do antidepressants really work for you guys? (anyone that takes them)

"QUESTION MARK"

Yes. Meds help me a great deal.

I take a combo of abilify, wellbutrin, lamictal and dexedrine.

Without them, I am a wreck.

lamictal, buspar and ambien....

yes

It works for me, but I was forced to stop taking it. Damnit.
I take Remeron

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yeah but make sure you try enough of them
for me i have tried Effoxor and Celex and so far the latter works well.

absolutely - I couldn't believe the effect (positive) meds have had on my life. I currently take Effexor and Celexa and risperidone (an anti-psychotic). But I also do a lot of individual therapy too which has really helped me. But I wouldn't have been able to do the work in therapy without the meds.

---splitimage

yeah - i am taking the lowest dose (5 mg) of lexapro and 75 mg of 5HTP. cuts the anxiety and triggers in half and my lows in depression are not nearly as low (suicidal) as they were. there's no way i could work w/o them.

well, Yes!! - trimiprimine [one of the class of trycyclic types] ,did work "wonders" on me initially,remarkably effective , but suffered very severe side effects,all of a sudden after 2 years,,

.............................. anything is worth trying at times.

tc

alevin

They keep me together mostely. I take lamictal , effexor abd seroquel

I take Remeron also, have never knew anyone else that has taken it...How many mgs do you take Clandestine if I may ask...?

(If your still taking it)?

Thanks so Much

Yes! They do wonders for me! Tofranil worked great but caused weight gain then paxeva caused weight gain! I'm on sertraline now!

I take sertraline, xanax as needed, klonopin, nadolol, and ambien to sleep! It took some time to get the correct meds that work for me! But they make life livable!

Good luck

I took Zoloft for a long time for my OCD. It worked 'somewhat' for a while, then quit working. My doc told me to get off of it, then go back and try it again. The medicine has run it's course. It doesnt help at all now. Other SSRIs don't help either. I need something else. Just not sure what !!!!! What meds are there out there are NOT SSRI's that may help. Anyone know?

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What meds are there out there are NOT SSRI's that may help. Anyone know?

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Here are some:
NDRI (norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) = Wellbutrin (I'm on it)
MAO inhibitors
tri-cyclics
SNRIs (serotonin norephinephrine reuptake inhibitor) = Effexor, Cymbalta

I've been on Wellbutrin for 3 weeks. So far, I like it, but I'm still not sure ultimately how effective it will be. I am still in the "ramp up" phase.

Wellbutrin is so damn expensive...even the generic is 80 bucks for 30 days.....screw that

I get the generic wellbutrin (bupropion) and it costs about $2 a month. It is one of the cheapest drugs I have ever taken! Lexapro, on the other hand, costs $75/month on my plan, so I put the nix on that idea. Brian, I wonder why bupropion is so expensive for you--do you have insurance to cover part of it or are you paying full cost?

It's been so long.... but, it was the first antidepressant I took that made me manic.