Depression Support Group

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FaireFae
FaireFae
Feel like there depression medicine makes them not feel at all?... I feel kind of hollow ... but it's different then how I felt off my medicine. Like I feel like things just don't kind of register with me at all..kinda hollow.
blackhawkdown
blackhawkdown
I call it a medical lobotomy or being zombiefied
orsa
orsa
I don't like taking med but I feel worse (more depressed) if I'm not on it. I've had that hollow feeling you're describing with or without med.
allgoodman
allgoodman
I've felt disconnected from the world while on certain meds, but not all meds. Have you talked to your doctor about trying different meds or different doses?

Are you also doing non-drug treatments, like exercise or meditation?
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
I have that empty. hollow feeling and always feel like I am slower than othners and miss a lot of what's going on but I think that can also be from the depression. I have heard that the meds. keep y9ou from feeling any extreme emotions, either positive or negative. But if you're that concered about it i agree that you should talk to your doctor about it.
survivor69
survivor69
I DIDNT FEEL HOLLOW WHILE ON PFIZER ZOLOFT, BUT NOW I M ON GENERIC ZOLOFT AND I KNOW WHAT U MEAN.
ABILIFY ADDS 2 THE HOLLOWNESS BUT REMOVES DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.
THATS WHY I TAKE ABILIFY.
I M TIRED ALL.....................THE.........................TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOPE THIS POST HELPS.................................
GBU
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kacky2
kacky2
Sometimes I feel the need to have the dr change my meds as I think ur body gets used to them and stops working.....i'm on generic welbutrin and viibryd.....I am also so darn tired all the time. It's like what does it take. ....
shyloner
shyloner
*sigh* I'm gonna get a lot of skepticism for this but have you looked up alternatives? Have you researched the meds your on? I can only speak for myself but in my experience there's actually natural alternatives to many psychiatric medicines that work pretty well. There's also other medicines that, although they weren't designed to treat depression are actually surprisingly effective at it and are available online. The stuff I sometimes take to help me focus also seems to help a lot with depression. It was designed to help people like me who also have minor learning disabilities but because of the way it works with brain chemistry it also helps a lot with my depression as well.