Antidepressants do you take them? Do you like them?
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Well I didn’t want to take other ssri’s bc I thought I would gain weight like I did before plus took so long to wean off, tried we’ll butrin and didn’t gain weight felt good until like month 6 started to get dark thoughts incl suicide so stopped, wasn’t as bad to stop or wean off thankfully. Ended up gaining weight after? Was really strange lol. Feel good tho and I don’t really regret the temporary support
I’m on sertraline and it absolutely changed my life. I would say they are a long term medication that are very hard to wean off safely. If you’re going to start you have to be consistent and be willing to be on medication for a long ish time. I had to accept that I have a chemical imbalance and therefore, needed medication to help me out! The first 2 weeks can be tough & get some wierd symptoms but you definitely get used to it. I have to take in morning otherwise I can’t sleep at night, and you have to take at a similar time as they have a half life of 24 hours, so the drug leaves your system really quick and you can have a huge drop in seratonin. Only cons I have now - unable to orgasm unless I do it before I take the pill, or very late at night. I also am pretty numb to things and not very emotional, I can’t cry etc but I was a bit like that before. There is many different brands & doses out there until you find one that suits you 😊 good luck and sending lots of love ❤️
I’ve taken them in the past. Pros and cons. Pros- they calmed me down (I had really bad rage with my depression) and made me see things clearer. The common misconception is they make you happy which they don’t. Cons- you have to wean off them which can be tricky.
Thanks laddies I ended up going on Lovan and my doctor is really nice and understanding, I’m feeling a bit tired but so far nothing too bad hoping this gets me back on the right track and clears my head a bit
I can’t remember the first set I took but it made me sleepy. Like very very sleepy but I guess you can’t be anxious if you are a sleep. Second was sertraline I liked it. They start you on a very low dose to see how you tolerate it and doctors atleast mine checked in every week for 2 weeks and then we adjusted the dose but also because as he put it depressed people don’t often have motivation to commit suicide but taking the pills can give you motivation and it can unfortunately go that way. I had my dose adjusted higher 3 times I think. I’m not currently taking them as I didn’t want an issues with my pregnancy but I will likely be returning to taking them.