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I managed to get up before the afternoon today for the first time in weeks. it was because i had to for a psych appointment, but still pleased with myself. it wasn't even that hard to get up!
I got prescribed a new antidepressant, escitalopram, at the appointment. i have mixed feelings about antidepressants and have been very wary of them after a couple of negative experiences, but my depression has been so all-encompassing since the start of this year that I feel like I need something. also I wanna go back on prog, I had to stop it because it made my depression and mood swings worse but I'm hoping with the mood stabiliser/antidepressant in the mix it will have a better effect on me. so I'm gonna start taking those two things this week, wish my brain and boobs luck comrades:)
Lexapro babyyyy, I've seen good results from lots of patients
That must be such satisfying work, thank you for doing it. I still remember some of the nurses. You help a lot.
yeag one of my gfs has seen wondrous results with it since last year and I haven't tried it before so hoping it will help some, obviously keeping my expectations tempered though
I don't credit anti depressants with my recovery from depression, but that was what I was taking at the time. Hope you feel better soon!
For me, I took Effexor for about 14 months. It was an absolute godsend. But I didn't need it anymore after a lot of therapy and the big stressors in my life ending (graduating nursing school, also breaking up with my ex). So I decided to stop after talking with my doc and therapist! Antidepressants don't have to be forever and the right one can make so much difference it's ridiculous.
I was going from totally bad OCD checking the oven every few hours (including when I should've been asleep) and really really dark thoughts and planning for those thoughts to relatively stable but very bummed out. It worked really well for me.
Hmm, that sounds familiar but I don't remember if I took that one. That whole period is just a haze. ECT is what finally brought me back.
Incredible what happens to mental illness when people's needs are taken care of
(yes not all the time blah blah bla) They definitely don't have to be forever, I've been off them for like two years.
Glad we are just bummed out now, much better. Its honestly miraculous. Now I just go outside and stare at the wonderful trees and clouds and all of it.
yeag, I've tried a couple before but it's been a few years. I don't really think I'll ever recover from depression, don't mean this as a doomer post but I suffer very badly with it and see it as something I will more or less always have to manage in some capacity. hoping this will help that in the next while anyways. DBT is the thing that helped me the most and I'm hoping to get more of that soon too which is good