different depression meds. (kinda a vent sorry!)

[pieces_of_me]

So I've been dealing with SI since I was 14 (21 now) and when my parents found out about me cutting my mom told me if I kept it up she would send me away to "show me what crazy really was". Needless to say I didn't talk to a doctor or anything because my mom (still to this day) swears that nothing is wrong with my life there for I have no "real reason" to SI.

About two months ago I went on Prozac...that med was an experience in and of itself. I think I had more ups and downs than I normally do and that's with messing with the dosage a few times. It was making me more numb than I already get, I felt sick so I didn't eat or I over ate...I was a mess so I took myself off of it which has been better...well that and because when I started the Prozac I didn't know I was preggo and well...yea my doc didn't even warn me about the fact that it could make me miscarry and it did.

So with my long little vent (And semi inside to a bit of me) I was wondering if any of you take depression meds and if you do, which ones have worked?

thanks a bunch
taylor

[ihaverabbits]

i have been on paxil, citalopram, and now on cymbalta. the first two both worked well for about 5 years and then tanked on me. i just started on the cymbalta last month so not sure how it will work long-term. so far i don't think it's really doing much, but that does not mean it would not work very well for someone else.

i'm sorry to hear that you had a miscarriage. that really sucks.

[taz35]

I was on sertraline/Zoloft for 5 weeks, it didn't do ****. I'm on Celexa/Citalopram right now, heading into... my 4th week? I think? And I just notice my emotions have been flying up/down like crazy. A lot worse than they were before...

So, as of yet, still no successful drug.

[Merc]

It's taken years for me to get on the right combo; some ppl are lucky and hit it right off, some aren't.
It is very frustrating, but try to stick with it.
Its so worth it all once they get it right.
Make sure you tell the prescribing doc exactly how you are feeling; its the only way to find the right med(s).
Ask questions too, why did s/he pick a particular one, have they much experience with meds? (one GP i had sent me mental a few times as he didnt really know what he doing); so make sure they are experienced enough to be doing trials.
Ask for reputable sites that you can do your own research on, but dont let the 'potential' side effects scare you off; they HAVE TO list every possible SE, doesnt mean you will def. experience it.
Also, if you feel it isnt helping at all (after 4/6/8 weeks) tell him/her...they may try an increase or a swap.
You have a right to have your say and have your opinion/decisions respected.
Best of luck.
xxx

(add: ask about therapy as well...can be very useful alongside med treatment)

[finding.my.wings]

umm ive had fluxoitine, citelapram, and now taking venlafaxine.
im not really sure if any of them have completely reduced my depression but they have helped in various ways.