Have you tried journaling or perhaps a list of disasters thta have not come to fruition? Also what about exercising or spending time outdoors?

Good luck and hang in there. Thanks for sharing.

Hi there,
Have you tried Lexapro? I have not been on it in awhile but I did well on it and was on it for almost ten years.
I had to change because of life circumstances my depression worsened and Lexapro wasn't doing the trick anymore.
I weaned off antidepressants earlier this year. I was on a bad one (Effexor) I would not recommend it. Withdrawal is pretty awful.
I'm considering returning to antidepressants as busy head is keeping me up at night. They will not give me clonazepam for forever.
Good luck hope this helps

I used a number but couldn't tolerate the side effects. In the end I went with wellbutrin. It didn't make me gain weight, I had more energy. It gave me a wonderfully quiet mind: things that would in the past have left me obsessing for days I spent maybe five minutes screwed up about, and then mentally just moved on. I had a metallic and dry mouth for a while, which went away. I had heart thumping and such that didn't - but I didn't care.

to be honest, a drug that didn't turn me into a slug and didn't make me gain a ton of weight? I didn't care what other side effects there were. I think you hit a point where you say to yourself "stuff the side effects, I can't go on like this". Just avoid mirtazapine. I gained 10kg in 4 weeks.

Thank you for replying I will keep trying I will get there I'm sure.

prozac i find is best for lack of side effects. But guess everyones body is different and reacts to things in different ways :)

Having said this there's 2 ways around the circumference of a circle: the short easy way, and the long hard way. If the short easy way doesn't work, you can always achieve it with the long hard way.

And that's totally accepting and listening to your obsessive thoughts. Allowing them to run to their logical conclusion. This allows your brain to reprogramme itself. It does take time though, and make you miserable while it's happening. But if you do enough of them you do come to some kind of peace that is workable and pretty okay. Provided you're not being constantly damaged by a bad marriage or cruel employer, you can be happy.

I have fond Prozac to have minimal side effects and have been on it for years. It is also forgiving if you forget to take it for a few days because it is long acting. There is a weekly prozac available but most insurances don't cover it.

I have had better luck with Pristiq than the Zoloft I was on for years. I am very sensitive to meds/med changes and it did take several weeks to do what it was supposed to do -even made them worse for the short term, which was a real bit&*!
Someone mentioned Journaling and exercising. Both good things. Try to have as positive of an attitude as you can and surround yourself with positive things. Half smile/smile a lot. Force yourself to do something you enjoy each day.
God Bless