Do antidepressants really work?

Do antidepressants really work?
What are your experiences with them?
I feel like ending it all but i want to try something before i actually do it, might even help me who knows?

>antidepressants general.

better do ketamine , not joking

My GP can't prescribe ketamine bro.

if there is something than can help it, just try it before ending your life. Tools are to be used, so don't be afraid to try.

It's very relative from patient to patient, from drug to drug. Sometimes they work, sometimes they make things worse, sometimes they do nothing.

It depends on the problem, but often the best cure is therapy connected with antidepressants, so if you can go on therapy it can change your life.

I used to have them but I went through like, 5 different ones because the side effects always fucked me up and/or they didn't work/worked temporarily. I eventually found the right dosage and brand and am now cured of depression. But now I suffer from schizoaffective bipolar, which was definitely a downgrade. My mood stabilisers only work during the summer; my depressive episodes get REALLY fucking powerful in the winter -- too powerful for the meds.

Well i don't have time to go to meetings with psychiatrists, i rather ask my GP for something today.

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checked.

>let me solve my problems with substances

get therapy, amd start running. Find a hobby, and reconnect with the world. drugs are at the core of the modern depression issue.

>008
failed 007 clone.

>the side effects always fucked me up
I'm scared of the side effects, increased suicidal thoughts etc..
Did you really develop schizophrenia from antidepressants?

you say you want to end it, but you have no time? You have the rest of your life.

GP is not a specialist in these things, he can't really give you full real treatment that would resolve the real issue, he can maybe just patch the effect.

Nah, I think it was genetic. My father has schizophrenia, but it could be drug-induced. Who knows. Maybe I just got the short straw in my family's genes.

No amount of therapy will help my situation at the moment, i've had hobbies before and reconnected enough with the world, the world is just a bitch and reality hits hard when you're not prepared.

Can you describe schizophrenia to me a little?
I've always been scared of anything mind related, schizophrenia, hallucinations etc..

Medicine helps me enough to keep going but I still have episodes most every day but with out the medication I end up in the er for trying to off myself. It took 5 years to find a medication that worked for me.

They do, antidepressant user here

although get them prescribed, don't just buy some random drugs from your friends like a Sup Forumstard

They definitely help. But the first week/month (it was a month for me) its gonna be terrible... But once you pass that, you're gonna tell the difference. You feel more positive and more active. They are not a miracle and you'll still have those days

What do you take?
How did it help you?
More info would be appreciated bro.

not the shizophrenia guy, but i also suffered from side effects. It was really a roulette for me, one drug was giving me panic attacks, convulsions, when the other was just fine with minor setbacks like apettite or libido. It all depends or specific person and their sensitivity. But there is for sure a drug that will not have major side effects, but maybe you will have to try 2-3 of them for at least a month each.

I don't have many of the symptoms anymore and what with my negative symptoms, I barely remember the positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, etc). I still sometimes get really paranoid that people are out to get me and sometimes I'll get tactile hallucinations; it feels like bugs are crawling all over my skin. My antipsychotics work miracles for the most part. My only problem really is the negative symptoms. I get really slurred speech and sometimes go catatonic when speaking for a few seconds and then forget what I was talking about. I also get really unmotivated, even when I'm hypomanic (the "affective" part of the disorder). I lack the ability to relate to anyone (could also be my schizotypal personality disorder). I can't remember many of the negative symptoms I suffer from at the moment, probably because I'm tired. But I'll lurk in this thread if you wanna keep talking.

Cymbalta doing well here. Had to increase dose a few times but it keeps the taste of gunmetal out of my mouth.

First Aurorix, now Brintellix or Brillentix, something like that, I can never remember that name

Aurorix took away some weight from me, I don't really know how to describe it. For example, for a long time I was afraid and stressed about doing simple things, like checking mail, making laundry, I couldn't handle the "pressure"; aurorix took away some extent of it, so I could finally, for example, fill the dishwasher

Brintellix (or brillentix, I could just go to other room and check it, but whatev) is a relatively new thing, I have been taking it only for a month. It works pretty much like Aurorix, I changed my medication (I mean, my psychiatrist did it), since I was totally deprived of libido; rumours are that Brintellix doesn't do that (lack of libido is a common side effect). To be honest, nothing changed in that area, but it probably isn't drug induced in the first place.

Like someone mentioned before, first period (two weeks by average) of taking antidepressants is the worst, you feel even shittier from time to time.

also my suicide thoughts started to be a bit more rare

>5 years
fuck.
It took me 2 years, i've tried like 6 drugs and it was fucking horrible, because everything i took made things only worse. With my new drug i can now at least breathe without pain thorough my entire body.
Its nice that even after 5 years you can find it, i think i would just kill myself if it took 5 years, so congratulations to you.

Does prozac really help you gain weight?
I'm 120lbs and i wouldn't mind taking prozac to gain 10~20 lbs.

It depends, i lost weight on prozac.

I've never taken nor will take any meds and entertain suicidal thoughts on the daily whereas others don't, so meds probably work. No wonder people get depressed in a world where you die by tire shredder or at least old age and look like Stan Lee in the end. It's just too depressing to think feelings about, so to most people it's best to numb every feeling by eating pills. But I need the feelings because due to philosophical and practical reasons I can't let myself not die soon-ish. To each their own ofc.

>But I need the feelings because due to philosophical and practical reasons
what?
what are you on about

what anti-depressant are you taking, and did they all give you these symptoms?

it is some edgelord, just ignore

I've been on lexapro about 5 years. Started with 5mg and I'm up to 20mg. Side effects are temporary!!! First week I felt them, but by month 2 or 3i was feeling a little more normal. I got the shakes, euphoric moments, yawned constantly, but never felt suicidal. Life is great, don't give a duck about much. You sound a little more suicidal than I hope and maybe you need a little emergency counseling. I get Lexapro through my GP. Additionally I notice people who say depression drugs don't work were people who still drank alcohol. I stopped alcohol completely when I started. Never felt better. Good luck user

i'm on mood stabilizers but then again i'm on them for my epilepsy not depression.
I have no depression problems.

I meant that I choose to feel negative feelings because they are based on rational thought. I don't want to wipe the feelings and experience aging or another gruesome fate. But really, existence is pain in general. Suicide is the best alternative but only few of us die young.

Most anti-convulsants are used for bi-polar too.

I lost weight with prozac

told ya

You are just not smart.

I don't take them anymore (mood stabilizers now), and I can't remember which ones I took. Pretty sure two of them were Lexapro and Olanzapine. And no, they didn't. I developed these symptoms even without the actual antidepressants and over the course of a few years.

most likely not, increasing serotonin decreses appetite.

but then, depression also reduces appetite -perhaps for some a reduction in their symptoms makes them eat more.

i am, actually

Smart enough for this world, anyway.

>I know that feel

It's a struggle, but that's life: struggle

you are just proving edginess that keeps being pumped by your heart

Why is everything I say "edgy" to you? Is somebody behind your eyes?

because you are pretty edgy guy, what's more to explain

K.
True

Any society who gets entertainment from pretending to be retarded will eventually be swamped by actual retards thinking themselves to be in good company.
Just disregard the tard

Setraline for me, started with too high a dose from the gp and I thought I was dying.

After my dosage got regulated it worked pretty well. Everything was the same in my life but things felt like they were made of cotton candy and rainbows.

Had sexual side effects where I could keep it up but fapping was a marathon. I also became a bit more reckless, as in strong compusions to shoplift etc. The side effects eventually went away.

I'm no longer on it as I removed a lot of stressors from my life which helped with depression.

he is edgy, edgelord, primitive insults won't change that

go be special edgy snowflakes on r/depression

give it a go kid, do whatever you have to to get better.

you could always try a lightweight antidepressant like 5-htp (which doesn't 'force' serotonin onto receptors, instead giving the body more of the precursor to use when it wants to). or just jump right in with an ssri your doctor perscribes. you'll know soon enough whether it's making a difference or not. side effects suck, getting off them sucks, drug dependence sucks. but what the hell, right? try it.

also highly recommend ketmaine or a psychedelic like lsd or mushrooms. they're a lot easier to get than you might think

They work but not for everyone due to depression being an incredibly inhomogenous condition as well as everyone being different.

Generally your doctor will put you on one and see if you show any improvements. If it doesn't work they might prescribe a different one or an alternative therapy. That's normal, and the odds of you doing better after trying a few things are pretty good.

My advice is talk to your doctor or psychiatrist about your problems and what you're experiencing and see what they say. I can't tell you that antidepressant A will cure your depression, but I can tell you that a licensed professional will be able to give you better feedback on how to manage your issues than some nerds on an anonymous imageboard.

I am really interested in trying them, but i'm afraid of mental changes, i don't even know if it's possible to lose intelligence but i'm afraid of that, what the fuck is wrong with me.

because not even bismuth have this many edges. You are just a snowflake that thinks he is unique in this world, and above everything else. To much anime i guess.

>also highly recommend ketmaine or a psychedelic like lsd or mushrooms. they're a lot easier to get than you might think
Can my GP prescribe me ketamine?
Isn't it like a downer?
How does it help with depression?

Good answer

It is possible to lose intelligence man. When I smoked weed I noticed I was getting stupid, so I quit. All drugs mess with you in different ways.

Yea, but an actual retard wouldn't prolly even need antidepressants because ignorance is bliss so I take it they aren't a literal retard because they are in an antidepressant thread, but maybe the poster is anti-suicide which is why they called me edgy. But I don't know. Edgy doesn't mean anything necessarily, and even if the word has a good context and is called for it's not like it means something, I'm not school shooter-edgy so my edginess doesn't matter. I mean I'm just typing. Even my rl suicide would involve zero casualties other than me and I wouldn't be aware of my death, although chances are I'd be aware of my new life elsewhere from that moment on, this being a rather spiritual world.

Also I'm not saying don't try any. Just pay attention to how you feel and stuff and if you like the results then all is good.

You have so many edges, mate

At this point you are repeating yourself, sir.
>You have so many edges, mate
Why do you think so?

sigh

i can't handle it, please, stay true to your edginess and go stand of the edge of the roof for a while during hurricane

I've tried about a dozen different ones. The most effective one I found was fluvoxamine, however it did make me pretty sweaty, but you might be different. Moclobemide is one which has almost no side effects in my experience, but not as effective. Bupropion will give you energy, but again, sweaty.

I'd try one of those.

you mean antidepressants?
They don't change your core personality/intelligence, just affect hormones. You may feel better, and that will change how you will behave, but it doesn't lower your intelligence. Changing hormones can affect how you react for different stimula. Before i was ultra sensitive to every negative thing, if someone said a bad word to me i would lie in bed for few days and feel very bad. Now im less afraid and more brave, but i still decide what i want to do myself. If i want to look more carefully/narrow i can, but if i want to something more extravert, now its easier.

should've quit while you were ahead mate, now you just sound retarded

You clearly have no Idea how antidepressants work.
They affect neurotransmitters, not hormones, dumbass.

time to take your meds, kangaroo fucker

I was the user who told you to ignore the retards, but then you devolved into one by talking about "spirituality" and your "next life". I think you're the one in need of medication, anti-psychotics by my reckoning.

even your former allies are thinking now that you are edgy, mate

So spiritual thoughts are a sign of psychosis to you? Who are you, a doctor? Did you know that most people in the world believe in some form of an afterlife? Materialists are a minority. You must've never heard about the supernatural or tried as much as a spell to open your eyes.

just stop digging, mate

>be me
>ex-coworker and bro hang himself
>best friend an hero
>now best friends kid an hero.
We were close in age and he was like a little brother.
>fuck near an hero
>get on meds and nothing works, including my dick now
>doc gives welbutrin
>buy generic script
>instantly okay.

Far far from normal. But instead of blinding rage i just get super irritated.

Don't want to end it as bad.
Dont really "feal" much different.

Stay the fuck off booze and drugs.

Used to shoot whiskey. Not even a lot. Just a few shots and beers.

Wife finds me asleep standing uo against a wall.

Next weekend puke all over some friends and wake-up in the middle of the road.

I say go for it if you are out of options.

Saved my life anyway

Trust me, I'm the most level-headed person in existence. Whenever you say something that disagrees with my golden mean you're sounding a bit off.

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well i did read an article about ketamine trials for depression in the US but perhaps not. I'm not from america so i don't really know. anyway, you can easily and safely get some from the deep-web or even craigslist.

>isn't it like a downer.
well it's definitely not an upper, but it's not a central nervous system depressant like like alcohol or xanax. it's a dissociative. ketamine blocks the nmda receptor, which allows neurons to communicate with each other. how that helps depression is still under debate, but it's widely considered to be revolutionary in depression treatment. and i can say from my own experience and from seeing in others that it can work. it's also a fascinating experience that's worth having for it's own sake.

(the most prominent hypothesis is that a subunit of a cortical MNDA receptor known as GluN2B, acts to suppress signaling and repress protein synthesis - causing depression. Once ketamine, a GluN2B antagonist is applied, signaling and protein synthesis is restarted)

>most people in the world believe in some form of an afterlife
most people in the world are street shitting, child raping, absolute and complete animals. You've set the bar pretty fucking low there mate

>Who are you, a doctor?
nice appeal to authority, nigger

>Materialists are a minority
Yes, the minority that gets shit done, that understand how the world and the universe works, and who solve problems instead of just wishing they were solved

Pull your head in fuckwit

>that understand how the world and the universe works
Um, not really. There is more to life than meets the eye. They only understand Big Bang 2018 but nothing else.

CAN YOU STOP FUCKING TALKING WITH THAT GUY , HE IS THE EDGIEST SHITFACE EVER, LITERALLY EVERYTHING HE SAYS IS EDGY

Um, like, what if gravity is just like, atoms feeling love each other and wanting to hug and shit man like just dude smoke weed ayylmao

kys retard

You could try to get in a drug trial, but they normally look for people who've tried other antidepressants and had minimal to no response.

Jeez
Nice straw man.

>Nice straw man.
Elaborate.

>How to be a Pseudo-intellectual: 101

You literally put words in my mouth. I am amazed how just about anyone can type the url of this board these days.

>2018
>not understanding irony

user, I'm afraid you have autism

Sure, buddy.

Shrooms help a lot, ever heard of Microdosing ?

can you faggots stop?

The fact remains that you've addressed none of my arguments, beyond autisticaly screeching due to your lack of comprehension of mockery. Spirituality is for idiots and subhumans, and if you believe there is a "next life" you should just end yours now. Find out for sure, and save the rest of us the pain of having to deal with your retarded ass.

So in closing, kill yourself you gigantic cockmongling faggot

No.

oh yeah, you're right. I just wanted to say that there is increase of serotonin, but in reality they just fire longer or rather cycle around more or something? But i think it forwarded the message. Thanks for calling me dumbass for trying to help tho.

They work for me I was very suicidal before my gp put me on mirtazapine 45mg

What are these arguments of yours that beg addressing?

woah, gp put you on mirtazapine? It was good for me, but i had terrible nightmares ;/

ask for vitamine D you dumbass

>taking pills for feels
faggots literally man up wtf

Meds like that are not a long term solution but can help lots short term.

I know it sounds like work. But excercise, better diet and finding new interests will help loads. Will give a new spark of life and purpose.

The assertion that you enjoy taking the erect phallic members of various domesticated animals within your rectum.
The fact that your father molested and then abandoned you at a young age.
And the foregone conclusion that you are a massively retarded edgelord faggot who should kill themselves

On the other hand, they get to be like pic related, smiling while the world burns (in case not everyone ITT gets the metaphor)