Anhedonia is killing me. I have everything I want and need but I am never happy. I was like that before sz too. I lack emotions and never feel positive emotions. On meds not getting violent anymore but feel like crap.
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When I’m sedentary a lot I get depressed. I didn’t get out much today and I’n feeling lethargic and down.
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Yes. It’s not having what you want, it’s wanting what you have.
And when you don’t want, it’s like a crib death. Just think, babies have died of this. But you are not a baby. You can gain heart where a baby is helpless to help himself.
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I feel the same @Aziz
My reaction is to reduce meds
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Lately been going out sometimes but still feel much less good than before sz. I guess I have to reduce my expectations with sz.
Do you take the garbage out at your house?
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Sometimes but not always.
Do you think finding a life’s purpose would help?
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A purpose like what? I need to feel happiness but I have anhedonia.
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I left home when I was 13 to go to boarding school. I came home when I was 24 years old because I had nowhere else to go. My Dad was full of energy but did little to help with the running of the household. My Mom was wicked worn out by her life.
I gradually took over the full running of the household. It has stood me in good use that I can do all those tasks.
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À reason for your life. Like serving people or caring for animals, helping family,…
À reason to get up in the morning.
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When I take ldopa supplement I feel good. I read that dopamine is the happiness neurotransmitter.
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If you really feel very anhedonic, I would ask for an AD. But often depression is accompanied with underlying psychological reasons.
Have you ever felt inspired?
Time to do some soul searching.
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My Drs won’t prescribe me ADs other than Wellbutrin. One wanted me to try Modafinil. I tried a natural serotonin AD supplement 5htp, it made me feel manic.
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Can you take it in a lower dose? I take a low dose of Wellbutrin. Just enough to get out of depression and feel some joy on occasion.
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Was on 150mg Wellbutrin last time, it made my positive symptoms a bit worse and was more irritable. Low dose 5htp did nothing for me.
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I’m on 150 mg too. I would just keep complaining to your family doctor until he does something.
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Thats what I was doing until he stopped seeing me and sent me to my family dr saying I don’t need a pdoc anymore. He got mad and said there is no treatment because I kept complaining and asking for new meds.
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I saw my family Dr yesterday, he can’t help me find a pdoc faster without waiting on a long waiting list. I want to try vraylar.
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Well maybe you need to try a new family doctor. Being miserable for years and no attempts to do anything against it would be unacceptable to me.
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