When I started back on antidepressants they put me on sertraline and I had awful side effects. Mainly with my stomach. Then they switched to citalopram and I've had different ones. Every time they upped my dose I had more. Apparently I'm really sensitive to side effects! It took a good 4-5 months to get me on the right medication and dose and feeling ok. It really is worth persevering. Keep in touch with your doctor regularly and get some kind of counselling too.
@TheKingBeth8 жыл бұрын
everyone has a different experience with side effects - one of my best friends is the same as you and has terrible reactions to medication without ever seeing much benefit
@elissawendland50027 жыл бұрын
I've just come off citalopram because of side effects and I've started sertraline today! It's nice to hear I'm not the only one. If you don't mind me asking - how did you go with the transition to another medication?
@bellepointpenn6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid. Going to the doctors this afternoon to see if I can start taking anti-depressants for the first time. I've been struggling with anxiety and depression for almost 8 years now and even though I do everything I can to manage it without medication (daily yoga, meditation, exercise, spirituality, counselling, self-help CBT and books), I'm still really struggling and need a different type of intervention. This video made me feel a little less terrified about taking anti-depressants. I found you covered all my concerns and I particularly liked how you videoed yourself throughout the journey, that really helped me a lot. Keep up the good work :)
@TheBrianna14312 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way! I just picked up my new meds and was nervous about taking them. I hope your in a better place now 😊
@positivelife7961 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBrianna1431 how are you doing now with medication?
@amyhasaface8 жыл бұрын
I have been on 50 mg of sertraline for over a year, and I recently abruptly had a week without my medication due to a mishap at the doctors, and I have never felt so desperate and horrific. I'm so happy I got more today. I hope things continue to get better for you
@TheBrianna14312 жыл бұрын
I live in the US and this is my biggest fear about taking meds! I hear lapse in meds can be very difficult. How often has this happened to you? And how did it affect you?
@sapphiccore8 жыл бұрын
this is just a reminder to u of how much i absolutely love your videos you are definitely someone who's video i need to click on as soon as i see it rather than leaving it in my watch later for a few days
@aylinporsch43688 жыл бұрын
Me too! She is lovely :)
@TheKingBeth8 жыл бұрын
+Elizabeth aw wow thank you so much !!!
@leonaswift38345 жыл бұрын
Your hair is so beautiful 🖤
@casanova30397 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video! I just started antidepressants for my anxiety and depression. Ive been also sleeping lightly and waking up with really high anxiety and that only happened to me once before, before I was on the medication. Now it seems to happen every night. Im relieved to see Im not the only one. Im hoping it will be back to normal soon..
@antidepressantscausesuicid98762 жыл бұрын
Quit
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
First off , you're really pretty ..okay , so i was diagnosed with OCD, major depressive disorder , and generalized anxiety last Thursday and put on a cheaper version of Lexapro. I felt the effects immediately, dizziness, feeling really happy and excited , feeling calm , not being able to concentrate on more than one topic , vivid dreams . I heard horror stories about extreme nausea and weight gain . I oddly lost 5 pounds between last Thursday and this Thursday . The only terrible side effect I've experienced was heavy bleeding and cramping while on my cycle . I stopped my medication myself ( bad idea , I know ) but I couldn't risk going on the hospital again for that kind of excruciating pain . I haven't experienced any withdrawals yet ..just feeling a bit zombie like , calm, and tired...
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
irionna holman a bit better . My psychiatrist discovered that I was bipolar an left me on lexapro for my anxiety and put me Trileptal as a mood stabilizer . It's starting to work somewhat , but for a long time it just made me super tired all the time and really reckless . Like I'm obsessed with hurting my self and doing stuff that could lead to injuries , like walking into traffic or beating myself up. My mom makes me eat more than one meal a day , and scolds me whenever she sees me hurting myself...she stays she might admit me ...so who knows
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
irionna holman I'm good at the moment . I'll be 21 in October , but for now I'm 20 , looking 14 . And yeah , I see my psychiatrist Tomorrow. It's up to him what the next will be. My granny has had it up to here with me and watching me all the time to make sure I don't anything stupid , especially since I've been wanting a cast really badly .
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
irionna holman thanks . My appointment is at 10:45 this morning , so I haven't gone yet . But I'll tell you how it went and if he's going to leave me on this medicine or not when I get back
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
irionna holman it went alright. I lost a pound ...( they weigh me every time I come ) I've been taken off if lexapro and Trileptal..he wanted to try me on another anti depressant, but when I told him about self injury , he put me on abilfy and wants me monitored for 30 days . I'm also supposed to be watched to see if it makes me manic again , suicidal, etc.
@joymechell2777 жыл бұрын
irionna holman thank you so much . It's nice to know someone cares sometimes. I'll try to keep safe and keep you updated if you'd like
@user-nf3hh8kn5r8 жыл бұрын
My depression has got really bad. Previously, I didn't want antidepressants for the same reason you described (fear of being misdiagnosed and fear of the medicine changing me). However, I've been hallucinating too. I didn't think I'd ever class myself with severe and psychotic depression. but I guess that's along the lines of what it is? I definitely need medication I think, but my Mum doesn't want me to be on any pills ever.
@TheKingBeth7 жыл бұрын
i try to think of it like this: my brain isn't able to make the chemicals that it needs so the medication does what my body can't do alone. Other people depend on those chemicals too, but their body makes them for them. There's nothing wrong with taking medication to help your body do what it needs to do
@JorgeHernandez-ji7mt7 жыл бұрын
Am on 50mg on Zoloft, day 3 for my depression and anxiety, panic attacks. I can say that am not really feeling depressed or anxious . More dealing with side effects you mention on this video,how long did it took you for those side effects to go? God bless!😊
@justlife22336 жыл бұрын
Jorge Hernandez R u still on antidepressants? And if so which one and what dosage?
@TheTishaVintage7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video ! It's helped so much ! All the best on your journey x
@karoline22013 жыл бұрын
Doctor, I suffered from severe depression for 3 years, and because there remained with me fear of people, anxiety, constant mild sadness, nervousness, impotence, and forgetting what is the treatment. Please and thank you
@skylewylde45066 жыл бұрын
Great video and your experience managed to push me to take my first SSRI and i've been denying myself from it for so long due to it's scary side effects from the story i've heard. I have adhd pi, anxiety and depression but mostly anxiety so my doctor prescribed me with Luvox to treat my core issues which is anxiety. I have no idea what to expect but i hope the side effects will be manageable and i won't be put off from the side effects despite how hard it might be in the first week.
@BriaBarrows7 жыл бұрын
I know this girl gets it all the time that she looks like that girl from Pretty Little Liars
@remykisjes8214 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Im on 10 mg citalopram for 2 weeks now. I start with 20 mg from tomorrow.
@noracoyle49883 жыл бұрын
Remy how did you get on with citalopram? I've bin suffering from depression and my GP is starting me on citalopram. I'm worried about putting on weight.
@remykisjes8213 жыл бұрын
@@noracoyle4988 Im going well with the citalopram it really helps against depression and negative thinking. About gaining weight i gained a little bit weight.
@henrylance65845 жыл бұрын
Hey I remember you are doing ok the same here up and down on medication trying to find the right medication don’t give up
@johndoe-jr7gc Жыл бұрын
I was suffering from mood swings. I went to a doctor who said it was anxiety and depression. Meanwhile my mood swings involve euphoria (big indication of bipolar). The idiot dismissed that and put me on fluoxetine. At first I was getting the shakes and I was tired but then it worked well until about 4 months in. I was manic, I didn’t sleep more than two hours a night. I felt like I was on cocaine and waking up in hot and cold sweats. I was told to stop immediately due to risk of psychosis I’m well now but if only the doctor wasn’t so foolish
@CS-ic5fm7 жыл бұрын
I was on an SSRI for anxiety and panic attacks. At first it really did help but in the long run it wasn't working as well and caused terrible digestive, and hormonal problems, plus I gained about 50lbs! I was also not very happy. I've been off of it for about 6 months and I'm so happy! The withdrawals were TERRIBLE but I'm glad I held through. I still have some residual issues, mostly with food but everything is slowly going back to "normal" and I've lost a ton of weight! I think people should follow their gut and do what's best for yourself. Do a lot of research too, good luck!
@lizzie71382 жыл бұрын
Thank you I appreciate you.
@blakejohnson8639 Жыл бұрын
Please research Robert Whitaker before taking any antidepressant medication. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in his work on the subject. Antidepressants can work up to three or four years and then you’re worse off than you were and dependent on medication and now with side effects. His evidence based medicine research is world renowned and published. He has two books. ‘Anatomy of an epidemic’, and ‘mad in America’. Please read and be informed before doing this to your brain and body.
@jaclynsnyman40788 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. Im currently coming off Sertraline, and im experiencing the worst withdrawals. I feel absolutely awful, and just in a terrible amount of pain constantly. Do you go to therapy regularly? I haven't watched all of your videos so I apologize if you've mentioned it previously, I've just been rethinking antidepressants because of how terrible the withdrawal has been. Would you say that its worth it to go back on it? Im coming off my meds more as an experiment because I havent been able to find the correct medication for over a year and kept having to increase until the maximum dosage and then when that wasnt working the doctor would change me to a completely new medication. So Its just been an awful up and down experience. So I decided to rather just come off everything and see if Im not perhaps able to manage without it. Im hoping I can because I'd prefer not to be on the medication.
@Afura337 жыл бұрын
How are you doing now?
@thepowercouple2688 Жыл бұрын
My doctor told me to take my pills in the night before bed
@evertbjorklund97506 жыл бұрын
Hi from sweden.how muth zoloft Do you take now? How muth Do you have The first 4 veck and when Do you start feling beter?
@lilbitch37208 жыл бұрын
This is so useful thank you so much
@theamay63454 жыл бұрын
Me too
@theastrobuddhist43484 жыл бұрын
Just take my heart already💘
@jayjayf96997 жыл бұрын
Hi, have you every taken prozac, and what's the reason you took antidepressant; anxiety or depression? And are the side effects bearable at the beginning?
@ellysonbee75537 жыл бұрын
Jayjay F i just was put on Prozac. I've been taking it for nearly two weeks. How have you done with it? Did the side effects eventually ease down?
@jayjayf96997 жыл бұрын
Hi I am in the same boat as you on day 16 and I feel tired, how you getting on with it? Is this the first medication for you?
@leonaswift38345 жыл бұрын
Jayjay F I’m day 16 on Prozac at the moment, how did u find it
@jayjayf96997 жыл бұрын
What was the name of the first antidepressants you tried?
@TheKingBeth7 жыл бұрын
+Jayjay F citalopram
@jayjayf96997 жыл бұрын
Are these the only two mental health medication you have been on?
@lukaszskiba64826 жыл бұрын
L tryptophan is the amino acid L tryptophan.
@kennydepaepe62863 жыл бұрын
Nice video, and you are beautiful
@jennym196 жыл бұрын
Did you gain weight from the medication ?
@TheKingBeth6 жыл бұрын
no i actually lost a lot
@henrylance31347 жыл бұрын
Love your accent how are you doing on your medication
@CutiePie_ilovemusic4 жыл бұрын
you are literally one of the most beautiful girls ive ever seen, have you considered modelling?
@lukaszskiba64826 жыл бұрын
L tryptophan is the cure for depression for all
@elenikiroy7 жыл бұрын
Slow down. The speed at which you talk and in fact the whole presentation of this video is immensely stressed and agitated. Meditation and exercise and getting out into nature will help you. ADs are not the longterm answer for someone who is locked into their head as most of us are. Try to divert your focus to other things too, when you get good days. Good luck.
@agustindobrito57312 жыл бұрын
Try talk to a Catholic priest to get baptism, there is God who loves you immensely