@A MyDepressionTeam Member I am 69 and have been on many different medications and still trying different ones . I never look at the side effects unless I have been on one a while an something different is going on with me that I can’t explain. If the side effects don’t have anything to do with my problem then I make a doctors appointment. Don’t mess with reading the side effects, give the medication a chance to help you. Do they change more than one medication at a time, if so then you need to change doctors. Changing one at a time is the only way they can find out what you can’t take.

If you talk to everyone on here I don’t think that you will find anyone that feels 100% good 100% of the time. We all have days, times of year, personal life happenings , etc I am sure you know what I mean. So like Private said if you can get out of bed is a good start and she wasn’t joking . Depression and anxiety and very serious things and have to be treated that way and just a couple of weeks ago I had made it out of bed to get ready to go to a doctors appointment but when I started dressing an anxiety attack decided that I wasn’t going, my hands shaking so bad, tears running down cheeks, legs shaking, I had to sit down on the bed, no one home but me. I started my breathing exercises nd just kept trying and praying and finally was able to dress and drive myself to the appointment. We all have to take it a day at a time and hopefully our medication will be what works that day along with what we have learned.

Hugs and sorry it’s so long but depression and anxiety is long and hard
(I didn’t proof read so I hope it makes sense)

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I am on fluoxtine 20 mg for depression have been on it B4 has helped now it doesn't seem to work..

I am on topiramate 100 mg for headaches I get really bad migraines also get tension headaches...

I also take vitamins,and Clonazepam for anxiety.. I have mentioned bout my attention deficit disorder the docs have helped me once with that.. and not since then.. I do go to groups every week which do help.. and I am thankful..

If you can get out of bed...that's always a good sign for me...

If I wake up then I know everything WORKS 🤗🤠🥰😎

Maybe they can try adding something to fluoxetine or just up the dose. If it worked and not so much now can you call and them and ask if they give you a higher dosage?

You would not believe what I take because there are so very many that I use pill organizers, one has morning and night and then I have one for lunch time. I have two of both of them so I can fix my meds for two weeks at a time.

Hugs and I am sure they will get your meds correct