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Ok, so i've been suffering from depression for several years. Nothing in particular has to trigger it. I also go through extremely "up" periods where i'm hyperactive, super talkative, go up to 36 hours without sleeping, and generally accomplish a lot. But when i'm depressed, i prefer being alone, don't talk to many people, feel sad, and my mind's "chatterbox" constantly tells me negative things that only keeps me in the hole. As a kid, i was diagnosed ADHD, but my dad was against me being medicated in case it was a false diagnosis..as was the case with a lot of kids back then. After 2+ years of suspicion via self-diagnosis, my doc officially diagnosed me with type II Bipolar disorder, and reconfirmed my childhood diagnosis of ADHD (now Adult ADHD)
I have been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist, and they put me on Citalopram, generic for Celexa (An SSRI). I've been on it for a week, and have noticed some strange side-effects (lets be honest, they're just EFFECTS). About an hour after i take my daily pill, i feel zombified..emotionally deadened. Nothing bothers me, and i feel apathetic to everything around me. I can stare at a wall for an hour and not be thinking about anything. i just drift off. I also get minor shakes, like a nervous tick of just bouncing my leg up and down or both of them side to side. I also feel tired and fatigued, with little motivation to do anything at all. These side effects don't bother me too badly, the doc said they would go away within 2 weeks as i adjust to the medication.
As for the positives, In the morning before i take my pill, and later in the evening, i feel normal. Actually, i feel better than before, like my depression is finally starting to lift. I don't have as much nervous agitation and I just generally feel "chill", as opposed to my old ways of feeling mild paranoia of people around me, and anxiety. I know its too soon to say if the medication is actually working, as its supposed to take 2-3 weeks for its intended effect to begin to work.
The doctor intends to put me on Straterra for my ADHD next month, once I have been evaluated on how the current medication is working for me.
Has anyone else been on anti-depressants? If so, what was your experience like? Did any work for you?
Just curious, i thought it would be a good discussion topic.
I have been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist, and they put me on Citalopram, generic for Celexa (An SSRI). I've been on it for a week, and have noticed some strange side-effects (lets be honest, they're just EFFECTS). About an hour after i take my daily pill, i feel zombified..emotionally deadened. Nothing bothers me, and i feel apathetic to everything around me. I can stare at a wall for an hour and not be thinking about anything. i just drift off. I also get minor shakes, like a nervous tick of just bouncing my leg up and down or both of them side to side. I also feel tired and fatigued, with little motivation to do anything at all. These side effects don't bother me too badly, the doc said they would go away within 2 weeks as i adjust to the medication.
As for the positives, In the morning before i take my pill, and later in the evening, i feel normal. Actually, i feel better than before, like my depression is finally starting to lift. I don't have as much nervous agitation and I just generally feel "chill", as opposed to my old ways of feeling mild paranoia of people around me, and anxiety. I know its too soon to say if the medication is actually working, as its supposed to take 2-3 weeks for its intended effect to begin to work.
The doctor intends to put me on Straterra for my ADHD next month, once I have been evaluated on how the current medication is working for me.
Has anyone else been on anti-depressants? If so, what was your experience like? Did any work for you?
Just curious, i thought it would be a good discussion topic.