Experiences with Chronic depression

Depression resulted from PTSD.
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I have been on 250 mg for the last 6 months not working
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For depression and anxiety
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I find it makes me feel very angry, impatient and overall horrible. I was taken fluoxetine for about 20 years. My gp decided it was too long and changed it. Not sure I'm impressed with it
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I am really happy with this medicine. It works really well and the side effects (headache and mood swings) only at the beginning, or if I forget to take it.
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I wouldn't recommend this medicine to any one who hasn't at least tried all the other alternatives first. I'm now taking citalopram with few, if any, side effects, but I am still suffering with the IBS I developed when I was taking paroxetine. Since then, I've also struggled with my weight.
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I just want to say that I managed to stop taking this without any problems, and that was 4 months ago. If you want to stop taking this, don't be put off by the negative experiences of others. The people who stopped properly (like me) and without problems are less likely to post reviews than those who have negative experiences of stopping.
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The only thing that this medicine does is interrupt your continuous spiral of negative thoughts, which you get with depression and 20 years of PTSD, it doesn't stop them. But that's all, doesn't make you happier or more active. The bad thoughts came back after about 2 months. Wouldn't recommend this one.
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Developed Steven-Johnson syndrome as a side effect, it felt like I was witnessing what was happening to me through somebody else's eyes, an out-of-body experience, really horrendous nightmares.
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Once tried to stop with the help of my GP but it didn't go well and I'm still on it. Want to come off it but not allowed.
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Medicines do absolutely nothing, 5 weeks on, and still nothing. Not fair that I've built up a resistance to this because I've tried so many different medicines in the past, the only one that worked was Seroxat but I stopped taking that too quickly. Tried it again later but it didn't work any more.
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I used Cymbalta for years for chronic depression. It helped me a great deal, psychologically speaking. I did have a few breaks from it (2 pregnancies). But ultimately I need another antidepressant because of the physical side effects: after a few months I just get more and more tired. I also need to constantly monitor my weight.
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Because I am incredibly self-conscious when I'm dealing with others, I blush really easily. When I started taking citalopram it got a lot worse. At that point I also had a second job in catering but after a few weeks of walking around embarrassed with a face like a beetroot I had to quit it and switched to another antidepressant.
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At school and at home I learned a lot about psychiatric problems but I had never heard of a dysthymic disorder, until I had investigations to figure out why I was always feeling like I was. The search for suitable medicine was a harrowing one so I was happy when we discovered the third SSRI I was trialling seemed to work without too many side effects. I tried to come off it once but it was a ba...
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For me the effect didn't start until after about 4/5 weeks. On top of headache and drowsiness, also poor vision! Especially in traffic. No excess emotions one way or another, but general mood improved. If you're not convinced about this drug you'll probably get the best result. There's no such thing as "miracle drugs"
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