Re: Anti-Depressants... Quick answers please! not much time!
Asked by MistyDawn

Question:

I have an Appt. to Change my prescription. My youngest is 5 months and just before I had her, the Doc's put me on Wellbutrin, and it... well, to say the

least it didnt work, It made it worse and to the point of all I could think about was suicide. they told me it might make me a bit worse at first but after that innital kick, it would help, So I took it for a month adn a half and the whole time I was miserable and, as I said before, wanted nothing more than to kill myself, So I took myself off of it. the depression is not that bad anymore since I stoped taking it, but it is slowly getting there without any help with any drugs.

I have made the appt to get on something new adn I wanted to know who else is on anti depressions and what you are on... and how it works for you. I know they all work diffrently for diffrent people, but I jsut want a general Idea from Personal views... not just research from the internet....

Thanks

My Advice:

Firstly, do not give up!!! I have been on the hurdie gerdie of anti depressents for many years. It is paramount to  a) Be diagnosed correctly b) give it ample time to work usually 4-8 weeks.

c) Be quite clear on how you may be monitering your progress.Keeping a journal helps, it is amazing what comes out when you read back over it(especially if you don't think there has been much progress. Sometimes there is more than we realize)

I would ask your GP to put you on the new GOV mental health plan (they let you bulk bill) this helps make sure you are being cared for properly. It is very easy to be misdiagnosed and slip through the system if you are a  Bipolar sufferer and then to be pushed onto anti depressents(catastrophic repercussions) Hence the correct diagnosis  BP's  need a combo of anti-depressents and mood stabilizers. All people are different and react in their own way eg: you may react quickly to meds  3-4 weeks or longer 6-8 weeks, more of one med or less of another. The trick is to tweak the meds to suit you the individual. I have been on Zoloft(did not suit me) Epilum and Zyprexa and Exefelor(working well) Arapax(not good for me) Zoloft and Epilum together (not good for me)

I hope this has worked for you, minti mail me if you need more support I am here for any-one who needs a shoulder of support

Hugs Flossy XXXXXX