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Posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?? I have tried Seroxat, Effexor, Lustral, Prozac and all seem to make me drowsy and sluggish. All I want to do while I'm on them is sleep. I have also hardly any interest in things.
Any one else found this?? Are there any Anti-Depressants out that that DON'T make you feel so apathetic, lethargic and sluggish??
Posted by Stryker88 on April 13, 2004, at 17:07:00
In reply to Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?!?, posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
I have the same exact problem, I sleep too much and eat too much, I yawn all day and get tired often. I have turned to soda and coffe because of this
Posted by greywolf on April 13, 2004, at 22:29:24
In reply to Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?!?, posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
I've had real problems with the sedating effects of most SSRIs and TCAs, but not with Wellbutrin (NDRI). So it's great to that extent, but I have yet to see a therapeutic effect regarding depression after several weeks of increasing dosage.
Posted by harryp on April 14, 2004, at 3:22:53
In reply to Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?!?, posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
If you want to go the MAOI route, Parnate is probably the most activating AD there is. It made me very, very, un-sluggish!
Posted by Bill LL on April 14, 2004, at 12:26:09
In reply to Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?!?, posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
It is certainly a problem. So far, I fight the tiredness with daily exercise, caffeine, and trying to get enough sleep. I have been on American ginseng for 3 weeks which also helps (it is also lessening the sexual side effects).
But I still think that I need more of an energy boost and I have ADD synptoms as well. I may ask the doc for Provigil, Ritalin, or Adderal since they can all increase energy.
Posted by T_R_D on April 14, 2004, at 16:01:59
In reply to Do all anti-depressants make you sluggish?!?, posted by jms600 on April 13, 2004, at 16:29:58
The only anti-depressant that gave me a lift (and still does ) is Wellbutrin. I am also on Lamictal that also seems to keep my engine revved up. I no longer need caffeine in the morning after my daily doses!
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