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[Christopher]

I am sure thre are lot of other antidepressant, but i am not a doctor.
*blush*

[precious]

i have just switched from fluoxetine to citalopram. i dont think its working yet. its weird they let you go directly off one and onto another and yet it takes 2 weeks to work or something....so theres a two week gap there....kinda? is that how it works?

[daisychain]

I have only ever tried citalopram and started it a few months ago.

It seems to be helping a lot.

A few side effects but I'll take them anytime compared to how ill I felt before!!!

[lambvet]

i have just switched from fluoxetine to citalopram. i dont think its working yet. its weird they let you go directly off one and onto another and yet it takes 2 weeks to work or something....so theres a two week gap there....kinda? is that how it works?

Hi Precious,

Actually the former one doesn't disappear immediately, so as one goes down the other is rising. But sometimes it isn't quite that smooth as differing ADs have different half-life's as well. But is your case, fluoxetine has one of the higher half life's which makes it easier to switch from because it comes out of your system that much slower.

Peace and Love... wayne

[lambvet]

I have only ever tried citalopram and started it a few months ago.

It seems to be helping a lot.

A few side effects but I'll take them anytime compared to how ill I felt before!!!

Daisy!!!! I hope that is the "before" emoticon...LOL

Peace and Love.... wayne

[Jkm]

I see only 5 people have voted so far and they all like different ad's!

I was on Paxil, but the second time I tried to go on it, my blood pressure increased and had to be treated, so I went on to Lexapro. Both meds treated the depression and anxiety well. I had some jaw clenching on Lexparo which caused a mild headache, but my doc said this was from tension. Most people I talked with at the time, experienced this and some had to wear a night guard to protect their teeth from loosening due to excess grinding of their jaw.

I asked to go on Cymbalta due to an arthritic condition in which I experience pain in all my muscles when the weather changes. It took this down and covers the depression and anxiety, well. I sleep well, too! I've been on this med for over three years. The med is costly as I have went from free samples, had to buy is myself and now have a big co-pay since it's not in generics.

The only reason I would ever get off this med would be if something better came along. It's activity on pain is a major thing for me. I also have restless legs and extreme cramping in my lower legs and feet that occur when I try to sleep at night. I also take neurontin, and this combination works!

Cymbalta is somewhat difficult to start as most people experience stomach problems and usually resort to using something otc for a month or two until this passes. It's one of those meds that's difficult to start and you have to have lots of patience to wait for the start-up effects to go away and the meds to do their job. I hear it's also difficult to get off. I'd imagine a cross-taper onto another ad would be helpful, the tapering off the second ad if this is what the person wanted would help. Just my guess....

I went from Lexparo to Cymbalta in about 5 days. My doc said the two meds we're closely related, so this should not purpose any problems. I was a little hesitant as Cymbalta was new and there wasn't much information, outside what the manufacturer had to say. I didn't experience any increase in anxiety or negative thought while going through this, so she was correct.

I don't believe that we're qualified to recommend what works for us to other people. I think only a doc knows how these meds effect different symptoms and what the best choice would be.

My doc said that all ad's usually have some sexual side-effect for most women and that their is nothing out there for women to use to counteract this. I think this is something we all personally have to weigh out for ourselves. It's been a negative draw back to being on ad's, but it's been a good trade-off vs., dealing with all the increased anxiety symptoms I had. At least I can function and work and don't have anxiety attacks. I can sleep at night. I don't worry anymore that I'm going to loose my mind. Anxiety is a very difficult symptom to manage on your own. My meds cover it very well.

Jackie

[christalonely]

Zoloft is my drug of choice

[lynx]

I have only ever been on paroxetine, and so far I'm loving it .

[jensthreeangels]

I have only ever tried citalopram and started it a few months ago.

It seems to be helping a lot.

A few side effects but I'll take them anytime compared to how ill I felt before!!!

Hi, I've taken this drug for 2 years.. no sexual side effects.. actually its been great.. 40 mgs
only problems have been if i forget or can't afford them for a couple weeks.. major panic attacks..
jen

[Tbone]

Of all antidepressants I've tried so far I would have to say cymbalta.

[dendweller]

The only two antidepressants I've ever tried are Prozac and Zoloft. Prozac did not work for me at all, and made me anxious and jittery. Zoloft has turned out much better, but as I said in another post, am afraid that it will one day "poop out" on me, the thought of which is frightening.

[Enron]

I envy those who say that these medications work for them. My doctor and I tried almost every medication (old & new) and dosage out there and none worked for me at all. In some cases they had the opposite effect and made me even more depressed. My doctor even started mixing medications, again with no success. I really don't know why they didn't work. I was hoping they would. The only meds I haven't tried are those that pose some risks due to epilepsy.

[lambvet]

I envy those who say that these medications work for them. My doctor and I tried almost every medication (old & new) and dosage out there and none worked for me at all. In some cases they had the opposite effect and made me even more depressed. My doctor even started mixing medications, again with no success. I really don't know why they didn't work. I was hoping they would. The only meds I haven't tried are those that pose some risks due to epilepsy.

Dear Enron,

Have you researched any supplements? Some have direct actions on Neuro-receptors and some simply augments their actions. There is actually a ton of new real research on some of them. Look into our One Sep At A Time and/or google, nothing like an evening in researching our favorite subjects, US!!! LOL

Peace and Love.... wayne

PS> But remember, these compounds can be just as likely to cause SEs so it is always a good idea to try these with a dox confirmation, maybe a homeopath with an MD specializing in MH issues, they exist.

Edited by lambvet, 22 October 2007 - 10:02 PM.

[Enron]

I envy those who say that these medications work for them. My doctor and I tried almost every medication (old & new) and dosage out there and none worked for me at all. In some cases they had the opposite effect and made me even more depressed. My doctor even started mixing medications, again with no success. I really don't know why they didn't work. I was hoping they would. The only meds I haven't tried are those that pose some risks due to epilepsy.

Dear Enron,

Have you researched any supplements? Some have direct actions on Neuro-receptors and some simply augments their actions. There is actually a ton of new real research on some of them. Look into our One Sep At A Time and/or google, nothing like an evening in researching our favorite subjects, US!!! LOL

Peace and Love.... wayne

PS> But remember, these compounds can be just as likely to cause SEs so it is always a good idea to try these with a dox confirmation, maybe a homeopath with an MD specializing in MH issues, they exist.

Thank you for the info, I will try looking up supplements. My doctor had me on so many pills I really cannot be sure if I have tried them or not. Everything I took needed a perscription so if these supplements are OTC then I never tried them.

After my experience with meds, I have become very skeptical of them.

[lambvet]

I envy those who say that these medications work for them. My doctor and I tried almost every medication (old & new) and dosage out there and none worked for me at all. In some cases they had the opposite effect and made me even more depressed. My doctor even started mixing medications, again with no success. I really don't know why they didn't work. I was hoping they would. The only meds I haven't tried are those that pose some risks due to epilepsy.

Dear Enron,

Have you researched any supplements? Some have direct actions on Neuro-receptors and some simply augments their actions. There is actually a ton of new real research on some of them. Look into our One Sep At A Time and/or google, nothing like an evening in researching our favorite subjects, US!!! LOL

Peace and Love.... wayne

PS> But remember, these compounds can be just as likely to cause SEs so it is always a good idea to try these with a dox confirmation, maybe a homeopath with an MD specializing in MH issues, they exist.

Thank you for the info, I will try looking up supplements. My doctor had me on so many pills I really cannot be sure if I have tried them or not. Everything I took needed a perscription so if these supplements are OTC then I never tried them.

After my experience with meds, I have become very skeptical of them.

Hi Enron,

Check with your doc about them, s/he may be just as frustrated as you are now... most supps are OTC, although with a MD/homeopath they are generally compounded by a pharmacy.

Peace and Love... wayne

[keren_za]

I think Lustral, It has less side effects

[Christopher]

I realized this poll and the other poll abou meds hat totally different results. How comes?

[kirkwuk]

Citalopram definitely worked for me, with the depression, I will give it that. However the side effects were ******* me. I wish I could keep that feeling with decreased anxiety.

[Obsessing]

Lexapro was my 'little helper' but I only took it for a while and have not taken anything since.

[drowning]

I am a long term user of Prozac... After some years it seemed to work less well and so I tried Wellbutrin but within a week I had a skin rash all over. The dermatologist told me it could be interaction with antibiotic I was taking that week for a cold. I got off and went back to Prozac :(

[lambvet]

I realized this poll and the other poll abou meds hat totally different results. How comes?

Probably because depression involves so many regions of the brain

coupled with varying degrees of neurotransmitter levels. Also in the mix, is which transmitter is not functioning well or is low. Throw all those variables together and it explains the variable results.

Mine is currently mirtazapine for a severe case of GAD/Panic Disorder. And to add to the mix for my Dysthymia is bupropion, which is very energizing and really sharpened my thinking.

Peace and Love... wayne

Sabbat Shalom

[Jennie]

Like precious I changed from fluoxetine to citalopram. I didn't like fluoxetine because it turned my thoughts off and I felt lost. i like citalopram because it worked!!! I didn't have too much trouble with side effects to be honest, a little breast discharge which was a tad scary but then amusing once the nurse said that it wasn't a problem.

[maintainin]

Cymbalta is gettin it done for me.

[Edify_me]

I wish there was a way to vote for two because Citalopram is my main AD and bupropion is my augment, they work beautifully together. I have gone into full remission with this combo. Yahhhh For Me!!!!

[chinkes]

I see only 5 people have voted so far and they all like different ad's!

... My doc said that all ad's usually have some sexual side-effect for most women and that their is nothing out there for women to use to counteract this. I think this is something we all personally have to weigh out for ourselves. It's been a negative draw back to being on ad's, but it's been a good trade-off vs., dealing with all the increased anxiety symptoms I had. At least I can function and work and don't have anxiety attacks. I can sleep at night. I don't worry anymore that I'm going to loose my mind. Anxiety is a very difficult symptom to manage on your own. My meds cover it very well.

Jackie

Hi Jackie!
Have you heard about the wonders of Wellbutrin? It boosts the libido and the magnitude of the BIG O! Unlike the SSRIs, which eliminated both for me

I do remain on Lexapro as it is very good for my anxiety, panic-disorder, depression, neck pain and also prevents migraines! At least that's the correlation I've made. Very few, non-debillitating migraines during the time I've been on Lex. Anyway I supplement with WB350XL and my libido is back, but it doesn't seem to do much else for me. Guess I shouldn't complain, eh? Cheryl

[TizJu]

I found recently that the generic Zoloft called Sertraline was NOT equal to the Zoloft Brand Name. I crashed BIG TIME! I am rounding the corner of feeling more like myself again, but I think it's still a bit of a stretch after the curve in the road! I believe we'll figure it out tho!

[lionheart7]

Wellbutrin was the best so far. I've had too many side effects with the others.

[fishguyUMD]

Lexapro has been the best for me by far, but it makes me absurdly manic if I don't take my stabilizers

[OnlyZ]

Effexor helped pull me out of my depression well. Now I just take Lamictal and Lithium to keep myself balanced, and they have done their job so far.

[stealyourface722]

prozac even though it gives me acne god lol

[Faex24]

Nardil.

Absolutley the best. "Miracle drug".
Yes. It was for me. Never had luck with ADs before
After so many failures and when I was very seriously depressed, I found Parnate then Nardil.
Parnate was very effective but too many SE.
Nardil also wiped out MDD sympotms in two days. Like a knife through butter. That was 2000.

Unfortunatley I stopped taking it in 2007, feeling I could do well enough without an MAOI. WRONG!!
That was when I was in Vietnam last year for 5 months. Became very depressed w/i two months due to situational factors.
Situational factors: Life became real hard.

Restarted the medication and discovered I was an allergic to it. I could not fathom it.


I had to stop to control the rashes because I had to fly to home and was afraid they would not let me board
the plane looking so red all over. And I had to come back.

Tried again after returning to the USA with 1/4 of a 15 mg and that was enough to provoke yet another reaction.


A friend who knows a bit about allergies explained how it likely happened. I had had a minor allergy to Nardil all along.
( I used to have intermittent redness in my forehead and around my nose but I was never sure what was causing it
nor really wanted to know.)

When I stopped., the allergic component automatically was set
to react with much more force should I try my luck again. And every subsequent attempt was only going to make me
a lot worse.

That was 7/21/08. I am still looking for an AD that will work . I am still depressed.

A major loss. What a wonderful pill.

Still in mourning,

Faex24

[infiniti1027]

It seems like I have been on so many and still I can't answer this.

Why?

Because I was never really on any one of them long enough for them to actually set in and do their "magic" .... except Celexa. It worked great as an AD. Made me feel good, or was that the Trileptal that I was also on to stabilize my moods? So, see I don't know.

But what I do know is this .... either one or the other or the combination of both together made me gain a bunch of weight. So first the dr. took me off the Trileptal and switched me to Topamax and kept me on the Celexa. Didn't lose a pound. Then she switched me to a cocktail of Wellbutrin/Topamax. That was about a month ago. I am to start an increased dosage of Wellbutrin tomorrow. I have lost a little weight (maybe 8 pounds) since starting Wellbutrin.

But I also just lost my job and in major anxiety/crisis mode right now so who knows how well all my stuff is working right now?

I am bipolar II with Borderline PD so I am hard to treat anyway.

I guess my answer wasn't helpful to anyone.

Edited by infiniti1027, 27 March 2008 - 12:11 PM.

[janedoe]

Hello, I'm new here. I've taken Zoloft, which I liked but it made me gain a ton of weight plus after about a year it was no longer effective. Then I tried Wellbutrin and had a exteme allergic reaction too so I had to stop taking it. I've been on and off of Effexor XR (currently on) for the past 4 years. Effexor at 150mg daily is the AD I like the most.

jane

[T on C]

So far Trazodone has done the trick, with fewest side effects in comparison to the anxyolitic (Buspar) and SSRI (Paxil CR) I have been on in the past.

[kirkwuk]

Amitriptyline. Although I could not use my hands properly for the first three months but rode through it. Also gives me a) better sleep and b) increased orgasm. B is a great side effect!

I would say Citalopram as it worked at less than theraputic dose (10mg), but it actually made me more anxious several months on and it took me a long time to realise why I was getting physical symptoms each and every day.

Edited by kirkwuk, 12 June 2009 - 02:33 PM.

[gentle sun]

Lexapro is working well for me so far.

[girlypants]

Lexapro is working well for me. A couple of side affects are not so good but it has worked wonders on my depression.

girly

[MEZooKeeper]

Cymbalta is gettin it done for me.

Couldn't have said it better! It worked for me AND so did Parnate....another oldie but goodie. Yeah, MAO's are good if you can get used to the dietary restrictions and they are really STRICT!

Peace
MEZ

[Anastassia Florine]

I was only ever on citalopram and fluoxetine. I loved the citalopram the first time I was on it. I don't know if the fluoxetine worked. I don't know it the citalopram worked the second or third time I was on it and now I'm on it for the fourth time and I don't know if it works.