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Nothing seems to work

sunny5368
sunny5368
I have tried zoloft, and lexpro, each time I tried to increase the dosage, I cry for hours. I am seeing a therapist, not really sure if that helps or not. I try to exercise every day hoping that will lift some of the depression so far nothing seems promising. I am so miserable inside,. I don't know what else to do. Now my primary doc wants to try cymbalta and I am just not sure if I can be helped. I feel really hopeless and like such a failure.
undeadparagon
undeadparagon
I don't know if the cause of your depression is anything like bipolar disorder, but mood stabilizers like lamicatal help me.--Even my girlfriend, who's just really hormonal (I see you're female. Birth control helps her feel better, too).
ElenaNJ
ElenaNJ
a friend of mine had much success with Cymbalta. I hope that it works for you and that you can find some peace soon.

I bet that you can be helped. I believe that depression is a disease that can be managed.

you aren't a failure, just going through a difficult time and you are going to get through this soon.
mollgirl
mollgirl
I take Cymbalta and have for a couple of years. It has helped me alot. It helps take the edge off. I hope you can find a med that helps you.
RichardRyder88
RichardRyder88
Primary care doctors are generalists. Think of them as the Jiffy Lube guy. They can handle every day stuff, but not the difficult jobs.

A psychiatrist is a specialist in brain chemistry. That's like taking your Formula One race car to the one guy in your state that was trained at the factory in Germany that built your engine.

PLEASE go to a psychiatrist, talk to him about what you've tried, what doses, the rest of your health, and let them work out a more specialized, personal prescription.

That's my 2 cents.