Anti-depressants

[memenee]

Is this the right spot for a question about antidepressants?

I'm wondering how you know you need them?

Was it something you felt? Was it something someone suggested to you?

Thank you in advance.

[malibu]

I just knew. I don't know how to describe it other than I knew I wasn't feeling 'well', wasn't happy very often, was seething in anger a lot, stuff like that. If you have to ask, it's probably worth asking your doctor about trying because you might be feeling something you know is wrong.

[lexxasaurus]

When I got back on them recently, it's because I was having anxiety and feelings of depression, and there was no reason for them. My life was going good, nothing too big was happening, but I couldn't pull myself out of this overwhelming sadness.

[Waffles]

I have some pretty bad social anxiety and fatigue. One doctor suggested anti-depressants to me once, and I honestly started crying right there in the office. But I didn't start them at that point.

Went to a new doctor last year, explained my anxiety to her, and she also suggested an anti-depressant with a low dosage.

It helped at first, but nothing drastic. I still had a lot of trouble. And I'm trying to get other health issues figured out first, so I stopped taking them a few months ago. We'll get my thyroid settled, and tackle the anxiety after, I suppose.

[phoenixrising]

My therapist first suggested them to me to help with my anxiety. I was initially resistant to the idea, but after about a year of therapy and discovering that I also was definitely depressed, I finally gave in and brought it up to my primary.

I started with the lowest dose of citalopram (Celexa), which is 10mg but have slowly made my way up to 30mg, and I think this is the perfect dose for me. I just started that dose last month, and it has improved my life dramatically.