I am so sick of the Pick a Pill game...and i just started it, i think

I had a good night tonight for once. Well, kind of anyway.

Went biking and etc with bf for like 3 hrs. Aside from a TON of stupid thoughts i had (and kept to myself), and being harrassed by some wanna be vigilante for the cops, it was great.

Of course now, everything's crashing back down. The super low mood, the nothing matters thinking, no energy, no desire to do anything and all the rest of that bs.

What does one do? I think i'm on day 16 now of the freaking Prozac. I'm not feeling any better. Don't know if it's not working at all or if it's slowly working and i don't notice.

I have noticed these stupid thoughts won't stop. If it's the pill causing them, will it stop on it's own or do i just quit taking them?

I'm just soooooo tired of all this. I was taking Effexor for 6 or 7 years before it quit working . And Cymbalta didn't do anything. It just slightly took the depression edge off. I don't like this waiting it out bit to see if this or that pill is right. And what happens if there is no pill that will or can help me out? Then what does one do?

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cafegrrrl said:
And what happens if there is no pill that will or can help me out? Then what does one do?

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Psychotherapy has been very helpful for me. Do you have a therapist?

I guess. i'm seeing her in a day or 2...for my 3rd session. Had a hard time talking to her last week. She suggested I write down what I hope to accomplish or something for this coming appt. But i can't. And have a feeling that if I don't talk, she's going to quit seeing me. And if i do talk, that i'll end up saying something stupid and get locked up. I have the feeling that if i really start talking, i won't be able to stop and will say the wrong things. I have to think of something i guess...I don't think i can even show her the stuff here without being paranoid about it.

Some people say that psychotherapy alone is sufficient to help with mental health issues. Others say that meds alone are all that's needed. But most folks say that a combo of the two is the best way to go.
I started one antidepressants many, many years ago, but found no relief. The second one worked wonders. Hang in there and talk with your psychiatrist and/or therapist! I wish you the best.

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if i do talk, that i'll end up saying something stupid and get locked up.

I have the feeling that if i really start talking, i won't be able to stop

and will say the wrong things. ...

I don't think i can even show her the stuff here without being paranoid about it.

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Hi Cafe, I credit therapy for the mental health that I enjoy now (and didn't have before!). Letting everything out in therapy is part of the process of getting better. We have trouble functioning because of the thoughts that we have in our heads (that we have acquired because of our environment while growing up). Letting out these thoughts will allow the therapist to help you develop thoughts that are functional.