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I thought the intended purpose was to make me feel more connected and motivated? Or perhaps I'm not just depressed/anxious and it's symptomatic of another mental issue?

• Currently I'm on 300 mg of Wellbutrin, 30 mg of Buspar and 40 mg of Celexa -- all for symptoms of depression and anxiety.
• I noticed my anxiety and depression are not as bad compared to before, but I've entirely lost all motivation to connect with people at all.
• Sometimes I would rather veg out in front of the television than to sympathize with all the chaos going around with the world. I feel like I've become selfish as a result and only care about my own agenda.

Have you guys experienced mixing multiple medications? Did you notice the side effects outweighing the positives? Please, any advice is greatly obliged.

Antidepressants are not supposed to make you feel motivated

You should read a book about motivation and depression. The problem is not your medication. The problem is that you don't have enough cognitive stimulus about opportunities

hexa posted...

Antidepressants are not supposed to make you feel motivated

The problem is that you don't have enough cognitive stimulus about opportunities

What would be a common way to increase my cognitive stimulus? I'm open to reading a book but I'd like some general context first. If you can help me out, I really appreciate it.

How long you been on them, it's going to take your body time to adjust.

Thats a loy of meds for just depression/anxiety. As for me I thought that would be the case, but I just felt mostly normal and as if my nervous system had a comfy blanket covering telling it theres no reason to fear. It did lower my libido/hardness, but not a bad tradeoff if your anxiety is really bad.

lol they can also shrink your pecker if you are on them long enough.

sertraline made my tummy hurt. prozac made me go from laying in bed and crying to laying in my bed. one day the pharmacy refused my refill so i stopped taking it.

i'd like to try a medication for binge eating

Doe posted...

i'd like to try a medication for binge eating

that's a good idea. They have things for that? I gotta talk to my dude.

ReadySetGoats posted...

that's a good idea. They have things for that? I gotta talk to my dude.

there's one called vyanse my dad is taking. he lost like 50 pounds this year.

ReadySetGoats posted...

that's a good idea. They have things for that? I gotta talk to my dude.

adderall

Iamdepressed posted...

What would be a common way to increase my cognitive stimulus? I'm open to reading a book but I'd like some general context first. If you can help me out, I really appreciate it.

I read a book about places to meet people. There are clubs, charities, high-school reunions, churches, library discussion groups. If you have hobbies, you can find places for your hobbies. For example, if you like comic books, you can go to comic book stores and talk to people about comic books

When I was in college, I was in a science fiction club, a story writing club, a Japanese anime club. Some libraries have discussion events about astronomy or popular novel authors

If all else fails, you can go to a park to feed birds and watch people (without talking to them, if you don't feel like it)

Another book that I read was named Healing Journeys

Healing Journeys told the stories of people that survived traumatic events, and how they found activties for healing. One person adopted dogs, and became a lover of pet dogs. Another person became a comedian, and found healing through comedy and jokes