Depression.

DigitalSoldier said:
I was prescribed trazodone as I struggle to sleep. But after reading up on it I am not sure its the correct drug. Thats why I thought I'll get others opinions.

But can I tell this to the therapist ? As they are the ones that studied these things.
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Jesus, that's a pretty crazy drug just to deal with a sleeping issue.

Of course you can tell this to the therapist - You have a responsibility to know what you are putting into your body, and to have an informed opinion on the matter.

As for Urbanol, in my experience, when it comes to tranquilisers, I'd rather use Diazepam or Alprazolam (but in reality, not at all, since they are heinously dangerous and addictive, as nice as the cloud they produce may be...).
 
What would u guys recommend to improve memory focus and an interest in life again? Tired of being a zombie with this dull mind. Lexamil?
 
TheTwo said:
What would u guys recommend to improve memory focus and an interest in life again? Tired of being a zombie with this dull mind. Lexamil?
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Lexamil is what I use.

However, there's no miracle drug that is going to solve it all. The only thing you can do is to try it, and see what happens. Give it at least three months on the meds before you make a decision about its efficacy, and prepare for at least 1 month of pretty ****ty side-effects (which in my case, completely vanished after about four months).

I keep repeating this (and need to follow my own advice, in the interests of transparency), but if you drink, stop. Completely. Alcohol absolutely ****s with your chemistry, and in my experience not drinking has by an order of magnitude done the most for helping with depression.
 
Thank you! I was an ssris before and will Google lexamil now. I don't think it gave it much of a chance.
What ****ty side effects? Like I had a general brain fog and killed my libido

In the upside, how has it helped you? I just feel I should be able to appreciate little things like nice weather or music or anything in general instead of this state I'm in

Interesting post about alcohol. I noticed it does mess with my moods badly and I used to use it as a crutch but where others can enjoy a drink or two, I go crazy
 
copacetic said:
Jesus, that's a pretty crazy drug just to deal with a sleeping issue.

Of course you can tell this to the therapist - You have a responsibility to know what you are putting into your body, and to have an informed opinion on the matter.

As for Urbanol, in my experience, when it comes to tranquilisers, I'd rather use Diazepam or Alprazolam (but in reality, not at all, since they are heinously dangerous and addictive, as nice as the cloud they produce may be...).
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I was diagnosed with GAD and adhd. But according to the therapist I also suffer from major depression. According to her that is why I struggle to sleep and need trazodone.

But I strongly disagree with the major depression diagnosis. I know I do have bouts of depression and maybe more than most, but doubtful that it is major depression.

Also have not been to see this particular therapist again due to not agreeing with her diagnosis. I also told her venlor did not work for me that is why she said trazodone as according to her its very mild.
 
TheTwo said:
Thank you! I was an ssris before and will Google lexamil now. I don't think it gave it much of a chance.
What ****ty side effects? Like I had a general brain fog and killed my libido

In the upside, how has it helped you? I just feel I should be able to appreciate little things like nice weather or music or anything in general instead of this state I'm in

Interesting post about alcohol. I noticed it does mess with my moods badly and I used to use it as a crutch but where others can enjoy a drink or two, I go crazy
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It enabled me to function, in essence, where as before, I was completely mired in debilitating depression for many years.

One thing I don't like, is that is stifles creativity a bit (but on the upside, at least I am able to get up and face the day now, hehe).

The brain-fog is more likely a sign of the depression itself. But yes, it can make you feel pretty weird for a while, which is why you NEED to give it a good couple of months before assessing what it is doing for you. As for libido, I can't say it ever messed with my libido per-se, but what I did have was about three months of 100% anorgasmia, which is can be useful/amusing/very tiring, depending on the circumstances. This is one of the side-effects that completely vanished, that I mentioned.

Again, yeah, alcohol, just don't. At all.
 
DigitalSoldier said:
I was diagnosed with GAD and adhd. But according to the therapist I also suffer from major depression. According to her that is why I struggle to sleep and need trazodone.

But I strongly disagree with the major depression diagnosis. I know I do have bouts of depression and maybe more than most, but doubtful that it is major depression.

Also have not been to see this particular therapist again due to not agreeing with her diagnosis. I also told her venlor did not work for me that is why she said trazodone as according to her its very mild.
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I don't know if this has been said here but major depression has nothing to do with the degree of depression and only the type. If it's persistent and treatment resistant then it's most likely major depression. Bouts of depression can also be bipolar in which case anti-depressants may make it worse and you need a mood stabiliser.
 
Guys I need some advice.

I've been going through a very bad 6 months, and as a result, my depression has relapsed. Its mostly due to work stress, although that is not the only thing.

What approach do you guys recommend I take in dealing with it? I do have a 2 week holiday at the end of July, which I think will reset my stress levels, but I'm not sure whether that will be enough to beat the depression.

The factors that have caused my depression are mostly gone, although my work environment is still quite frustrating for me. Its better than it was though, although my reaction to stress is now over the top.

Should I wait until after my holiday and see how I am? Or see someone now? If I do see someone now, should I see a psychologist or a psychiatrist?
 
Ancalagon said:
Guys I need some advice.

I've been going through a very bad 6 months, and as a result, my depression has relapsed. Its mostly due to work stress, although that is not the only thing.

What approach do you guys recommend I take in dealing with it? I do have a 2 week holiday at the end of July, which I think will reset my stress levels, but I'm not sure whether that will be enough to beat the depression.

The factors that have caused my depression are mostly gone, although my work environment is still quite frustrating for me. Its better than it was though, although my reaction to stress is now over the top.

Should I wait until after my holiday and see how I am? Or see someone now? If I do see someone now, should I see a psychologist or a psychiatrist?
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I had over 2 years of on and off depression and was on anti depressants for the whole time. My solution: quit my job and changed career direction. My depression affected my life and my relationship which ended up becoming a vicious circle of unhappiness. My job was to blame for all the *** at the end of the day!
 
I am looking to quit my job and change career direction. But what should I do now? Should I wait for this holiday? Get medication? See a psychologist?
 
Ancalagon said:
I am looking to quit my job and change career direction. But what should I do now? Should I wait for this holiday? Get medication? See a psychologist?
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Sounds like you're in the burnout zone. A holiday would do you good. If you have a family doctor he can prescribe antidepressants if needed or refer you to a psychologist.

From experience though, antidepressants should only be a last resort and only short term if possible. Took me a year for my body to come right after the antidepressants and depression.

My poor SO had to suffer with me. If he didn't love me like he does he would've left me. Was a horrible 3 years of hell. :(
 
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Everyone seeing a psychiatrist and is getting prescribed medicine should really be careful.

I suffer from chronic depression. My dad had it his whole life and only ever saw one psychiatrist. And what was astounding was the amount of medication he was prescribed. He had to take 30+ tablets a day!!! I'm sure he could have drugged Mick Jagger under the table. He past away in February because of lung cancer, but while he was in the hospital his doctor had a look at all these medications. He took away the ones my dad didn't need and for his final days he only had to take 3 out of the 30+ tablets.

I've lost my faith in doctors in this country. You don't get that caring feeling from then any more. You are a statistic to them. An object that consumes $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to try and get better without knowing any better.

I'm sure all of you here that are using anti depressants can quickly calculate what the monthly cost would be for 30+(various) tablets a day.
 
Ancalagon said:
I am looking to quit my job and change career direction. But what should I do now? Should I wait for this holiday? Get medication? See a psychologist?
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Do you not like your current job any more? I haven't read any of the other pages, sorry, so I'm not sure what your story is.

I wake up many morning thinking "Do I really need to go to work". Slugging in to the shower and then going to work I keep thinking the same thing. At work I rarely think of it any more (As the effort of going to work is gone) and I am happy again. As soon as I get back home, I get bored. I find myself staring at my computer screen for long periods of time and wondering if I should really go in to work tomorrow.

It got me thinking that it isn't work that is bothering me. I like my job. My depression is just putting me in these lockdown moods where I do not want to do ANYTHING.

If this is the way you feel, you might want to go talk to someone. Not saying you need meds or anything but the person you talk to will be able to help you. Whether its a doctor or a psychologist.

All the best, friend.
 
Gezza said:
Do you not like your current job any more? I haven't read any of the other pages, sorry, so I'm not sure what your story is.

I wake up many morning thinking "Do I really need to go to work". Slugging in to the shower and then going to work I keep thinking the same thing. At work I rarely think of it any more (As the effort of going to work is gone) and I am happy again. As soon as I get back home, I get bored. I find myself staring at my computer screen for long periods of time and wondering if I should really go in to work tomorrow.

It got me thinking that it isn't work that is bothering me. I like my job. My depression is just putting me in these lockdown moods where I do not want to do ANYTHING.

If this is the way you feel, you might want to go talk to someone. Not saying you need meds or anything but the person you talk to will be able to help you. Whether its a doctor or a psychologist.

All the best, friend.
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My job is quite a long story. In fact, there is a thread on it. But the short version is that I went through a very stressful project, AND we've had no leadership since... well last year. Eventually the job stress caused my depression to relapse. There is other stuff about the job that I don't really want to mention here, that have me thinking it might be best for me to move. Oh, the other thing to clarify is that I am unhappy in my role and unhappy at my current company. Being unhappy in my role can be fixed without me changing companies - it will happen one of these days anyway (I think). But being unhappy in the company is a different story. There are changes a foot, but you know the saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So, I'm worried that things either won't change that much, or actually change for the worse. There are some signs that have me worried, let me just say that.
 
Ancalagon said:
My job is quite a long story. In fact, there is a thread on it. But the short version is that I went through a very stressful project, AND we've had no leadership since... well last year. Eventually the job stress caused my depression to relapse. There is other stuff about the job that I don't really want to mention here, that have me thinking it might be best for me to move. Oh, the other thing to clarify is that I am unhappy in my role and unhappy at my current company. Being unhappy in my role can be fixed without me changing companies - it will happen one of these days anyway (I think). But being unhappy in the company is a different story. There are changes a foot, but you know the saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So, I'm worried that things either won't change that much, or actually change for the worse. There are some signs that have me worried, let me just say that.
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Okay. It sounds more like you want to change jobs for your health than not really wanting to work in general. That is normal, I think. If you're not happy at your current place of work then you should definitely change your environment.
 
Gezza said:
Okay. It sounds more like you want to change jobs for your health than not really wanting to work in general. That is normal, I think. If you're not happy at your current place of work then you should definitely change your environment.
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Look if I had the choice I wouldn't work, but I don't think I'm unique in that way. I do want to change jobs for my health. On Tuesday night, I couldn't sleep because I had an irregular heartbeat.

I'm not saying that the stress I am under at work justifies the extreme reaction. The problem is, I think its just got to a point where something that ordinarily I would recover from in hours, takes me days to recover from.
 
Ancalagon said:
Look if I had the choice I wouldn't work, but I don't think I'm unique in that way. I do want to change jobs for my health. On Tuesday night, I couldn't sleep because I had an irregular heartbeat.

I'm not saying that the stress I am under at work justifies the extreme reaction. The problem is, I think its just got to a point where something that ordinarily I would recover from in hours, takes me days to recover from.
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That sounds like burnout to me.
 
Ancalagon said:
Look if I had the choice I wouldn't work, but I don't think I'm unique in that way. I do want to change jobs for my health. On Tuesday night, I couldn't sleep because I had an irregular heartbeat.

I'm not saying that the stress I am under at work justifies the extreme reaction. The problem is, I think its just got to a point where something that ordinarily I would recover from in hours, takes me days to recover from.
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I know exactly what you mean. And you really need to talk to someone. A person facing a burnout needs to take time off. If you have mental issues (Depression, etc.) then you might want to think about talking to a professional. The mind can be a terrible thing.
 
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