Do you take antidepressants

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I can't take most antidepressions because of photosensitivity. It's a real problem for me.
I take agomelatonine at the moment.

But I've also made experiences with lithium orotate and want to try lithium carbonate.

Out of my own experience I agree, because they have no clue and/or have too much power...!
Not all are like this, but a lot of.

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Why?

I take Citalopram for my depression and (off-label) anxiety issues. The low dose I take works really well for my anxiety and I'm pleased with the results. I usually suffer SAD symptoms, but this year I really haven't, so I'm doubly pleased. Stoked really. This is the first winter in... well, forever, that hasn't felt like a blanket of darkness and doom.
So yay for my generic anti-depressant med! It's made my life better

I take Loxalate

I only really went to my Gp because my pysch knew that I was sinking at an alarming rate.
Once I started taking them I felt better. It felt like my depressive thoughts and feelings where put behind a wall and if I started to feel sad when there weren't real reasons for sadness (aka Death in the family) I bounced of this wall and was able to re-orientate my thinking.

I didn't realize how long I had truly been depressed for. I now realize I have been sinking in an out of depression since I was only 6 years old.

I was only but on them 2 months ago and am currently working through my issues with my psych.

I don know if any of you guys have tried this one I didn't see it mentioned.

I take Fontex, a type of prozac i believe. I consider it a mask i do not like to wear.

On Effexor which is the third type of antidepressant I've been on because others didn't get rid of the depression, this doesn't either.

I didn't know you could get really bad withdrawal symptoms but when I couldn't get Effexor for a few days I actually thought I was going to die.

I took Paxil, sorry can't think of the generic name for it, and for me, it triggered suicidal thoughts so I was eventually weaned off it. I also had a psychiatrist who turned me completely off to that part of medicine as he was nothing more than a drug dealer with a MD as appointments only lasted minutes, or basically enough time to fill out a refill order. I had to get another doctor to help me wean off that stuff because that particular SSRI is one that people can't quit cold turkey because it has some really nasty side effects. Now, I just use things like fish oil and regular exercise to do what I can to reduce the risk of depression. The only talk therapy I will ever go to is premarital counseling once a wedding date is set, because of the risk that some therapist might want to refer me to another drug pusher, I mean psychiatrist.

I take a high dose of Cipralex for ocd/gad/asd related anxiety, I talk more spontaneously, have less ruminating, no longer feel on edge from anxiety, have bouts of pure joy. I have come out of my shell, anxiety made my world very small.

I do not experience any side effects, those went away after my body adjusted to the dosing.

Those evil doctors are pushing a really good drug for anxiety.

They're "evil" because they usually always push the drug first instead of letting the patient know of much safer alternatives. Alternatives that have worked for many. It's great that SSRIs have worked for you, but for many they do not.

I started taking Cipralex when I had pretty severe depression awhile back. I had stopped taking it at the beginning of this school year because I was feeling fine, and it was getting too costly. After a few weeks, I realized it hadn't only helped depression. It also helped control my severe meltdowns (by mellowing everything out, I guess...I am not really sure how, but it DEFINITELY did). I went back on them for THAT purpose (as I still wasn't haven't negative depressive thinking again), and my meltdowns decreased by a lot once again. Now that I know what happens when I go off them, I probably will stay on them the rest of my life.

I used to.

But they didn't really do anything. So I stopped taking them.

My generic Paxil (Paroxetine) 20mg. For handling my anxiety issues mostly.
I've been on it for 7 months so far; it's benefits kicked in on the third month. It was a very gradual benefit; that my family logged for me. I did not feel like I changed at all because of it's gradual effect.

However, according to my family it has had a significant benefit to me. I am less irritated in the morning that I will eat breakfast with family members now. I never realized I was avoiding eating with others due to irritability.
I talk to strangers before having my anxieties preventing me.

My own observations: It has side-effects in the first 3-weeks of weird tense muscle feelings in the back of my neck; this has gone away.
My twitches from stress are gone; but the drug has not influenced my stimming habits at all. I still stim/play with my hair a lot and get that heavenly calming feeling. Or cover-my-eyes/touch-my-eyebrows for the same soothing effect.

I less often need to hide at work or college to clear out my mind from all the stimulation. I am now less likely to bring myself into a panic attack from being alone and thinking too hard.

I heard some people like to take it at night since it makes them sleepy; it has made my sleeping come more easily. Other people report it ruins their sleeping habit; this has not happened to me.

This drug has been all pros for me. The only con was of the start-up side effects as my body adapted to it; this has gone away fully.
I currently plan to stay on this medicine; so I will ignore the information about withdrawal effects. Anyways, you can still come off the medicine gradually to avoid the withdrawal effects.

Supposedly there are side-effects if you take more than 60mg a day; since I seem to be effective at 20mg a day, this is not a problem.