Tired

I don’t know what to do. Psychiatrist I’ve been to have been so unhelpful about medication side effects. Every antidepressant I’ve been on makes me soo exhausted to where it’s hard to function. I was on cymbalta which made me happy & bright back passion in my life for the first time in over a decade and I was stupid and got off of it b/c I was so tired. It took me over a year to feel like a human again even after restarting it b/c I was so depressed off it and it doesn’t have the same effect now that I’m on it again. I am depressed & have been on the meds again for over two years. I told my psychiatrist this and he said “I’ve never heard of that.” Really?? I really don’t like or trust mental health professionals after all the sh*t I’ve been through with mental illness the past 17 years. It’s like I have to choose between being happy and being able to function in normal society. The meds also have sexual side effects and I don’t even know for sure if depression is biochemical or not so am j supposed to be on antidepressants for ever? I have ocd and depression by the way.

Username: TiffersTiffers

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you for your advice and being so caring and answering 💛

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m so sorry you’re having a bad experience. If you can, switch to another psychiatrist because he shouldn’t be dismissing your concerns. And you don’t have to be on medication for life, you can definitely recover without them. If you don’t mind me asking, what anti-depressants have you been on? I’ve been on several different ones and some of them made me exhausted or ill too. It’s really hard finding the right medication so I feel your pain.

Username: TiffersTiffers

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you so much! I was initially on Prozac which brought out manic symptoms and made me very tired and other medications in that class of meds were even worse. Cymbalta is the first med I tried from a different class that brought me back to life and brought passion back to my life but I’m still exhausted. I’m really not sure if I’m just tired all the time or it’s the medication b/c I’ve only been off the meds for months at a time so not sure if my brain and body had time to adjust to no longer being tired.

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Tiffers I don’t think I was on Prozac before but I was on Lexapro and had the same problem! But it seems like Cymbalta has worked well for you, and although I haven’t tried it, I’m on Wellbutrin (an NDRI) and it works wonders for me. It gives me a boost of energy and lifts my mood without side effects. I’d suggest you look into it since it gives me similar effects to what you’ve described with Cymbalta!

Username: Stefanie280Stefanie280

Date posted: 1y ago

Honestly i get you i gave up on meds they didnt help me either. Made me worse actually. CBD helped me more then anything and with No bad side effects. It does not create any highs or lows or crazy moods only calms you. Psychiatry is a business they are paid to prescribe meds thats it. Take care of YOU and you know how u feel first. I chose therapy and CBD for me. Do what helps you and if not then stop it. Its UR well being that matters!💞👍

Username: TiffersTiffers

Date posted: 1y ago

@Stefanie280 That’s so true. I’m done putting my well-being in the hands of doctors. Thank you.

Username: OC/DC

Date posted: 4y ago

Hi there! I’m seriously considering starting OCD medication treatment. I am particularly reluctant to psychiatric medication cause a very bad experience I personally had before (I think that a bad administration of medication is one of the main reasons of my OCD). My questions about are: does the medication affects your sexual life? Does medication changes who you are? Is anybody out there that has been involved in an OCD medication treatment and has fully recovered? What are the side effects? Thank you!!

Username: Rose

Date posted: 3y ago

I'm so sorry. I don't know where else to go. My intrusive thoughts happened in March for first time. I worked hard to fight them through diet and excercise since I had to wait for my insurance to kick in during April. It got better with alot of work but then I went to friend house and had an anxiety attack. Since then I have breathing ocd. I've tried lexapro, zoloft, exxefor, seroquell, now luvox all with horrible side effects and no luck. I don't want to try anymore meds. This is the first time I try pharmacological agents. I don't know where to turn anymore. Im 48. This is not where I saw my life going. There has to be an answer for me. My God.

Username: N_Smitty90

Date posted: 1y ago

Antidepressants

So my OCD has gotten significantly worse in the last month or so. Constant anxiety and I decided to get antidepressants. I will begin taking them this weekend. I think there’s anyone have any good things to say about them? A couple years ago I got a script for them took one pill and the side effects were pretty hard to deal with so my doctor told me to cut one and a half and take that for a week but I decided not to take them. I think I’m ready to give it another chance. Does anyone else have anxiety about starting medication? Or does anyone have experience dealing with this?

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