What happens if you don't know if your really depressed and your put on antidepressants?

Speaking as a doctor and psychotherapist, depression often manifests itself in physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach aches, etc. The below guides should answer your questions.

The Signs And Symptoms Of Depression:

http://www.add-treatment.com/signs-of-depression.h...

All About Antidepressants, Including Side Effects, Etc:

http://www.add-treatment.com/antidepressants.html

It would probably be a good idea to talk to your doctor about how you feel. If you aren't comfortable taking this medication it probably isn't going to work for you because if you aren't comfortable taking it then you aren't likely to take it regularly in which case it isn't going to work anyway. There are alternatives to prescription medication and you should discuss all options with your doctor. If your doctor doesn't want to discuss alternative treatments with you then go to another doctor. As a young person who may have a potentially debilitating condition you would be smart to get a 2nd opinion anyway.

The symptoms you have could certainly be from depression, they could also be due to an anxiety disorder. Who knows, maybe there is something physically wrong like a vitamin deficiency which is usually easily fixed by taking a vitamin supplement. You never know, the answer may be simple and painless. If you're aware of not feeling or acting as well as others appear to then you are two steps ahead of most people and have a better chance than most of finding a solution that works for you and greatly improves the quality of your life. Be determined and know that you deserve a happy healthy life, arm yourself with information and be prepared to work for it. The first thing you try may not work. Neither may the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Don't give up!! It might take some determination and hard work but you can get to a place where you feel better and enjoy life a lot more.

Don't beat yourself up if you don't meet every goal in life exactly when everyone else does or when you expect to. What is the worst thing that will happen if you don't graduate? Will you die? Probably not. Will all your hair fall out? Highly unlikely. Will your pet stop loving you? Certainly not. Ten years from now absolutley no one will give a frog's asss if you graduated late. They will care that you graduated. They won't even notice if you started college a semester or even a couple of years after you graduated high school, lots of people take time off in between. They will only care that you went. Sure it would suckk not to graduate with all your friends but in the grand scheme of your life it would be only a tiny loose thread in the overall tapestry, only a year or two from now you and your friends will barely remember. Life changes a lot after high school and things that seem to be of life or death importance now become very trivial as you grow older and take on all the responsibilities and freedoms of being an independent adult.

I know things can get better for you and I hope you take care of yourself and keep seeking answers until you find something that enables you to really enjoy all life has to offer. There are really good times ahhead for us all :)

There is a lot wrong here. You don't need that drug even if you are depressed... or you will go through a lot of health problems related to drugs later in life. They are very hard on the liver and lord knows there are enough toxins in the world just from breathing! You are not too young to start standing up for yourself where YOUR OWN HEALTH is concerned. Tell them you don't want the pills and see what alternatives he gives you. Then report back to me...LOL no I am no doctor but I am very aware that most health care today is given by those that DON'T- care that is.

I'm not going to tell you what you should or shouldn't do but when I took Zoloft I ended up with a severe rash that I needed antibiotics to get rid of and became Zombie like. I ditched the medication and saw a counsellor instead and am much happier because of it. Perhaps you could get a second opinion from another doctor?

What happens is there is not enough seratonin in your brain. So the anti-depressants just stimulate more seratonin. The medication will only remove the side affects, it will not cure the problem. What I would recommend is taking a depression test online or if you really think your depressed go see a psychologist :) Also some things that may lift your spirits would be running/Walking or finding a hobby that you enjoy. Hope this helps :)

Why don't you try some sports?

I mean, "Mensana Encorporesano"

^^a *good luck.

taking the antidepressants in disorder may lead to auditory hallucinations,anxious and general malaise of the whole body.

So you should pay more attention to it.

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I haven't tried zoloft, but since the very first lexapro tablet I ever took, I have never had an orgasm again. And I came off it a year ago. ~~~ Prozack numbed me but now im emotionless? so my meds were changed and i got put on prozac and lamictal im numb and have no feelings accept for the occ. low-bottom-pit feeling which comes but leaves. Now i'm emotion-less. I don't like it. I just want to fee OK. Captain ?etard™ ~~~ I feel like my medication is making me cold and emotionless?

I started taking Geodon and pristiq about 4 months ago and ever since then I just feel so emotionless. Like I can't feel anything at all. I just feel like I'm drifting through life with no love and no purpose. I don't know if it is the med's or not but I suspect that they do have something to do with it. I didn't take either of my them today and I gotta say that I've felt like sh*t all day. I did cry for the first time in a long time tho and that felt good. Anyway, would you recommend that I wean off of them slowly or just quit them as soon as possible. I'm just so sick of feeling nothing and always being in a mental fog. Any advice is appreciated. I don't feel any highs or lows either. No happiness, sadness or anything. ~~~ by Ferris. I wish I knew. They ruined me. I want to sue. ~~~ by Rwrwrwr This is my opinion and what I would did and did do... As soon as the side effects were worse than the depression I stopped. I think the meds themselves have made me worse. Sexual side effects ruin your life. They dont tell you how important that is. Its also common that after going off SSRI'S that youll have suicidal thoughts. When therapy doesnt work you feel hopeless. ~~~ The drugs used to treat depression have wide range of side-effects. Those side-effects are ranging from extreme weight gain to sexual coldness (which is as serious as to bring couples on the verge of divorce) and irreversable parkinson like neurological diseases. Member since: 22 February 2008 » Medication for anxiety......please read? Hey, I was on 200mg of Zoloft for anxiety and OCD for about a year. 2 months ago, I cut my dose in half. It feels like the past week, my anxiety is slowly creeping back into my life. Would it really happen this long after I decreased my dose? Why would it take 2 months for my anxiety to come back? ~~~ Medicine makes me tired and zombish.... I just don;t want to be taking it....but this anxiety sucks too. :-( by SundaeRo... Member since: 26 February 2009 ~~~ I took Zoloft for a while and it really made me happy. I knew that I wasn't really happy that it was just the medicine. Unfortunately I had problems with hives from it and had to quit. Remember that all meds affect everyone different.

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I did try going to a doctor and getting on meds for depression and anxiety. I didnt like the way they made me feel... like i felt numb. they didnt make the problems go away that made me feel that way... ~~~ It was in therapy where anti-depressants entered my life, and Prozac drained my emotions. I'm innately a very expressive person, and being robbed of everything: my laughter, tears, ability to scream, it destroyed me. Marisa : ) Member since: 31 October 2007 ~~~ Moonrise Member since: 14 February 2008. What are natural treatments for depression that work?

I refuse to take anti-depressants, been on them once, never again. Ever since coming off them I have not been the same, my depression has gotten even worse. I can no longer feel any excitement, enthusiasm or motivation for anything. I am wondering what are effective, natural treatments that work. http://au.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AqIA1b... -Movie Lvr- anonymou... Im on new depression meds, but they make me feel like an emotionless, tired zombie, should i stop taking them? On top of that i still don't feel happy. I feel like **** and am very upset when im not feeling lifeless. I am near a mental breakdown but it seems the meds are preventing me from getting that worked up, when in reality i just need to cry, meltdown and just let it happen rather than being held on the verge. by Ford Boi Member since:

18 September 2010 I'm on Paroxetine and am unable to orgasm.. It sux big time