Are antidepressants vital for you?

Medications
22

Absolutely, otherwise my desire to live becomes too tentative .

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23

Yes they are. I take sertraline. It took a while for it to start working but before I was on it I was sat on my ass all day doing nothing.

I wish I had started anti depressants many years ago cause it’s what I really needed.

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24

Antidepressants are not necessary for me. My depression improved with my antipsychotic, Geodon.

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25

i am the same no ad im very suicidal

i have tryed many ads and most make me suicidal

im on vryla now just start last month see how it goes

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26

i take a small dose of zoloft. idk exactly if i need it but i feel good enough that i dont want to change anything with my meds

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27

I take Cymbalta for my depression but have found that increasing only slightly on the dose can trigger a manic episode. I am SZA bipolar type. Cymbalta is also good for my fibromylgia. One of the few men you will find with a diagnosable fibromylgia diagnosis.

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28

They aren’t vital but I sometimes need them, otherwise I start sleeping a lot and getting negative thoughts. I’ve gone years without needing an AD. I currently take one as prescribed and it helps.

29

I take wellbutrin and it helps a lot. I’m awful without it.

30

I become suicidal when I’m off my AD for too long.

31

No.

I have used them for a year and then another time for a month. I felt really weird on them, did things that were very uncharacteristic of me, and the withdrawals were awful. I can be depressed at times, but I will never touch them again. I’m rather depressed and suicidal sometimes.

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