[joshuas-mommy]

I am taking 40mg Celexa and 12mg Invega and I still feel depressed and unmotivated to do anything. People laugh around me and have fun all the time, but I still feel depressed and I just don't care. Is it normal to still feel depressed?

[wa(o)rrior]

Hi

Get back to your psychiatrist and tell the meds are not working. maybe he can prescribe a different combination.

[Fizzyo]

How long have you been taking these meds? They take anything from 3 weeks to a couple of months before they work. I feel for you, I don't have much luck with antidepressants in general, but the majority of people seem to get some benefit before they find a way to recover themselves with whatever support they can get.
Kindest wishes for your recovery journey.

[Fuzzybear]

[Fizzyo]

Hang on in there!

[waterknob1234]

I understand how you feel. I don't think my antidepressant is helping either.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by Fizzyo

How long have you been taking these meds? They take anything from 3 weeks to a couple of months before they work. I feel for you, I don't have much luck with antidepressants in general, but the majority of people seem to get some benefit before they find a way to recover themselves with whatever support they can get.
Kindest wishes for your recovery journey.

I have been taking it for several months. I might start taking Zyprexa instead.

[annoyedgrunt84]

There are many classes of antidepressants, it may be that your GP or psychatrist will switch you to another class of antidepressant, or use a combination of several. Depression can also be a syptom as well as a diagnosis. It may be that there is something else is causing you to feel depressed.

[vital]

Originally Posted by joshuas-mommy

I am taking 40mg Celexa and 12mg Invega and I still feel depressed and unmotivated to do anything. People laugh around me and have fun all the time, but I still feel depressed and I just don't care. Is it normal to still feel depressed?

Hi Joshuas-mommy,

I'd complain to your MD if you think things aren't working or if you are experiencing any side effects. Invega is an antipsychotic drug

Paliperidone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Did you doc say why he prescribed it? Antipsychotics are tranquilizers which may explain why you feel unmotivated.

Let us know how it goes .

If you've got depression, I always think it's a good idea to do the healthy safe things that are good for depression at least in parallel

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

- vital

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by vital

Hi Joshuas-mommy,

I'd complain to your MD if you think things aren't working or if you are experiencing any side effects. Invega is an antipsychotic drug

Paliperidone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Did you doc say why he prescribed it? Antipsychotics are tranquilizers which may explain why you feel unmotivated.

Let us know how it goes .

If you've got depression, I always think it's a good idea to do the healthy safe things that are good for depression at least in parallel

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

- vital

Hello. Antipsychotics aren't tranquilizers. I have schizophrenia.
I have taken Zyprexa it helped with my depression.

[theres_always_hope]

I have been taking 30mg Celexa for a year. I still feel chronically empty, constantly exhausted, unmotivated, numb, and just lifeless. I dont believe theres an antidepressant out there for me. I have tried prozac, zoloft, pamelor, cymbalta, lamictal, clonopin etc... The only thing that help me are stimulants (adderall & caffeine) but they only last a few hours & have bad side effects. I feel your pain. I feel hopeless like im missing out on life...
-WaitingToLive ❤

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