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I have been tried on various different medications over the last 18 months, none of them have helped much apart from one which had intolerable side effects. I have been unable to work much during this time and am becoming more and more hopeless. Also being in the UK under the National Health Service there are many drugs and combinations that they won't prescribe here which makes it worse.
Hi Angie...firstly you're not hopeless. Sometimes it takes a while to find a med that works. I was on sertralaine last year and Omg were they bad...I was having the most violent nightmares. I even woke up...stood up punching the wardrobe. I had to be weaned off them. Atm I'm waiting for bloods and ECG results to see if I can have Venlafaxine to take in the morning. Do you have access to "Home Based Treatment Team". Try googling it. They can take over the administration of your meds and have more time for you than the 15 mins that most GP's allocate you. Hope you start feeling better soon love x
@A MyDepressionTeam Member Abilify is a good anti physc. Medication . I take it and I can not tell I take it either. But if I stop I will end up in the hospital again. It is what helps keep me sane.
@A MyDepressionTeam Member I am too I'm more in control. Than ever before . But I could never go off my meds. Because that's like starting this battle all over again. And it's so not worth it.
Hi @A MyDepressionTeam Member I take it the Imipramine isn't taking effect then? I am on my 4th antidepressant in 7 years.
I was started on Fluoxetine 20mg in 2011. That got switched in 2013 to Mirtazapine after the max dose of Fluoxetine (60mg) wasn't working. I stuck with Mirtazapine until 2016 again maxing the dose out at 45mg then they switched me to Citalopram, which never did bugger all so I ended up only being on that 3 months. Then they put me on MR Venlafaxine, which now is at the max dose of 375mg daily. There was a period in the last year where they added Mirtazapine in as well to aid my sleep cos I was suffering with insomnia badly. However, I put on about 1.5stone so I stopped it. Today I just have the Venlafaxine MR 375mg daily & I do find life manageable. I am far from happy as Larry but I am content, which is what I aim for. I take Buspirone as and when for acute anxiety but there's hope for you as I have felt helpless with my meds but I feel I have finally found a solution. I wish you well in your treatment xxx
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