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Responding to an Antidepressant.
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Responding to an Antidepressant.
by pinballguy, Feb 25, 2002 12:00AM
I have been taking celexa for 1 month now, i'm not sure if it has done anything for me, one day I think it might the next day not.
QUESTION: What does it feel like to respond to an antidepressant? Will I feel euphoric if my depression responds to an antidepressant?
Thanks
QUESTION: What does it feel like to respond to an antidepressant? Will I feel euphoric if my depression responds to an antidepressant?
Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Feb 26, 2002 12:00AM
, Feb 26, 2002 12:00AM
No you should not feel euphoric. Basically the medication makes you more even tempered, less painfully depressed, a bit insulated from distress. It is not a solution to the problems in life that may be getting you down. Those have to be dealt with directly by yourself, seeing a therapist, or online with a program like the masteringstress( above link).
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you switched to celexa from zoloft I see, is it working better for you ?
I am still on the zoloft, went from 150 mg back down to 100 mg.
At 150 mg I thought I was going to pop out of my skin. I was triple anxiety read to pop. Stopped taking zanax because I didn't want to have to take something I might get addicted to.
But I am seeing a physiciatrist in a couple of weeks to see if the combination of Buspar and Zoloft is really the best for me.
Of course also to have someone listen to the long tale of woe is me. lol. We all feel better when we talk to people. Thats why we are here. I just never realized there were so many of us.
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