Discussion Do you take meds for your mh, if yes, what are your experiences?

[sgifeei]

I am currently taking Aripiprazol, Bromazepam, Lexapro, and Pregabalin.
They do not help me with my anxiety or depression at all.
Idk what to do anymore.
Does it happend to you, that the meds just stop working when you adjust to them? Should I ask for more or to change meds? She changed them a lot lately and I am kinda embarrassed to ask ngl.

 

[Daenerys Targaryen]

I've already taken too many antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, which have further destroyed my brain. They only give you a false sense of happiness in the short term, while damaging your brain even more. Pills can't magically cure a sick brain. Now I'm taking sertraline and clonazepam. And here I am, destroying myself even more. I don't know how my brain can handle so many neurotoxins. I don't want to become more retarded or crazy

 

[sgifeei]

I've already taken too many antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, which have further destroyed my brain. They only give you a false sense of happiness in the short term, while damaging your brain even more. Pills can't magically cure a sick brain. Now I'm taking sertraline and clonazepam. And here I am, destroying myself even more. I don't know how my brain can handle so many neurotoxins. I don't want to become more retarded or crazy

I used to take clonazepam, until I started abusing them, took 6 a day, and even that didn't do anything at one point. I dont know how to cure my sick brain anymore

 

[Daenerys Targaryen]

It's the strongest. I have trouble thinking, and my cognitive impairment is also due to the benzos. I took them and trusted the doctors at first, unaware of the consequences they caused me with diazepam, Xanax, Orfidal, among others, and now clonazepam. And the SSRIs. I'm a zombie with a melted brain

 

[divinemistress36]

I take Cymbalta it doesnt really help but its impossible to get off of and occasional benzo. Meds can help some people though

 

[Thomas599]

I've been on Effexor for 20+ years and without it< i'd probably already have CTB'd. If I miss a day or two in taking it, the sickness I feel is TERRIBLE, so I try to make sure I take it every morning.

 

[Rynalia]

I've yet to find something that works.

At best it does nothing for me, at worst it makes me nosedive into another attempt. Rinse and repeat.

 

[kitkat9234]

I'm on so much medication it's unreal. Just a zombie empty shell of a person. Made me gain so much weight I'm disgusting. Not sure if I'm better without them. I hate this.

 

[before20]

I took Prozac and it cleared my moods, took away my suicidality. But it didn't make me happy.

 

[Hollowman]

I took so many I can't remember them all. I have dementia like symptoms now.

 

[Forveleth]

Bupropion did wonders for my depression but pushed my anxiety through the roof. Bummer as that was the only side effect too. Lexapro did fuck all for my depression and gave me all of the side effects. Venlafaxine made me emotionally flat and fucked me up in so many ways. The effects of all of these were so bad, I got depressed.

 

[Life'sA6itch]

I took Cymbalta and it was the only depression medication that worked for me...until it didn't. It was an odd experience after a life of eperiencing so many disappointments and injustices to suddenly have absolute shit roll off me like water off a duck's feathers. But, it was too good to be true. This med only worked for a couple months at best for me. In comparison, the Prozac and Wellbutrin did nothing for me. Now, I take nothing, life is equally garbage without them. Hopefully others experiences are better.

Bupropion did wonders for my depression but pushed my anxiety through the roof. Bummer as that was the only side effect too. Lexapro did fuck all for my depression and gave me all of the side effects. Venlafaxine made me emotionally flat and fucked me up in so many ways. The effects of all of these were so bad, I got depressed.

Dang, buproprion did nothing for my depression at all. It's crazy how differently each person's experience can be with meds.

 

[WishfulNeanderthal]

I take several meds for my mental health, so I'll structure it:

For sleep (Both of these are non addictive antihistamines):
Atarax (hydroxyzine): Takes 2 hours to begin working (sedative effects) for me, so I take it for sleep quality only.
Propavan (propiomazine): Takes 40 mins to work, great onset for sleep.
- Both medicines do rely on the user's sensitivity to antihistamines and their sedative effects, + can cause munchies (do not get me near snacks when I have taken these lol)

For panic attacks:
Atarax: Slight sedative effect, takes a long time to work for me, but once it does, it's okay unless major panic attack.

For general depression (not depression attacks or deep depressions):
Fluoxetine (40mg): Works GREAT for general depression, takes some time getting used to, 40mg was for me the threshold.

For suicidality/depressive attacks:
Lamictal (Lamotrigine): 100mg, but tapering off to 50mg and then possibly to get off it completely. Helped stop depressive attacks, but severely increased anxiety (to really bad levels).

Hope that helps!

 

[ashendreams]

took one antidepressant (lexapro i think) and it gave me bipolar symptoms. then tried like 5 different things for bipolar and every single one just made me so exhausted i literally couldnt do anything but sleep. come to think of it all of my attempts and the times i nearly attempted were when i was on mood stabilizers. so ive stopped caring about medications.

 

[TypicalTenntz]

meds are certainly something. Lithium sucks ass + my psych was a bitch for that one. Zoloft was mid and didn't treat any of my depression symptoms because it's not depression depression it's schizophrenia depression. Hydroxizine was shitty and useless. Adderall is occasionally fun ifykwim. Prozac was worthless and non compliance was hell. Lurasidone/Latuda pointless barely helps distinguish reality but clearer thinking. Seroquel/Quetiapine hellish + i gained so much more weight i had to be admitted to a weight loss clinic and medicated to counter the seroquel. I think the one i just got is either Haldol or something like that idk it's pre-req to an injected antipsychotic/mood stabilizer and it's actually pretty great. Thinking clearer, rapid recovery post psychosis, and able to occasionally challenge delusions. I should know it's name by now but /shrug/

 

[deathbydesign]

I've been on Effexor for 20+ years and without it< i'd probably already have CTB'd. If I miss a day or two in taking it, the sickness I feel is TERRIBLE, so I try to make sure I take it every morning.

I was on it for a little over a month. I forgot to take it one day and it was the most horrid day ever. I thought I was losing my mind. I had zero control over emotions - I was a wreck all day. Felt like a non stop panic attack all day long. I kept crying uncontrollably. It was just awful.

I switched psychiatrists in the midst of that and when I saw the new one she was so adamantly against Effexor. She said she could write a book on how much she hates that med. refuses to prescribe it.

I told her the way I felt when I missed a dose scared the shit out of me. My adhd brain is gonna forget sometimes especially if my routine is interrupted.

We made a plan to wean me off - cut my dose in half for a week while adding Prozac to try and alleviate some of the worst withdrawal symptoms.

Well long story short - she wrote the script wrong and the pharmacy wouldn't fill it without talking to her - but it was Friday evening. So I had a choice. Keep taking the higher dose until Monday - Tuesday (my pills were extended release so couldn't cut them) - or cold turkey it.

I chose to just stop. I warned everyone in my life it was gonna be a rough week. And it truly was. The first 5 days were absolutely awful. I felt like a total psycho. Rapid emotions- cycling through non stop with the maximum impact possible. Anger - sadness - happiness just rapid cycling between them all non stop.

The first day - I couldn't sleep at all. I was awake for 41 hours.

But by day 6 I felt much better.


When I went for my next appt and told her how I decided to cold turkey it she was so impressed lol. Even mentioned it against the end of the appointment.

Withdraw from that medicine is the worst things ever.