Depression medication is not working

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Avatar m tn Lamictal is often more effective on depression than mania although each person responds differently to each medication. Also for some people mood stabilizers can become less effective over time. As I remember from taking Lamictal the specific dosage range can go above that amount but you'd have to ask your psychiatrist about this. The drinking can undermine the efficacy of any psychiatric medication.
Avatar m tn I'm going to a cognitive behavioral therapist but I find that It is not helping. Every time I stop going I end up depressed again. How can this stop?
Avatar f tn I have realy high cortsol 1200 (200-700) and i was wondering if that could be the resone for the medication is not working (T4). Read that high cortsol would make RT3 high!! Do you think Adding T3, would be helpful?
Avatar f tn Also the sweating at night due to these is getting worse! Is there anything I can do to help? Do other antidepressants do this? Why does it do this?
1248885 tn?1285832739 It seems to be helping. The thing is I am not sure if I should increase it. Does anyone know if the dose of the Celexa is equivalent to the Cymbalta? I do still have moment where I begin to cry out of the blue, even when things become overwhelming. Any sugestions would be a great help. thank you for reading, responding.
Avatar n tn I am sorry you are having a difficult time with this. Anxiety, depression and agorophobia often go hand in hand. When I had my first panic attack three years ago, it intially threw me for a loop. I went on an Antidepressant like you and went to talk therapy to no avail. My anxiety stemmed from my health and I would not believe the doctors or therapists until I finally accepted the anxiety. Whether you have or not, I do not know, but my advice would be to stress patience.
1171357 tn?1285851820 The verbal therapy has really shed a lot of light on my life and why things are the way they are and how to cope with my problems. The problem that I am having is with my medication. I have tried flouxetine, sertraline, abilify, paroxetine now bupropion. The only thing that has worked was a combination of sertraline and bupropion, but I was told that the way I was feeling, I was in a hypo-manic state and that was not good for me. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can do?
Avatar f tn does anyone know anything about celexa? for depression I have been on wellbution 300 mg lexapro paxil ... i can't find anything that continues to work for my depression. It seems to work for a little while and then stops. Or maybe it's just me? my diagnosis is bipolar 2 although sometimes I think it's bipolar1 with depression. I never have any energy and i feel trapped in my house. I am very antisocial. I don't want to be. I just cant help it .
1348086 tn?1370783185 I know my Cymbalta is not working anymore. I am at 120 mg per day and my depression is so overwhelming I cannot think clearly. No appetite, crying, fatigued. My doctor, around three months ago, suggested I be put on Effexor along with slowly tapering off the Cymbalta, but I had a very bad reaction with taking both meds and we decided to just keep me on the Cymbalta. Something else has GOT to work. I can't live like this. Has this happened to anyone else?
1070864 tn?1255355237 hello, iam 29 yrs old and iam verry stressed out my 2 1/2 twins, iam not working at the moment i feel very sad and hopeless i need help can someone help me undrestand why i feel this way i also need help with my anger.
Avatar f tn these meds i am taking is not working, i knew they wasnt going too. some members on here was saying it was because of the alcohol. which i knew was the case (but i am not drinking anymore) anyway has anyone been feeling strange after they took there medication. it put me in a relax mood so much i cant move. i have missed school and work because i have been able to get out of bed, i would be asleep for 12 hours. and also have any of you experience nightmares that you cant awaken from.
Avatar m tn I agree that the TSH is too low, but the high Triglyceride levels indicate that he is hypo, not hyper. TSH is a pituitary hormone and does not, often, accurately reflect actual thyroid hormone levels, especially when one is already on a thyroid replacement hormone. His low RBC also indicates an anemia. He should get a full iron panel, as well as vitamin B12 testing. He will need both to determine whether he has iron deficiency anemia or Pernicious Anemia.
Avatar f tn You should talk to your doctor... They can give you a different kind if yours isn't working... Zoloft is also okay to take while pregnant...
Avatar f tn t even begin to tell you how many different AD meds I have tried. Treating depression and anxiety with medication is often a trial and error process. I have found that if at the 3rd month on a particular medication, if I am still not feeling better that it's the wrong med for me. Don't be afrade to try different ones.
Avatar m tn I just wanted to tell people who are struggling with opiate addiction its hard but b12 and someone to talk to helps. My question, is there a depression medication that works best for this type of thing?
Avatar f tn thank you for responses. it is so helpful to hear from other people.
Avatar n tn it is a very effective medication for depression...but if it not work on you for some reason, there are many others, including Cymbalta.
1258539 tn?1293840202 Lexapro is given for Anxiety and depression and is under the class of Antidepressants. Antidepressants take up to 6-8 weeks to get the full effect. 15 days is only over 2 weeks.
Avatar f tn Ativan is actually very mild compared to Xanax... so maybe that's why it's not working.. you've been on benzos for 18 years you've said. Your body is probably tolerant to it. Good luck. You will make it.
440680 tn?1205682375 i can tell you that the smartest person i know has been on 100 mgs of zoloft for over 5 yrs and he is sharp as a tack. you are young i would try to find a phsychiatrist in cincy that is not a pill pusher, one that does natural as well. i am in podunk dayton and with my insurance i cant find one. i bet in cincy ther would be a few.