depression or stress? | ADHD Information

I'm new and I posted in a different topic area, but maybe I need to post here too.  I have not been formally diagnosed with ADD yet, but I've been trying for a while.  My first doctor put my on Zoloft.  I don't know why, I had NO depression symptoms at the time.  He said that some people with ADD symptoms respond well to it.  It did nothing for my distractibility, but hey, life was better than I knew it could be.

I switched doctors this summer in order to be in the same office as my son's doctor.  He put me on WelbutrinXL.  He said that it has been proven to be effective with adults and ADD. I got hives about two weeks later, but we think it was an allergy to soap.  I did stop the Welbutrin for a couple of weeks and then went back on it and soon increased the dosage to 300.  I have to admit that the drug really did help me at work with organizational tasks and focus.  However, I've felt more "reactive" than ever.  The last month or so (especially at "that time") I have been very "snappy" and then I will feel guilty and cry.  I then will worry that my husband is mad me and cry some more.  He will say he is not, but I always hear a tone in his voice that suggests he is, and then I'll cry because I think he is mad because I suggested that he might be mad.  Are you following?

Anyway, the tears were becoming so frequent that I thought I might be having anxiety attacks and my mom said it was depression.  I take this complaint to the doctor and he suggest HYPOMANIA.  Is this possible, or does it sound like medicine induced agitation?

The side effects of antidepressants are they can cause anxiety and depression. crazy huh? they are suppose to help you.  Maybe antidepressants aren't really what you need . I had a terrible experience with zoloft.  I know everyone is different but I became very nervous and jumpy, I would cry and just felt lifeless. So, the doctor increases my dose very quickly like to 200mg in 2 days from 50mgs.  By the time those 2 days passed, I was calling mental institutions to see what they were like.  That was 2 years ago.  I know longer take antidepressants prescribed by the doctor.  But I got some really good advice on here about looking more at my life to see what might be causing problems.  I would suggest to keep posting here and you'll find what you are looking for.  Good Luck and my prayers will be with you as someone had passed these good blessings on to me.

          HELLO ALL HOW DO I BEGIN? I HATE TAKING WELBUTRIN IT HAS MADE ME FATTER THAN WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO BE. THE PROBLEM IS I AM THE SCREW UP OF THE FAMILY AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH "WONDERFUL" DAD (I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING RIGHT IN HIS EYES EXCEPT RUIN HIS LIFE)  I WAS BLAMED FOR HIS DIVORCE FROM MOM AND 2ND

DIVORCE FROM WIFE #2 I PERDONALLY DON'T GIVE A FLYING RAT'S ASS. I WAS YOUNG AND WENT THROUGH HELL TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T CARE ANYMORE WHAT HE THINKS. WHAT PISSES ME OFF THE MOST IS THAT IN ORDER TO LIVE IN HOUSE I HAVE TO TAKE THE WELLBUTRIN WHICH HAS MADE ME SICK. HE'D RATHER PUT ME OUT ON THE STREETS IF I DON'T TAKE THE WELLBUTRIN CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT. HOPEFULLY MY HUSBAND WILL BE BACK FROM IRAQ SOON ANDWE CAN LIVE OUR LIVES NORMALLY WHATEVER NORMAL MAY BE......

ANYWAY IS THERE A WAY THAT I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE SIDE AFFECTS OF THIS DRUG IS? I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN TELL ME!

PLEASE IT MIGHT GET DEAR OL DAD OFF MY BACK.........OH DID I SAY HE GOT MARRIED A 3RD TIME? I HATE HER SHE REMINDS ME OF A GOLD-DIGGER BUT YOU CAN'T TELL DAD THAT.......HIS PHILOSOPY "HE'S RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG PERIOD"

zzzq,

I'm the same way with music and with movies, in 10 seconds I can tell you what it is, even if I havn't seen it. 

If you were dumb, you wouldn't know how to use a computer.  It sounds like to me that your dads comments are affecting greatly.  If you tell yourself you can't do things, you're not goingto be able to, and who know maybe there is a medical reason for what you feel are your down falls. 

When I was young I loved to sing and I wanted to be a singer or a music teacher or something.  Then my mom once said that my voice was not very good, or that my sisters sing better than me, so as a result when ever I would sing in front of people, my subconscience said I wasn't good.  Because of this i'd sing really quiet.  To make a long story short I sing really well and never let my potential out because of what my mom said.

Oh and a comment about your sons homework.  I've looked at kids elementary school homework, and it's very strange and much more advance than when I was in school.  Many schools now have completely different teaching philosopies wich may be completely foreign to adults because we were introdused to these concepts in a different way.

Don't be so hard on yourself.  And maybe you could think about talking to a psychologist about how the things your dad said to you have affected your life.

 

Your right about the psychologist. My son has an appointment next week for his sudden behavior out burts. Telling me he hates his sister & then starts beating on her and destroing her stuff. He shows no emotion towards anything except mommy. I can't get a shower or get the mail without him freaking out. I have such a wonderful life, so why ruin it with someone elses words. Dad still don't understand why him & mom are divorced & him an I are not that close. My sister understands me and supports me and my children. She's older than I yet much smaller build. Dad didn't know what to think when she stepped in & always stuck up for me. One time she said "you may think she's stupid, but it had to start somewhere DAD!"Hi I was welbutrin for 6 months and i eventually went of them because they made me angry and jumpy i never felt right on them. I think everyone's system is differant and some people can take something while other people can't. Good LuckI always wonder what normal would be like. Now my poor little 7yr. old is having a time with life. Ican't tell you the last time I actually went to sleep without taking over the counter medicine.I can walk into any store around here & tell you which one works, how long it takes to affect me,& how many to take to get me to sleep.I get migrains so bad, but all tests say there is nothing in my head.I am 35yrs. old,but sometimes my sons first grade homework is too hard to figure out,but yet you turn on the radio to any station&I can tell you title&artist in just a few music cords. My dad always said I was the family dummy & would never amount to anything in life. The more I cried the more he said. Itried colledge,but I had to make dear o' dad proud, so I flunked out. I encourage my son EVERY day. If he does bad,I say "it's alright Cree, we'll get it next time." We usually do. He is going to be a brain surgeon one day ya know!! Know matter what happens,at least i'll be proud of my baby bug.It's just too bad such a famos kid has a stupid mother. Sorry people, it's a habit.

i was sexually abused by a sociopath for 8 years and i was reading into the sociopath disorder and i fit some of the things could i have it too?

How to get diagnosed for Add?

I believe I am but feel stupid suggesting it to my dr.

I have been on antidepressants for a while.  (tried several)  Wellbutrin was the best but I think I have built up a tollerance to it now. I was more organized and less foggy brained.  Now what? 

I WOULD TRY ST JOHNS WORT BEFORE ANY MEDICATION FROM A DOCTOR.

I have sufferred from depression all my life, and diagnosed with ADHD 10 years ago. Everone is different whe  it comes to meds. I have a history of tring the old and new antidepressants...the old MAO inhibitors worked great but the possible side effects were seriois enough to make me leave them...too bad.

The SSRIs (Prozac, Zoloft, and the other one...)for me were reaally bad....they took away my depression alright, but also my personality, what little real feelings I had, and made everything I did or think seem "OK." It zapped my motivation, sense of responsibilites, and conscience. In hindsight, it must be what a sociopath must feel like...no bad or negative feelings about anything! I would rather suffer with the depression and ADD...at least then I would know I was alive...

However! The depressiona dn ADD got so bad, I was given EffexorXR. It does more for me than any med I have taken. Some side effects occur in higher doses which I once took (I am now down to 150mg per day rather than the 450mg taken at my highest use.) My only side efect now, is still the tiredness, which I supplement with OTC Vivarin as I need. But it takes away the anxiety and other ADD symptoms.  

Again, everyone is different. Work hard with your Dr. or MH staff to help you decide what works for you. Even now, I still resent the fact I need to take any thing for depression/ADD ...but I wouldn't feel this way it I were on insulin...??? Having depression and ADD still make me feel "less than..."

thanks for listening