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Depression meds?
Question : Depression meds?
What is the best depression medication out there? I have tried Effexor and after about a year, it did absolutely nothing except for giving me an extremely low sex drive. Can anyone tell me a good med?
depression meds
Best answer:
Answer by zara k
i think yoga is the best depression buster
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#2 written by Anonymous61245 1 year ago
The only antidepressant (and I tried a LOT) that even somewhat worked for me was parnate, which is in a class of medicines called MAOIs. When you’re on them, you have to follow a strict diet (not too bad, no cheese and some other foods, if you don’t follow it you could have a stroke or die).
What did work to improve my many mental health issues (I’ve been 100% depression free for over a year) was therapy and working through the issues that made me depressed and angry and anxious. Anti-depressants can have side-effects, as you’ve expereinced, and in some people can make depression worse. An antidepressant may be helpful to you while you’re working on issues during therapy, but please don’t believe the people that will try to tell you that you will need to be on one forever. -
#3 written by pegbabb 1 year ago
As usual, I would advise you to discuss this problem with your prescribing doctor. He/she is more familiar with you and your body chemistry and if you’ve tried an antidepressant for a year with no positive results then you definitely need to discuss a change . Donot quit on your own. You could face serious withdrawal symptoms. There are so many different antidepressants available, do be sure to tell your doctor about the side effects that you are experiencing.
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#4 written by Ladyofathousandfaces 1 year ago
Well there are a lot of them out there, that don’t have that side effect. But everyone is different. I can’t tell you what is good, and what is not. You will just have to go back to the doctor that gave you that medication, and tell him it is not working. I am pretty sure he will try other anti-depressives on you. So go see your doctor, cause everyone is different, and he will try to get the right one for you. With as little of side effects as he can….
Happy Hoildays
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#6 written by chazzer 1 year ago
Like Katie said, you have to experiment with different ones to find the right one. I went through quite a few and effexor was one I didn’t care for at all!!! Paxil works well, except for trying to get off of it. I am in the process now of trying to get off of it, and I am having “brain zaps” from it. Try Zoloft or Prozac.
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#7 written by Katie 1 year ago
~The only good depression medication out there is the one that works for you. It is so different from each person.
Since Effexor isn’t working for you, tell your doctor. If it’s just your sex drive, Wellbutrin will counteract that side effect.
You’re lucky, there are a lot of new medications out there for depression.
Good luck.~ - Comment Feed for this Post
Everyone responds to different medications differently. Some medications work well for some people and some don’t. Wellbutrin is supposed to be good when it comes to sex drive. I have taken Effexor a couple different times and I am currently on Wellbutrin. I have also taken many others including Prozac and Celexa. Most of the medications I have taken seemed to have worked for a while and then either stopped working or the depression just got too bad. I am pretty stabilized with the medication I am on now, but still go into downward spirals sometimes. As far as the sex drive, I don’t have any luck with that. I think it depends on the person, the medication, and the situation. You never know what will work until you try it. It’s a trial and error situation. Talk to your doctor about the different medications and your options. Do NOT stop your Effexor treatment. If you and your doctor decide to try something else instead of Effexor, he/she will wean you off of it slowly. Stopping the medication suddenly can have serious side effects including withdrawals. Good Luck!