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Originally Posted by skiguy18
Hi everyone. I am new here. For years felt I was depressed- kind of under the surface low mood. My doc put me on zoloft for sleep a year ago which helped in a number of ways. Then about six months into that I had a manic episode which was something I never had before. Put on zyprexa and divprolex. Lately I have zero energy - none. Simply getting up to eat is a major event. Through this i also lost a job i really liked as well. Most days I don't leave the house. For some reason all the doc seems to worry about is the mania - which only happened once. Honestly I prefer that to being so low on energy. Hopefully you all can relate.
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Hi welcome to PC!
I recently spent three months in a nasty depressive state where unless I had to see a doctor my butt was in bed. I didn't want to leave bed; I made my bed a depressive nest. Zyprexa was horrible medication for me; it made me gain a lot of weight in a short period which only added to the depression.
I also know the feeling of losing a job; lost my job in July which only made the depression worse; it took three months to find a medication combo that stabilized me enough to make me want to work again.
I am Bipolar 2; so I don't get manic I get hypomanic; which happens once in a blue moon; in realty I am much likely to be send back into a depressive spiral.
I am really glad you joined; to me and many others this has been my biggest system of support.
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I would encourage you to talk to whomever does your medications and tell them that you feel very sedated and have no energy. Their are other medications you can try.