I can feel my depression fighting my meds. My mood is relatively stable, but it feels as though I'm walking through mental quicksand. I can hardly string together a coherent thought. I am at like 40% capacity, and very tired. I spent most of Saturday sleeping.
Stupid dysfunctional brain. Work, dammit!
Get off those meds!
I know this may sound like a very elementary question, but do you exercise and eat well?
Get off those meds!
Without my meds, I'd pretty bad shape. The side effects, which are minimal, are as nothing compared to their benefit.
Not as well as I should, but probably better/more than the average person.
They put me on that crap once during my PTSD period. I felt like someone else got into my brain so I threw the pills away.
I would recommend consulting with your psychiatrist on increasing the medicine dosage. As a fellow clinically depressed individual, I can tell you that exercise, proper dieting, and even social interactions can assist with thought coherency. I only have intermittent periods of unimpeded thought capacity, but these periods have been occurring much more commonly as I have altered my lifestyle for the better.
Without my meds, I'd be in pretty bad shape. The side effects, which are minimal, are as nothing compared to their benefit.
You should still talk to your doc. Sometimes they have to dial your dosage in and sometimes they have to switch you to something else.
I have a very similar condition, when my low periods hit, even the prospect of leaving bed or contemplating basic daily functions turn into ambitious undertakings. I combat those times by engaging in enjoyable activities, for me it's writing or playing guitar, and my mental functions seem to resume. It helps considerably to have an activity or hobby to throw the entirety of yourself into.My mental-quicksand periods are relatively infrequent, but when they hit, I'm pretty much a troglodyte. I do recognize the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, although when I was in my best shape, I was also at my worst, mentally. So they do not necessarily go hand-and-hand.
This is just one of those times when my brain has decided to misbehave.
I can feel my depression fighting my meds. My mood is relatively stable, but it feels as though I'm walking through mental quicksand. I can hardly string together a coherent thought. I am at like 40% capacity, and very tired. I spent most of Saturday sleeping.
Stupid dysfunctional brain. Work, dammit!
I can feel my depression fighting my meds. My mood is relatively stable, but it feels as though I'm walking through mental quicksand. I can hardly string together a coherent thought. I am at like 40% capacity, and very tired. I spent most of Saturday sleeping.
Stupid dysfunctional brain. Work, dammit!
Exactly. Depression meds like effexor will land you in a padded room if you're not careful. It's bad enough it closes the blood vessels beteen male sex organs. One med begets another and big pharma laughs all the way to the bankPeople who have been on them for a while cannot just throw them away. Meds aren't the best option for everyone and they may have not been the best thing for you, but if someone has been taking antidepressants and just tosses their pills out and stops cold turkey they have a very very serious risk for going through withdrawal (pretty much certain with many meds that treat mental illness) and can have seizures and other serious withdrawal related conditions.
I can feel my depression fighting my meds. My mood is relatively stable, but it feels as though I'm walking through mental quicksand. I can hardly string together a coherent thought. I am at like 40% capacity, and very tired. I spent most of Saturday sleeping.
Stupid dysfunctional brain. Work, dammit!
Some antidepressants do give the side effect of somnolence, drowsiness, fatigue, and other things, but it is extremely dangerous to go off of those medications and stop them abruptly.
If you feel that the meds are causing these side effects consult your pharmacist or physician and see if you can't get them changed.
Been there, done that. It's hell imo. It's a difficult place to be in, and there is not a one-size-fits-all cure, but there are several options to consider, so don't give up if your current treatment isn't working well for you. I never took meds, so I don't even know what the effects are like, but my own approach is to try and get to the bottom of what causes the stress and resolve it. It seems to have a longer lasting effect. Not saying it's easy, but I think it's do-able in many cases.
Unfortunately, my illness is kind of built into my brain. Some people experience trauma that causes a chemical imbalance, while others are naturally imbalanced. I am the latter.
I volunteered for shock therapy (ECT) several years ago, and found the procedure quite pleasant, although ultimately useless. I liked the orange juice they gave me after each session.
I am happy with my drugs, over all. I used to be on 5, but I've been able to cut it back to 3.
She is a sweet little Indian, and frequently tries to get me to pick a religion.
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