Why am i lethargic all day, everyday? depression?

Question

i have taken effexor on and off for 10years for anxiety. during my last pregancy 15 mo ago, iam lethargic. i started taking effexor again after my pregnancy and still no help. i have SIX different types of docs no one can diagnose me. they all ask me if i am depressed. i have told them yes iam depressed but i felt like i was depressed because i felt sooooo bad everyday. now i am wandering if it isnt depression. i have nothing to be depressed about though. i am happily married with four wonderful little boys but i cant enjoy being their mom because i feel so badly and i feel like i am cheating them of being the best mom i can be. does anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

I feel so much like you so I don't know if I can help.  I have 3 children and the guilt I feel is horrible.  I sleep so much my oldest will even say mom's asleep again.  I know it is depression and just started on effexor.  I have hope only because this is the first step I have ever taken.  I don't have anything to be depressed about either and that is the hardest thing.  My dh cannot understand that it is not that I am unhappy with him or my kids I am just unexplainably unhappy.  I feel a sense of doom all the time.  I worry all the time.  I realize this is not an answer to your ?, but I just wanted to let you know you are not alone.  I pray things will get better for you.

Answer 2

If you have no energy and are not finding joy and enthusiasm in life, then it probably is depression.  Atypical depression, for example, comes with lethargy, body weighing a ton, eating to find energy, and apathy.  It might be worthwhile to talk to your doc about trying another antidepressant.