so ive decided to go to my doctor on monday and ask to be started on some antidepressants after a very long struggle with depression,anxiety and ocd (thoughts and actions) but im worried about wich type to take and the side effects. I was offerecd them many times but was scared because i had a bad expierience with other medication for a different illness last year so im very nervous about antidepressants. im 19 and was never on them before. i know a lot of people on here are on them and i wanna know:
how they made you feel?
what were you feeling before and after? eg comparison
is life better on them?
side effects?
what type worked best?
did you feel worse before you felt better?
how long before they get working?
did they make you act overly happy and unusually excited?
do you still get down even though youre on them?
did they take away your anxiety,ocd and bad feelings?
im so very very scared about taking them but i fell like now is the time because im suffereing. ive had 3 or 4 relapses this year already. i tried taking herbal remedies and all different pills and posions and breathing excercises etc. i go to therapy and it helps a LOT but therapy isnt enough to carry me. i feel like i need a boost and like i need a little extra help. i know it sounds weird but i can almost actually feel my brain lacking in something. like i can feel like i have some sort of deficiancy in my brain. its hard to describe but it almost feels physical. i guess what i want most is to be able to actually feel happiness again. its been so long since i laughed,smiled etc for real. its always forced and fake. i just wanna feel good instead of bad.