For so long I needed an antidepressant. Then at some point it was either not worth the negatives anymore. Or it started making me manic/psychotic. It just doesn’t agree with me at all anymore. Anyways ssris have horrible side effects. Every single one I have ever tried. I’m happy to be off of them. Rather now I lean towards more antipsychotics.
Antipsychotics don’t have as many side effects at least not weird ones for me as antidepressants. Like the sedation or weight gain are common ones. But I always get the weirdest freaking side effects from antidepressants. But for so long I did need an antidepressant. But now I’m at a point I just don’t need it anymore. And I’m happy to be off away from those strange side effects. My arm still shakes from Zoloft a year after stopping Zoloft
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I used to take anti-depressants but they made me manic. So, now I take Abilify which has some anti-depressant benefits as well as antimanic/ antipsychotic effects. It works well. I don’t take anything else. I found out taking more meds than necessary turns me into a zombie. I suffered from many side effects from each medication I was taking. I was taking about 5 or 6 medications daily. Now, I just take one- Abilify. It does me wonders although it makes me shake. Despite this, it has been helpful in my stability. Without it, I become manic/ psychotic so it is mandatory for me to remain compliant. I have been compliant for over three years now and have stayed out of the hospital during this time. I feel blessed I found a medication that works. I am surviving on my own and doing fine now.
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When I was initially put on an antidepresent it helped, but after many years I realized I no longer needed it and it had caused me to pack on the pounds. When I was late with a dose I got brain zaps and body zaps. When I quit cold turkey I spent about 3 months going through withdrawal hell, but it was worth it, I am not depressed after qutting and I lost about 30lbs after quitting. I am much healthier now. I don’t think the antidepresent cured my depression, it just masked it until I started thinking better which made me feel better. I got over the trauma that caused my depression.
I had an antipsychotic stop working after over a decade of using it. I would guess the same thing can happen with antidepressents, they all mess with your brain chemistry in different ways.
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i have no side effects on zoloft, at least none that i notice. only time i feel its not working is when i drank as it would make me depressed after a couple days.
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