Ssri And Worsening Depression

[jostle]

Hey Sazza,
I've tried many different antids over the years (tricyclics and ssris) since my mid-20s when I first seemed to have depression. Now think, via my therapist, that what I actually have is dissociation periods, which the medication may help me to get through - who knows! I've found they all seem to work for me but often only properly around the three month mark. The last two or so dissociation/depression periods I went to the highest possible dose of antid and this may have helped shift me out of this shut-down period. I never know what affects what but I do know that eventually I come out of it and at the least the medication seems to help diminish suicidal feelings for me. In the three month period of waiting I feel for the most part very anxious and numb.

Hope this helps. :rolleyes:

 

[reallydown]

I was on that (citalopram...low dose and very briefly) but after an initial high, I'd be more depressed than I was to begin with. I haven't been on meds since and I haven't found anyhting else that helps...

 

[kimba]

Hi Sazza, I am currently on 40 of the citalopram. At first, I thought it wasn't working for the depression and only the anxiety too. It took about three months to have the deression lift enough to notice. I went to my GP yesterday still having major sleep issues and a moderate level of depression. He added trazedone for sleep. Just knowing I was getting the additional help helped my mood too. I came home from the doctors and I did dishes for the first time in 2-3 weeks (not proud to admit that and I was running out of clean silverware).

I took it last night for the first time and couldn't believe the difference. Instead of taking 1-2 hours to get to sleep, it only took me thirty minutes. No distracting or disturbing thoughts to keep me from getting to sleep either, no anxiety. It was amazing. Now I need to catch up on laundry!

 

[Sazza]

So glad it's helping your sleep, hopefully now you can improve mood wise as sleep Makes such a difference. I'm Still at 20 at moment but went through bit of nervous energy couldn't keep still phase so Now have mood stabiliser added to equation. Problem is though mood stabiliser bringing the excessive nervous energy down bur again does nothing for mood. Think
I'd be best just on Citalopram as felt zombie on that now this like double wham.

No shame in admitting dishes fingers crossed your turning a corner.

 

[kimba]

Hang in there, eventually you will find the right combo. I am glad something is helping me without going to another type of drug- that is my fear. Anti-depressants are bad enough! Had more energy today after another nights sleep. Good energy not nervous or anxious energy. No more staying in bed for ten hours. I feel like getting up early now and don't want to sleep- more like me.