Posted by utopizen on May 5, 2004, at 14:05:43
In reply to The Sleepy Friendless Life » utopizen, posted by Anthony Quest on May 3, 2004, at 20:48:05
Oh, I almost forgot to say, I've been off antidepressants for over a year now, and wish I didn't... I was taking them just for social anxiety at the time, which now I take care of with Klonopin.
But I'm going to try out Straterra, if not also an antidepressant as well, soon after finals.
I've been down the same road, but you need to just sort of hang in there, accept that these meds aren't magical, and try them out for a few months anyway before you think it's worthless/hopeless.
In any event, they might make you feel more tired in the beginning, but who cares? You're already tired! So am I! In the long run, they could help you become yourself again, and not force you to live feeling so hopeless in a relatively short time.
They really can't hurt. And I wouldn't be too afraid of some Abilify to add to an antidepressant or Straterra if it doesn't seem to work-- often the combo of an antipsychotic will help make it work after it seems to fail. I've been on Abilify for two weeks before, and after a couple of days of feeling tired, I had to switch to AM dosing because it was so energizing/motivating. Wouldn't you like to feel that way again? I sure would!
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