Antidepressants

2 min read

Deviation Actions

yasa-hime's avatar
By
Published:
8.9K Views
I'm sure some of you are acquainted with antidepressants.
I started on a very low dose about four weeks ago, they weren't really doing anything, so my dosage was doubled 13 days ago. From day 7-day 11, I started feeling better, but yesterday my weakness returned suddenly and strongly, while I was in public. It freaked me out a bit because I really thought I was gradually getting better, and this morning I woke up feeling extremely low and have been very depressed and anxious all day. I know it hasn't been a full two weeks yet on the higher dose..but I really expected to feel better and better, not feel better then suddenly go miles backwards!! If you've had antidepressants, is this sort of thing to be expected? or is it probably too low a dose?
(I'm so so exhausted I can't stand the thought of being prescribed different ones and starting again with who knows what kind of side effects, I really want these to work. )
I know this isn't a medical issues forum but this is honestly the only site where I seem to get replies to my queries X)
© 2012 - 2024 yasa-hime
Comments82
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
AnEveningofSpellWork's avatar
From my experience, antidepressants only decrease your mood, not improve it. So i would say that you are better off without antidepressants at all, but i don't know what your life is like or why you are taking them. You should be careful with them, though. You probably know this, but never, ever stop taking your pills. Wean off them.
I don't mean to scare you, but i'm pretty sure doctors won't tell you this: there are antidepressants, such as Prozac, that destroy the chemical receptors in your brain. Those receptor sites are needed in order for neurotransmitters (chemicals such as norepinephrine, dopamin, and serotonin - these ones, specifically, make you happy) to enter the brain and produce your mood. Antidepressants target these receptor sites as they are the three chemicals that make you happy. In total, i think there are about five different neurotransmitters - the three i just mentioned, cortisol (which is responsible for stress), and i think the other is adrenaline. These are the main neurotransmitters, there might be a few more minor ones, but i never learned them.
If they are destroyed the chemicals will have a very difficult time entering the brain and the only way that you will ever be happy again is by taking antidepressants. In other words, you will become an addict. I hope this helps and that you feel better; being depressed isn't fun.