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[teh_fuzz]

So as some of you know from my endless amount of ranting lol I have been prescribed some anti-anxiety medication, along with the anxiety, my doc believes that I am depressed (ugh). This has been going on for some time, so the fact that the shit im going through with my mariage really had no ploy in the diagnosis... it definetly is not helping but its not the main cause of my problems.

So I was given lexapro first, but the problems only mildly went away! and only came back within a few months. As of recent as early April the doc gave me zoloft at 50mg. and well i cant really tell if it is working. Ive been too preocupied with my other problems that honestly I cannot even begin to see a difference.

Problem is that honestly, I dont think I am depressed, i mean at the moment I am but that isbecause of what is going on in my personal life, I am definetly not as irritable as before and I find myself being a little more calm at times.. but I am not sure if this is my mind trying to believe the doctor or if it indeed is a problem.

I was never the loner kid, during my highschool years i was well accepted (i thinklol) i was never alone, always had friends over, girlfirends here and there but nothing serious.. I was the class clown and had pretty much as much as i wanted when it came to friends, etc..

As I got older, honestly my attitude hasnt changed, i still feel like the same highschool turn I was, except now im older lol. im not sure if I am sick or not... and I know if you take some of those medications, you can even get more depressed if you stop taking them.

I have been taking these for a little over a yr now and im so afraid that the factt hat others believe i am depressred along with the meds will indeed depress me (does that make sense?). I'd like to think that i am aside from recently a pretty upbeat guy, Im confident... needless to say ive never had bad luck with the ladies :cool so How can I go about talking to the doctor about tyring for some time to reduce the meds and maybe get me off them? im afraid if i stop taking them things will indeed just get worse and I'd end up having to take them or ending up in a bigger shithole than i am now.

Anyone have any expdrience with ant-depressants-anxiety meds? I honestly dont thin I need them, but im afraid to stop taking them...

wow fyi: it took a lot for me to write this hehe, this is usually a subject i dont care to discuss with others but like ive said before, this place is awesome when it comes to honest opinions and help.

<3

 

[Stella]

Confused -

You were prescribed anti-anxiety meds along with Lexapro / Zoloft?
Or are your anti-anxiety meds Lexapro / Zoloft?

 

[teh_fuzz]

i was given lexapro 10mg, then after it didnt work well i was given zoloft 50mg

 

[Stella]

K got it.

Lexapro and Zoloft are both antidepressants. I didn't know if doc prescribed something like xanax to go along with them or what.

Those are low doses. You shouldn't have a problem weaning off them. You can probably just stop. But talk to your doc about it anyway.

Imo, I'd wait until all is said and done with your wife. Now's not the time for you to risk falling into a funk.

 

[teh_fuzz]

true... i just hate the wussy feeling i got the first few days i took them.
those are low dosage? they made me feel weird and i lost a lot of apetite
:|

 

[Stella]

Well some people don't need a high dosage to feel the effects.

I take 40mgs. Lexapro. I'm happy with it - it's been a couple years now.

 

[NRobles]

ok well.. hmm... from personal experience, i would say if you really dont think you need them, you probably dont. my doc had me on meds for years that i really didnt think i needed. i went to get a second opinion and sure enough i didnt need them.. turned out the doc was just filling out the prescription form to get credit from the drug company. so, i would say get a second opinion and go from there.

 

[Peter Parka]

I'm sure your doctor is in a better position to know whether you need to take them than some random people with no medical experience on the internet. A lot of anti depressants, you get side effects with but usually they go away as your body gets used to it within a couple of weeks. It is amazing that people generally wont question a doctor if you have a physical ailment but everyone seems to have an opinion when it's to do with mental health.
If you're having any problems with your anti depressants, go back to your doctor and talk to him about them. Oh, and dont just suddenly stop them as you can get side effects fro that.

 

[Natasha]

One of my bestfriends was put on an anti-depressant (don't remember which one, sorry) after she lost her 2 dogs and all her belongings in a house fire. She didn't feel like they were helping her and heard about the suicide risks involved, so she stopped taking them cold turkey...things got worse. It took her a little while to get over it, but she did.

Here's my thing about anti-depressants...we are not MEANT to be happy 100% of the time and I don't know when people decided we were. You are going through A LOT right now in your personal life and it's only natural for you to be sad. Sadness and depression, though, are not the same thing. So I agree w/ Nichole...get a second opinion and go from there.

 

[Stella]

I'm sure your doctor is in a better position to know whether you need to take them than some random people with no medical experience on the internet.

I'm thinking he's just sparking conversation is all - not seeking treatment here.

 

[teh_fuzz]

yeah, I'm not that retarded lol

I mean I come here and talk to you folks because this is a nice place and there isn't much of that kiddie shit involved. People give honest opinions and offer plenty of helpful advice. As for stopping cold turkey... ive read about the possible effects of stopping them and frankly im scared to stop them.

I like what Stella said, just to be sasfe, I should continue to take them until my current mess if finalized. The thought of a second opinion has come to mind, but i have just not had time to get to making an appointment. I will prob. go this week, after emptying out the ol' casa!

 

[FreeWorkVest]

Is your primary care physician prescribing them, or a psychiatrist? There is a difference. It sounds like a GB is prescribing. Find out what you need to do to get your insurance to cover mental health treatment. Sounds like therapy would be good for you.
Anti-depressants are effective, but like anything else, there has to be more than just popping pills. Acute depression is simple, you have bad things happen and you feel down about it. SSRI's can help you bridge while you heal

Cronic depression is more insidious. You can be depressed and nobody will know. You develop coping mechanisms that cover up deeper emotions. People who seems the happiest can be using it to cover the sadness inside. For me, it was a life long battle of never enjoying anything. There were brief moments here and there, but life was mostly shades of gray. Then things got bad and I fell apart. I let everything go and went into enormous debt. Then one day, I started crying uncontrollably, went on for a week. I went to me doctor, got treatment and have spent the last six or so years repairing my life.

The lesson here is, treat it before it becomes a problem.