New Here...depressed...on meds...confused - Depression Message Board

LILAC75 · 03-25-2003, 07:40 PM

Hi everyone. I am a 28 year old woman from canada, I work full-time in nursing at a nursing home, have 2 kids, a husband and 4 cats. All of which are up for sale. I am sure they would say the same about me, if asked. In September I finally admited to myself and my doctor that I was depressed, I had felt this way for years but always managed to find something to mask it, I was put on Wellbutrin. It kept me awake all night and my anxiety got worse. So I started on Ativan with the wellbutrin...no good, tried paxill for a few months, gained 40 pounds, had hardly any anxiety, but my depression was wayyyy worse. I cried day in and day out, I slept every minute I could. Unless I had to work , I seldom found a reason to get out of bed. Now I am on Effexor XR and 3mg of ATivan daily. I am better. But I think a support group might be a good thing for me right now...so I hope I can contribute and also receive some support when I need it......thanks

LoveMyWay71 · 03-25-2003, 08:29 PM

Hello,

Welcome !! Depression is a very hard thing to deal with at times especially when you are not on the right meds. I went through that as well. I have been on prozac for 5 years, but switched to find something better and at the time none of the others worked for me, originally started on zoloft, that didn't work then I was on prozac and it worked but I wanted to feel even better so I tried some others.. paxil (yucky), serazone, welbutrin none of those were good for me, but everyone is different. Now after building up a tolerance to the prozac, I am thinking I want to try something new. I have an appt on 4-7 and I am going to ask to try Lexapro... Welcome to the board there is a lot of good support here... Take care of yourself...

Asenath · 03-26-2003, 07:17 AM

Are you currently in therapy? If so, what type of therapy (psychologist, psychiatrist).

LILAC75 · 03-26-2003, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Asenath:
Are you currently in therapy? If so, what type of therapy (psychologist, psychiatrist).

No, I am not currently in any type of therapy, but I probably should be, otherwise I will be on meds forever!!

Tired74 · 04-24-2003, 11:48 AM

Hi,

I am 28 year old woman from New York. I too am very depressed and sleep except for work. I cannot make things happen everything is so mixed up.

I am on lexapro and in therapy now - I hope I dont' gain weight.

I know it's horrible to cry day in and day out and I have nto cried sinc on Lexapro.

Feel good