Today, I found out my anti-depressants are super-effective. So effective, they affect things they aren't even supposed to. Like my ability to pee. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I recently started taking some antidepressants and they have been working really well for me, except for the fact that they have made me crap my pants twice now. Both times in public. FML
Today, I learned that Nyquil has such an amazing effect on me, that it won't even allow me to wake up to go to the bathroom. FML
Today, after a week of being tired and depressed, I realized my bottles for anti-depressants and muscle relaxants had gotten switched around. FML
Today, I learned that an antidepressant that works too well is a stimulant. I've been jittering and twitching like a meth-head, and my co-workers are asking when Jesse will be showing up with my "stuff". FML
Today, my new antidepressants finally kicked in. I switched to them to try to control my anxiety. Turns out that the most common side effect, funnily enough, is nervousness. Guess I should've done more research. FML
Today, I was dismissed because of my company's strict "no drugs" policy. Yesterday, I had a talk with my team leader and confessed that I have to take antidepressants; this arse then reported it to the management, and they fired me because they are not aware of what these pills contain, and it could affect my performance. FML
Today, after 4 months of severe depression, I finally found an antidepressant that works. The downside? I no longer have any interest or gain pleasure in any of my hobbies. FML
Today, I found out the medications my doctor gave me for depression are making me fat. My main reason for depression is an eating disorder. Now, I'm fat instead of just thinking I am. FML
Today, the water was shut off, so I had to wash down my anti convulsants, anti depressants and sleep aids with an old, flat, non-alcoholic beer from the night before. I don't think I've ever had a more mentally dysfunctional cocktail. FML
Today, my credit card got declined while I was buying anti-depressants. FML
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Rosebudx 32
Well, on the bright side, you can devote all that time spent not peeing to being not depressed :D But seriously, call your doctor ASAP. Anti-depressants can have all sorts of weird side effects; I took one that made me forget an entire day. I aced a test, attended and participated in several classes, and finished two major homework assignments, but when I woke up the next morning I thought it was still Monday.
LPisLame 16
Same happened here. Only, it wouldn't let me doo doo. Change meds, asap. Good luck, OP.
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SweetheartSusie 20
Well that's taking the piss....
GoGiants28 13
It isn't necessarily the medication. People tend to attribute anything that happens to them while taking a new medication to the medication. See a doctor.
chinaski7628 32
If your meds aren't helping you, talk to your doctor. I was on anti-depressants for years and they did nothing. Finally, my current doctor (who is amazing) figured out I had anxiety, not depression and changed my meds. I feel much better. Unfortunately, illness like depression and anxiety don't just go away. Sure, therapy (especially cognitive therapy) can help a lot and for some people herbal supplements work. But depression and anxiety are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Meds can drastically improve the quality of life of someone with depression or anxiety. Provided you're on the right medication. If a med isn't working for you, for whatever reason, talk to your doctor.
SplineMan 4
I tried a fairly new anti-depressant, an SNRI, and unfortunately I had most of its side effects, one of them being yours. I generally tolerate medications reasonably well, but after a couple of days of wonderful results, the side effects weren't worth it. Unfortunately, I had to stop taking it :( I do hope you find some relief. Hope your doctor can steer you in the right direction. Good luck!
janfleury 19
Let your doctor know that asap.
Drakone 9
well do you wanna be or to not be depressed?
Fairyjoshy 13
Natural anti-depressants have unwanted side effects too. Because they're not a substitute for anti-depressants, they ARE anti-depressants. And sometimes, very ineffective ones. For example, go take some St. John's Wort and try to stay out in the sun. And then come back and tell me how that went... if you aren't in too much pain. Actually, don't go out in the sun, it's a bad idea.
Fairyjoshy 13
As someone who suffers from pretty bad, crippling depression, I'm gonna say you're right, actually. While clinical depression is definitely a thing, there's no coincidence that it strikes people in unhappy situations more frequently than people in happy situations. (That isn't to say that depression should be taken less seriously just because the person is affluent)
Eloxia 7
Anti-depressants will also cause you to gain weight which causes you to feel depressed. The circle of meds.
DoomedGemini 38
As you said, there's CLINICAL depression. Depression runs in my family, including my separated parents. Not to mention a lot of times you can't change what's making it worse or causing it. I'd love to have money and not be struggling to survive, but I can't really magically get money.