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Posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 14:04:07
Now that the Adderall wore off, it seems my motivation is going again...but I usually feel content, positive, and have happiness throughout the day. I smile. I talk to strangers in the neighborhood and at the store and stuff. I haven't had any anxiety for a few days.
How can you be happy but have depression at the same time? I don't get it. There's no way I can get through school or support myself with no motivation. I feel like I'm hanging on a thread here with these mental health issues.
I'm actually thinking about trying Effexor again. As much as I hated how it numbed my emotions, personality (and sexuality), what's the point of having a personality and emotions if you can't do anything?
Either that or Provigil-which I can't afford. Well, i haven't tried Dextroamphetamine yet. I need something cheap. But also wondering how long the buspirone's going to hold out for anxiety issues.
I figured Effexor might take care of the anxiety + motivation issues, and cheaply, rather than searching for a combo.
But when I took Zoloft, Wellbutrin, recently, together and seperately, they made me feel miserable. Could it be that I would have an adverse reaction to any drugs that affect Norephineprine drugs? yeah, still haven't figured this out yet.
Posted by Zana on April 19, 2009, at 14:12:38
In reply to zero motivation + good mood?, posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 14:04:07
What are you taking now? And I don't have a really good idea of what you are feeling. You haven't described depressed feelings or anxious ones. Can you fill out the picture?
Zana
Posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 14:20:59
In reply to Re: zero motivation + good mood?, posted by Zana on April 19, 2009, at 14:12:38
Well I take buspirone for anxiety, 60 mg., that's all right now. I have tried stimulants lately, but had to quit after 2 months of trials. I do have some ADD symptoms as well.
I had a real bad depression & PTSD years ago, I think 8 years ago, and ever since I've had anxiety attacks. I've stayed off meds for months at a time, but anxiety seems to keep returning.
After taking xxRIs most recently, I lost my motivation. I took Zoloft then Zoloft plus Wellbutrin from about Sept. to Dec. last year (because anxiety returned in Sept.), until my motivation bottomed out, I felt incredibly miserable, they made me depressed, so I quit taking them. Anxiety returned after I quit in, I think, January.
I've never had these motivational issues before. It's kind of scary.
Posted by Phillipa on April 19, 2009, at 15:02:07
In reply to Re: zero motivation + good mood? » Zana, posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 14:20:59
Garnet not being sarcastic keeping hands busy also but it's amazing how we come to depend on meds then don't know what is doing what. How did you stop taking meds? No withdrawal? Love Phillipa
Posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 15:18:13
In reply to Re: zero motivation + good mood? » Garnet71, posted by Phillipa on April 19, 2009, at 15:02:07
I've never had many issues with withdrawing from drugs, the w/d symptoms don't seem to bother me that much, maybe because I know they are temporary. I just wake up one day and decide to quit when I realize a drug is making me worse. I've learned it's not good to quit xxRIs cold turkey-but I've done it a few times (moreso before I knew that). Well, Effexor was really bad to withrdraw from-but at the same time, I got a little hypomania which compensated. I quit effexor twice like that.
I think sometimes I have a dopamine dysfunction. Thoughts that my Grandmother had schitzophrenia keep popping in my head. So maybe I have the schitzophrenia gene, but not the gene that 'turns on' schitzophrenia, if there is such a thing?
Or maybe schitzophrenia has a broader spectrum than we realize. Like what's sort of recently been found with autism.
Posted by connor on April 20, 2009, at 19:09:27
In reply to Re: zero motivation + good mood? » Phillipa, posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 15:18:13
lack of motivation is just one symptom. It doesen't mean your depressed, especially if you're feeling happy. I feel that ssri's hindered my motivation substantially. I just don't experience the drive to do things anymore. It's not depression, more like things have just been shut off by meds. It wouldn't be such an issue if it weren't long lasting.
Posted by raisinb on April 20, 2009, at 21:16:10
In reply to zero motivation + good mood?, posted by Garnet71 on April 19, 2009, at 14:04:07
Sounds like a very peaceful place to be in to me ;) But I understand. You have things you need to do, and motivation is important.
I felt the same when I first started Zoloft. I sat, peaceful and happy, in front of the TV for hours on end. It was a little *too* peaceful. My mom said I sounded "drugged."
But it wasn't depression. And it sounds like you aren't depressed either, if you're happy.
Sometimes depression and anxiety can be extremely motivating because you do a lot to escape how you feel. Then it feels like you're much less productive once your depression goes away. That's what happened to me, anyway.
Maybe you can work on scheduling, writing lists, other time management stuff? Sounds like otherwise, your meds are doing you some good.
Posted by desolationrower on April 24, 2009, at 16:45:08
In reply to Re: zero motivation + good mood? » Garnet71, posted by raisinb on April 20, 2009, at 21:16:10
heh, i just posted this, but sounds like ADHD. dexedrine spansules are generics. i forget if you've tried an NRI.
-d/r
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