This is an extremely helpful video. I wish you were my psychiatrist when I was going through a mental breakdown. I had a psychiatrist who put me on moderate doses of multiple antidepressants which ended up making me feel even more chaotic and crazy, even when I said I displayed dangerous symptoms, my doctor didn't take me off lamictal or other medications that were causing issues. I took some for half a year and some for years. Many medications gave me side effects until I just stopped going to a psychiatrist completely and stopped taking all meds cold turkey (Yes, I had really bad withdrawals years ago). A lot of psychiatrists I went to haven't listened to me at all even though I'm still suffering with major depression, panic attacks and flashbacks still. I don't understand why many psychiatrists just don't listen. If they had just listened to me, I'm sure we would have found a medication that actually worked for me.
I realize I'm late to this but that's exactly what I believe. They absolutely don't listen and just decide what's wrong with you after five minutes of talking. I told my therapist I need more than one session to tell you about myself and she gave me another session and then told me I'm letting you just explain away because I know you need to be in control and even though I am a controlling person and I'm well aware of that, that wasn't about control. That was because therapists and psychiatrists don't listen to you. They just prescribe something and say let's see what happens. It's like just shooting in the dark and just like that so many years of my life have just been wasted away. No matter what part of the world you are, you just need someone who listens.
Hate to say it but a lot of psych's dont even care about their patients. I have been in the system since my OCD got really bad at 14, im now 24. Had it for pretty much my whole life. My first psych told me prozac would work for my ocd and my symptoms would be gone with no side effects. Tried it at max dose, nothing, then zyprexa, nothing, then risperidone, nothing, klonopin, nothing, inderall, nothing, same with flunoxal injection. Then into a teen and child psych hospital outpatient program. They took me off all but prozac, and left me on seroquel xr. Even though it didnt work, I was on it for almost 5 years before a doctor took me off cold turkey. They said I had autism, and eventually another psychatrist ruled that out as bs. Then getting older it became harder to get treatment in canada. I tried also zoloft, effexor, ativan, anafranil, luvox, now im on escitalopram 40mg and lyrica 400mg/d. Basically at this point if nothing works, they politely tell you to f off, yet people wonder why so many mental ill commit suicide. Never seen a neurologist, had ect, or any other treatments beside erp, and cbt. Lets be real, would seratonin really be responsible for these endless treatments they are blamed for, and ssri's fix it?
Bro i have ocd too since 12 years, now I'm 24. I now have severe depression too which is masking the ocd symptoms. Everyday I think about killing myself but I'm scared to do it.
@@robertcolman2598 thankfully, no. But I'm now on olanzapine. I don't believe in psych meds but my family will shove it down my throat. What about you?
@@CosmicCanvas666 Been off all drugs since 1991. After four months on Neuroleptics switched to a Tricyclic Antidepressant and overnight all the side effects vanished. (AKATHISIA WAS TORTURE) (MASSIVE BRAIN DYSFUNCTION WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE) Came off the Antidepressants cold turkey nine months later. Terrible acute WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS and a PROTRACTED WITHDRAWAL SYMDROME which lasted about 8 years. I still experience symptoms of NEUROLEPTIC INDUCED DEFICIT SYNDROME. And STRESS INDUCED (mild) AKATHISIA. But receiving a second chance at life was fantastic. I was never ever going to go back for more of those HORRIFIC DRUGS
I was Misdiagnosed for 13 years with bipolar and found out I really had C-PTSD and it took a former holistic practioner to become my psychiatrist who assessed me in 15 minuets. She left the practice and went back to the holistic way because she didn't like the offices rules and regulations. Cptsd Which seems like depression, boderline,anxiety,and bipolar it's hard to be diagnosed. It took me 13 years of psyciatrist who kept saying they "think" Instead of knowing. In some cases I don't believe they know they're just testing us and finding out things through our trials and their error. Why don't doctors use each other for testing purposes if they really cared for others conditions. 1. Cosmetologist use each other. 2.Phlebotomist learn from using classmates. 3.Car companys have crash dummies. But psyciatrist don't know how we feel inside except tell us it's easier to keep us on the same thing or add another which still builds up in your system overtime causing you us to decline. I was a test dummy and been on everything. I've gone cold turkey,tapered (which feels the same.) Tapering just keeps you hooked longer and you'll wind up back where you've started because your body was use to the beginning dosage for so long. You might feel like you're dying but it's more neurological than physical. Withdrawls from mental "health" drugs to me feels like a anxiety attack. ( Feels like you're having a stroke or dying but you don't. ) You don't get the shakes like coming off of illegal drugs you feel like it but nobody can see you trembling on the outside. It was in my head (some people you'd never knew I dealt with depression and trauma I hid it.) What worked for me was self care, get away from toxic people,and exercise. It's the same thing if you are addicted to illegal street drugs stop hanging around the same crowd or you'll end up back doing the same things. People are normally depressed for a reason no one is born depressed. No one is a little bipolar you're either type 1 bipolar or 2. You do need meds for that. It takes longer to repair from mental illness like depression or C-PTSD because trauma can rewire your braim itself. *I have no doctors degree I was just abused from the age of 3 -32. Im a certified test dummie with no pay, Im kind of like one those volunteer sleep study people who get paid like 100 dollars minus the $100.00 ** I'm not recommending anyone to go Cold Turkey always consult your doctor 1st. (This just worked for me.)
I was also misdiagnosed a bunch of times and put on medication that had some horrific side effects. I'm glad c-ptsd is now a diagnosis but there's still a long way to go.
@@liveliife999 that's not what he said. His point is that if someone got better after a full year of being on an adequate dose of a powerful antidepressant, then that antidepressant didn't actually do shit for that person and what was experienced was actually spontaneous remission.
Newer studies show antidepressants rarely perform better than placebo. Studies are often selectively published not showing the true information. Side effects are common and almost guaranteed. Studies also show your antidepressant will likely stop working at some point meaning the dose will need to be periodically increased and when you do quit you are much more likely to develop a more chronic longer lasting depression. Dont jump in with anti-depressants because allot of the time they will do more harm than good, This is what ive seen in myself, friends and family also....
You stopped taking it? You are suppose to taper down. No wonder you experience withdrawal. But the fact that you felt better, that meant the medication did what it was suppose to do. Now your serotonin had been elevated back to normal levels.
I have general anxiety and panic disorder, PTSD but I'm not necessarily depressed I'm just stressed out and have a hard time coping but my doctor keeps trying different antidepressants even though every time it makes me worse or have horrible side effects.
Same here. Antidepressants and mood medications don’t seem to work with people who are more on the anxiety spectrum. My depression seems to come situational with stress/problems. I take a .5 of Ativan only when I need it. Sometimes I’ll break the .5 and take a little of that. I probably take it 2x a month. Then if I’m not stressing, it may be months. I try to stick to treating my anxiety naturally as much as I can. Best wishes to the both of you! :)
@@asouthernwriter Treating naturally how? Supplements can take upto years and most don't pass blood brain barrier it is only for very mild anxiety and if physical symptoms appears stuff like breathing techniques don't seem to work especially with irregular heart beats and CBT is just talking to someone and changing your behaviours there isn't much options when it comes to anxiety since it's both mental and physical while depression is just mental. I think Anxiety disorders is way more complex since it can actually damage your heart also it affects your physiological state meaning how all your organs react to anxious thoughts.
@@TheLetterK81 benzos from time to time help me a lot for my anxiety and learning to cope with triggers for my anxiety ,it's a daily struggle but antidepressants don't help my anxiety AT ALL
@@Србомбоница86 Yeah I know, the purpose of benzo is to directly help with anxiety (focuses only on anxiety) whilst antidepressants is for multi-purpose it doesn't quite help with anxiety you got to combine it with beta blockers.
Excellent! The only thing I don't necessarily agree with is taking a patient off meds completely. At least it should be done in a controlled way, slowly, taper, patient has excellent self-care habits and knows how to get help if they need it, etc. I love everything else you had to say! As a patient it has taken years of doing my research, seeing numerous psychiatrists, etc. to learn all the stuff you talked about. Not every psychiatrist knows this, or practices these things. I'm glad you put this u-tube video up for everyone to see. I am a treatment resistant patient. I hate it. I do better on SNRI's. Although, I have never tried an MOAI inhibitor. I am on my second round of TMS. I am on about my 5th week of Fetzima. So far, I am feeling a lot better.
People try illegal drugs because they are depressed. People go into treatment and their doctor gives them prescribed antidepressant drugs that side effects are depression and suicidal thoughts. 😔
I know, right? They be like, "kids should never smoke dope because their brains are still developing," but popping 3 different pills with life threatening side effects is cool.
@@FlezzDurjis Anti deps are not life threatening, you're just looking for a way to reinforce your weed smoking and yes actually weed will fuck up your brain development there is plenty of research on that, enjoy kid.
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Felt terrible on antidepressants. I had chronic fatigue and low mood for a long time, reason went to the Dr, who prescribed antidepressants and then saw a Psychiatrist as didn’t manage the side effects of the different antidepressants. She prescribed a stimulant and that’s helping.
Of course it benifits pharma, they create the meds, who else is it going to benefit. And every article you read anywhere is based on biased opinions. Research data is neutral, its the person translating the information to publish to the public is where they insert their biased marketing schemes. Really gotta do your homework , eventually it is always a risk taking meds. As time goes on meds will improve.
True. Studies have found that negative results are less likely to be published than positive results. There is also corruption in the FDA, which is why many meds that are 'FDA approved' are not safe.
Why does no one talks about anti-depressants and sex drive killers? It's the worst. My fiancé lost all of his sex drive and its killing our relationship. There's got be some medication that can doesn't kill male sex drive.
Adding buproprion to an ssri, or going to an maoi and possibly ritalin may be valid treatment options. Also some of the less sedating tricyclics don't seem to have negative effects on libido and penile sensitivity. I'm curious, what does his depression look like? Is he sad and suicidal, anxious, or is he tired, fatigued and has motivation to do anything?
@@gregorymalchuk272 Which TCAs for less sexual dysfunction? PSSD is unreal. Genital numbness is real! Penile Sensitivity is the main issue. How to restore it? TRT? PRP Shot? Shockwave?
@@frankwhite7109 I have heard that nortriptyline has lower rates of sexual side effects. I have heard of people using an MAO-B inhibitor called selegiline to improve drive and sexual function. I have also heard of limited reports of using the dopamine agonists used for Parkinson's disease for sexual improvement as well.
When I was 12, I was told I had depression, anxiety and Aspergers. I was prescribed Wellbutrin first. It didn’t work. Then they added Zoloft to it; that gave me seizures and permanent heart and liver problems. Then I was DNA tested, and taken off of those pills. My doctor retired and I was switched to a tele psychiatrist who doesn’t listen to her patients. She prescribed me Amitryptiline and Propranolol. The amitryptiline worsened my migraines and seizures, so I stopped taking it. Then the propranolol makes me itch so bad that it’s intolerable. I break out in hives and my whole body feels like I rolled in poison ivy and swallowed a burning razor blade every time I take it. I want to scratch myself open till I’m dead every time I take it. I tried telling my parents but they don’t listen. What do I do?
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I was on Ciltopram Antidepressant it made me itch and I was manic and very depressed and suicidal. I agree with you that Antidepressants don't work. Zombie drug, alot of side effects and weight gain!!! Mood stabilizers and Antidepressants are poison drugs and didn't work for me!!! When I came off the medications I lost 4 stones in weight. Feeling good now. The tablets ruined my body and life!!!! Love your video, good content cheers. Interesting informative video. Can you please do a video on side effects of mood stabilizers? Thank you for your kind words and advice and support. Keep it up. Love Tasha xxxxxxx Wonderful Video. Xxxxxxxx 👍🙏👆👌🌎🎶🌏🌍
I've been in Citopram 6 days, itching like crazy plus other side effects nurse said stop it 2 days ago withdrawal hell then doc said start it back today. I hate all these meds
ciltopam is horrible I only lasted a week...terrible side effects ..no sleep..stop eating and anxiety off the scale and suicidal thoughts...been off it 3 days now
I have reassurance seeking contamination obsessive compulsive disorder about bodily fluids , I have suffered from it for over 20 years here in England UK, I have been on seroxat ( paroxetine) 60mg no good I cant stop intrusive thoughts about going to the toilet and splashback contamination on my clothes ect , I'm now on sertraline 100mg , I never use public toilets ,I have to go back home , I'm disabled and have a touch of agoraphobia. I'm just starting to get counseling after 20 years finally I'm seeking help but I dont think anything will help.
The only thing that helps anxiety is a benzo in my opinion ,when my Hiperthyroidism was out of control no antidepressant (and I tried many)could touch the anxiety and anger and irritabilityI was feeling ,only benzo .Why do doctors hate benzos I don't get it, antidepressants ALSO create addiction,for example when I stopped Mirtazapine many years ago I couldn't sleep for months didn't have any appetite for atleast 5 months ,that was classic withdrawal ,how is that not addicting but benzo is.
I agree, I've been taking Klonopin for years for seizures AND anxiety. But when it comes to benzos they can be addictive, so you need to use the lowest effective dose.
I'm right with you on this one. Benzos are the only thing made to treat anxiety. These antidepressants have more side-effects, that are worse than Benzos and the withdrawals are just as dangerous if not worse than Benzos.
SSRI are bad very bad meds Each day more is coming out that they do not work inovet60 per cent f people and when they do give some reliefs for many it does not last 2, Dr do you inform your patients just how awful trying to get off of these meds ?? 3 All psych give there best guess on what med might work Your profession is the only one who treats a organ without seeing the brain - guess work at best 4 studies from Harvard now show that depression is better treated through diet. Amino acids Supper vit ... I can go on but my point is ssri etc are no longer the answer as more and more studies and doctors are now saying Propke are fed yup being mids lead by many psych
@Ocean Deep721 just saw this... 40% people do not respond to ssri etc... the wd are god awful . And ya guessing what works and ya suffer for 6 weeks to see if work and the side effects ... and no one knows how tbey really work.
Buddy some people are suffering, why don't you say anything constructive? We need doctors like this who will help, who will try to help, easy to just talk shit on the internet and hard to actually help people isn't it?
Sir,I am very curious on your thoughts Depersonalization/Derealization,and rTMS treatment. Is there any science behind that? And have you had people with that problem in your office?
If the mass prescriptions of modern antidepressants wasn't lining the pockets of pharma companies, I might be more inclined to see their use over other treatment methods unless it's the last option.
If prescribed drugs don't work and then you try supplements that don't work, you do CBT but still left untreated and unaided managing by yourself and all you did is talk to a person for CBT what is your solution basically just suffer eventually you'll die of old age, might as well take the drugs because when anxiety is severe it can lead to bad physiological state where as you move about your organs are anxious. I Did 2 CBT already didn't feel much difference.
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I really wish in my part of the world i had doctors like this, like give it a go attitude, it's shameful more doctors aren't like this, i'd probably go to doctor's more often if they were!
One added note dr, I was only on nortriptyline for a week, as the nortriptyline dose I was on was 10-few days, 20-few days and then 30-few days for a total of only 7 days. Thank you again for input and guidance!!!!
It actually did but it made my heart race so much that I had to stop. It was as high as 150 bpm while simply standing. I was disappointed but it was a no go. Everyone responds differently so who knows, you may fare well on it. Mind you I’m 40 and have no heart conditions and I’m really lean and eat well so this was pretty shocking for me. I’m really sensitive to meds in general.
I never made it higher than 30mg and even 10mg was enough to raise my heart rate. At first I didn’t realize it was the med but quickly read stories of others who experienced the same thing. The problem stopped within a few days of me stopping the med.
Hi Dr! Great video and very interesting as well as helpful. I have a complex case in which I had ulcerative colitis and had my large intestine removed and had a j pouch formed. I follow a fairly strict diet, and take vitamins (namely b, d3, probiotics,), and I struggle with chronic diarrhea which I use Imodium and cholestyramjne to help manage. My biggest struggles are heavy fatigue, long term chronic insomnia and of course managing the gi issues. I have a really hard time falling asleep and when I went to a sleep study, I was told my pattern was indicative of depression. Interestingly enough, 2 of my sisters also have chronic insomnia and the 3rd is on lexapro. When I visited a psychiatrist, we tried Remeron (made me even more sedated despite giving it a long time for possible tolerance and regardless of dose and it gave me increased diarrhea, trazadone didn’t seem to impact sleep at least on the doses of up to 100mg that I tried and at doses of 50/100, it made me so congested I laid awake on multiple pillows as if I had a bad cold, so that didn’t go very well, lexapro gave me substantial diarrhea for a week so we discontinued, Amitriptyline also left me sedated and dropped my blood pressure to 90/50. Interestingly, nortriptyline seemed to really help slow down the gut and left me feeling more energized and normal than I can recall. The one issue is it increased my resting pulse from 70 to 90-100 for 3 hours after taking it and then settled at around 80 for the rest of the day. I also felt like I had some chest discomfort but perhaps it was just from the heart rate issue. I told my psychiatrist and he suggested sticking to the nortriptyline because of the other failed attempts and said he’s only concerned with heart rates over 110 and to give it a chance to adjust. I was a bit concerned and stopped but wonder would another trial be warranted/recommended or would I be a better candidate for something like an mao or lithium? I’m 41 and outside of the mentioned issues, I have low cholesterol, don’t smoke/drink and am slightly underweight. Im completely open to all possibilities and listening to your video gives me some hope that I should persist in achieving a better/happier way of life for myself. I’m fairly strong willed and optimistic yet I acknowledge the health issues have definitely impacted my mood and the sleepless nights spanning decades are tough on me. Thank you so much for your help! It’s hugely appreciated and fascinating alike.
I am so sorry you have colitis. I was a nurse and before that I worked on a psychiatric unit. I am now suffering from chronic back pain. I got very depressed because of the chronic pain and not being able to socialize due to the pain. I did use antidepressants when I got real down. I think I got to feeling better but they messed me up sexually and I felt very tired and drugged up. I don't have colitis but I did suffer from very bad stomach pain for many years. It was intense. For me I don't like these antidepressants. How is your nutrient levels? If you can exercise and figure how to absorb a high nutrient diet, I think you may feel better and sleep better. Before my back problems I loved going to the gym. I used to lift weights. Just getting your endorphins going can make you feel a lot better. I think like me your depression is situational. Please understand I could be totally wrong. I am biased because I deal with the side effects of medications I know I have to take but I hate the idea of using a medication that doctors don't understand how it works but they want to give it to you because that is how they make their money and why not.
Nothing seems to work for my severe anxiety & panic disorder. Tried 4 SSRI's, 1 SNRI, 1 TCA, 3 2nd generation antipsychotics, and the only thing that actually works is high dose Xanax. Which I got addicted to, and had to wean off from. I don't want to live like this anymore
Dr McMullen my mental health nurse (he's a guy) has tried me with Setraline 150mg and Mirtazipine 30mg and their just not working. I have suffered with depression and anxiety for a lot of my life when traumatic events happened more so when my fathered passed away six years ago. I'm at the end of the road, I desperately need something or things that work or even just slightly help. I also have a B12 deficiency and I get an injection every three months for that. I'm now forty seven and a single mum although my boys are grown up, but I seriously need something positive so I can get some element of my life back, I'm willing to try anything
They don’t work because it’s not a chemical imbalance. Your life probably sucks or you have maladaptive thinking patterns or behaviors, no friends or support, no sense of purpose, no connection to nature, addicted to substances, debt, bad diet, sit all day, low social hierarchy, brain abnormalities developed from your relationship with your parents during formative years, etc. Good luck!
Why aren't you healing patient's guts? Balancing minerals? Checking for magnesium deficiency? Testing for hypothyroidism? Adrenal insufficiency? Copper imbalance? I help clients treat symptoms of depression by actually helping them.
I'm 22 been on antidepressants off and on 8 year's I can't find one that works well they have all somewhat worked except Wellbutrin it made my anxiety worse. I've been diagnosed with panic disorder with agrophobia, gad and depression. Been on lexapro, zoloft,paxil, cymbalta, Wellbutrin and propranolol never been on two meds at once not sure what to do.
Dear Dr. McMullen Wasn’t it not so far in the past, that psychiatrists would prescribe Amphetamines as last resort to lift a severe depression for those patients not responsive to the normal antidepressants available at that point in history? And the psychiatrists did find that patient improved tremendously. Or is this treatment no longer utilized? I am talking those that patients that are severely depressed and they suffer from no other psychiatric conditions.
I had a naturopath doctor tell me that my tsh was too high because my thyroid was working hard but my reverse t3 was at the high end of the scale too. But, I cannot get an endocrinologist to give me cytomel. The naturopath doctor was with life extension magazine. His advice is free but he can't prescribe for me. it hurts to know that there is something that can help me but I can't get the help!
That's why I'm afraid to see a psych Dr. I've been depressed for years, used to get xanax from a friend when I was having serious difficulties. Knocked it out of the park, happy again. I've got a feeling that a Dr. will prescribe me that as soon as I win the lottery....twice. Disappointment does not help depression, I'm legitimately afraid of the nosedive I would take when the Dr. won't prescribe what I know works. I was prescribed 200mg of Trazodone daily for sleep. Can't say it even scratched the surface of my depression.
All antidepressants are neurotoxins. The only benefit is long-term lifestyle changes. Put in the hard work and it pay's off. The only reason people get depressed is this shit house World we're living in. Most mental illness is a result of abuse of some kind. I found councilling and diet is the only relief after 26years of antidepressants. The Doc's don't tell you the hell of withdrawals either, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
You know nothing about antidepressants. If you reduce them gradually there are no problems with withdrawal symptoms. I took Venlafaxine for 25 years and and got off the drug within 5 weeks. Venlafaxine helped me to live a normal life.
The only meaningful side effect that MAOIs actually have is total insomnia, but that is easily remedied with trazodone. All the other side effects are hype. There are virtually no recorded cases of the maoi "cheese effect" actually harming anyone.
Any one of the big three. Phenelzine if you also have marked anxiety; tranylcypromine if you need some stimulating kick. The latter can be combined with a very low dose atypical antipsychotic like olanzapine to ease down the stimulation if excessive and also serves as augmentation. Isocarboxazid is somewhere between the other two.
Venlafaxine is working to a certain extent but the doctor said if its part working add something else to it but I'm not sure there's a thing you can take with Venlafaxine and the tapering could be risky because of suicidal tenancies I'm going to ask my psychiatrist do mood stabilisers help with suicidal thoughts and could they be taken with venlafaxine
I'd love to know how anyone with serious depression just waits a year or 2 to see if a medication starts to work. That sounds insane to me. We don't live forever. Personally I don't think antidepressants do anything other than plasebo effects. If anything actually worked, it would be a highly controlled substance.
Hi women from sweden. I have anxyety/panicattaks and push in my head, shaking erly every morning cant cop feling like this enymor, can ect tretment help i am so tierd and dizzy.
Doc do you tell your patients how hard it willb be to come off or how much damage Klonopine can be and bipolar is so subjective there is no test for bipolar There is no proof depression is a chemical imbalance in fact no one really knows how ssri work This is basicly all guess work my the psych community
Exactly, strategic guessers should not be elevated to such authority.There are real cures out there, but they arent found in pills. Pills manage symptoms and create side effects, thats it.
My shrink just told me if I don't do the kpins he won't see me again ...this after the second session when I said that I'm scared of getting addicted to benzos... we really need something else , I would do kava but it's hard to get in Europe
Zlatko C yeah use to help me. Probably was when I finally got off it I had insomnia again; probably even worse. I took one 15mg tablet again recently & slept so long, but was so groggy for days, all I wanted to do was sleep, felt out of it tho.
I tried all medication nothing helped I live in jordan and I can’t get much help here , I’m giving up on life now can you help me , ciprelax 20 ,valdoxan 50 ,Amex 100 , remeron , willbutrin , lamictal, indicardent, Paxil 20 and much more
But what's really depression. I hear so much what's the real meaning of depression. How do I know I have depression. I have stress: irregular sleep and thinking a lot about the problem at work.
If you really had it, you would know. be thankful u are probly normal lol and screw the idiots at at work, just do a good job and it is what it is after that. just one guys opinion...
Can I Ask You Doctor , is it anafranil good for Depression and OCD? I've major depression, ocd and a little agoraphobia/Derealization and i'm feeling scared and not happy. I took anafranil and amisulpride since 3 months ago. I don't Feel a positive result.
I have depression and had derealization/depersonalization like you. The derealization will go away on it's own with time as long as you work on your anxiety (main cause of derealization). Also, try not to focus on the derealization all the time (try to distract yourself by doing an activity you like such as music or sports or any hobby). I was first put on anafranil like you because I read on the internet that it may help. However, I eventually got off of that and switched to Trintellix, which improved my depression. One medication which helps derealization is naltrexone (i have no idea why) which actually got rid of my derealization while i was on it, but unfortunately it can make depression worse in some people (try a low dose if you want like 1-4mg). My derealization improved by around 80% after one month but has not improved any more since (it's been 4 years). My depersonalization however is completely gone.
@@SM-mo8kj thank you. My derealization is under way and depersonnalization completely gone, also for depression im feeling better. But i have a lot off side effects with medication. ( amisulpride, anafranil and seroplex).
Definitely not a science. Not even close. The body of evidence which shows any kind of efficacy for antidepressants is incredibly weak. In fact, many studies show that there is no statistically significant difference between SSRI's and placebo. But psychiatrists will never admit this, they'll never tell their patients about the terrible side effects or of the risks of taking them long term, which is the scenario which almost invariably plays out. It's legalized drug dealing. This coming from a former medical student and long-time psych patient. I know firsthand how physicians are educated, and I know how eager psychiatrists are to presribe even without reasonable cause. It's an incredibly corrupt system which operates solely on the basis of making money for pharmaceutical companies. Life after coming off psych meds can be absolute hell. Be very, very careful.
Tku Joshua I agree. Had similar experience. And the more you look into this objectively , the more we find out. The thing is the patient and family become at the mercy of it in many cases I believe. Are you on FB ? How to get in touch ?
I agree, sad thing is you could add in nearly every category of medicine. Medicine is good at keeping people alive but horrible at keeping people healthy.
If gays don't have to change then why should depressed people try to be any different?, just accept us the way we are and stop saying we need medicating!
You know, it's really amazing to me, HOW VERY LITTLE MD'S know about HEALTH! Everyone knows y'all can't even utter the word heal. But the fact that no logic, problem solving, putting pieces together as to WHY anyone suffers. Do u think depression is caused by a PHARMACEUTICAL DEFICIENCY?!! I knw it's not. If u were honest u would agree. Why in the world Drs are ok with being a human drug dispensary.... I feel sorry for the poor patients that have been chemically destroyed by allopathic poison.
Im diagnosed with major depression and Anxiety. I took 9 different ADs, nothing helped. Till I took some russian ADs which work on totally different pathways. Since that Im better. Maybe you can tell me what you think about them? You just take them for 40 days and then stop intake. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabomotizole Thank you for your video!
peanutbutter andjam Where are you from? How did you hear about these? Can you be prescribed it in the UK? Sorry for all the questions. Would be grateful to know
This is an extremely helpful video. I wish you were my psychiatrist when I was going through a mental breakdown. I had a psychiatrist who put me on moderate doses of multiple antidepressants which ended up making me feel even more chaotic and crazy, even when I said I displayed dangerous symptoms, my doctor didn't take me off lamictal or other medications that were causing issues. I took some for half a year and some for years. Many medications gave me side effects until I just stopped going to a psychiatrist completely and stopped taking all meds cold turkey (Yes, I had really bad withdrawals years ago). A lot of psychiatrists I went to haven't listened to me at all even though I'm still suffering with major depression, panic attacks and flashbacks still. I don't understand why many psychiatrists just don't listen. If they had just listened to me, I'm sure we would have found a medication that actually worked for me.
I realize I'm late to this but that's exactly what I believe. They absolutely don't listen and just decide what's wrong with you after five minutes of talking. I told my therapist I need more than one session to tell you about myself and she gave me another session and then told me I'm letting you just explain away because I know you need to be in control and even though I am a controlling person and I'm well aware of that, that wasn't about control. That was because therapists and psychiatrists don't listen to you. They just prescribe something and say let's see what happens. It's like just shooting in the dark and just like that so many years of my life have just been wasted away. No matter what part of the world you are, you just need someone who listens.
Hate to say it but a lot of psych's dont even care about their patients. I have been in the system since my OCD got really bad at 14, im now 24. Had it for pretty much my whole life. My first psych told me prozac would work for my ocd and my symptoms would be gone with no side effects. Tried it at max dose, nothing, then zyprexa, nothing, then risperidone, nothing, klonopin, nothing, inderall, nothing, same with flunoxal injection. Then into a teen and child psych hospital outpatient program. They took me off all but prozac, and left me on seroquel xr. Even though it didnt work, I was on it for almost 5 years before a doctor took me off cold turkey. They said I had autism, and eventually another psychatrist ruled that out as bs. Then getting older it became harder to get treatment in canada. I tried also zoloft, effexor, ativan, anafranil, luvox, now im on escitalopram 40mg and lyrica 400mg/d. Basically at this point if nothing works, they politely tell you to f off, yet people wonder why so many mental ill commit suicide. Never seen a neurologist, had ect, or any other treatments beside erp, and cbt. Lets be real, would seratonin really be responsible for these endless treatments they are blamed for, and ssri's fix it?
I don't think they can prove it or know how to measure it.
Bro i have ocd too since 12 years, now I'm 24. I now have severe depression too which is masking the ocd symptoms. Everyday I think about killing myself but I'm scared to do it.
Breaks my heart I pray that you find a great therapist @@CosmicCanvas666 Do you experience AKATHISIA?
@@robertcolman2598 thankfully, no. But I'm now on olanzapine. I don't believe in psych meds but my family will shove it down my throat. What about you?
@@CosmicCanvas666 Been off all drugs since 1991.
After four months on Neuroleptics switched to a Tricyclic Antidepressant and overnight all the side effects vanished.
(AKATHISIA WAS TORTURE)
(MASSIVE BRAIN DYSFUNCTION WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE)
Came off the Antidepressants cold turkey nine months later.
Terrible acute WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS and a PROTRACTED WITHDRAWAL SYMDROME which lasted about 8 years.
I still experience symptoms of NEUROLEPTIC INDUCED DEFICIT SYNDROME.
And STRESS INDUCED (mild) AKATHISIA.
But receiving a second chance at life was fantastic.
I was never ever going to go back for more of those HORRIFIC DRUGS
I was Misdiagnosed for 13 years with bipolar and found out I really had C-PTSD and it took a former holistic practioner to become my psychiatrist who assessed me in 15 minuets.
She left the practice and went back to the holistic way because she didn't like the offices rules and regulations.
Cptsd
Which seems like depression, boderline,anxiety,and bipolar it's hard to be diagnosed.
It took me 13 years of psyciatrist who kept saying they "think"
Instead of knowing.
In some cases I don't believe they know they're just testing us and finding out things through our trials and their error.
Why don't doctors use each other for testing purposes if they really cared for others conditions.
1. Cosmetologist use each other.
2.Phlebotomist learn from using classmates.
3.Car companys have crash dummies.
But psyciatrist don't know how we feel inside except tell us it's easier to keep us on the same thing or add another which still builds up in your system overtime causing you us to decline.
I was a test dummy and been on everything.
I've gone cold turkey,tapered (which feels the same.)
Tapering just keeps you hooked longer and you'll wind up back where you've started because your body was use to the beginning dosage for so long.
You might feel like you're dying but it's more neurological than physical.
Withdrawls from mental "health" drugs to me feels like a anxiety attack. ( Feels like you're having a stroke or dying but you don't. )
You don't get the shakes like coming off of illegal drugs you feel like it but nobody can see you trembling on the outside.
It was in my head (some people you'd never knew I dealt with depression and trauma I hid it.)
What worked for me was self care, get away from toxic people,and exercise.
It's the same thing if you are addicted to illegal street drugs stop hanging around the same crowd or you'll end up back doing the same things.
People are normally depressed for a reason no one is born depressed.
No one is a little bipolar you're either type 1 bipolar or 2.
You do need meds for that.
It takes longer to repair from mental illness like depression or C-PTSD because trauma can rewire your braim itself.
*I have no doctors degree I was just abused from the age of 3 -32.
Im a certified test dummie with no pay, Im kind of like one those volunteer sleep study people who get paid like 100 dollars minus the $100.00
** I'm not recommending anyone to go Cold Turkey always consult your doctor 1st. (This just worked for me.)
I was also misdiagnosed a bunch of times and put on medication that had some horrific side effects. I'm glad c-ptsd is now a diagnosis but there's still a long way to go.
Unapologetically Me yessss me too!!
@@ashleycarr9014 Girl I'm so sorry you were.
What a hassle!!! But are you diagnosed properly this time?
@@ashleycarr9014 me too! I’m a guy and have cptsd.. Never come across guys with cptsd so I feel alone with that
After a year or two he felt better... that's called time... not drugs... time and getting a nice job and good company.
jezzermeii saying time heals is actually toxic. Don’t say that to someone who’s depressed.
@@liveliife999 that's not what he said. His point is that if someone got better after a full year of being on an adequate dose of a powerful antidepressant, then that antidepressant didn't actually do shit for that person and what was experienced was actually spontaneous remission.
Thank you, Doctor; you clearly truly care about helping people; you have many good ideas.
@Mohammad Theodore You must be very proud of yourself.
Newer studies show antidepressants rarely perform better than placebo.
Studies are often selectively published not showing the true information.
Side effects are common and almost guaranteed.
Studies also show your antidepressant will likely stop working at some point meaning the dose will need to be periodically increased and when you do quit you are much more likely to develop a more chronic longer lasting depression.
Dont jump in with anti-depressants because allot of the time they will do more harm than good, This is what ive seen in myself, friends and family also....
I took zolft and prozac didn’t help so I stopped take anti depressants and i fell better but after a 6 months withdrawl effects
WD effects will pass,,,, I to have have WD ,, but I keep thinking each day I am closer to being all good,,
You stopped taking it? You are suppose to taper down. No wonder you experience withdrawal. But the fact that you felt better, that meant the medication did what it was suppose to do. Now your serotonin had been elevated back to normal levels.
How long did you take them for ? if you used it for a week then you shouldn't have withdrawal symptoms because body is still in the adjusting phase.
paxil withdrawal is absolute helllll!!!!!
generousg83 now I'm concerned
I have general anxiety and panic disorder, PTSD but I'm not necessarily depressed I'm just stressed out and have a hard time coping but my doctor keeps trying different antidepressants even though every time it makes me worse or have horrible side effects.
Same here. Antidepressants and mood medications don’t seem to work with people who are more on the anxiety spectrum. My depression seems to come situational with stress/problems. I take a .5 of Ativan only when I need it. Sometimes I’ll break the .5 and take a little of that. I probably take it 2x a month. Then if I’m not stressing, it may be months. I try to stick to treating my anxiety naturally as much as I can. Best wishes to the both of you! :)
@@asouthernwriter Treating naturally how? Supplements can take upto years and most don't pass blood brain barrier it is only for very mild anxiety and if physical symptoms appears stuff like breathing techniques don't seem to work especially with irregular heart beats and CBT is just talking to someone and changing your behaviours there isn't much options when it comes to anxiety since it's both mental and physical while depression is just mental. I think Anxiety disorders is way more complex since it can actually damage your heart also it affects your physiological state meaning how all your organs react to anxious thoughts.
@@asouthernwriter exactly ,I only need benzo from time to time ,I don't think ANY antidepressant can compare with a benzo for anxiety
@@TheLetterK81 benzos from time to time help me a lot for my anxiety and learning to cope with triggers for my anxiety ,it's a daily struggle but antidepressants don't help my anxiety AT ALL
@@Србомбоница86 Yeah I know, the purpose of benzo is to directly help with anxiety (focuses only on anxiety) whilst antidepressants is for multi-purpose it doesn't quite help with anxiety you got to combine it with beta blockers.
Excellent! The only thing I don't necessarily agree with is taking a patient off meds completely. At least it should be done in a controlled way, slowly, taper, patient has excellent self-care habits and knows how to get help if they need it, etc. I love everything else you had to say! As a patient it has taken years of doing my research, seeing numerous psychiatrists, etc. to learn all the stuff you talked about. Not every psychiatrist knows this, or practices these things. I'm glad you put this u-tube video up for everyone to see. I am a treatment resistant patient. I hate it. I do better on SNRI's. Although, I have never tried an MOAI inhibitor. I am on my second round of TMS. I am on about my 5th week of Fetzima. So far, I am feeling a lot better.
People try illegal drugs because they are depressed. People go into treatment and their doctor gives them prescribed antidepressant drugs that side effects are depression and suicidal thoughts.
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I know, right? They be like, "kids should never smoke dope because their brains are still developing," but popping 3 different pills with life threatening side effects is cool.
FlezzDurjis i think the "dont smoke dope while the brain is still delevoping" part is true. Or atleast dont use it on a daily basis
@@FlezzDurjis Anti deps are not life threatening, you're just looking for a way to reinforce your weed smoking and yes actually weed will fuck up your brain development there is plenty of research on that, enjoy kid.
@@neromax4424 look up antidepressant induced psychosis.
@@bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica8 But have you heard of psilocybin?
I have Hashimotos which is treated with Levothyroxine. My fatigue is so bad and antidepressants do help.
I believe some depression is Clinical and some Situational.
True
If its truly situational that is called an adjustment disorder
Or both
enviormental also!
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Felt terrible on antidepressants. I had chronic fatigue and low mood for a long time, reason went to the Dr, who prescribed antidepressants and then saw a Psychiatrist as didn’t manage the side effects of the different antidepressants. She prescribed a stimulant and that’s helping.
Most of the "science" on pharmaceutical medications, isn't scientific, but selective studies, which benefit pharmaceutical companies.
Of course it benifits pharma, they create the meds, who else is it going to benefit. And every article you read anywhere is based on biased opinions. Research data is neutral, its the person translating the information to publish to the public is where they insert their biased marketing schemes. Really gotta do your homework , eventually it is always a risk taking meds. As time goes on meds will improve.
True. Studies have found that negative results are less likely to be published than positive results. There is also corruption in the FDA, which is why many meds that are 'FDA approved' are not safe.
@goduskychris Chris Godusky agree. No one wants to stop this madness
@@SM-mo8kj antidepressants Change my personality. I Am emotional numb
@@clausmehl8731 aka anhedonia. It's a bitch when it sets in, and is very difficult to shake free of
how do you know they stayed "normal" and not just having a good day?
Why does no one talks about anti-depressants and sex drive killers? It's the worst. My fiancé lost all of his sex drive and its killing our relationship. There's got be some medication that can doesn't kill male sex drive.
Adding buproprion to an ssri, or going to an maoi and possibly ritalin may be valid treatment options. Also some of the less sedating tricyclics don't seem to have negative effects on libido and penile sensitivity. I'm curious, what does his depression look like? Is he sad and suicidal, anxious, or is he tired, fatigued and has motivation to do anything?
Selling pills which increase depression. Perfect "help".
@@gregorymalchuk272 Which TCAs for less sexual dysfunction? PSSD is unreal. Genital numbness is real! Penile Sensitivity is the main issue. How to restore it? TRT? PRP Shot? Shockwave?
It's called PSSD...May be permanent even after discontinuation of SSRI.
@@frankwhite7109
I have heard that nortriptyline has lower rates of sexual side effects. I have heard of people using an MAO-B inhibitor called selegiline to improve drive and sexual function. I have also heard of limited reports of using the dopamine agonists used for Parkinson's disease for sexual improvement as well.
When I was 12, I was told I had depression, anxiety and Aspergers. I was prescribed Wellbutrin first. It didn’t work. Then they added Zoloft to it; that gave me seizures and permanent heart and liver problems. Then I was DNA tested, and taken off of those pills. My doctor retired and I was switched to a tele psychiatrist who doesn’t listen to her patients. She prescribed me Amitryptiline and Propranolol. The amitryptiline worsened my migraines and seizures, so I stopped taking it. Then the propranolol makes me itch so bad that it’s intolerable. I break out in hives and my whole body feels like I rolled in poison ivy and swallowed a burning razor blade every time I take it. I want to scratch myself open till I’m dead every time I take it. I tried telling my parents but they don’t listen. What do I do?
Maybe u should switch psychiatrist if she doesnt listen to her patients
Telehealth is BS
I tried several antidepressants. Finally 15 mg Mirtazapine and 50 mg Sertraline at 6pm taken together worked. It opened my Head.
Insomnia and loneliness are killers for depression.
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What are your thoughts on the use of ketamine in treatment resistant depression?
I was on Ciltopram Antidepressant it made me itch and I was manic and very depressed and suicidal. I agree with you that Antidepressants don't work. Zombie drug, alot of side effects and weight gain!!! Mood stabilizers and Antidepressants are poison drugs and didn't work for me!!! When I came off the medications I lost 4 stones in weight. Feeling good now. The tablets ruined my body and life!!!! Love your video, good content cheers. Interesting informative video. Can you please do a video on side effects of mood stabilizers? Thank you for your kind words and advice and support. Keep it up. Love Tasha xxxxxxx Wonderful Video. Xxxxxxxx 👍🙏👆👌🌎🎶🌏🌍
I've been in Citopram 6 days, itching like crazy plus other side effects nurse said stop it 2 days ago withdrawal hell then doc said start it back today. I hate all these meds
Maybe in your case they don't help but in many other cases they do wonders.
ciltopam is horrible I only lasted a week...terrible side effects ..no sleep..stop eating and anxiety off the scale and suicidal thoughts...been off it 3 days now
I gained 30 lbs on Lexapro over the past two years. I've been off of it for over two weeks and I'm already down 10 lbs!
I have reassurance seeking contamination obsessive compulsive disorder about bodily fluids , I have suffered from it for over 20 years here in England UK, I have been on seroxat ( paroxetine) 60mg no good I cant stop intrusive thoughts about going to the toilet and splashback contamination on my clothes ect , I'm now on sertraline 100mg , I never use public toilets ,I have to go back home , I'm disabled and have a touch of agoraphobia. I'm just starting to get counseling after 20 years finally I'm seeking help but I dont think anything will help.
The only thing that helps anxiety is a benzo in my opinion ,when my Hiperthyroidism was out of control no antidepressant (and I tried many)could touch the anxiety and anger and irritabilityI was feeling ,only benzo .Why do doctors hate benzos I don't get it, antidepressants ALSO create addiction,for example when I stopped Mirtazapine many years ago I couldn't sleep for months didn't have any appetite for atleast 5 months ,that was classic withdrawal ,how is that not addicting but benzo is.
Србомбоница I’ve seen your comments on so many videos like this. You’re beautiful btw 😍😌😉🙏
Because you can overdose on it and you also feel the “high” which means people with addictive behaviour are prone to abuse it.
I agree, I've been taking Klonopin for years for seizures AND anxiety. But when it comes to benzos they can be addictive, so you need to use the lowest effective dose.
I'm right with you on this one. Benzos are the only thing made to treat anxiety. These antidepressants have more side-effects, that are worse than Benzos and the withdrawals are just as dangerous if not worse than Benzos.
SSRI are bad very bad meds Each day more is coming out that they do not work inovet60 per cent f people and when they do give some reliefs for many it does not last 2, Dr do you inform your patients just how awful trying to get off of these meds ?? 3 All psych give there best guess on what med might work Your profession is the only one who treats a organ without seeing the brain - guess work at best 4 studies from Harvard now show that depression is better treated through diet. Amino acids Supper vit ... I can go on but my point is ssri etc are no longer the answer as more and more studies and doctors are now saying Propke are fed yup being mids lead by many psych
Doctors Tony tell you about withdrawal. They say there aren't any . I hate my doctor for this .
You can treat anxiety and depression with vitamins. Try large doses of D3 and b12
@Ocean Deep721 just saw this... 40% people do not respond to ssri etc... the wd are god awful . And ya guessing what works and ya suffer for 6 weeks to see if work and the side effects ... and no one knows how tbey really work.
@@Rebelz173 how much vit D and b 12 how much
How about withdrawal from all this switching and playing Russian roulette
You can still experience withdrawals even when tapering
Buddy some people are suffering, why don't you say anything constructive? We need doctors like this who will help, who will try to help, easy to just talk shit on the internet and hard to actually help people isn't it?
Sir,I am very curious on your thoughts Depersonalization/Derealization,and rTMS treatment. Is there any science behind that? And have you had people with that problem in your office?
I'm interested in this too.
I take them and they work really good for a few weeks, but then I get suicidal again.
Combination of two meds that separately don’t work?!
Two wrongs make a right...!
If the mass prescriptions of modern antidepressants wasn't lining the pockets of pharma companies, I might be more inclined to see their use over other treatment methods unless it's the last option.
what about people with anxiety that can not tolerate anti depressants? this is my issue ..
If prescribed drugs don't work and then you try supplements that don't work, you do CBT but still left untreated and unaided managing by yourself and all you did is talk to a person for CBT what is your solution basically just suffer eventually you'll die of old age, might as well take the drugs because when anxiety is severe it can lead to bad physiological state where as you move about your organs are anxious. I Did 2 CBT already didn't feel much difference.
Synthetic b12 in most cereals and food adatives ie sunny D o.j.. Along with aspartame synthetic derivatives. Can't be a goid thing. As well as Synthetic sugars.
I really wish in my part of the world i had doctors like this, like give it a go attitude, it's shameful more doctors aren't like this, i'd probably go to doctor's more often if they were!
Same for me .. Give a lot to have this Doctor 🌈
One added note dr, I was only on nortriptyline for a week, as the nortriptyline dose I was on was 10-few days, 20-few days and then 30-few days for a total of only 7 days. Thank you again for input and guidance!!!!
Did it give you energy?
It actually did but it made my heart race so much that I had to stop. It was as high as 150 bpm while simply standing. I was disappointed but it was a no go. Everyone responds differently so who knows, you may fare well on it. Mind you I’m 40 and have no heart conditions and I’m really lean and eat well so this was pretty shocking for me. I’m really sensitive to meds in general.
@@moviefan4life166
How much of it were you on?
I never made it higher than 30mg and even 10mg was enough to raise my heart rate. At first I didn’t realize it was the med but quickly read stories of others who experienced the same thing. The problem stopped within a few days of me stopping the med.
Hi Dr! Great video and very interesting as well as helpful. I have a complex case in which I had ulcerative colitis and had my large intestine removed and had a j pouch formed. I follow a fairly strict diet, and take vitamins (namely b, d3, probiotics,), and I struggle with chronic diarrhea which I use Imodium and cholestyramjne to help manage. My biggest struggles are heavy fatigue, long term chronic insomnia and of course managing the gi issues.
I have a really hard time falling asleep and when I went to a sleep study, I was told my pattern was indicative of depression. Interestingly enough, 2 of my sisters also have chronic insomnia and the 3rd is on lexapro.
When I visited a psychiatrist, we tried Remeron (made me even more sedated despite giving it a long time for possible tolerance and regardless of dose and it gave me increased diarrhea, trazadone didn’t seem to impact sleep at least on the doses of up to 100mg that I tried and at doses of 50/100, it made me so congested I laid awake on multiple pillows as if I had a bad cold, so that didn’t go very well, lexapro gave me substantial diarrhea for a week so we discontinued, Amitriptyline also left me sedated and dropped my blood pressure to 90/50. Interestingly, nortriptyline seemed to really help slow down the gut and left me feeling more energized and normal than I can recall. The one issue is it increased my resting pulse from 70 to 90-100 for 3 hours after taking it and then settled at around 80 for the rest of the day. I also felt like I had some chest discomfort but perhaps it was just from the heart rate issue. I told my psychiatrist and he suggested sticking to the nortriptyline because of the other failed attempts and said he’s only concerned with heart rates over 110 and to give it a chance to adjust. I was a bit concerned and stopped but wonder would another trial be warranted/recommended or would I be a better candidate for something like an mao or lithium? I’m 41 and outside of the mentioned issues, I have low cholesterol, don’t smoke/drink and am slightly underweight.
Im completely open to all possibilities and listening to your video gives me some hope that I should persist in achieving a better/happier way of life for myself. I’m fairly strong willed and optimistic yet I acknowledge the health issues have definitely impacted my mood and the sleepless nights spanning decades are tough on me.
Thank you so much for your help! It’s hugely appreciated and fascinating alike.
I am so sorry you have colitis. I was a nurse and before that I worked on a psychiatric unit. I am now suffering from chronic back pain. I got very depressed because of the chronic pain and not being able to socialize due to the pain. I did use antidepressants when I got real down. I think I got to feeling better but they messed me up sexually and I felt very tired and drugged up. I don't have colitis but I did suffer from very bad stomach pain for many years. It was intense. For me I don't like these antidepressants. How is your nutrient levels? If you can exercise and figure how to absorb a high nutrient diet, I think you may feel better and sleep better. Before my back problems I loved going to the gym. I used to lift weights. Just getting your endorphins going can make you feel a lot better. I think like me your depression is situational. Please understand I could be totally wrong. I am biased because I deal with the side effects of medications I know I have to take but I hate the idea of using a medication that doctors don't understand how it works but they want to give it to you because that is how they make their money and why not.
I agree. The side effects of any AD I tried were pretty nasty. Patience and determination go a long way. I hope you are doing very well.
How about adding Sam-E to an antidepressant? Has worked wonders for me
How does it make you feel?
Nothing seems to work for my severe anxiety & panic disorder. Tried 4 SSRI's, 1 SNRI, 1 TCA, 3 2nd generation antipsychotics, and the only thing that actually works is high dose Xanax. Which I got addicted to, and had to wean off from. I don't want to live like this anymore
ssri’s don’t work for me. i ended up quitting all of them.
Dr McMullen my mental health nurse (he's a guy) has tried me with Setraline 150mg and Mirtazipine 30mg and their just not working. I have suffered with depression and anxiety for a lot of my life when traumatic events happened more so when my fathered passed away six years ago. I'm at the end of the road, I desperately need something or things that work or even just slightly help. I also have a B12 deficiency and I get an injection every three months for that. I'm now forty seven and a single mum although my boys are grown up, but I seriously need something positive so I can get some element of my life back, I'm willing to try anything
I hope you have been able to get the help you need. Are you doing any better at this point in time?
They don’t work because it’s not a chemical imbalance. Your life probably sucks or you have maladaptive thinking patterns or behaviors, no friends or support, no sense of purpose, no connection to nature, addicted to substances, debt, bad diet, sit all day, low social hierarchy, brain abnormalities developed from your relationship with your parents during formative years, etc. Good luck!
So brutal but true :(
It fels like i dont have sleping im so tierd.
You do great videos. You’ve seen it all
Why aren't you healing patient's guts? Balancing minerals? Checking for magnesium deficiency? Testing for hypothyroidism? Adrenal insufficiency? Copper imbalance? I help clients treat symptoms of depression by actually helping them.
Very well said. I thought it deserves a comment
The Dr. has mentioned getting blood work and checking for vitamin deficiencies
He clearly talked about it... did you not watch the video?
I'm 22 been on antidepressants off and on 8 year's I can't find one that works well they have all somewhat worked except Wellbutrin it made my anxiety worse. I've been diagnosed with panic disorder with agrophobia, gad and depression. Been on lexapro, zoloft,paxil, cymbalta, Wellbutrin and propranolol never been on two meds at once not sure what to do.
Consider trying TMS. Be well
propranolol works for me but that's not for the mind it's just to slow down heart beat and lower blood pressure
@@psychiatristrobertd.mcmull8191 What's TMS ? is that scanning the brains ?
How can you say if it stop working your bipolar?
You could be suffering from trauma or stress or maybe depression is hard to medicate.
@@JaneRakali Trauma & stress r ENVIRONMENTAL IMBALANCES; SPOT-ON U R!!!!! Likewise w/depression.
Dear Dr. McMullen Wasn’t it not so far in the past, that psychiatrists would prescribe Amphetamines as last resort to lift a severe depression for those patients not responsive to the normal antidepressants available at that point in history? And the psychiatrists did find that patient improved tremendously. Or is this treatment no longer utilized? I am talking those that patients that are severely depressed and they suffer from no other psychiatric conditions.
Yes this is true. Stimulant drugs are sometimes used. I take 54mg concerta with AD's.
Dr Do you understand how awful to get off these meds ??
It is absolute hell
Yes, currently still suffering six weeks after stopping Mirtazapine (Remeron) , NEVER AGAIN
Hell. Suffering big time beyond words.
Should a person continue their antidepressant while taking lithium, or stop taking the antidepressant when taking lithium?
I had a naturopath doctor tell me that my tsh was too high because my thyroid was working hard but my reverse t3 was at the high end of the scale too. But, I cannot get an endocrinologist to give me cytomel. The naturopath doctor was with life extension magazine. His advice is free but he can't prescribe for me. it hurts to know that there is something that can help me but I can't get the help!
That's why I'm afraid to see a psych Dr. I've been depressed for years, used to get xanax from a friend when I was having serious difficulties. Knocked it out of the park, happy again. I've got a feeling that a Dr. will prescribe me that as soon as I win the lottery....twice. Disappointment does not help depression, I'm legitimately afraid of the nosedive I would take when the Dr. won't prescribe what I know works. I was prescribed 200mg of Trazodone daily for sleep. Can't say it even scratched the surface of my depression.
Is it true that low dose ketamine I.V. can't help stop remission?
Great stuff brilliant!
All antidepressants are neurotoxins. The only benefit is long-term lifestyle changes. Put in the hard work and it pay's off. The only reason people get depressed is this shit house World we're living in. Most mental illness is a result of abuse of some kind. I found councilling and diet is the only relief after 26years of antidepressants. The Doc's don't tell you the hell of withdrawals either, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
You know nothing about antidepressants. If you reduce them gradually there are no problems with withdrawal symptoms. I took Venlafaxine for 25 years and and got off the drug within 5 weeks. Venlafaxine helped me to live a normal life.
Where u located ? i want u to be my doctor , my psych sucks and I have thyroid problems
We have two location one on the Upper West Side NYC and one in Mount Kisco NY in Westchester County. Give the office call 212 362-9635. Be well
Turmeric is very good
Also good for aches and pains
Likewise w/mustard (which contains turmeric).
what about the mthfr genetic mutation issue?
Cool Alienware laptop!
Read the book The Iodine Crisis by Lynne Farrow
Side effects of MAO inhibitors are horrendous!
The only meaningful side effect that MAOIs actually have is total insomnia, but that is easily remedied with trazodone. All the other side effects are hype. There are virtually no recorded cases of the maoi "cheese effect" actually harming anyone.
At least they are effective unlike ssri bullshit
Bullshit. They are often less bothersome than newer antidepressant classes.
Which MAO inhibitor and dose do you recommend for a 56 year old female with normal weight and a Dx of atypical depression?
Any one of the big three. Phenelzine if you also have marked anxiety; tranylcypromine if you need some stimulating kick. The latter can be combined with a very low dose atypical antipsychotic like olanzapine to ease down the stimulation if excessive and also serves as augmentation. Isocarboxazid is somewhere between the other two.
I have never heard of someone being a little bit bipolar?
most things are on a spectrum
Yes my Dr told me that I am a little bit bipolar which is a soft way of bipolar two and my Dr is the expert in depression, bipolar and anxiety
mary wolfe sounds like he’s getting it a bit mixed up with BPD
mary wolfe...
It’s because he’s making it up as he goes along. 👍
Look up the bipolar spectrum or mood spectrum.
What exactly would be a low dosage of lithium?
Hello, can you tell me what is he telling at 1:45? What kind of medicine? It's hard for me to understand it clear, I am not a native English speaker.
MAO INHIBITOR is the antidepressant hes talkin bout
Venlafaxine is working to a certain extent but the doctor said if its part working add something else to it but I'm not sure there's a thing you can take with Venlafaxine and the tapering could be risky because of suicidal tenancies I'm going to ask my psychiatrist do mood stabilisers help with suicidal thoughts and could they be taken with venlafaxine
Anyone any ideas of their own
I was on Venlafaxine and Reboxetine. It helped me a lot.
I'd love to know how anyone with serious depression just waits a year or 2 to see if a medication starts to work. That sounds insane to me. We don't live forever. Personally I don't think antidepressants do anything other than plasebo effects. If anything actually worked, it would be a highly controlled substance.
I agree
Hi Dr,
Can trintellix be taken with bupropion?
Hi women from sweden. I have anxyety/panicattaks and push in my head, shaking erly every morning cant cop feling like this enymor, can ect tretment help i am so tierd and dizzy.
Evert Björklund ketamine has had some promising results.
Doc do you tell your patients how hard it willb be to come off or how much damage Klonopine can be and bipolar is so subjective there is no test for bipolar There is no proof depression is a chemical imbalance in fact no one really knows how ssri work This is basicly all guess work my the psych community
Exactly, strategic guessers should not be elevated to such authority.There are real cures out there, but they arent found in pills. Pills manage symptoms and create side effects, thats it.
Doc we’ll do you tell your patients the horror of trying to come off this poison?? What ever happen to the Oath Do no harm ???
My shrink just told me if I don't do the kpins he won't see me again ...this after the second session when I said that I'm scared of getting addicted to benzos... we really need something else , I would do kava but it's hard to get in Europe
rob dog pls get a second opinion And if u do use no more then 2-3 weeks tops you are right this drug K is awful to come off
its pretty sad when a doctor runs out of ideas when drugs arent working
I'd give my left bollock to sleep 6 hours ....
Get ur doc to put you on seroquel. You'll sleep at least 15 hours a day.
@@UnauthorizedExpression that's terrible advice
@@tonymeman9041 20mg would do the trick
Read about mirtazapine, it helps with the sleep. Got side effects, of course.
Zlatko C yeah use to help me. Probably was when I finally got off it I had insomnia again; probably even worse. I took one 15mg tablet again recently & slept so long, but was so groggy for days, all I wanted to do was sleep, felt out of it tho.
I tried all medication nothing helped I live in jordan and I can’t get much help here , I’m giving up on life now can you help me , ciprelax 20 ,valdoxan 50 ,Amex 100 , remeron , willbutrin , lamictal, indicardent, Paxil 20 and much more
Think about traveling to NYC. Be well.
@@psychiatristrobertd.mcmull8191 Nyc is a shit hole which would increase is issues. Wouldn’t suggest that.
But what's really depression. I hear so much what's the real meaning of depression. How do I know I have depression. I have stress: irregular sleep and thinking a lot about the problem at work.
If you really had it, you would know. be thankful u are probly normal lol and screw the idiots at at work, just do a good job and it is what it is after that. just one guys opinion...
it's just stress in your case but stress can lead to anxiety.
Can ect help on gad when medicin dont help?
Everyone in hospital I was in was put on celexa no help whatsoever
I hope you'll find something that helps you. God bless you.
Dr Campbell McBride’s diet works. Iodine too
Is it ok to mix Zyprexa with Lexapro? the Lexapro is causing me bad anxiety,
i stay away from zyprexa i blew up like a ballon, i had to fast 51 days to lose the weight from it!
Yes
No one suggests exercise. Cant hurt
when I take fish oi, I get depressed
Allergic to the ingredients?
Depression is disease of the Nerves of the Head esp left side.
Can I Ask You Doctor , is it anafranil good for Depression and OCD? I've major depression, ocd and a little agoraphobia/Derealization and i'm feeling scared and not happy. I took anafranil and amisulpride since 3 months ago. I don't Feel a positive result.
I have depression and had derealization/depersonalization like you. The derealization will go away on it's own with time as long as you work on your anxiety (main cause of derealization). Also, try not to focus on the derealization all the time (try to distract yourself by doing an activity you like such as music or sports or any hobby). I was first put on anafranil like you because I read on the internet that it may help. However, I eventually got off of that and switched to Trintellix, which improved my depression. One medication which helps derealization is naltrexone (i have no idea why) which actually got rid of my derealization while i was on it, but unfortunately it can make depression worse in some people (try a low dose if you want like 1-4mg). My derealization improved by around 80% after one month but has not improved any more since (it's been 4 years). My depersonalization however is completely gone.
@@SM-mo8kj thank you. My derealization is under way and depersonnalization completely gone, also for depression im feeling better. But i have a lot off side effects with medication. ( amisulpride, anafranil and seroplex).
@@SM-mo8kj do you had panick attacks and OCD?
@@younesbelkasmi8694 I dont really get panic attacks or OCD. However, sometimes my anxiety can get bad. CBD oil seems to help.
@@SM-mo8kj
How is the naltrexone and depersonalization/derealization going?
what about tramadol and buprenorphine for depression off label?
sidka84
Sounds like just getting high to me.
Won’t prescribe the 2 together in NYS.
Tramadol interacts with alot of meds, it was a terrible drug for me.
@@suzannepapa3903 not just for a high,but i mean more for a long term run (months...)
What do you mean by a little bipolar? Does that mean
Bipolar I?
Bipolar II is the one with milder highs (hypomania), Bipolar I is full-blown mania
this doctor is so informed he has to fkn read off a sheet of paper every 5 senonds smh
um how come no one knows about pmdd
Do no harm. Antidepressents do more harm then good. So sad. So sad.
Skogsluffaren hello you are absolutely correct
Question
Is Psychiatry an Art ?
Or a Science ?
Definitely not a science. Not even close. The body of evidence which shows any kind of efficacy for antidepressants is incredibly weak. In fact, many studies show that there is no statistically significant difference between SSRI's and placebo. But psychiatrists will never admit this, they'll never tell their patients about the terrible side effects or of the risks of taking them long term, which is the scenario which almost invariably plays out. It's legalized drug dealing. This coming from a former medical student and long-time psych patient. I know firsthand how physicians are educated, and I know how eager psychiatrists are to presribe even without reasonable cause. It's an incredibly corrupt system which operates solely on the basis of making money for pharmaceutical companies. Life after coming off psych meds can be absolute hell. Be very, very careful.
Tku Joshua
I agree. Had similar experience.
And the more you look into this objectively , the more we find out.
The thing is the patient and family become at the mercy of
it in many cases I believe.
Are you on FB ?
How to get in touch ?
@@spidacal32 thanks for your honest reply.
Its only legalized drugging.
Messenger to Joshua
Thay are all posion
❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank you.
Psychiatrists: our generation's witch doctors.
You got that right Sir
I agree, sad thing is you could add in nearly every category of medicine. Medicine is good at keeping people alive but horrible at keeping people healthy.
@@librarycard3748 modern medicine is a marvel. Not their fault people abuse it.
Great content! Anti depressants are not the answer!
they are for many
@@marcsyrene3781 if they are stupide enough
Medication is not the cure that’s the truth, but the LORD the God of all flesh is the one who heals 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Jesus is the way - God has not healed me for the past 20 years but thanks for trying
the only person jesus saved was himself and we must do the same you phony so-called christians make me sick get a life!
Notice, the good Doc never replys ??? It would bge helpful if he had a open dialouge with all ,,
Gary Simone you can leave a message with the nurse. Or get another appointment to see the doctor 😀
If gays don't have to change then why should depressed people try to be any different?, just accept us the way we are and stop saying we need medicating!
Admin Fenzexpo
Some day.
May be some day in the future.
Society is not yet ready to accept that some things cannot be changed.
Has this guy ever heard of benzos? Xanax to be exact.
Good
Irresponsible putting ppl one one of these medications, let alone two
It is true that anti psychotic short life spam??
Yes, the antipsychotics do shorten one's life span.
Please clarify.
Well clarified. ✅
Yes & worse
You know, it's really amazing to me, HOW VERY LITTLE MD'S know about HEALTH! Everyone knows y'all can't even utter the word heal. But the fact that no logic, problem solving, putting pieces together as to WHY anyone suffers. Do u think depression is caused by a PHARMACEUTICAL DEFICIENCY?!! I knw it's not. If u were honest u would agree. Why in the world Drs are ok with being a human drug dispensary.... I feel sorry for the poor patients that have been chemically destroyed by allopathic poison.
thanks doctor
Im diagnosed with major depression and Anxiety. I took 9 different ADs, nothing helped. Till I took some russian ADs which work on totally different pathways. Since that Im better. Maybe you can tell me what you think about them? You just take them for 40 days and then stop intake. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabomotizole Thank you for your video!
peanutbutter andjam Where are you from? How did you hear about these? Can you be prescribed it in the UK? Sorry for all the questions. Would be grateful to know
peanutbutter andjam also I read it can help anxiety, but can it help depression too?
I would never in a million years take an anti-depressant.
Great Guns happiness is a warm gun.
Then you are not depressed
Don't.. There's more efficient means to deal with psychiatric conditions.
Yes please don't! I am going through withdrawal from Lexapro and it's terrible!
Trust me, you will when you are depressed. You better pray you won't get depression or anxiety.