When & Why Antidepressants don't work

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[angelicbaby]

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.

[AwesomenessIskey]

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?

[boodiabed]

I took zolft and prozac didn’t help so I stopped take anti depressants and i fell better but after a 6 months withdrawl effects

[amberwood]

What are your thoughts on the use of ketamine in treatment resistant depression?

[SarahAllenHumboldt]

Thank you, Doctor; you clearly truly care about helping people; you have many good ideas.

[DeltaLiving]

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.

[kylestaker]

How about withdrawal from all this switching and playing Russian roulette

[angiepayne]

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.

[KevZen]

Most of the "science" on pharmaceutical medications, isn't scientific, but selective studies, which benefit pharmaceutical companies.

[ommar]

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?

[tonigood]

how do you know they stayed "normal" and not just having a good day?

[hawk_]

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....

[gmamagillmore]

I believe some depression is Clinical and some Situational.

[jezzermeii]

After a year or two he felt better... that's called time... not drugs... time and getting a nice job and good company.

[johnathanclark]

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.
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[Gettingitreal]

Combination of two meds that separately don’t work?!

[davejones]

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?

[conorgallagher]

Is it true that low dose ketamine I.V. can't help stop remission?

[joyrenae]

Should a person continue their antidepressant while taking lithium, or stop taking the antidepressant when taking lithium?

[Србомбоница]

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.