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I'm so frustrated

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I'm doing so horribly in school. Every semester, it just gets worse and worse. I've been depressed for well over a decade now. Last semester, I was on Zoloft and then Lexapro. It worked for a bit, but then I wound up still depressed, but sluggish. The only thing it seemed to have helped was my anxiety for a bit in that I wasn't stressing out over every little thing. I went this semester without the meds and I felt freer, but at the same time, I couldn't focus on anything. I can't even read about things that normally interest me. I feel like my brain has been eaten or something. Sometimes my folks think I'm on drugs. And if I'm too zoned out for school, there's pressure on me to get a job and I don't know how I can handle anything that involves dealing with people at all. Like everytime people are anywhere near me, I can feel them. I just feel like one of these days I'm going to be by myself and I'm not going to make it on my own.
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Talk to your doctor about some new meds. There are so many different kinds w/o those side effects. I agree with you, if you feel worse on them, then they are not right. The right meds. will allow you to focus & concentrate & feel like yourself again. They don't work for everybody but it's worth a shot. There is no cure for depression but there is treatment that works for most people. Zoloft didn't work for me. What did work was Paxil, klonopin & remeron.
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Just make sure that whatever you do, don't just stop taking your meds! I have had the exact same problem, school is very difficult for me. But I stopped taking my meds because I was feeling a little funny, and it made things a lot worse. Talk to your doctor, and if they don't listen, find one who will listen!
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Are you feeling overwhelmed?...Are you on medication currently?....I'm sorry you are having such a hard time.....I am just now coming out of a 2 year stretch being overwhelmed and alone...trying to make it.....and I don't know how I did....but it is passing...one day at a time for me....and then some days are better than others....I'm hear if you would like to talk...Debbe
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I haven't taken meds since that last semester. It's been several months now without meds. I hated being at the psychiatrist. It seemed like all she wanted to do is up the meds, up the meds. I felt like a guinea pig. Last appointment, I didn't show up and didn't call. Just zoned out. Sent me a letter saying she closed my file. I think there may be another place closer to me though. My folks think maybe I should get a physical and see if there's something else wrong.
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Oh man, you are almost like a carbon copy of me! :)

I had a HORRIBLE experience with meds- I met a psych for about 10 minutes and she started writing a prescription...slow down! I was so disgusted I walked out and didn't see a psych for almost 6 months. In the end, I found a counselor I really liked, and she recommended a psych. This doctor was so different, she met with me for several hour sessions before deciding to prescribe a med, and we talked over all my options. She was awesome!

Getting a physical won't hurt, but ask your parents if you can find another psychiatrist/therapist. And just keep trying until you find someone you are comfortable with.

Good luck!
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wtfever you sound a lot like me before I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. You're parents may be on to something.
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Before I got my prescription for Zoloft, the school nurse did suspect either hypothyroidism or iron deficiency. I was tested for both but came out negative. Back then I was wishing it was hypothyroidism because that would help with my weight too.
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