Missing Antidepressants...?
Ah, hello there! Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and to help me! With that said, I'll get straight to the point. I was just wondering, is it bad for you to continually miss taking your antidepressants...? I've looked it up and pretty much everyone says it's detrimental to your health, and can make your depression much worse... Honestly, it started when I just forgot to take it every once and awhile. I had missed a few days here and there, but surprisingly, nothing bad seemed to be happening to me. Er, in context, my mood was stable, I wasn't having crying spells at night like I did before I took the medication, etc. Once I noticed I was doing fine without it, I was really happy. I never liked the thought of taking pills, as it just felt like I was someone broken who needs medical drugs to fix themselves... Now I purposefully miss my medication. I think it might be a way of self-sabotage, or maybe I'm just scared of taking it. I'm not too sure myself. Will this hurt me later on...? I don't have any side effects now, but I'm still a little scared...
@Justalittleperson
[MonBon edited for medical advice]
@feelitinyourbones
I'm not completely sure what you mean... I apologize if I upset you in any way, or was offensive in my question. I'm really sorry. I just really don't want to feel broken or messed up anymore... At least from what I've seen, there's a noticeable stigma around antidepressants and therapy, and I don't that people to pity or look down on me... I don't know, I... I'm sorry.
@Justalittleperson
I do know that they're important though. They actually helped me a lot with stopping my depressive episodes... (They did cause me to have a lot more nightmares than I normally have, but it's cleared up a bit now.) I'm just not sure what to do, and I'm scared that I've done something bad that will make my condition way worse...
@Justalittleperson
Nooo, don't say tgat at all. I am sorry if I gave you that feeling...nothing about you at al, just that antidepressants never worked on me so I may seem a little bitter...
Please don't worry and disregard my comment if it caused you distress, I am sorry, really...
@feelitinyourbones
hmm people could understand your text in a bad way. the first 2 antidepressants didnt work for me but the third one is doing a little bit. thats just my expirience
@feelitinyourbones
No, it's okay...! I'm sorry that antidepressants didn't work out for you... I'm just nervous, and anxiety isn't helping me at all, haha...;; I truly do want to get better, and I feel like I have a bit recently, so I'm really nervous that I'm going to spiral back down into the hole I'm trying to dig myself out of... ah, I'm sorry;;
@Justalittleperson
I wish you can succeed so all of us who fail constantly can be proud of you and look up to you.
I wish antidepressants work and if you follow tgeir medical program. We are all eager for succes stories so of course I wish you well amd success.
If I am a freak it deosn't mean that proven tested antidepressants don't do their work. Follow your medical schedule and I sooo much hope you succeed for all of us who didn't...someone to come out of depression with a smile and say:"hey, I survived it!"...
@feelitinyourbones
Thank you so much for your kind words, ahh... They really touched my heart, haha... I... I hope you're able to get better too...! Depression is a horrible thing to deal with, and I know that all of us here are so very strong, so please continue to push forward... ^^
@Justalittleperson
I shall try...even in my failures there is a success...
I hope...
@Justalittleperson
We are all in this tormenting pool called depression trying to figure things out...we are buddies in the same misery called:depression...so we talk and try to figure things out somehow...I never witnessed a success story, not to be a letdown...
@feelitinyourbones
my great grandma took anti depressants for about 30 years and she died when she was 97. i think they actually worked on her and she kind of got better.
@secretComputer9539
That's good that your great grandmother was able to live a more more happily with the medication...! I'm not saying that antidepressants are necessarily a bad thing, I just feel ashamed of taking it, if that makes any sort of sense... I really want to get better, but the things people suggest to me for help, (like therapy, support groups, etc. etc.) just makes me feel embarrassed. I really hate having depression, and I'm so ashamed of it, ahh...;;
@Justalittleperson
noo dont be ashamed of it. if you are being ashamed you let it be a part of yourself. if you see and treat it as an illness you can accept and fight it! its not u who fails or is lazy its an illness. dont identify with it and dont be ashamed its not you. when you go to therapy or do suolort groups you are fighting it! thats nothing to be emberassed of, you should be proud that you started the battle and that you are on your way to being yourself again.
@secretComputer9539
I am glad they did. Smile if they helped someone reach 97 in peace, it is a victory for depression sufferers...I feel glad for your grandmother, such a respectable age...🤗😊
@feelitinyourbones
ikr shes my inspiration. my grandma was also suffering from depression and still takes meds but she always tells me how happy she is and how much she loves travelling. i honestly do believe her lately. i want to be like them and beat it
@secretComputer9539
I wish you will succeed!🤗
@Justalittleperson
The result can be very dangerous. It can cause a condition called Tardive Dyskinesia, reduction in dosing can have a negative impact on psychiatric status
Withdrawal can exacerbate TD symptoms
TD symptoms often persist even after discontinuation or dose reduction
@humorousDay8793
See, that's why medical supervision and compliance to treatment programs are serious and essential.
Don't loose hope. I think the main reason we don't see success stories is because when people get better, they are back in the game living and dont look back, and dont post any more. Thats probabaly what we all need to try to do. Good luck
