Antidepressant questions! Help!?!

First you should speak with your doctor
second even if you want to or not you have to let yourself try something before you judge!.
Third they are more than 40 million who suffer from depression is something that hurts US as a whole being and we should seek treatment!.

Fourth you can look up a natural doctor who can give you herbals for depression but you have to make sure M!.H(Medical Herbal) has to be specialist in that field!.I don't know about herbs so I can't tell you!.

fifth-Life is hard and what you need now is support and family that knows about your condition!.Write and journal that is what helps some of my patients!.

Antidepressant Medications
amitriptyline Elavil
amoxapine Asendin
bupropion Wellbutrin
citalopram (SSRI) Celexa
clomipramine Anafranil
desipramine Norpramin, Pertofrane
doxepin Adapin, Sinequan
escitalopram (SSRI) Lexapro
fluvoxamine (SSRI) Luvox
fluoxetine (SSRI) Prozac
imipramine Tofranil
isocarboxazid (MAOI) Marplan
maprotiline Ludiomil
mirtazapine Remeron
nefazodone Serzone
nortriptyline Aventyl, Pamelor
paroxetine (SSRI) Paxil
phenelzine (MAOI) Nardil
protriptyline Vivactil
sertraline (SSRI) Zoloft
tranylcypromine (MAOI) Parnate
trazodone Desyrel
trimipramine Surmontil
venlafaxine Effexor
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The first thing you need to do is see your doctor and explain all of this to him/her!.
They will give you advice on what to do next then may say medication is best or they may refer you to group therapy or even one to one therapy!.
Medication isn't bad but i do think it is not the only thing to 'cure' depression, i think you need to find out what has made or is making you feel depressed and deal with those emotions so you can feel better!.
Go see your doctor, good luck xWww@Answer-Health@Com

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It could be depression, those are certainly symptoms!. You should have your regular doctor refer you to a psychiatrist - they are better trained to determine if you really do have depression!.

I take Wellbutrin SR (150 mg) in the morning, and Lexapro (10 mg) in the evening, for depression and anxiety!. I've been taking that for over a year and a half, and it's working very well for me!.

The Wellbutrin SR seems to help me to be more alert and active - and wanting to do things - while the Lexapro makes me more mellow, and it helps me sleep better, too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Antidepressants are often never the first choice to try!. Some types of depression can be curred without any meds!. Others may need all types of treatments combined!.

-It is known that exercise/sport has important benefits for mental health
-Cognitive behavioral therapy can help depression

(antidepressant are not 'bad' !. It can help you!.)Www@Answer-Health@Com

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i went through what you went through hunny and so did my brother!.

he went on anti depressents and 3 years later, is still hooked on them, still depressed and still doing nothing with himself!.

for me!.!.!. i went naturally!. i had shut myself off of society and had no job, so the first thing i did, was get a part-time job to feel a sense of belonging in a team!.

i also did CBT therapy, which is cognitive behaviour therapy, which really really helped me!.

i also read a lot DR Phil and got real with myself!.!.!.

i also had an eating disorder, and through power of the mind, loving people around me, and choosing to take ACTION and not think so much all the time (and over analyse EVERYTHING) im now on the road to recovery!.

good luck with everything, and please consider everything else mentally over the pills, as its only a cover up to the real problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Just get active!. Run a mile for no reason, start swimming, etc!.

I had the blues for about a year, then I started running about a mile a day, and a month(ish) later, I felt fine!.

Now I'm not running anymore, and I'm way better!.

Drugs are fail!. They're the easy way out, if you go for them first!. Last ditch effort, sure!. But not as the first choice!.

Always take a crack at it yourself before you let a chemical do it for you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Drugs are not the answer to everything!.

Sounds like you are a normal teenager going through the blues!. unless you are having serious thoughts of suicide or other dangerous stuff I would stay off the anti-depressants!.

Remember ALL drugs have some kind of side effect!. I was put on Anti-depressants because I got angry with my doctor so he thought I was having problems!. I just was taken off by my new doctor (moved to a new city) and feeling better!.

I remember feeling somewhat the same way as a teenager!.!.!.

Hang in there!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Antidepressants are fine!.
I've been taking Lexapro for 2 years, took Welbutrin for 5 years before that!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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