Comments on: Just How Do Antidepressants Work? http://lifeafterdepression.today.com/2008/07/02/just-how-do-antidepressants-work/ Finding Healing from the Emotional and Physical Pain of Depression Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:24:24 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: halahblue http://lifeafterdepression.today.com/2008/07/02/just-how-do-antidepressants-work/#comment-56 halahblue Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:52:02 +0000 http://lifeafterdepression.today.com/2008/07/02/just-how-do-antidepressants-work/#comment-56 I was on Lexapro and Wellbutrin each for around 8 months. Lexapro made me sleep more than half of a day and I never felt completely awake. The chronic tiredness actually made me feel more depressed, you know that worthless feeling you get when you're dragging. Wellbutrin seemed to have no effect. I still had difficulty being in loud crazy places, I still had suicidal thoughts, and I was still tired feeling and achey all the time. Since my depression was fairly minor except at that one point in my life, I have been off all antidepressants for 3 years. I have good and bad days, and the occasional horrible day (maybe once every other month), but for the most part I manage it fine on my own. I do often wonder (if I had health insurance still) whether trying other families of antidepressants would improve my quality of life. It takes work to be even a little outgoing (from a girl who shaved her head for a while - that didn't used to be difficult). I was on Lexapro and Wellbutrin each for around 8 months. Lexapro made me sleep more than half of a day and I never felt completely awake. The chronic tiredness actually made me feel more depressed, you know that worthless feeling you get when you’re dragging. Wellbutrin seemed to have no effect. I still had difficulty being in loud crazy places, I still had suicidal thoughts, and I was still tired feeling and achey all the time.

Since my depression was fairly minor except at that one point in my life, I have been off all antidepressants for 3 years. I have good and bad days, and the occasional horrible day (maybe once every other month), but for the most part I manage it fine on my own.

I do often wonder (if I had health insurance still) whether trying other families of antidepressants would improve my quality of life. It takes work to be even a little outgoing (from a girl who shaved her head for a while - that didn’t used to be difficult).

]]> By: michaelnolan http://lifeafterdepression.today.com/2008/07/02/just-how-do-antidepressants-work/#comment-28 michaelnolan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:17:32 +0000 http://lifeafterdepression.today.com/2008/07/02/just-how-do-antidepressants-work/#comment-28 Of everything I have been given over the years - and there have been a few - the only thing that ever worked was Xanax and I don't even take that every day anymore. <b>Michael Nolan</b> <a href="http://frugalliving.today.com" rel="nofollow">Frugal Living</a> Of everything I have been given over the years - and there have been a few - the only thing that ever worked was Xanax and I don’t even take that every day anymore.

Michael Nolan
Frugal Living

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