Went to my doctor and he prescribed me some Lexapro 10mg to help with a "current depressive episode". What's your guys' experience with these types of pills? I haven't been on a medication before so worried about the side effects. From what I've seen it can cause weight gain, lower libido, etc so I'm a bit hesitant to start them.
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Hanamiya 1d ago
Never worked for me. I've been on 15+ nootropics/drugs/antidepressants.
Therapy, fixing your diet and fixing the root cause would probably grant you better results
Are you depressed because your life sucks or are you depressed because your brain chemistry's fucked ?
Some autoimmune disorders can cause depression
And if you're depressed because your life suck balls, then you can fix that
Not a fan of SSRIS, but they work for some people.
whytehorse2021 3d ago
I tried all the psych drugs and none of them worked. I can confirm most of the side effects though. The only drug that ever helped me was LSD.
givemeideaspls 3d ago
Do not ever touch psych drugs. SSRIs will kill your sexual functioning, potentially very long term, like myself. It will also mess with your emotions and give you anhedonia. Possibly cause psychosis. Read about PSSD. None of those drugs are safe at all, they are all purposefully sold to poison people. Satanic stuff.
edit: i say this from personal experience, they ruined my life completely.
adam-l Moderator 6d ago
The bottom line is that they are effective for major depression, and ineffective for mild and moderate. Many sources on that, e.g. David Burns.
MentORPHEUS Senior Endorsed 6d ago
Doctor, as in M.D.? Or Psychiatrist?
Was depression your presenting complaint?
I am reminded of a cartoon of someone angrily saying to a friend, "The lousy doctor refused to prescribe anti-depressives, because he said I have PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE REASONS for feeling depressed!"
SSRIs come with side effects and downsides, they are not magic cost-free happy pills. Think before you fill that prescription and consider a second opinion.
First-light 6d ago
I think you have touched on a key point here with medication for depression. When life is not going well, you are supposed to feel bad about it. It means you are working normally. If you are clinically depressed, antidepressants may well be what you need but if you are feeling crap about your life being crap, they may well be the last thing you need. They may be turning off a natural alarm telling you to make a change. Its like giving a man pain killers when he says he has a thorn in his foot. Treat the thorn not the pain.
I was really lucky here. My first wife sent me off to the doctor to get anti depressants and the doctor lady I saw (who was not my doctor but was my wife's doctor) said "You are not depressed, you have a bad marriage. Its normal that you feel unhappy" I had never seen that doctor before and I only answered her questions but she must have listened to my wife going on to her before (my wife was really pretty dreadful). The doctor prescribed me a self esteem course. 2 or 3 months later I told my wife I was going to divorce her.
That doctor made a really good call that probably changed my life. Had I been medicated, maybe I would have carried on miserably being a good Beta instead of getting some self esteem and dumping the witch. Doctors can feel like they are supposed to have a pill for everything so if you come feeling bad, they will give you antidepressants. It is not really some conspiracy with big pharma, its just they want to have a solution.
Vermillion-Rx Admin 5d ago
Psychiatrists are M.Ds
Although they do specialize in different education they're both medical doctors. Ordinary physicians tend to know enough about ssri's, in part because pfizer and other companies have their meds flowing in and out of primary care offices
That's mostly why they always have you fill out that form every time that always says "I feel x on most days" and other sad questions. it's is the phq-9 (pfizer health questionnaire 9) and I'm 99.9999% sure it's to pump you with meds by screening for
customerspatients that meet some diagnosistic criteria for them.Typo-MAGAshiv 2 5d ago
Psychiatrists are MDs :P
Psychologists are PhDs, and cannot prescribe medications (though they can recommend you ask an MD for one).
MentORPHEUS Senior Endorsed 5d ago
I recognize this, but let's not get into the weeds about this distinction. My question was oriented to his presenting complaint, and what type of practice he went to.
Whether he went to an MD complaining of fatigue or some seemingly physical ailment, or a Psychiatrist complaining about depression or other mind oriented issues makes a big difference in where to go with them saying, "Oh, you have depression, here take these SSRIs!" @Vermillion-Rx
Vermillion-Rx Admin 5d ago
Yeah, I get that, though my answer in of itself heavily implies that M.Ds are the pez dispensaries of psych meds and aren't good choices
joyboy 5d ago
Just went to a general family type of doctor, told him about feeling low energy and he asked. A couple more questions and then said that it sounds like a mild current depressive episode episode or something. He said I could either try meds or therapy
Typo-MAGAshiv 2 4d ago
Most doctors are just over-educated drug pushers. They don't seek to make you better; they seek repeat customers. If you get addicted to a drug, they have a repeat customer.
redhawkes 2 5d ago
Fix the cause, not the symptom. Muh depression won't be cured with copium.
Typo-MAGAshiv 2 5d ago
Most drugs do more harm than good.
And again, what most people call "depression" is a temporary state that goes away once you take care of the cause.
EmpireCrimson 5d ago
Be very careful when adjusting the dosage, especially when cutting back in an attempt to wean yourself off. A buddy of mine was on SSRIs and generally experienced a positive mood shift. When he cut back the dosage (I think he went from 10mg to 5) he had a psychotic break and committed suicide.
I think he was an outlier, but at the same time you need to be in constant contact with your doctor(s) during that phase of treatment.
joyboy 4d ago
Noted, thanks for the heads up
No-Stress-Cat 5d ago
Take a look around you. Physically look around the room. Now, look at yourself. Physically look at yourself. Say to yourself, out loud, "I am ___ years old. What have I been doing all this time, and what do I have to show for it? Am I happy with where I'm at in life, or is there more work that needs to be done? What do I want to do, and what do I need to do to get there?"
Define your goals. Make a plan. Execute that plan.
"I can't because ___." is an excuse. You're a man, aren't you? Excuses are unacceptable. Even murderers say, "I'm going to kill somebody. Here's how I'm going to do it." Then they do it. That's why they are murderers. Because they don't make excuses, "I can't because it's illegal." You'll never hear a murderer say that.
Just do it. You'll come to realize just how easy it is by getting up and just doing it. This line of thinking is how I went from a bum lounging around on my brother's couch to the successful go-getter that I am today.
You don't need any "meds". That will only hamper your progress.
Typo-MAGAshiv 2 4d ago
Cue a bunch of "ZOMG those Red Pill guys advocate murder! REEEEEEE!"-ing from autistic bloopies who don't understand hypotheticals and analogies to illustrate a point.