Posted by Questionmark on May 17, 2003, at 0:04:30
In reply to What if it's just me?, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 16, 2003, at 12:42:58
> How much should I realistically expect an antidepressant to do? Yes, I am miserable, but maybe it's just me. I don't have a job, I don't have a focus in life, I don't do anything but sleep and eat too much. I have no motivation to do anything at all. Is that depression, or am I just lazy?
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> I am asking b/c I have tried a string of antidepressants that have had little effect (or some effect that has died out over time), so if it's not the meds, then maybe it's just who I am (lazy, unmotivated, etc.).
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> I just started taking Parnate, and I do hope that that will do something for me. But how much should I expect a drug to do? When is it depression and when is it just laziness and lack of motivation?Those are dang good questions. i feel quite the same. i also do little more than sleep-- but i don't eat either.
Everything's so complicated. i think it's so incredibly difficult to not be lazy when you're really depressed. But i don't think it makes much difference in the grand scheme of things-- laziness is still bad and destructive either way. Just my negative opinion.
i started Parnate recently as well. Hopefully that will help us. i think it should almost definitely be a big help to you, especially since you sound like you might like some appetite suppression.
Regardless, we have to fight, and fight hard. i just wish i knew what to fight for, and what to do. Good luck. You'll be feeling better in a matter of weeks.
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