs to be a psychiatrist I'm pretty sure. A physician doctor doesn't prescribe anti depressants.
>>16990675
No I am not and do not, your emotions are chemical reactions, as you know, and if you do not have the right chemicals in your body or an imbalance your emotions will be thrown out of balance as a result. Lrn to chemesty and don't be such a self loathing fuck wit, you control the chicamicals that go into your body, and therefore the intensity or lack there or of these reactions that cause the sensation of emotion. I've been to the deep end of depression my friend, and have scars to remind me of that, what I learnt from it is to live healthy and simple and happyness will follow. But hey what do I know I'm just a dangerous moron. I hope you take at least some of the advice I gave you, or don't what ever floats your boat
>>16991039
>Worked for me :^)
