Best anti-depressant

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prozac is brilliant for me but paxil (that's paroxetine, right?) made me ill. It's a very individual thing.

Effexor worked well for me. It had a mood-stabilizing effect as well as lifting the depression, and I was generally comfortable with it. It did make me feel weird, but nothing like the cramps, dilated pupils, giddiness, crying etc. that Prozac gave me (not that Prozac didn't help, it did but I'll think think twice about taking anything again that has this many side effects plus a tendency to tip me off into mania).

Taking my Ritalin works to stop me from making me depressive. (with my Ritalin, i'm less paranoid and think things over better)

(I have ADHD)



BTW: In Belgium, there are very strict laws on a LOT of drugs, i can't buy Ritalin without a medical attest, how come this is different in America?

Paxil was brilliant for my panic attacks and social anxiety. But the weight gain adn appetite increase was really annoying, also I was more lethargic and lacked motivation.

I take Zoloft. It works well for me. One of the best antidepressants, however, is not a medication. It is my cats. Petting them makes me feel a lot better.

Vicodin, hand down .

I was taking it for a really nasty root canal, and as a side effect, it made me feel happier than I ever felt in a long time. It felt relaxed and at peace with the world. One day, I went out bowling with my friends, and when I left the house, I was still feeling the effect of Vicodin. I was standing outside the entrance, having a cigarette, and randomly started talking to a girl who was doing the same. Talking and flirting with her felt so easy and natural, I was amazed. Vicodin was the silver lining in a dark cloud of recovering from the root canal.

The best fictional anti-depressant is Soma from the book Brave New World.

The first one I took was Lexapro, and that worked wonders for me for a while, but then it just stopped working. I've been on Prozac ever since, but I'm thinking of changing again because I'm getting too many side affects from it: anxiety, loss of appetite, drowsiness, decreased sex drive.

I'm thinking of switching to Cymbalta or Zoloft.

Cymbalta is my drug of choice as far as antidepressants works. Its a SSNRI which means that in addition to working on serotonin levels it also effects norepinephrine. So it also helps with nerve pain-- its cut my pain level in half. And it supresses cataplexy. It also has lower sexual side effects than prozac, but cymbalta is a b***h to get on. It takes a couple of months to get used to it and it makes your stomach not happy and possibly you not happy while you are getting on it. Dosage adjustments are also a b***h. I don't recommend it for anyone who wants a short term med. For a short term med wellbutrin is a good choice. It works on different chemicals than SSRIs and also has lower sexual side effects-- something they even add wellbutrin to SSRIs in order to offset those side effects and in my experience it is a little easier to get on and off. Personally, I need that Serotonin reuptake inhibitor or else I just feel flat. Zoloft is also a good medication, tends to be less sedating than some, has a bit of a get up and go to it that can be good. I tend to think that effexor and paxil are not the best first drugs to try as they have reputations for being somewhat difficult in terms of side effects and they can also be very difficult to get off of. I think cymbalta is a better alternative to effexor. Prozac also works for some. It really depends on what the drug is needed for, how long it will be taken, past history, etc.

Pain killers help if you are in pain. I know pain makes me bitchy. Vicodin is kind of weak though, for me. I prefer Darvocet or oxycodone. Or my lidocain patch.

BTW they actually named a muscle relaxer Soma.

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Oh my gosh! You guys take all different medications for depression? Why do you do that? I have also been very depressed for months at a time, thought of sleeping and not waking up so depressed I was, but I would never trust chemicals to fix it. These make you depend on them and cause so many more side effects...

I alwasy turn to my obsessions and spend my time in them until I can surface again. Cry a lot and I mean a LOT! Frequent meltdowns that can last for hours at a time, some times daily, black black days, but even when they forced me to take Prozac I didn't. Threw away the pills, or didn't use the prescription the second time.

I have always surfaced from my depressions. Yeah, up and down. Gain weight loose weight as I tend to also eat more when I am depressed. But no pills. I refuse to put chemicals in my body that can affect my thinking process and my reasoning. No way! I'd rather have the freaking pain.

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I'm on Lexapro 20mg, and it has worked wonders for me. I can actually function without being down right miserable. Yay!