Posted by Emmie on December 14, 2002, at 13:17:44
I am at my wit's end. My psychiatrist started me on Prozac for depression. I was praying that it (or something!) would help. After 52 days on the Prozac, I was feeling like a spaced-out robot in the head. It was scary. There were times when my thoughts were racing so fast, then other times my brain felt like it was empty and felt like I didn't have a thought at all. I would sit around the house almost comatose.
Now he is trying Wellbutrin. It has been about 6 weeks on Wellbutrin and I still don't know if my depression has lifted or not. There are some funny side affects with it, too. Really dry mouth, dizziness (like a vertigo), lightheadedness, nausea, abdominal pain at times, sleep interruption.
So I'm thinking about stopping the Wellbutrin as well. I don't know what to do with myself. I don't like the idea of having to feel "stoned" or "drugged out" in order to treat my depression. Also, I thinking too that maybe these medications have helped and I just don't realize it. How and when does one know for sure that they are "better" after using antidepressants. I must be waiting for some huge, drastic and dramatic difference to place (it hasn't!), when maybe I should be looking for mor subtle changes.
I STILL tend to want to sleep a lot (sometimes I can sleep away most of the day), I STILL have all the same self-pitying thoughts I had before the medicine, I STILL hate to go outside, socialize with people, and I STILL don't have the motivation to do anything whether it's fun or a chore. What is happening to me?
Has anyone gone through this? Can you share some insight with me?
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