Brotherjunk
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First off, antidepressants affect everyone differently, if chemical disturbance is the problem, you may have to run the gamut of them before finding what works for you. I know thats not what you want to hear, but that is how it is. Mustering up the endurance and patience to get through it is difficult in and of itself never mind struggling with depression while you are at it. That I can recall off the top of my head, I have tried prozac, zoloft, wellbutrin, savela, cymbalta, paxil, and a few other older meds that I can't recall the names of at the moment. Wellbutrin is a god send for me, it was the only drug that made a difference for me. All the others had terrible results and or side effects. My mom can't take Wellbutrin at all, terrrible panic attacks...paxil helps her tremendously. I can't take Paxil, it's all trial and error.
I was in a state very similar to yours after I had a nervous breakdown years ago. It was a very weird state afterwards. I felt totally disconnected from my emotional self. After a week or so when I was able to function somewhat again, it was like I was a robot...totally devoid of any "soul". I didn't laugh, I didn't cry, didn't worry, didn't feel happy or sad...I was totally numb emotionally. This is when I tried the antidepressant type drugs...but before those I started seeing a psychiatrist. And she was almost as big a help as the Wellbutrin ended up being. Don't discount the help that a trained professional can bring, I was quite surprised. I didn't want to do it, I didn't think I needed it, it was just the stepping stone to antidepressants (which I knew I was going to need in order to continue living) But the talk therapy helped me immensely...afterwards we started the drugs, and it took a while, but eventually I got to a point where I could 'feel' again. You'll get there, but I would humble myself to get professional help in someone to talk to, even if it's just for a month....friends are well meaning, but aren't trained to help you like a professional can.
First off, antidepressants affect everyone differently, if chemical disturbance is the problem, you may have to run the gamut of them before finding what works for you. I know thats not what you want to hear, but that is how it is. Mustering up the endurance and patience to get through it is difficult in and of itself never mind struggling with depression while you are at it. That I can recall off the top of my head, I have tried prozac, zoloft, wellbutrin, savela, cymbalta, paxil, and a few other older meds that I can't recall the names of at the moment. Wellbutrin is a god send for me, it was the only drug that made a difference for me. All the others had terrible results and or side effects. My mom can't take Wellbutrin at all, terrrible panic attacks...paxil helps her tremendously. I can't take Paxil, it's all trial and error.
I was in a state very similar to yours after I had a nervous breakdown years ago. It was a very weird state afterwards. I felt totally disconnected from my emotional self. After a week or so when I was able to function somewhat again, it was like I was a robot...totally devoid of any "soul". I didn't laugh, I didn't cry, didn't worry, didn't feel happy or sad...I was totally numb emotionally. This is when I tried the antidepressant type drugs...but before those I started seeing a psychiatrist. And she was almost as big a help as the Wellbutrin ended up being. Don't discount the help that a trained professional can bring, I was quite surprised. I didn't want to do it, I didn't think I needed it, it was just the stepping stone to antidepressants (which I knew I was going to need in order to continue living) But the talk therapy helped me immensely...afterwards we started the drugs, and it took a while, but eventually I got to a point where I could 'feel' again. You'll get there, but I would humble myself to get professional help in someone to talk to, even if it's just for a month....friends are well meaning, but aren't trained to help you like a professional can.