Antidepressant question/re-intro
Jul 12, 2015 21:46:04 GMT -5
Post by triplea598 on Jul 12, 2015 21:46:04 GMT -5
First of all, hi. I posted here a couple times back when everyone migrated to PB, but haven't since (not sure why I haven't). I mostly post on Parenting, Larry, and occasionally Special Needs.
I've struggled with depression and anxiety on and off since the age of 10. I'm now 21, married, have a 22 month old son, and I'm officially dx with: depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADD (ADD is mild so I do ok unmedicated). I'm in therapy once a week, see my psychiatrist every 3 months, and take 20mg Lexapro daily, 15mg Deplin daily, and .5mg Clonazepan (Klonopin) as needed for anxiety. The Deplin is to "help" the Lexapro, but at the time my psych prescribed it, he had also given me the option of Wellbutrin. Now I'm wondering if Wellbutrin was the better choice.
For the past couple of months, I've felt extremely stressed and not myself (very alone, little to no motivation, not looking forward to things/not experiencing joy in things I used to, isolating myself from other people, not enjoying time with DS, etc). I'm not suicidal or have/had suicidal thoughts though. I thought it probably had to do with worrying about DS' health/development, but because I'm even posting this, I think I was in denial maybe. And scared.
My question is...how do you know whether you're just dealing with stress, or if your antidepressant has stopped working? I don't remember or know what my "normal" is, and whether or not this is my normal.
I've struggled with depression and anxiety on and off since the age of 10. I'm now 21, married, have a 22 month old son, and I'm officially dx with: depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADD (ADD is mild so I do ok unmedicated). I'm in therapy once a week, see my psychiatrist every 3 months, and take 20mg Lexapro daily, 15mg Deplin daily, and .5mg Clonazepan (Klonopin) as needed for anxiety. The Deplin is to "help" the Lexapro, but at the time my psych prescribed it, he had also given me the option of Wellbutrin. Now I'm wondering if Wellbutrin was the better choice.
For the past couple of months, I've felt extremely stressed and not myself (very alone, little to no motivation, not looking forward to things/not experiencing joy in things I used to, isolating myself from other people, not enjoying time with DS, etc). I'm not suicidal or have/had suicidal thoughts though. I thought it probably had to do with worrying about DS' health/development, but because I'm even posting this, I think I was in denial maybe. And scared.
My question is...how do you know whether you're just dealing with stress, or if your antidepressant has stopped working? I don't remember or know what my "normal" is, and whether or not this is my normal.