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Nike007 · Jan 20, 2018, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jenna1997

That totally makes sense. Yeah, therapy is going really well for the most part, but my moods have been unstable and anxiety and panic attacks are still a huge problem since June (a looooong time to not be ok if you ask me). I am physically and mentally depleted. I have noticed a trend where I'm doing ok but then swing into deep sadness, crying spells, and depression -- and this does not help me progress in therapy at all. I'm hoping maybe medication can perhaps help speed up my recovery and improve the results of therapy in this manner?

Again, thank you so much -- really means a lot.

I’m going to say my experience is really rare. But I have had one time where I went on an antidepressant and it literally relieved all my depression symptoms within a few days for a few months. It felt good in that time but then it came back, so it wasn’t a cure all...

But yes, if the medication you take or try does work out, then it should help you in terms of therapy.

For me, I find therapy quite helpful. But sadly I have only an hour session (50 minutes technically) and by the time I talk about everything I’ve thought of about half of the things that have popped up in my mind between sessions, the session seems to be over. So I get kinda frustrated, but... My therapy sessions are a lot different than when I first did them. I started with CBT, then mindfulness-based CBT, and I just kinda do a talk therapy with things added into it from different therapy techniques.

And I’m sorry about the physical and mental depletion. I have feeling this way too lately. You are not alone. But I hope things get better for you.