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Post by Hermit on Sept 14, 2006 18:11:32 GMT -5
feeling very blah lately.. depressed but also kinda numb inside. I don't seem to have the energy or the ambition to do anything but eat and sleep. A lot of sleeping lately. The psy guy changed my meds last visit and i think that might be part of what's wrong. I haven't been having the panic attacks- which is very good, but i'm hoping after i adjust to the change this empty feeling will pass. It's almost worse than i was feeling before. I can't seem even to write much here either.. (from little to no interaction) Everytime i log in to post something, i just draw a blank. At least my back has been feeling tolerably well, and i've been back to work again.. sitting around home all day and night is enough to make me want to chug draino with a beer bong.
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Sept 14, 2006 19:10:00 GMT -5
feeling very blah lately.. depressed but also kinda numb inside. I don't seem to have the energy or the ambition to do anything but eat and sleep. A lot of sleeping lately. The psy guy changed my meds last visit and i think that might be part of what's wrong. I haven't been having the panic attacks- which is very good, but i'm hoping after i adjust to the change this empty feeling will pass. It's almost worse than i was feeling before. I can't seem even to write much here either.. (from little to no interaction) Everytime i log in to post something, i just draw a blank. At least my back has been feeling tolerably well, and i've been back to work again.. sitting around home all day and night is enough to make me want to chug draino with a beer bong. What kind of meds did they put you on?
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Post by nameless on Sept 15, 2006 18:47:20 GMT -5
i hated taking anti depressants, if i didnt re-order and missed a few days i would get horrible dizzy spells that felt kinda like sudden shocks to my brain! it was the same coming off them, ever though i was weaned off!
i was taking the ones that there was outrage about (seroxat), people claimed the effects were awful and that they made people more dpressed and suicidal, apart from thedizzy spells, they were ok for me!
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Post by Hermit on Sept 15, 2006 19:54:49 GMT -5
He's got me taking Cymbalta instead of the lexapro now.. He had me taking both for a while, but i've finished off the lexapro.
I don't really know if it's the drugs combo and going off one and onto another or if i'm just freaking out on my own.
I've definitely been getting the dry mouth though
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Post by shyguyincanada on Sept 16, 2006 23:00:59 GMT -5
scary makes me think i should be on them to ... i feel really blah sometimes .. most times ... i dunno maby its just tonight
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Post by k151 on Sept 17, 2006 4:38:10 GMT -5
My moods range from highs to lows. But really, I have heard about the emotional "blankness" that can happen with these types of drugs. People sometimes consider the emotional torture depression brings to be more tolerable than a numb emotional state. It's very difficult for me to remain happy and positive during the fall and winter months. It doesn't mean I get depressed, I just don't have the energy or will to do as much. I just think about negative things with more ease and frequency. The cold doesn't kill people up here, the lack of light does. On the shortest day of the year here, sunrise is at about 9AM and sunset is at about 5:30PM. 8.5 hours of sunlight does weird things to people. It's almost impossible to function in such a period the same way as one functions when there is 16-19 hours of sunlight per day as there is in the summer. The pervasive darkness is depressing in itself, nevermind the physical effects it has on the body/mind.
Anyhow hang in there, if this change just happened, with time it should balance out and you should be feeling more normal.
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Post by HybridMoment on Sept 17, 2006 12:56:12 GMT -5
My dad was taking Lexapro and it made him feel like he couldn't think right either. It got so bad he tried to commit suicide and then went into a stage where he was extremely paranoid and delusional. We had to check him into a mental hospital and on the way to the hospital he tried to jump out of my mom's car several times. The doctor there said he may have had a bad reaction to it. He is doing better now on a different medication.
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Post by Evarie Fayore on Sept 19, 2006 9:08:11 GMT -5
My moods range from highs to lows. You experience high moods as well? How would you explain your highs? i.e. do you believe that they are within the range of normal human experience? This is quite common, I think I had this last year and a bit this year. You may of heard of the term "Seasonal Affective Disorder" (S.A.D) - quite the appropriate acronym! Anyway, if you find it's really disrupting your everyday life, see a professional. Otherwise, you could make various lifestyle changes to help you cope better.
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Post by k151 on Sept 19, 2006 12:11:08 GMT -5
My moods range from highs to lows. You experience high moods as well? How would you explain your highs? i.e. do you believe that they are within the range of normal human experience? This is quite common, I think I had this last year and a bit this year. You may of heard of the term "Seasonal Affective Disorder" (S.A.D) - quite the appropriate acronym! Anyway, if you find it's really disrupting your everyday life, see a professional. Otherwise, you could make various lifestyle changes to help you cope better. Well I mean I can still function alright. I did have depression a couple years ago, this is nothing like that. I guess things aren't as "cheery" as they are in the summer. Unless I can't concentrate on my school work or I can't be in good moods, I don't consider it a major problem. It's just unfortunate that it happens. I have read about SAD. Not sure how serious the issues have to be. As far as I can tell my high moods are normal, I sometimes just get really exited or happy about things i'm thinking about. It's not as though I ever bounce off the walls. Either philosophical questions or scientific theories or the fact that we are actually here, living. In other words, I often think about those things that make our brain hurt and I ALWAYS want to know more. When something is explained, I want more detail. It's a little funny, thinking about such things alone can give me more satisfaction than doing anything else.
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Post by irishfarmer on Sept 25, 2006 20:52:20 GMT -5
Hm. I've been experiencing something like that lately. I thought it was unique to me, but I guess I should have known better.
I have my first appointment for SAD coming up next monday, I think I'm going to bring it up to the doctor.
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Post by k151 on Sept 25, 2006 21:58:34 GMT -5
Hm. I've been experiencing something like that lately. I thought it was unique to me, but I guess I should have known better. I have my first appointment for SAD coming up next monday, I think I'm going to bring it up to the doctor. I often wonder how many people think about the things I do as often as I do. It is fun to ponder such questions. However I don't want to do it too much, I still need to learn things based more closely in reality.
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Post by ProdigiousGamer on Oct 9, 2006 17:47:46 GMT -5
i was taking lexapro a few last winter and it really didn't help for a while, but then my depression started to lift up and my doctor took me off of the lexapro because he didn't think that it was working. i felt fine over the spring and most of the summer but in the last few weeks i have been feeling worse. my doctor just put me back on lexapro a few weeks ago. i have been on it for a few weeks now and i am noticing that the world around me is starting become more confusing. i really do not like the way it makes me feel and i think that i should consider a new medication because i really do not enjoy what i have been feeling lately. these medications can do some crazy things to your brain and it is important to be careful. i have been having trouble with my memory and my production has been slowing down at work lately (i am a computer programmer) i wish i had better advice on the topic of medication but i really don't have much to say and i just feel like typing right now. the best advice i can give you is to communicate effectively with your psychiatrist. if he does not know how you are feeling, he cannot give you the correct medication. (it might sound kind of obvious but i learned the hard way one thing that i am noticing is that i am paying more attention to useless details. while i was at a lecture in computer programming yesterday i could not pay attention to what the instructor was saying. instead i spent the entire two hours thinking about the details of the room, such as the color of the shirts of the other people in the room and the fly buzzing up by the screen. i am also losing my motivation. i am having trouble finding the reason for going to work everyday and pounding away at that keyboard. i used to look at life with an optimistic view, but i have been struggling lately.
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Post by annaa on Oct 10, 2006 17:24:32 GMT -5
prodigiousgamer, I've found this website helpful when it comes to medication. Don't let the name put you off; there is some good information on here.. www.crazymeds.org
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Post by ProdigiousGamer on Oct 12, 2006 19:44:06 GMT -5
prodigiousgamer, I've found this website helpful when it comes to medication. Don't let the name put you off; there is some good information on here.. www.crazymeds.orgthat site is pretty interesting. that guy definitely offers a perspective on medications that most other websites do not offer.
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Post by annaa on Oct 13, 2006 17:06:25 GMT -5
prodigiousgamer, I've found this website helpful when it comes to medication. Don't let the name put you off; there is some good information on here.. www.crazymeds.orgthat site is pretty interesting. that guy definitely offers a perspective on medications that most other websites do not offer. Yeah I know. The 'Things your doctor won't tell you' bit is my favourite.
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