I just need something to combat my depression, my apathy, lack of joy and overall negative symptoms. I just find myself in a hole mentally.
I was thinking of asking my doctor for buproprion (wellbutrin) but I don’t know how easy that is to get in the UK.
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I take the max dose of Bupropion and it doesn’t help me with anything but maybe it would help you.
Ah it says that both of them are not good for aripiprazole 
with their potential side effects. Its hard to know which one would be good. But I guess all I can really do is just give them a try and see what happens. massive ballache though.
Have you thought about changing your AD if Buproprion doesn’t work?
I can relate man i have major depression havent had a drop since april 24., gonna attend a.a. when i get more balanced
My dad doesn’t want me to change meds. I’ve tried two other kinds of antidepressants and I was still depressed.
Might be worth exploring other ads with your therapist if you have one. It’s your life and happiness at the end of the day
I tried an SSRI, an SNRI and a NDRI. I don’t want to try any other kinds.
Yeah I understand. It feels exhausting with the amount of variables- Like the dosage of the med matters, the way you react to the med, the time it takes for your body to get used to the med. It’s tiring stuff, but its probably worth it to persevere rather than just remain stuck in a state you don’t like. But I appreciate its also not only down to the meds, other parts of your life also need to be in balance. My doctor says that in his experience, more meds are better lol so take from that what you will
i recently want to lower my antidepressant because i feel no difference going to higher dose except for unwanted side effects. ad’s for me seem to be something i can no longer tell if working as ive been depressed off them and even while on them
Maybe for some people. I try to take the least amount of meds. I’m only on two psych meds now but I take the max doses of them.
Yeah I was on sertraline for a bit but I didn’t feel happy or cheerful at all. I just felt like my emotions were slightly blunted though. I didn’t take the chance to up my dose because I just regarded it as a failure. But who knows, maybe a higher dose is what I needed. Might still try soemthing other than sertraline still though
Yeah I’m the same. I don’t like meds at all lol I only take aripiprazole 10mg at the moment. But with the way I’ve been feeling recently, it’s making me want to add something else. Maybe if I add something it can help with my motivation and general mood. That’s what I’m hoping for anyway.
But on the cons side, I’m hoping I don’t get any side effects. On Aripiprazole I get restlessness and my sex drive is affected. Although my sex drive was low anyway
It’s worth a try.
I know the bupropion didnt help Dogslife, but i can say it definitely has helped me alot. 150mg was not effective at all.. but on the 300mg I went from feeling very depressed at every moment, to only feeling very depressed rarely. I Can even talk myself out of these rare depressive episodes often, something i was not able to do at all before. However you shouldn’t expect any feelings of pure bliss and happiness.. I can only describe it as a feeling of competence, and a slight satisfaction formed from the relief of no longer feeling as depressed.
As a Disclaimer though, i will admit that i didn’t feel any effects until i became frustrated with the lack of results from the 300mg and began taking 600mg(2pills). This is above recommended safe dosage use and when done consistently gave me the feeling of real happiness and the same practical energy i had before i became ill for 2 days.. but it also gave me a headache with pain i never felt before on the 2nd day. The pain was just at the level of being bearable but very persistent as well.I switched back to just 1 pill the next day and maybe a week and a half later i started feeling extremely tiny motivation and week after week started feeling more until I had the slight satisfactions and relief i mentioned at the beginning.I wouldnt recommend doing what I did, but for some reason i feel like it help set things in motion somehow.. maybe not though you might just have to be patient
I have a friend who is on ADs and she is really giddy and happy all the time. I wouldn’t say it was all down to her meds but her mood is good most of the time. That’s all I’m really looking for.
I take citalipram, and it’s very good. Best antidepressant I’ve been on. It’s for my stomach issues not depression. I have low stomach serotonin and citalipram has saved my life, without I would be dead because otherwise I cant digest food without antidepressants, and I would die.
My sister takes it as well
Does she have sz ?
She doesn’t
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