This is an extremely helpful video. I wish you were my psychiatrist when I was going through a mental breakdown. I had a psychiatrist who put me on moderate doses of multiple antidepressants which ended up making me feel even more chaotic and crazy, even when I said I displayed dangerous symptoms, my doctor didn't take me off lamictal or other medications that were causing issues. I took some for half a year and some for years. Many medications gave me side effects until I just stopped going to a psychiatrist completely and stopped taking all meds cold turkey (Yes, I had really bad withdrawals years ago). A lot of psychiatrists I went to haven't listened to me at all even though I'm still suffering with major depression, panic attacks and flashbacks still. I don't understand why many psychiatrists just don't listen. If they had just listened to me, I'm sure we would have found a medication that actually worked for me.
I realize I'm late to this but that's exactly what I believe. They absolutely don't listen and just decide what's wrong with you after five minutes of talking. I told my therapist I need more than one session to tell you about myself and she gave me another session and then told me I'm letting you just explain away because I know you need to be in control and even though I am a controlling person and I'm well aware of that, that wasn't about control. That was because therapists and psychiatrists don't listen to you. They just prescribe something and say let's see what happens. It's like just shooting in the dark and just like that so many years of my life have just been wasted away. No matter what part of the world you are, you just need someone who listens.
Hate to say it but a lot of psych's dont even care about their patients. I have been in the system since my OCD got really bad at 14, im now 24. Had it for pretty much my whole life. My first psych told me prozac would work for my ocd and my symptoms would be gone with no side effects. Tried it at max dose, nothing, then zyprexa, nothing, then risperidone, nothing, klonopin, nothing, inderall, nothing, same with flunoxal injection. Then into a teen and child psych hospital outpatient program. They took me off all but prozac, and left me on seroquel xr. Even though it didnt work, I was on it for almost 5 years before a doctor took me off cold turkey. They said I had autism, and eventually another psychatrist ruled that out as bs. Then getting older it became harder to get treatment in canada. I tried also zoloft, effexor, ativan, anafranil, luvox, now im on escitalopram 40mg and lyrica 400mg/d. Basically at this point if nothing works, they politely tell you to f off, yet people wonder why so many mental ill commit suicide. Never seen a neurologist, had ect, or any other treatments beside erp, and cbt. Lets be real, would seratonin really be responsible for these endless treatments they are blamed for, and ssri's fix it?
Bro i have ocd too since 12 years, now I'm 24. I now have severe depression too which is masking the ocd symptoms. Everyday I think about killing myself but I'm scared to do it.
@@robertcolman2598 thankfully, no. But I'm now on olanzapine. I don't believe in psych meds but my family will shove it down my throat. What about you?
@@CosmicCanvas666 Been off all drugs since 1991. After four months on Neuroleptics switched to a Tricyclic Antidepressant and overnight all the side effects vanished. (AKATHISIA WAS TORTURE) (MASSIVE BRAIN DYSFUNCTION WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE) Came off the Antidepressants cold turkey nine months later. Terrible acute WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS and a PROTRACTED WITHDRAWAL SYMDROME which lasted about 8 years. I still experience symptoms of NEUROLEPTIC INDUCED DEFICIT SYNDROME. And STRESS INDUCED (mild) AKATHISIA. But receiving a second chance at life was fantastic. I was never ever going to go back for more of those HORRIFIC DRUGS
I was Misdiagnosed for 13 years with bipolar and found out I really had C-PTSD and it took a former holistic practioner to become my psychiatrist who assessed me in 15 minuets. She left the practice and went back to the holistic way because she didn't like the offices rules and regulations. Cptsd Which seems like depression, boderline,anxiety,and bipolar it's hard to be diagnosed. It took me 13 years of psyciatrist who kept saying they "think" Instead of knowing. In some cases I don't believe they know they're just testing us and finding out things through our trials and their error. Why don't doctors use each other for testing purposes if they really cared for others conditions. 1. Cosmetologist use each other. 2.Phlebotomist learn from using classmates. 3.Car companys have crash dummies. But psyciatrist don't know how we feel inside except tell us it's easier to keep us on the same thing or add another which still builds up in your system overtime causing you us to decline. I was a test dummy and been on everything. I've gone cold turkey,tapered (which feels the same.) Tapering just keeps you hooked longer and you'll wind up back where you've started because your body was use to the beginning dosage for so long. You might feel like you're dying but it's more neurological than physical. Withdrawls from mental "health" drugs to me feels like a anxiety attack. ( Feels like you're having a stroke or dying but you don't. ) You don't get the shakes like coming off of illegal drugs you feel like it but nobody can see you trembling on the outside. It was in my head (some people you'd never knew I dealt with depression and trauma I hid it.) What worked for me was self care, get away from toxic people,and exercise. It's the same thing if you are addicted to illegal street drugs stop hanging around the same crowd or you'll end up back doing the same things. People are normally depressed for a reason no one is born depressed. No one is a little bipolar you're either type 1 bipolar or 2. You do need meds for that. It takes longer to repair from mental illness like depression or C-PTSD because trauma can rewire your braim itself. *I have no doctors degree I was just abused from the age of 3 -32. Im a certified test dummie with no pay, Im kind of like one those volunteer sleep study people who get paid like 100 dollars minus the $100.00 ** I'm not recommending anyone to go Cold Turkey always consult your doctor 1st. (This just worked for me.)
I was also misdiagnosed a bunch of times and put on medication that had some horrific side effects. I'm glad c-ptsd is now a diagnosis but there's still a long way to go.
@@liveliife999 that's not what he said. His point is that if someone got better after a full year of being on an adequate dose of a powerful antidepressant, then that antidepressant didn't actually do shit for that person and what was experienced was actually spontaneous remission.
Of course it benifits pharma, they create the meds, who else is it going to benefit. And every article you read anywhere is based on biased opinions. Research data is neutral, its the person translating the information to publish to the public is where they insert their biased marketing schemes. Really gotta do your homework , eventually it is always a risk taking meds. As time goes on meds will improve.
True. Studies have found that negative results are less likely to be published than positive results. There is also corruption in the FDA, which is why many meds that are 'FDA approved' are not safe.
Newer studies show antidepressants rarely perform better than placebo. Studies are often selectively published not showing the true information. Side effects are common and almost guaranteed. Studies also show your antidepressant will likely stop working at some point meaning the dose will need to be periodically increased and when you do quit you are much more likely to develop a more chronic longer lasting depression. Dont jump in with anti-depressants because allot of the time they will do more harm than good, This is what ive seen in myself, friends and family also....
I have general anxiety and panic disorder, PTSD but I'm not necessarily depressed I'm just stressed out and have a hard time coping but my doctor keeps trying different antidepressants even though every time it makes me worse or have horrible side effects.
Same here. Antidepressants and mood medications don’t seem to work with people who are more on the anxiety spectrum. My depression seems to come situational with stress/problems. I take a .5 of Ativan only when I need it. Sometimes I’ll break the .5 and take a little of that. I probably take it 2x a month. Then if I’m not stressing, it may be months. I try to stick to treating my anxiety naturally as much as I can. Best wishes to the both of you! :)
@@asouthernwriter Treating naturally how? Supplements can take upto years and most don't pass blood brain barrier it is only for very mild anxiety and if physical symptoms appears stuff like breathing techniques don't seem to work especially with irregular heart beats and CBT is just talking to someone and changing your behaviours there isn't much options when it comes to anxiety since it's both mental and physical while depression is just mental. I think Anxiety disorders is way more complex since it can actually damage your heart also it affects your physiological state meaning how all your organs react to anxious thoughts.
@@TheLetterK81 benzos from time to time help me a lot for my anxiety and learning to cope with triggers for my anxiety ,it's a daily struggle but antidepressants don't help my anxiety AT ALL
@@Србомбоница86 Yeah I know, the purpose of benzo is to directly help with anxiety (focuses only on anxiety) whilst antidepressants is for multi-purpose it doesn't quite help with anxiety you got to combine it with beta blockers.
You stopped taking it? You are suppose to taper down. No wonder you experience withdrawal. But the fact that you felt better, that meant the medication did what it was suppose to do. Now your serotonin had been elevated back to normal levels.
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Excellent! The only thing I don't necessarily agree with is taking a patient off meds completely. At least it should be done in a controlled way, slowly, taper, patient has excellent self-care habits and knows how to get help if they need it, etc. I love everything else you had to say! As a patient it has taken years of doing my research, seeing numerous psychiatrists, etc. to learn all the stuff you talked about. Not every psychiatrist knows this, or practices these things. I'm glad you put this u-tube video up for everyone to see. I am a treatment resistant patient. I hate it. I do better on SNRI's. Although, I have never tried an MOAI inhibitor. I am on my second round of TMS. I am on about my 5th week of Fetzima. So far, I am feeling a lot better.
People try illegal drugs because they are depressed. People go into treatment and their doctor gives them prescribed antidepressant drugs that side effects are depression and suicidal thoughts. 😔
I know, right? They be like, "kids should never smoke dope because their brains are still developing," but popping 3 different pills with life threatening side effects is cool.
@@FlezzDurjis Anti deps are not life threatening, you're just looking for a way to reinforce your weed smoking and yes actually weed will fuck up your brain development there is plenty of research on that, enjoy kid.
The only thing that helps anxiety is a benzo in my opinion ,when my Hiperthyroidism was out of control no antidepressant (and I tried many)could touch the anxiety and anger and irritabilityI was feeling ,only benzo .Why do doctors hate benzos I don't get it, antidepressants ALSO create addiction,for example when I stopped Mirtazapine many years ago I couldn't sleep for months didn't have any appetite for atleast 5 months ,that was classic withdrawal ,how is that not addicting but benzo is.
I agree, I've been taking Klonopin for years for seizures AND anxiety. But when it comes to benzos they can be addictive, so you need to use the lowest effective dose.
I'm right with you on this one. Benzos are the only thing made to treat anxiety. These antidepressants have more side-effects, that are worse than Benzos and the withdrawals are just as dangerous if not worse than Benzos.
When I was 12, I was told I had depression, anxiety and Aspergers. I was prescribed Wellbutrin first. It didn’t work. Then they added Zoloft to it; that gave me seizures and permanent heart and liver problems. Then I was DNA tested, and taken off of those pills. My doctor retired and I was switched to a tele psychiatrist who doesn’t listen to her patients. She prescribed me Amitryptiline and Propranolol. The amitryptiline worsened my migraines and seizures, so I stopped taking it. Then the propranolol makes me itch so bad that it’s intolerable. I break out in hives and my whole body feels like I rolled in poison ivy and swallowed a burning razor blade every time I take it. I want to scratch myself open till I’m dead every time I take it. I tried telling my parents but they don’t listen. What do I do?
Why does no one talks about anti-depressants and sex drive killers? It's the worst. My fiancé lost all of his sex drive and its killing our relationship. There's got be some medication that can doesn't kill male sex drive.
Adding buproprion to an ssri, or going to an maoi and possibly ritalin may be valid treatment options. Also some of the less sedating tricyclics don't seem to have negative effects on libido and penile sensitivity. I'm curious, what does his depression look like? Is he sad and suicidal, anxious, or is he tired, fatigued and has motivation to do anything?
@@gregorymalchuk272 Which TCAs for less sexual dysfunction? PSSD is unreal. Genital numbness is real! Penile Sensitivity is the main issue. How to restore it? TRT? PRP Shot? Shockwave?
@@frankwhite7109 I have heard that nortriptyline has lower rates of sexual side effects. I have heard of people using an MAO-B inhibitor called selegiline to improve drive and sexual function. I have also heard of limited reports of using the dopamine agonists used for Parkinson's disease for sexual improvement as well.
Felt terrible on antidepressants. I had chronic fatigue and low mood for a long time, reason went to the Dr, who prescribed antidepressants and then saw a Psychiatrist as didn’t manage the side effects of the different antidepressants. She prescribed a stimulant and that’s helping.
I have reassurance seeking contamination obsessive compulsive disorder about bodily fluids , I have suffered from it for over 20 years here in England UK, I have been on seroxat ( paroxetine) 60mg no good I cant stop intrusive thoughts about going to the toilet and splashback contamination on my clothes ect , I'm now on sertraline 100mg , I never use public toilets ,I have to go back home , I'm disabled and have a touch of agoraphobia. I'm just starting to get counseling after 20 years finally I'm seeking help but I dont think anything will help.
If the mass prescriptions of modern antidepressants wasn't lining the pockets of pharma companies, I might be more inclined to see their use over other treatment methods unless it's the last option.
I was on Ciltopram Antidepressant it made me itch and I was manic and very depressed and suicidal. I agree with you that Antidepressants don't work. Zombie drug, alot of side effects and weight gain!!! Mood stabilizers and Antidepressants are poison drugs and didn't work for me!!! When I came off the medications I lost 4 stones in weight. Feeling good now. The tablets ruined my body and life!!!! Love your video, good content cheers. Interesting informative video. Can you please do a video on side effects of mood stabilizers? Thank you for your kind words and advice and support. Keep it up. Love Tasha xxxxxxx Wonderful Video. Xxxxxxxx 👍🙏👆👌🌎🎶🌏🌍
I've been in Citopram 6 days, itching like crazy plus other side effects nurse said stop it 2 days ago withdrawal hell then doc said start it back today. I hate all these meds
ciltopam is horrible I only lasted a week...terrible side effects ..no sleep..stop eating and anxiety off the scale and suicidal thoughts...been off it 3 days now
SSRI are bad very bad meds Each day more is coming out that they do not work inovet60 per cent f people and when they do give some reliefs for many it does not last 2, Dr do you inform your patients just how awful trying to get off of these meds ?? 3 All psych give there best guess on what med might work Your profession is the only one who treats a organ without seeing the brain - guess work at best 4 studies from Harvard now show that depression is better treated through diet. Amino acids Supper vit ... I can go on but my point is ssri etc are no longer the answer as more and more studies and doctors are now saying Propke are fed yup being mids lead by many psych
@Ocean Deep721 just saw this... 40% people do not respond to ssri etc... the wd are god awful . And ya guessing what works and ya suffer for 6 weeks to see if work and the side effects ... and no one knows how tbey really work.
Buddy some people are suffering, why don't you say anything constructive? We need doctors like this who will help, who will try to help, easy to just talk shit on the internet and hard to actually help people isn't it?
Sir,I am very curious on your thoughts Depersonalization/Derealization,and rTMS treatment. Is there any science behind that? And have you had people with that problem in your office?
If prescribed drugs don't work and then you try supplements that don't work, you do CBT but still left untreated and unaided managing by yourself and all you did is talk to a person for CBT what is your solution basically just suffer eventually you'll die of old age, might as well take the drugs because when anxiety is severe it can lead to bad physiological state where as you move about your organs are anxious. I Did 2 CBT already didn't feel much difference.
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Nothing seems to work for my severe anxiety & panic disorder. Tried 4 SSRI's, 1 SNRI, 1 TCA, 3 2nd generation antipsychotics, and the only thing that actually works is high dose Xanax. Which I got addicted to, and had to wean off from. I don't want to live like this anymore
I really wish in my part of the world i had doctors like this, like give it a go attitude, it's shameful more doctors aren't like this, i'd probably go to doctor's more often if they were!
Hi Dr! Great video and very interesting as well as helpful. I have a complex case in which I had ulcerative colitis and had my large intestine removed and had a j pouch formed. I follow a fairly strict diet, and take vitamins (namely b, d3, probiotics,), and I struggle with chronic diarrhea which I use Imodium and cholestyramjne to help manage. My biggest struggles are heavy fatigue, long term chronic insomnia and of course managing the gi issues. I have a really hard time falling asleep and when I went to a sleep study, I was told my pattern was indicative of depression. Interestingly enough, 2 of my sisters also have chronic insomnia and the 3rd is on lexapro. When I visited a psychiatrist, we tried Remeron (made me even more sedated despite giving it a long time for possible tolerance and regardless of dose and it gave me increased diarrhea, trazadone didn’t seem to impact sleep at least on the doses of up to 100mg that I tried and at doses of 50/100, it made me so congested I laid awake on multiple pillows as if I had a bad cold, so that didn’t go very well, lexapro gave me substantial diarrhea for a week so we discontinued, Amitriptyline also left me sedated and dropped my blood pressure to 90/50. Interestingly, nortriptyline seemed to really help slow down the gut and left me feeling more energized and normal than I can recall. The one issue is it increased my resting pulse from 70 to 90-100 for 3 hours after taking it and then settled at around 80 for the rest of the day. I also felt like I had some chest discomfort but perhaps it was just from the heart rate issue. I told my psychiatrist and he suggested sticking to the nortriptyline because of the other failed attempts and said he’s only concerned with heart rates over 110 and to give it a chance to adjust. I was a bit concerned and stopped but wonder would another trial be warranted/recommended or would I be a better candidate for something like an mao or lithium? I’m 41 and outside of the mentioned issues, I have low cholesterol, don’t smoke/drink and am slightly underweight. Im completely open to all possibilities and listening to your video gives me some hope that I should persist in achieving a better/happier way of life for myself. I’m fairly strong willed and optimistic yet I acknowledge the health issues have definitely impacted my mood and the sleepless nights spanning decades are tough on me. Thank you so much for your help! It’s hugely appreciated and fascinating alike.
I am so sorry you have colitis. I was a nurse and before that I worked on a psychiatric unit. I am now suffering from chronic back pain. I got very depressed because of the chronic pain and not being able to socialize due to the pain. I did use antidepressants when I got real down. I think I got to feeling better but they messed me up sexually and I felt very tired and drugged up. I don't have colitis but I did suffer from very bad stomach pain for many years. It was intense. For me I don't like these antidepressants. How is your nutrient levels? If you can exercise and figure how to absorb a high nutrient diet, I think you may feel better and sleep better. Before my back problems I loved going to the gym. I used to lift weights. Just getting your endorphins going can make you feel a lot better. I think like me your depression is situational. Please understand I could be totally wrong. I am biased because I deal with the side effects of medications I know I have to take but I hate the idea of using a medication that doctors don't understand how it works but they want to give it to you because that is how they make their money and why not.
They don’t work because it’s not a chemical imbalance. Your life probably sucks or you have maladaptive thinking patterns or behaviors, no friends or support, no sense of purpose, no connection to nature, addicted to substances, debt, bad diet, sit all day, low social hierarchy, brain abnormalities developed from your relationship with your parents during formative years, etc. Good luck!
Why aren't you healing patient's guts? Balancing minerals? Checking for magnesium deficiency? Testing for hypothyroidism? Adrenal insufficiency? Copper imbalance? I help clients treat symptoms of depression by actually helping them.
I'm 22 been on antidepressants off and on 8 year's I can't find one that works well they have all somewhat worked except Wellbutrin it made my anxiety worse. I've been diagnosed with panic disorder with agrophobia, gad and depression. Been on lexapro, zoloft,paxil, cymbalta, Wellbutrin and propranolol never been on two meds at once not sure what to do.
Dr McMullen my mental health nurse (he's a guy) has tried me with Setraline 150mg and Mirtazipine 30mg and their just not working. I have suffered with depression and anxiety for a lot of my life when traumatic events happened more so when my fathered passed away six years ago. I'm at the end of the road, I desperately need something or things that work or even just slightly help. I also have a B12 deficiency and I get an injection every three months for that. I'm now forty seven and a single mum although my boys are grown up, but I seriously need something positive so I can get some element of my life back, I'm willing to try anything
Dear Dr. McMullen Wasn’t it not so far in the past, that psychiatrists would prescribe Amphetamines as last resort to lift a severe depression for those patients not responsive to the normal antidepressants available at that point in history? And the psychiatrists did find that patient improved tremendously. Or is this treatment no longer utilized? I am talking those that patients that are severely depressed and they suffer from no other psychiatric conditions.
One added note dr, I was only on nortriptyline for a week, as the nortriptyline dose I was on was 10-few days, 20-few days and then 30-few days for a total of only 7 days. Thank you again for input and guidance!!!!
It actually did but it made my heart race so much that I had to stop. It was as high as 150 bpm while simply standing. I was disappointed but it was a no go. Everyone responds differently so who knows, you may fare well on it. Mind you I’m 40 and have no heart conditions and I’m really lean and eat well so this was pretty shocking for me. I’m really sensitive to meds in general.
I never made it higher than 30mg and even 10mg was enough to raise my heart rate. At first I didn’t realize it was the med but quickly read stories of others who experienced the same thing. The problem stopped within a few days of me stopping the med.
I had a naturopath doctor tell me that my tsh was too high because my thyroid was working hard but my reverse t3 was at the high end of the scale too. But, I cannot get an endocrinologist to give me cytomel. The naturopath doctor was with life extension magazine. His advice is free but he can't prescribe for me. it hurts to know that there is something that can help me but I can't get the help!
That's why I'm afraid to see a psych Dr. I've been depressed for years, used to get xanax from a friend when I was having serious difficulties. Knocked it out of the park, happy again. I've got a feeling that a Dr. will prescribe me that as soon as I win the lottery....twice. Disappointment does not help depression, I'm legitimately afraid of the nosedive I would take when the Dr. won't prescribe what I know works. I was prescribed 200mg of Trazodone daily for sleep. Can't say it even scratched the surface of my depression.
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All antidepressants are neurotoxins. The only benefit is long-term lifestyle changes. Put in the hard work and it pay's off. The only reason people get depressed is this shit house World we're living in. Most mental illness is a result of abuse of some kind. I found councilling and diet is the only relief after 26years of antidepressants. The Doc's don't tell you the hell of withdrawals either, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
You know nothing about antidepressants. If you reduce them gradually there are no problems with withdrawal symptoms. I took Venlafaxine for 25 years and and got off the drug within 5 weeks. Venlafaxine helped me to live a normal life.
Any one of the big three. Phenelzine if you also have marked anxiety; tranylcypromine if you need some stimulating kick. The latter can be combined with a very low dose atypical antipsychotic like olanzapine to ease down the stimulation if excessive and also serves as augmentation. Isocarboxazid is somewhere between the other two.
Zlatko C yeah use to help me. Probably was when I finally got off it I had insomnia again; probably even worse. I took one 15mg tablet again recently & slept so long, but was so groggy for days, all I wanted to do was sleep, felt out of it tho.
I'd love to know how anyone with serious depression just waits a year or 2 to see if a medication starts to work. That sounds insane to me. We don't live forever. Personally I don't think antidepressants do anything other than plasebo effects. If anything actually worked, it would be a highly controlled substance.
Hi women from sweden. I have anxyety/panicattaks and push in my head, shaking erly every morning cant cop feling like this enymor, can ect tretment help i am so tierd and dizzy.
But what's really depression. I hear so much what's the real meaning of depression. How do I know I have depression. I have stress: irregular sleep and thinking a lot about the problem at work.
If you really had it, you would know. be thankful u are probly normal lol and screw the idiots at at work, just do a good job and it is what it is after that. just one guys opinion...
If gays don't have to change then why should depressed people try to be any different?, just accept us the way we are and stop saying we need medicating!
I tried all medication nothing helped I live in jordan and I can’t get much help here , I’m giving up on life now can you help me , ciprelax 20 ,valdoxan 50 ,Amex 100 , remeron , willbutrin , lamictal, indicardent, Paxil 20 and much more
Venlafaxine is working to a certain extent but the doctor said if its part working add something else to it but I'm not sure there's a thing you can take with Venlafaxine and the tapering could be risky because of suicidal tenancies I'm going to ask my psychiatrist do mood stabilisers help with suicidal thoughts and could they be taken with venlafaxine
The only meaningful side effect that MAOIs actually have is total insomnia, but that is easily remedied with trazodone. All the other side effects are hype. There are virtually no recorded cases of the maoi "cheese effect" actually harming anyone.
Doc do you tell your patients how hard it willb be to come off or how much damage Klonopine can be and bipolar is so subjective there is no test for bipolar There is no proof depression is a chemical imbalance in fact no one really knows how ssri work This is basicly all guess work my the psych community
Exactly, strategic guessers should not be elevated to such authority.There are real cures out there, but they arent found in pills. Pills manage symptoms and create side effects, thats it.
My shrink just told me if I don't do the kpins he won't see me again ...this after the second session when I said that I'm scared of getting addicted to benzos... we really need something else , I would do kava but it's hard to get in Europe
Can I Ask You Doctor , is it anafranil good for Depression and OCD? I've major depression, ocd and a little agoraphobia/Derealization and i'm feeling scared and not happy. I took anafranil and amisulpride since 3 months ago. I don't Feel a positive result.
I have depression and had derealization/depersonalization like you. The derealization will go away on it's own with time as long as you work on your anxiety (main cause of derealization). Also, try not to focus on the derealization all the time (try to distract yourself by doing an activity you like such as music or sports or any hobby). I was first put on anafranil like you because I read on the internet that it may help. However, I eventually got off of that and switched to Trintellix, which improved my depression. One medication which helps derealization is naltrexone (i have no idea why) which actually got rid of my derealization while i was on it, but unfortunately it can make depression worse in some people (try a low dose if you want like 1-4mg). My derealization improved by around 80% after one month but has not improved any more since (it's been 4 years). My depersonalization however is completely gone.
@@SM-mo8kj thank you. My derealization is under way and depersonnalization completely gone, also for depression im feeling better. But i have a lot off side effects with medication. ( amisulpride, anafranil and seroplex).
Definitely not a science. Not even close. The body of evidence which shows any kind of efficacy for antidepressants is incredibly weak. In fact, many studies show that there is no statistically significant difference between SSRI's and placebo. But psychiatrists will never admit this, they'll never tell their patients about the terrible side effects or of the risks of taking them long term, which is the scenario which almost invariably plays out. It's legalized drug dealing. This coming from a former medical student and long-time psych patient. I know firsthand how physicians are educated, and I know how eager psychiatrists are to presribe even without reasonable cause. It's an incredibly corrupt system which operates solely on the basis of making money for pharmaceutical companies. Life after coming off psych meds can be absolute hell. Be very, very careful.
Tku Joshua I agree. Had similar experience. And the more you look into this objectively , the more we find out. The thing is the patient and family become at the mercy of it in many cases I believe. Are you on FB ? How to get in touch ?
I agree, sad thing is you could add in nearly every category of medicine. Medicine is good at keeping people alive but horrible at keeping people healthy.
You know, it's really amazing to me, HOW VERY LITTLE MD'S know about HEALTH! Everyone knows y'all can't even utter the word heal. But the fact that no logic, problem solving, putting pieces together as to WHY anyone suffers. Do u think depression is caused by a PHARMACEUTICAL DEFICIENCY?!! I knw it's not. If u were honest u would agree. Why in the world Drs are ok with being a human drug dispensary.... I feel sorry for the poor patients that have been chemically destroyed by allopathic poison.
my research indicates the long term risks and withdrawal difficulties are vastly downplayed by conventional doctors. These drugs are effectively more addictive and dangerous than most street drugs, yet they are handed out as first line treatments for even mild mental dysfunction.
I hear from many people just like you, so glad you are finding sustainable methods. The ironic thing is these drugs were never designed to be a cure in the first place, but somehow the public largely believes it.