Do you think they work? What do you take?
I take generic wellbutrin, it seems to help some but not as much as I had hoped it would.
Every time I took an AD I got psychosis really badā¦I think now that Iām on antipsychotics it would stable me out, but my doctor didnāt wanna risk itā¦that said the drugs I take make me not depressed 
Oh No - Antidepressants make me Crazy/Manic.
Wish I can tolerate them, I suffer from depression and OCD.
My psychiatrist knows that I cannot tolerate them.
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Wellbutrin did me in for my two biggest psychotic episodes 
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Thatās weird to me cause it hardly feels like Iām taking anything. Were you on an antipsychotic at the time?
The first time, it was the first medication I ever tookā¦caused me to go nuts. It was actually the onset of my psychosis.
The second time I was on zyprexa and the combo was fine I thinkā¦until I went off the zyprexaā¦and then I went crazyā¦
Now Iām way too vulnerable and sensitive to take an ad my doctor says.
Right on. I didnāt start it until after I had been stabilized on Risperdal, which Iām still taking. I guess thereās no telling what would have happened if I took it before.
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I have psychotic depression, and Iām on Lexapro. It doesnāt fix things, but it relieves anxiety and kind of establishes a floor to my mood.
If youāre dealing with intense suicidal thoughts, it may help. If youāre looking for a stimulant of some sort - this didnāt help me at all with motivation, etc, though it did help remove some of the blocks I have. It made the road in front of me appear smoother, but didnāt start the car, I guess.
If youāre prone to mania, listen to @turningthepage and @everhopeful - ads can be disastrous.
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No, they either make me manic or do nothing for me.
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yes i am on them 15 years, seroxat 40mg. they work for me, they flood the brain with the happy mood hormone āāserontoniaāā
I take Wellbutrin and am one of the lucky ones it doesnāt make psychotic. But it feels like it gives me āfakeā happiness and āfakeā motivation. It doesnāt feel natural to me like it was pre sz, but thatās still way better than none of those things.
Wellbutrin here. Tried to go from 300mg to 150mg but seems my mood is getting too low and the dread creeps in. So iā ll have to go back.
I take 60mg of fluoxetine. Has helped my negative symptoms.
Yes Iām on Zoloft. It has helped me immensely, it changed my quality of life. But I have depression with psychotic features so thatās probably why.
Wellbutrin works for me.
No, I gave up stealing when I got clean and sober. I always wait until they hand it to me.
But seriously.
I take Welbutrin. I canāt tell if it works.
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I take Luvox and very rarely now do I even feel a little depressed.
I take lexapro. My psychiatrist has just upped my dose to 30mg to try to combat a recent depression I have fallen into.
I hope it works. At 10mg it was working really well for anxiety.
I take mirtazapine and venlafaxineā¦
they both work for meā¦???