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Posted 12/21/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
I tried several antidepressant meds the past two years after I seemed to lose my mind after some medical scares the whole world terrifies me and everything in it. Stopped working after 15 years as a counselor and just completely changed how I feel about everything I'm terrified at all times can't think a clear thought have no motivation and find no joy in anything I was never like this before in addition my marriage is now awful and nothing has helped to lift me back to anywhere like I used to be. My question is can meds even help with this nothing has worked the world seems surreal to me and I just wonder if I'm wasting time on meds that will never help me I never thought I would get like this and view the world from such a sick standpoint I guess I'm just asking can a med truly help this when so far nothing has or is this just me now and no med will help please respond. It's like I have no emotion except fear And sadness and confusion please reply
Posted 12/21/2013 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
Yes done counseling but on my state it hasn't helped no meds I tried had given me a boost which is what I hoped for I have tried so many Iam so hopeless never even a little better now I'm on viibryd did 20 Mgs for over two weeks now 40 for 12 days no change at all I don't know what to do anymore I feel I'm living someone else's life the past two years do you have any other thoughts please
Posted 12/21/2013 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
You got another month before it reaches full potential. So try to be patient, I think in the next couple of weeks, you will start to feel better.

Have you ever read any good self help books? I think you would know of a few that you can use as tools to help yourself. It has really helped me in the past.

As you probably already know, this is a very hard time of the year. Nothing like good old holiday stress. The days are short. Today is the winter equinox, the shortest day of the year. (and my husband's and my anniversary). You may want to start taking some vitamin D3. It really helps with the mood. You may need a mood stabilizer in addition to the antidepressant. So there are still options for you.

I am sorry for life's circumstances for you. Things don't sound like they are going all that well. Try to relax, breathe (in through the nose, out through the mouth. Called smelling the roses, and blowing out the candles). This helps us to slow down our heart rate and our thinking. Concentrate on the breathing and try to go with the flow.

Take care Theresa... I really hope you feel better soon. Just try to be patient with the meds and with yourself. You are a good person...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/23/2013 7:07 AM (GMT 0)
anti-depressants help with increasing serotonin and noradrenaline in the receptors of our brain. yes to help us feel better. a lot of people around this planet may be depleted in these areas thus we are prescribed medications to help us. there are many types of meds that work on various aspects of our depression. i.e maoi medications, ssri's and so on. not all depressive symptoms or conditions are chemically based though but the meds do show great potential and are shown to work. it is about finding the right one for you. this is the technical angle. i hope you feel better soon.

the happy turtle.
Posted 12/23/2013 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
Some medications can take 4-6 weeks before the effects can be felt. The other thing is that with any increase in dosages that will also take an additional time of 4-6 weeks.
I am sorry you have to go through all this medications stuff, a lot of us have been there. What works for one person may just suck for another because each of our chemical makeups are different. It took over 6 months for me to find the correct one that I have the most benefit from. So pretty much the same thing Getting By and Jamiee said.
It won't make it all go away, it just helps us get to a place where we can better cope with things.
You could also try scent therapy for anxiety, for some people that works.

If you like to write and when you feel up to it I met someone on another board that knows a lady that might need writers for four different sites she has. I guess the pay is based on the number pages wrote and there is no pressure as far as a deadline. I can't do it because my sentence structure is horrible.
Just let me know if you would like the link and I will add it. If anyone else would like to look into it let me know.

Stay strong and keep fighting back, we all know how hard it is.

Post Edited (Junnie) : 12/23/2013 7:43:09 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/23/2013 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
So it can be 4 to 6 weeks before you can even feel anything at all is it subtle when it happens or do you just feel better one day. If your on a med for over four to 6 weeks with no help u should just stay on it? How do you cope with being in such a dark place. Did anyone ever have the experience that they didnt feel any improvement for awhile please tell me what it was like
Posted 12/23/2013 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
It used to be all of of those things no its absolutely nothing Iam in a constant state of terror and fear. I had some scary medical situations two years back and its as if I became a completely different person my mind snapped and I can't get it back its hard to explain cause I don't understand it I worked over 15 years as a counselor never had mental health issues now I truly can't function and doctors are at a loss for what to do its like I became the opposite person I ever was I wish I knew what to do to get back to me but at this point I'm so hopeless my life is nothing that it ever was and my fears anxiety and state of mind are like nothing I could have ever imagined. I just wish someone had an answer.
Posted 12/23/2013 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Theresa,

Sometimes it is very hard, but we have to accept the fact that we aren't the same person we were before. Then you run with that. I have fibromyalgia. And I definitely cant' do what I use to be able to physically and mentally. You definitely go through a state of grief when you discover you can't did what you once did. I spent two years in bed. It was horrible. I listened to life go on without me. And in the meantime, I aged... So I will never get back that person that I once was. But I am fine with that, I am accepting who I am now and I like that person. Flaws and all...

So what I am trying to say... Is that even though you are different now, you are experiencing anxiety and you can't counsel like you did before. You are still a good person. You are still worthy. And this doesn't mean that you wont be able to counsel again. When we experience change, it often stops us in our tracks. But that doesn't mean that we wont start moving again. I even worked a job for awhile. I thought I wouldn't be able to do it. It was at a convenience store. I thought it would be too physically demanding. But I did it, they made exceptions for me. Because I was older... LOL...

So get to know the new you. There may be some things that you like. Start fresh each day. The fibromyalgia taught me to live in the moment. I think that would help you a lot. You know what to do...

Take care, do keep posting. I hope that this is a good day for you.

Hugs, Karen...
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