I don't believe in antidepressants for negative symptoms anymore (in my case).

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I tried them all, SSRI, SNRi, TCA, MAO-inhibitor, Nothing worked longtime (MAO-i gave me one and a half good year before it pooped out)

I won’t take antidepressants anymore, i’m not better off or worse without.

I know some of you have benefits of AD’s and good for you - of course, every individual, body, is unique, and they might work for someone else.

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Same, I used them for negatives; it helped a little but not long term

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Wellbutrin helps a little, but only a little. Diet and exercise and therapy help the most.

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Yes, i’m planning to get back on exercise. It has worked before, i have to start again.

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I think you should try energy drinks or caffeine and taurine pills. Natural things. I agree with you, antidepressants don’t work in many cases. They haven’t worked for me.

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Be careful to check with a doctor on this. I’ve been weaned off most caffeine now because of irregular heartbeat.

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Yes they don’t work. Only thing Fluoxetine did was give me a panic attack.

I’m off all of them now too

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I think only celexa and prozac work for negative symptoms.

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Yeah I was put in fluoxetine for obsessional stuff. I think it has helped some of my negatives. On a high dose of 60mg a day though.

The dry mouth it gives me has done a number on my teeth though

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Zoloft has helped me a lot. It helps with cognitive and negative symptoms. But I know, it’s not good for everyone.
Best regards.

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atomoxetine gives me motivation+vigilance +energy+cognition improvemenet .you should try it

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@Nirvana - strange, but in fact Monster energy drinks helps a bit, it got lots of taurine, besides that i drink lots of strong coffee, thanks.

@MIDO - i would love to try atomoxetine, it makes sense if it works for the negatives, but since i’m not having ADHD i don’t think my psychiatrist would give it to me

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I take citalopram (Celexa) but not for negatives. I take it for depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

I believe I will need an AD for life because every time I’ve gone off them, I’ve ended up in an extremely depressed and anxiety ridden state within 1-2 years.

I intend to keep taking it for life.

It helps me find meaning in living.

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Glad it helps you, i wish i had the same experience. Sometimes you have to accept being on meds the rest of your life.

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They dont help me either but lamictal has helped my depression, i still have negatives though

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In my experience, the last 14 years, Celexa works great for depression. But doesn’t work at all for negative symptoms, which are not the same things.

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I had severe negative symptoms a few years ago. I had to practice doing things. I never used to enjoy warhammer (I do now) never had any pleasure in reading or tv shows (I do now) each day I spent doing a few minutes at a time doing something. And over time I began to enjoy it. It’s re training the brain.

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True, and glad you found a cure for your depression. You can of course have a depression without negative symptoms and the other way around, but I know from my own case how hard it can be for the psychiatrists to tell depression from negative symptoms

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