Antidepressants

[endlessmelancholy]

I.have been on anti depressants for more than a decade. It has only helped a bit giving a lot of side effects. What about you guys?

 

[Metalhead]

Have had unwanted side effects with each & every one I have been on.

 

[Ligottian]

They never helped me a bit. Just side effects. And my former psychiatrist let me try a bunch of different ones over the years, as well as some billed as "mood stabilizers" My main malady has always been anxiety, though. I think it's pretty much a given that peoples mileage varies with many drugs.

 

[heavyeyes]

Only ever gave me side effects and never helped. I recently took myself off my meds without telling anyone

 

[nymb]

they just made me numb and silly, they never ever helped me

 

[waterworks]

I have not been on them as long as you. But in the last 3-ish years, I've tried buspirone, wellbutrin, prozac, celexa, zoloft, and now I'm on lexapro. One thing they all have in common... the side effects are worse than the benefits. All I wanted was to not feel anxious anymore. Even now, I'm nauseous everyday, hardly have an appetite, I feel empty etc. So yeah, a lot of side effects is right.

You know what's funny? Some newer studies are beginning to show that SSRI's are not as effective at treating depression or anxiety as was once thought - they hardly eve are doing any good. People just assumed that, put simply, having more serotonin in your brain = more happiness. But that's not even close. Of all things, the most effective agent in trials so far is... drumroll... psilocybin (the active agent in some psychedelic mushrooms). It has also shown almost little to no side effects with no addiction being reported. But... it's illegal because reasons.

 

[KillingPain267]

I.have been on anti depressants for more than a decade. It has only helped a bit giving a lot of side effects. What about you guys?

I was on Sertraline/Zoloft for 2 months last summer. It did nothing except give me excessive yawning. Then I was put on Agomelatine since a big part of my depression was insomnia. But my sleep improved naturally when it got darker in fall and winter, so the pills didn't do anything after careful consideration. I stopped taking them in May this year. No difference at all. So far, antidepressants were useless to me.

 

[ghostdog]

I.have been on anti depressants for more than a decade. It has only helped a bit giving a lot of side effects. What about you guys?

Exactly , i was on them about 10 yearsa , only fluxotone/prozac gave me some kind of progress for a short time , then i decidedd to end them with cald turkey almost died , then i went on tapper and i fill exactly same when i was taking them almost year passed but side effects like weight gain and shrt memory loss still here