Did an SSRI helped with motivation?

Medications
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Did it help? I cant remember how i felt on lexapro, i am thinking giving a try, bur dont wanr panic attacks to return

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I was on Wellbutrin, its an antidepressant. It didn’t help. Dr says I don’t have depression, just negative symptoms, and that Wellbutrin might help.

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No one here can tell you if you have depression or negative symptoms. Even Drs can have a hard time differentiating those.

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Stimulant helped me with motivation,

The best SSRI for me helped bring a little more clarity of mind to me.

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I feel it gives me a bit of energy but not much, I’m taking it mainly for the anxiety.

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To improve motivation, you need to increase dopamine in some parts of the brain i.e. a dopamine agonist. But they can worsen your sz/psychosis.

You can try fluoxetine or sertraline

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SSRI actually worsen motivation as it reduces dopamine.

SSRI and other serotonin drugs helps with motivation if the reason for lack of motivation is depression and other negative thoughts,

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I was prescribed a fourth medication - citalopram (which is an SSRI I think). I’m wondering the same thing and am hesitant to take it as I don’t know if it would help with my avolition. I’m already taking a mood stabiliser and two AP’S.

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I would try it @Hadeda.

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I had a friend who takes it for social phobia/anxiety.

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If your SSRI is giving you anxiety try a different med, they don’t all act the same. I take a SSNRI Cymbalta, it works great, helps my anxiety tremendously. Doesn’t really help that much with motivation but I’m a lot happier about doing nothing. lol

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No they haven’t. I’m on 120 mg of genetic cymbalta. It helps with severe depression, but I still can’t motivate myself to do simple things for my own good.