Antidepressants

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Hi
I'm curious, have any of you ever had a POSITIVE experience with antidepressants where it actually helped anxiety/depression?
Thanks in advance

Yes - I can't say I noticed being much more cheerful, but they definitely helps with anxiety, which, in turn helps me lead a more energetic and sociable way of life, so I'm naturally happier.

I'm on seroxat, a tiny maintenance dose. I've nothing at all to feel anxious or depressed about, but I think I just don't produce enough seratonin for my needs. Without it, I have physical symptoms - wake up with horrible swooping feeling in my stomach, a sort of adrenalin rush. Have to get up and walk around. This disappears entirely when I'm taking the pills.

When I did have a reason to be anxious and depressed - a cancer scare - they were a godsend. I was on a higher dose and I still worried, but at least I was able to eat.

Yes. I take Fluoxitine for anxiety and it works really well for me.

Yes. I took Citalopram for a year and it very definitely helped me out of quite a serious depressive episode.

Yes

Yes, I'm on citalopram after birth of ds2 as I was after ds1 and it really helps. It makes me much more naturally happy, energetic and sociable. I'm not bothered about how long I stay on it either - if it's making me feel better I'll carry on with it.

I was on Sertraline 50mg for severe social anxiety for about 18 months and it really helped me. I still get moments where I can feel the anxiety creeping back but I've been so much better since taking them (I came off them about 6 months ago)

Yes. I took Citalopram for PND which (looking back) I can see had a large component of anxiety. I do believe they helped me. I took them for about 9 months and was able to stop without problems when things were stable and the time was right.

Yes, Cialopram worked well for me

Yes, citalopram.

Citalopram for me too.

I've had to stop it after finding out it was contributing to my sinus pain and problems.

If I become depressed again I'll try sertraline and if that's no good, back to seroxat.

Yes - they make a massive difference to me. I have unipolar depression with anxiety as a key feature.

I take sertraline and mirtazapine. They do have some side-effects but for me they're worth putting up with because they allow me to live happily.

Yep. I'm on citalopram and never coming off it

I had depression and crippling anxiety. It worked for me.

Yes dosulepin for pnd with severe anxiety and insomnia. Feel like me again but maybe more chilled. No major side effect so sceptical slight weight gain.

Yes. I have seasonal depression and usually within a few days of starting lofepramine and now sertraline, I go from unable to leave the house to back to work and managing OK.