to talk about antidepressants?

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Who's on them then? Have they been a help or do you regret taking them? After a bad bout of PND most health professionals kind of 'gave up' with me as I wasn't willing to try them (mostly due to my GP saying my symptoms could become worse before getting any better which, at my worst, I couldn't get my head around).

So...I'd just like honest answers. Did they help? Do you regret it? Would you like to come off them? Or not?

You are very welcome to. I posted a lot on here when I was having my bad times and it IS reassuring to know you are not the only one in the world going through this shit.

I am happy on my dose. My brain is happy with my dose. Why the fuckery does anyone else want to piss on that?

Honestly, back2, you don't want sex when you're crippled with anxiety and depression, so many of us nutters are happy to accept the slight loss of interest that goes with feeling better on ADs. I think you have to experiment with different ADs - they don't all have the same effect on everybody.

I've never found ADs addictive in the slightest. I am careless with my health because of my depression and have stopped all of my ADs cold turkey with no issues other than one day of dizziness coming off citralopram.

I have variously been on fluoxetine, citalopram, mirtazapine, lofepramine and setraline. I'm debating going back to the GP (which I hate) for some new ones. Problem is walking the line between being honest and being sectioned.

Trazadone has never affected mine, Back2two.

Actually, none of them ever have.

I had PND with DS1 I think it started the second I gave birth, I tried to pretend all was OK for 20m. One day in the supper market I broke down in floods of tears as I could not decide which bananas to buy, that was the day I realised I couldn't keep pretending I was so depressed and anxious because I was tierd but I had PND.

I went to the GP who gave me Fluoxetine, I took it for 4.5 months and was feeling 85% 'normal' but came off it to TTC DC2. I continued to feel 85% through the pregnancy, the second DS2 was born i felt 100% again.

For me it was definitely a hormonal imbalance.

My advice would be to give them a go

and for those who say well if you had a heart condition you would not think twice of taking medication why on earth do you think the brain works in the same way as other vital organs

there is no comparison the brain does not work like the heart/liver etc at all. this is how ad?s have been sold by pharmaceutical companies. depression can be for many dealt with without medical intervention, with the right help but it takes time and that help is often hard to get and more importantly costs money lots of money more than ad?s. without medication heart disease, cancer etc well there is very little evidence to show that it can be be cured or helped in the same way (certainly in some incidences it can be slowed down by change of diet and lifestyle)

Help - did you go back on them after DS2?

back2, you have to experiment with different ADs and with dosage. Have you been referred to a psychiatrist? If this is important to you, you need to talk to a specialist.

I never knew there were so many different types of antidepressants, this thread is a real eye opener.

"and for those who say well if you had a heart condition you would not think twice of taking medication why on earth do you think the brain works in the same way as other vital organs"

My CBTherapist AND GP both made this comparison. Obviously your brain doesn't work in the same way as other vital organs but your brain can NEED medication, LIKE other vital organs. Are you a MH expert, Freudian?

Pharmaceutical companies can mis-sell me ADs all they fucking well like. They work for me. I could not give two shits what anyone else THINKS they know. I know my brain and body. I no longer think about chucking myself out of the loft window.

I'd happily never have sex again if it meant someone could promise that I'd never suffer anxiety again. Give me the contract - i'd sign now!

Tell me Freudian, how you would cure my depression when I can't access talking therapies as I struggle to even speak in the midst of a severe episode?

ADs have saved my life at least twice. I don't think I'm really worth a life, and obviously some others don't either, as they think I should just have a chat and except that my so-called negative thoughts are false.

Would you tell an epileptic not to take medication because it is a brain issue?

accept, not except, obviously fucked up again there!

Not something that bothers me either Need

Freudian try go through what some have to get as anxious/depressed etc I had all the symptons of PTSD without medication I wouldn't be here even with the best counsellers even when my dr wrote an urgent referral after I went to her after stopping myself driving into a lorry nhs refused me any help.

I can identify with so many things I have read on this thread. When I was suffering badly I felt so alone. I didn't know which feelings were normal and which weren't. I frequently find myself asking people AIBU about things that get to me because I simply can't decide myself.

Before I went back on my meds I wished I was dead on a daily basis, not exactly suicidal but hoping someone would shoot me, run me over in the road or crash into my car. I became nervous of driving in case I gave into the temptation to drive into a wall. My ds is the ONLY thing that stopped me doing it. If I didn't have ds I am sure I would not be alive now.

I have to get up in the mornings for ds, if I didn't I'm sure I would wallow in bed all day. In the darkest days it is impossible to make myself get in the shower. I now set my alarm 30 mins before ds gets up and MAKE myself get straight in the shower, otherwise I would be in pjs all day.

Depression really is something that you can never fully understand unless you have been there.

I think you're misunderstanding me, back2. I'm not talking about my own sex life. I'm saying that in your situation, where the ADs you are on are affecting your quality of life, even though they are working for your depression, you should insist on seeing a psychiatrist. Are you in the UK? You can demand a referral - the GP can't refuse.

My libido went out off the window the moment ds was born, I feel so sorry for my dh, he has been very understanding. I do love him so much but my sex drive is non existent

Back2- I am on bupropion which if anything boosts your libido!

Was put on citalopram while pregnant, but it seemed to stop working recently (makes me wonder if it did help at all?) so have changed to lofepramine.
Not sure they're making a difference either tbh, i have very good days and very bad days.
GP wants me to give it a few months then if no improvement he'll refer to psych to investigate possibility of bipolar