How Do Antidepressants Change Your Mood or Thinking Pattern?
Question by BuffoonLagoon: How do antidepressants change your mood or thinking pattern?
I know how it works biologically-I’m asking people who have actually taken them if they feel differently after taking them, and if so, could you describe how it changes your mood, behavior, or thinking patterns?
I’ve never been a super happy or optimistic person, but lately it’s gotten really bad and I just constantly want to sleep and feel extremely isolated. I was wondering if I should use antidepressant drugs to help me get out of this hole.
Best answer:
Answer by Amin K
I was prescribed antidepressants and they help tremendously to stopping the depression. I first consulted a psychiatrist who diagnosed me as having depression and he then prescribed the medication and there was a dramatic difference in the symptoms that I had had. It took approximately six weeks for the antidepressant to take its full impact but once I was patient enough to wait for the result (my psychiatrist told me it would take this length of time to be effective as far as results recognized by myself).
The best thing to do is to consult with a psychiatrist who will be more able to diagnose depression and just what needs to be done to control it.
Answer by Lila
Before you can be prescribed an antidepressant you have to be diagnosed with depression by a psychiatrist. The right antidepressant can change your whole life. With it you can lead a happy and productive life. The only way to describe it is that you will feel like those who aren’t depressed. You will have the energy that you have missed. You will be able to enjoy the things that you used to. You will want to socialize and make new friends. If you are sleeping and isolating yourself that is a sign that you do need professional help. You need to know that some antidepressants will work for some but not for you so don’t depend on what someone else says about the one they are taking. If after 4 weeks your antidepressant doesn’t change your mood it is time for either an increase in your dosage or another antidepressant. We can’t decide that we want to take antidepressants.
When you see a psychiatrist it is good idea to write down all of your symptoms, how they effect your life and how long your depression lasts, if it changes. I hope you will get the help that you need.
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