As an autistic woman ,has there been a medication that has really helped you for depr,anxiety and just general can’t pull myself together itus

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I have ,according to my doctor,tried every medication I could try ,this has been over 30 years ,so a lot I have completely forgotten what they were like when I was on them ..
having only recently in the last 5 years realised I’m autistic,Im just wondering/ hoping ,is there a unspoken meditation that a lot of autistic women take,
my doctor says it’s up to me if I want to try a past medication again ..
can anyone recommend anything that really helped them.

Sertraline 👍

Sertraline for me too.

How did it help you both ,like in what ways ..I’m literally ground to a halt ,my life has stopped,I’m barely going out

Simply put, it calmed me down and let me see the bigger picture, allowing me to make changes that have benefitted me in most areas of my life.

I was in an anxiety spiral, burnt out and it was exhausting so I couldn't get anything done or think straight to get anything done. I'd also recommend twinning it with counselling from an autistic therapist. The combination of these two has made me a new person. I feel awesome.

I feel more settled, more content - just yesterday I was serene during a stressful situation that had previously made me fall to pieces. My focus seems to be improved too, although the flipside of that is that I am a bit more hyperactive (I have ADHD too) - my energy is better though, less scatty and restless and far easier to direct it into useful things. I was incredibly anxious, all the time, about nothing in particular - a constant sense of dread, like I was always on the edge of fight or flight - that has lifted. I was also feeling very flat and that too is much better. I wish I'd started taking it years ago.