Hi there,
Over the many years, I have been struggling with what I now know to be severe anxiety. I've tried all the typical ssri and a couple of the snri meds that will reduce the anxiety but never enough to regain a love for life and things I once loved. The things that always seem to be missing are things that I once had are motivation, drive to learn, love for reading, and memory.

Motivation is terribly low, memory is bad, and my once love for reading is still in there but I have absolutely no desire to do it. As I try new meds, I will often get a spark of motivation and begin to read again but after a couple of days it wanes and disappears.

If any of you have dealt with something like this, would you please respond and provide me with the medication and dosing that seemed to help you? I will be seeing my pdoc in a few days and want to share any insights that I glean from you.

Many thanks!