thanks for the replies, I do definitely take notes on symptoms and feelings.. more so than they seem interested in? but I continue to be persistant in hopes that i can soon find relief

it makes sense that they would both come together, depression and anxiety.. but like 00642 said, the depression doesnt seem to bother me so much... maybe makes me more rational and question things in a healthy way, but the anxiety symptoms ( i believe anxiety symptoms) are overwhelming most of the time

I guess i feel confused about these 2 because i have faced depression in my childhood / teens and i felt like i came to terms with it, in a sense accepting it for what it is and just went on about life. But now i have tension and pains in my shoulders/ upper torso most of the time, lack of focus and concentration, tingling sensations and i used to hyperventilate alot but seems since i started bupropion and the buspar thats not as bad, not sure which one helped that symptom.. All of this can be confusing really, wish that i was born with a users manual

I started the sertraline for anxiety but over the course of a year and getting up to 150mg i never really noticed any improvement so im not sure if he will try another ssri or not, how do they switch you from Ssri to ssri? do you have to come off the first one all the way first and then start the next? or do you start the next one at the same time as coming off the first

i know that the different ssris work differently and help different peoples, although im not sure how they work differently or how they are different, i always just picture an ssri being the same thing and affecting the same receptors so i kind of feel like if the celexa and sertraline didnt help me any, will any?

I've also read around about stimulants like ritalin being used in the treatment of depression and anxiety, do these help? i do miss being as focused as i used to be and getting things done, but im sure i'll not have a chance to try any of those out till i use up the label options

thanks again, im not used to talking about any problems i have