Posted by direct_to on October 24, 2007, at 11:06:20
Hi all, first post.
Currently a college student dealing with a severe loss of motivation and moderate depression, OCD, etc. I like the school that I go to, but have yet to make a true circle of friends and really feel accepted. Also, school is far from home which includes significant change in general environment. Basically, I'm alright at home. I have a great group of friends, feel very comfortable, etc. I had a great summer where I got a lot accomplished. Recently the same thing has happened to me as happened last year after being at school for a few weeks. I get to school, feel great, go to the gym, do all my work, etc. Then, after a few weeks everything just goes through the floor. My room becomes a mess. My schoolwork starts falling behind. I'm not longer active. Dragging myself to class becomes nearly mission impossible. The only thing I want to do is sleep. All day. Back home I had always dealt with very slight depression, OCD and anxiety (runs in the family) and I think being away from home, and being out of my comfort zone for these extended periods of time is seriously aggravating these conditions. I like the school that I go to, and in general have been doing well on the "outside" (I tell everyone school is GREAT, I love it out here, etc) but have been suffering on the inside. Really it is just a complete LOSS of all motivation. I do have a bit of ADD for which I occasionally take 10-20 mg of Dexedrine for (intense academic assignments, etc) which obviously alleviates the lack of motivation, but I'm only taking that once a week or so. I really hate the way the stimulant makes me feel, but I get my work done so I take it occasionally. It is much too short term and intense though and I want something more long lasting for every day that will get my motivation and energy up the way it is when I'm back home. I'm always working on things back home, feeling good, etc. Once I'm out here for more than a week, all I can really bare to do is drag myself to class, and then get right back into bed. I need a solution. I'm considering Wellbutrin. I understand it is quite "activating" which I imagine would be a good thing for my loss of motivation. Hopefully it will give me the "getup" I need get rolling each day. Also I know I am dealing with depression being out here, as I really feel like I'm still searching for a group to belong to. Hopefully the AD part of Wellbutrin will help with that. I do have some anxiety and OCD, but do not believe that I'm Bipolar. I'm hoping Wellbutrin does not aggrevate any anxiety that I do have. I've read some good things and some bad things on this site. It seems like the consensus is "try it". I've considered Effexor, but after reading about some people that get sedated and all the sexual side effects, I'm leaning towards Wellbutrin. What sort of comments do you all have?
Thanks.
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