Anyone with Aspergers felt better taking ADs

[Fourarmsv2]

I started taking AD for PND. DS2 is 9.5

I feel so terrible if I miss a dose / take them late. Feel like an elastic band today just ready to snap. Is that my 'normal' state or AD withdrawal?

The ADs do more than just relieve the depression, my paranoia and general social anxiety is also much reduced.

Just wondering if they'd helped anyone else in these ways.

[BeyondCBA]

All they do for me is lift me up from suicidal to blah. I dont really notice if i miss one dose, but did when i ran out for a week recently.

My anxiety stays the same, and my anti-epileptics are supposed to help that too, but they dont.

[hiddenhome2]

Yes, I'm on them long term. I withdrew a few months ago to see how I was - this was before I found out I have aspergers - and I was in a bad state. Very angry and irritable and kept having meltdowns. I'm stable on sertraline now.

It's not ideal being on meds long term, but it's better than the alternative. They also help me manage at work. People at work were a bit shocked at how bad I was when I withdrew

[CrohnicallyAspie]

I'm on sertraline too and it's made a huge difference, fewer meltdowns and generally less edgy/anxious. Missing a dose or taking it at the wrong time makes me feel a little weird, like I'm not fully in my body, and sometimes affects my sleep. But I generally take my tablet at night so if I forget I guess I sleep through the worst of any withdrawal symptoms.

[MrsLogicFromViz]

I've been on ADs since June 2014, initially on Sertaline and then after extremely bad lethargic period, moved to 40mg per day of Fluxotine. When things were going a little better for me I cut down to 20mg, then redundancy hit and I plummeted, so cue more sick leave and back up to 40mg. Once I've permanently left work I plan to cut back (with my GP's permission) to 20 then 10 and wean myself off altogether. I don't know what will happen though, but I'll blog about it.