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Originally Posted by chicagobuddy
I have dysthymia. Yes, It was confirmed by a doctor. Lack of energy, motivation, desire to do anything. I am always bored. I have money, I have time, I can do whatever I want. But I have done everything already and I don't want to do anything anymore. I know, I know. Don't tell me there are an infinite number of new things I can do because my brain does not want to do anything. I am 41 and I am just tired and bored. Everything sounds like a lot of work for nothing.
Tried all SSRIs => prozac, lexapro and paxil. THEY DO NOT WORK FOR ME. They make things worse for me. I just get numb. It is like having a headache and fixing it by going to sleep. Not very practical.
So my question is simple: WHAT TYPE OF ANTI-DEPRESSANT SHOULD I TRY NEXT? What type of medication is the second attempt to fight dythymia when SSRIs don't work?
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Hi chicagobuddy,
Statistically speaking, antidepressants aren't actually better than placebo for depression (except possibly for severe depression). It's not surprising that they didn't work for you. Here is what I think is the best plan:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
where the first step is checking for the many possible purely medical conditions that could be affecting you.
These notes might help you understand how depression is working in your head and there is an easy thing you can do about it:
http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf
This is an easy way to get started. There are many good things to try in the link above that have worked for others.
- vital