Can antidepressants treat both anxiety and depression? #shorts

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[miscellaneousb]

This is why i was also diagnosed with OCD. The fear makes me check everything, wash like crazy and ruminate about everything. Everytime i increase my antidepressant, it does calm down some. (Im also doing therapy for OCD).

[chromeo]

My anxiety meds made me feel worse until I started taking a mood stabilizer as well. Now my moods are steady, I have much less anxiety, not a hint of depression, and I have better control of my life.

It can take a combination of meds and a bunch of trial and error to find the right match.

[gagecarty]

Helps end the confusion for people who experience this issue 😮

[maggie]

Watching your video brought me tears because I completely relate to everything you said and we have experienced the same situations. My anxiety heightened in middle school as well with an overwhelming fear of vomiting and then breathing and right now I’ve been stuck on swallowing 😂it’s so annoying and weird at the same time but everytime I overcome something I make sure to congratulate myself and remind myself I’m stronger than this disease. God bless you on your journey ❤

[mariomyitalianlover]

antidepressants have made me more depressed

[csc]

Antidepressants had HORRIBLE side effects on me. From vision changes to passing out.

[patriciamartin]

In addition to my comment below I kept challenging myself to do more and more not to get locked inside the house with anxiety, panic attacks. I am now a 24/7 caregiver to my LTR who himself has PTSD, panic attacks. He also has organ failure. We spend 20 to 40 hours a week at either the doctor or the same day surgery every week. This is helpful to him. Great for me because it for forces my attention off myself so I can take care of him. I can't go outside without him. I use no medication at all.except Lusinopril for blood pressure. More and more often, I have been able to cross the street to catch a bus to go shopping, walk 12 steps to a connecting bus. I can't cross open spaces for more than a few feet. I get off the connecting bus and walk across a parking lot but from here it is OK because I know this area like a book. No surprises. I can fake being normal. There is a Walmart, a restaurant. a discount outlet and a coffee shop bookstore so for one day a week I have a handle on my anxiety. Panic attacks I can actually shop, have lunch, go to my favorite stores and pretend I am normal. I am enjoying myself. After 30 years here, though, I cannot risk getting on a strange bus or going into a strange part of town. I would freak out. Just once, I overestimated what I thought I could do and went to visit my exist grave in a cemetery. The tombstones didn't bother me--, it was all the damn open space there I had to walk that did me in. I had to call a cab to go home

[k-rosebouvier]

Well that solves that mystery. Many years ago I was on Cymbalta and it spun me out big time with anxiety. So I was put on Klonopin 4x a day. I'm still having anxiety. Then I was put on more Cymbalta to again help stop the anxiety. Thats about the time I was labeled and it was documented I was non-compliant. That was just the beginning of my wild ride after a TBI.

[patriciamartin]

Anti depression medication? Thorazine, stellazine, zanax. I had enough. I had been through enough loss thru death of my husband. Parents in a six month period. Depression caused me not to be able to work. I lost custody of my kids, lost my job, lost my home. I had panic attacks to the point I couldn't go out. I.had custody of my youngest child. I didn't do drugs or drink but I wasted all day just sitting around drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. One day I became disgusted at how my life was passing me by stuck inside the house. I showered, cleaned up the house. Then I did something unusual. I opened the front door and windows. I did something I was terrified of doing. I walked out side. I felt I was suffocating. I couldn't breathe. I forced myself to walk 20 feet. I knocked on my neighbors door and invited her to sit with me just to enjoy a cup of coffee. She did. She knew I had anxiety. It was all I could do not to run inside. Later that day, my 6 year old son got off the school bus and my neighbor walked up both to her car. We went to the mall I didn't want to be out but she made me go. Ever since that day, I have challenged myself to go out, with no medication. I was tired of wasting my time. Now, I have a job working at home. I can't sleep at night so instead of wasting time for 8 hours I decided to divide that time into 1 hour periods. I started by learning a new foreign language for an hour; I crocheted for an hour, then I went back to oil painting or drawing for an hour, then it was cooking, etc. I get bored and impatient with TV but forced myself to watch a movie. By this time, it was almost day. I still couldn, 't sleep. I can't go out alone. My neighbor was kind enough to take us out for lunch and a visit to a bookstore. The moral of this is that Depression, anxiety robs you of your life. I forced myself to get the upper hand. Finally, I joined a dating site. After much texting. I agreed to meet up with a new friend online. We had one date and got along well and agreed to meet again. To make matters worse, both our roomates had moved out, we were both in danger of being homeless. It was a risky thing to do but decided I would move into his place. I didn't know it until.the first week together but he had PTSD, panic attacks.He had PTSD from being in a war in Europe. his wife had died in a motorcycle accident. He lost his home and business. We were perfect for each other. We understand each other's suffering so we are an emotional support ; sit with each other through anxiety and panic attacks, HE has organ failure which requires at least 20 to 30 hours a week for treatment at his doctors or the ER. I am there for him. I can't drive but he can if he takes Zanax so if I need to go shopping, he is kind enough to get me there and wait while I get what we need and bring me home. I clean, cook, iron, etc because his medication leaves him unable to. If you suffer from.depression, Anxiety, PTSD, try to find somebody online to be your support buddy

[jenninemorel]

Make sure to address dietary changes.
Limit sugar, artificial sweeteners and color, msg. Lots of processed foods have ingredients that can affect mood, sleep, and obviously overall health.

[evrypixelcounts]

That would explain alot. . .I've had weird responses to antidepressants, stimulants, and just recently, muscle relaxants

[L-mo]

Antidepressants are not a long term solution

[tzahi]

The cortico... Stuff you said is what activated and elevates cortisol which crushes the most important hormone in males - Testosterone.
This is why most of this drugs make men low T on them.

[Zepi]

Well I’m black so I’m discriminately denied any anti depressants or narcotic because I’m 24 and have blonde dyed hair so I get labeled a druggie before I can even get a word in. I’m diagnosed with PTSD and Bipolar Disorder and I’m white knuckling thru my existence because I’m not allowed to recieve proper mental health care…..even with insurance.

This is probably extremely commonplace but I never heard anybody express the same thing.

[PromoteMentalHealthAwareness]

Please help promote mental health awareness ❤

[indigobunting]

I stayed anxious on antidepressants. It was not "at first."

[TheMyisa]

Imagine me, a Cushing’s patient (hypercortisolism caused by a tumor the secretes ACTH, the hormone she’s talking about) trying to take antidepressants and not want to punch someone. My shrink tried everything for years before I was finally diagnosed with Cushing’s. Constant fight or flight, irrational anxiety. Xanax barely takes the edge off.

[Jennyxiz]

I just took it yesterday morning and couldn’t sleep all night, I was stressed and my heart was beating fast. I’m not taking Sertraline, I’ve been taking it and then quitting and then took it again and it’s a no… I’m just now taking Concerta for Adhd

[swordsnorchids]

I'm depressed with the state of society but that's not as easily fixed as it is with medicine it's just sad.

[cmwHisArtist]

Doctors gave me three different ones to see if they would help with fibromyalgia. Every one made me gain 10 pounds that still have not come off.