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May 22, 2015 at 12:03 AM
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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?
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May 22, 2015 at 06:19 AM
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Get back to your psychiatrist and tell the meds are not working. maybe he can prescribe a different combination. __________________ Be Happy! Make others Happy!!! |
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May 23, 2015 at 02:29 PM
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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.
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Jun 05, 2015 at 10:18 AM
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Jun 05, 2015 at 12:20 PM
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Jun 08, 2015 at 09:14 AM
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I understand how you feel. I don't think my antidepressant is helping either.
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Jun 08, 2015 at 05:28 PM
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Jun 08, 2015 at 05:44 PM
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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.
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Jun 08, 2015 at 07:29 PM
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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
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Jun 08, 2015 at 10:47 PM
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I have taken Zyprexa it helped with my depression. |
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Jun 16, 2015 at 03:21 PM
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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...
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