My depression meds are not workin!!!!?

Question

they just stopped. and they do not help me what so ever. COuld that be why like i dnt care how much i do it wit my bf?

Answer 1

I hope you're also in counseling.  I can't stand when medical doctors prescribe mental health meds.  It's dangerous and they cause horrible side effects.  Please see someone.  It could be that you are NORMAL and don't need the meds!  Good luck to you.

Answer 2

You probably need to get on a different medication, because if the one your using now doesn't help then maybe a other brand will.

Answer 3

  There are many things you can do to help treat your depression. Find a new therapist who uses CBT, or REBT, as shown below. Use the locators in section 1 at ezy build, below, and the phone book. Set an initial limit of, say, 6 months; extend at 4, or 5 months if needed.

Moderate exercise for at least 20 - 30 minutes, daily, and up to an hour. Brisk walking is good, and try to be mindful of the feeling your foot makes as it hits the ground: it is a relaxation technique. Also use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you.

Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. Also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; a deficiency in vitamin B9 (folic acid, or folate) is known to cause depression. Around 30% - 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels. Depressed females using the contraceptive pill may benefit from vitamin B6 supplements.

Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, (the strength varies, but the supplier should be using a standardised hypericin content, so follow the directions) or supplements, such as SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55 at ezy-build ).

Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. Co-counselling is shown in the first 3 pages of section 2, or online therapy, or even talking with someone you feel comfortable with, and a much more detailed post is on page R.

If you are already taking antidepressants, and want to use the wort, I suggest that you taper off the antidepressant, over at least 2 weeks, with medical advice as to how long to take, before beginning the wort, which is believed to act by increasing the availability of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, moderately, rather than selectively giving the serotonin levels of the brain a large boost, and is not known to lose effectiveness over time.

Answer 4

Anti-depressants are only prescribed (or SHOULD only be prescribed) for clinical depression. Don't want to get out of bed, can't function, won't eat, intentionally isolating yourself, depression.

You need to understand that they are not designed to be happy pills and they will not make you feel good. They are meant only to bring you to a level where you can care enough to cope and begin talk therapy.

They take over a month to kick in and will level off once they've brought your neurotransmitters back to a reasonable level. It's time for you to begin talking about the potential sources of depression.

A drop in libido is a common side effect of anti-depressants. If it's crippling, ask to change the meds you're taking but be prepared to make adjustments while you're getting better.