Q&A: Anti Depressants and Depression?
Question by HaveFaithInMe: Anti Depressants and depression?
I’ve been depressed for a while now and first spoke to my doctor a while back about my depression and the option of taking anti depressents.
However, being just 18 I cant help worrying about the risks and unwanted effects that taking a drug like that could cause, I’ll be talking to my doctor about it on friday but I hope that you will all understand that I am asking about all this now because it’s really playing on my mind quite alot.
What type of anti depressents are there?
Has any body taken anti depressents before and felt they have worked? I know it’s different for everyone but it sure does help to here about others peoples experiences.
I am intereted in hearing about the health worries that may come with taking anti depressants but please dont just write “they’re really bad dont take them get counselling” or something similair because it’s really not helping.
Oh and the 1st aniversarys of my mothers death is approching and I feel more miserable as the days go past and christmas is going to be a really difficult time for me, is it worth taking anti depressants to help me cope with this time period?
Best answer:
Answer by rebecca d
I am 15 years old and have been on an anti depressant since i was in the fourth grade. i have suffered from self injury, anxiety, and depression. I have taken many different medications throughout the years. I have tried prozac for anxiety, abilify, and others. i lost track.
some of them worked. some didnt.
as of now, i am on prozac, have been for about 5-6 months.
it worked for a while, and is slowly stopping working and i have begun self injuring again.
most of the anti depressants dont have any severe side effects. when i was on abilify it made me very jumpy, i could not sit still, and it made me feel dizzy. other then that, none of them have given me a problem.
i think you should talk to a doctor and decide if it is right for you.
if you would like to talk more in private, you are welcome to email me at [email protected]
goodluck.
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