Depression and anxiety

ya i suffer from illness every now and then but thanks to my bro is a doc he always help me..anywat a suggestion an apple a day keep the doctor away..and i dont face depreession.

yes i have suffered. didnt take pills just talked to a concerllar and stayed positve also changed my life like if someone made unhappy i would stop seeing them. maybe get your hair done and buy new clothes

I take 20 mg of Lexapro before bed and 20 mg of Ritalin in the morning.

I have suffered from depression for as long as I can remember, from my childhood days. As a child, I would often complain of headaches and stomach aches, when there was nothing physically hurting me. That was the only way I knew of saying there was something wrong. As I learned later in life, that is a normal thing for kids with depression to do. I am 36 now, and I have been on countless different medications at different times. None of them seemed to work for me. I tried Wellbutrin two different times. The first time it worked for me, but for financial reasons, I had to stop taking it. The second time, it didn't do anything for me. I tried Lexapro too, but that didn't work either. I am currently not taking anything for my depression, which I know will not help either, but the depression seems to not be quite so awful for now. I used to sink so far down that I thought I wouldn't be able to come out of it again, but I always did. These days, even though I still feel the depression all the time, it doesn't get me down as much as it used to.

I suffer from sever medical depression,and have only in the last couple of years found out it is a medical problem. I am now taking 150mg of effexor xr,and according to friends and family,it is helping my mood a lot,but I realy don't feel much different. I guess it helps though as I notice I don't seem to get as mad anymore unless something or somone says the wrong thing,then look-out. I have also found that if you can find somone you realy trust and can talk to them about a subject that is close to your heart,but off the main stream,it help to get it out in the open. that is one of the reasons I am on this board,I can ask and sometimes get answers that help get it out of my system.

when my brother passed away, i went into this melancholic shell. it was a huge problem and i had to take some medication as a result i kept sleeping at all times.. they were heavy doses.. but then someboday introduced me to a yoga instructor and i got on doing yoga and meditation.. i was off my medication within no time and i find it a very good stress relieving excersice

i never had it

Depression and anxiety are very frustrating to deal with and what makes it real tough is that most people don't understand it and feel like it's something that you can just snap out of. I've been a depression and anxiety sufferer for over 6 years and have been on Zoloft for that time period. It helps a little bit..

I am currently on lexapro also. I love how it helps the mood swings, etc. but I hate a few of the side effects like low s@x drive and weight gain. I am going to make an appointment with my doctor to see about changing it. I have been talking to a friend and she is on wellbutrin. Any thoughts on that one?

ya i suffer from illness every now and then but thanks to my bro is a doc he always help me..anywat a suggestion an apple a day keep the doctor away..and i dont face depreession.

I never been on lexapro I have anxiety, and depression but most of the time I can handle it without meds, just hard a couple of months out of the year, the rest of the time, I am alright as long as I have my space, and am allowed to be myself. - DNatureofDTrain

when my brother passed away, i went into this melancholic shell. it was a huge problem and i had to take some medication as a result i kept sleeping at all times.. they were heavy doses.. but then someboday introduced me to a yoga instructor and i got on doing yoga and meditation.. i was off my medication within no time and i find it a very good stress relieving excersice