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Do antidepressants age you ..;(((???

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LuckyElle · 16/02/2019 11:03

Hello everyone,
So I've started taking Venlafaxine 37.5 since September.
Not only I've put on weight that also is making feel very old.
Do antidepressants age you?
Some of my bones ache , my joints ache, I even felt pain in my rib cage this morning.
I feel my body is sluggish and heavy.
I stopped training too because of the lack of motivation and tiredness.
My face looks more tired and old .
Does this happen to you too?
I lead a very healthy life , I'm a pescatarian/ vegetarian .
Don't smoke , drink very little and I don't take any drugs.
I wake up every morning feeling totally exhausted like I've been partying hard all night 
Is my body too squeaky clean for this drug?
Btw since today I've started taking Bupropion. This will help me loose the weight and get my libido back 
Hopefully I'll stop feeling like and old bag.
I told my psychiatrist all this and he doesn't know what even say ..
Has anyone know what I'm talking about ?
Thanks xxx

OP posts:
banskuwansku · 17/02/2019 11:27

Antipsychotics can you give the drugged look. Tired, dark circles around your eyes, slow and so on.
I haven't noticed same with antidepressants.

tierraJ · 17/02/2019 15:49

I take higher dose anti psychotics as well. Hope I don't look or act too drugged but they do make me sleepy...

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