Are there any psychiatric drugs that make you feel elated and confident?
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I have also suffered severe depression on and off for quite a while, and am currently battling post-natal psychosis.\nAnti-depressants aren't any good for me either. If medication isn't working for you, then more medication probably isn't going to achieve much.\nSelf-confidence comes with self-esteem, which cannot be provided by any drug. I'm not sure feeling elated all day is exactly normal, either.\nI am currently being treated by a natural therapist and an excellent psychologist, and have come further in the past eight weeks than in the past four years.\nYou need to check things like your hormone levels (these will most likely be out of whack with the depression), there are nutritional factors to consider (depression, anxiety and stress deplete the body of many many nutrients), cognitive behavioural therapy is brilliant, as is learning relaxation techniques. There are probably past issues you need to deal with (psychologist), and good regular exercise is suprisingly helpful (I hate it but I do it!).\nI honestly think you'd be better off exploring other treatment methods than putting your poor mind and body through another horrible experience with medication.\nWhatever you do, I hope it works for you :)
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SSRIs like Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil work great. Effexor is one of the newer medications that works well also.
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I'm taking Lamictal 200mg and it seems like it has stabilized my mood to some degree, i still get moody but not as bad.
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I was terribly depressed and I found that medication helped me the most.  Depacote, Zoloft or Wellbutrin. They helped me immediately.
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confident, confused, peaceful
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I was much like you, but I have gained alot of confidence by working out at a gym, playing tennis, taking aerobics, karate, going for a run...Any physical activity is good, it releases chemicals from the brain that help releave stress and make you feel better. Also,in public you could try helping someone less fortunate and giving compliments to people.
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Don't go for any medication cos that will just mess up with your body. Think positively, act positively. Take deep breath, exhale slowly before you do anything. Negative thoughts can ruin your day and the people around you. Most of these negative thoughts are your beliefs and it will bring your morale down, and ultimately make you feel edgy and impatient.
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When I am having a good day and feel like I don't need it.  I Have to think back to all the things that made my children scare of me, and tell myself, "Take the medicine."  My husband and my 2 kids are the reason I get up every day and take my medication!
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Im not sure I know of that drug, closest I know of with a similar name is Klonopin <Clonazepam> which makes you feel like your legs are made of rubber and you feel drunk and stagger a lot, its for your nerves and to make you sleep.
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bipolar disorder, as mood stabilizing drug
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No bad side effects, it only makes you a little jittery at first, then it just helps you make it through the day.  Things are less stressful while on this medication.
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it takes your depression away and makes you happy
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best thing i have taken is elavil. its a muscle relaxer also used to treat depression. careful it could knock you on your you know what for about 12hrs. its genaric name is amitriptaline. good stuff but small doses are a good idea to start 10mg is kinda a lot. even for a big person
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lyrica is awesome! suprised Pregabalin isn't in a "higher" schedule.\nwonderous blend a GABA, Dopamine, and 5-HT activity in all the right places/subtypes.  ....they are orange btw.
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Do you have any good drugs or ways to restructure my brain for maximum happiness/pleasure?
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Yes - When I started taking meds 15 yrs ago, I finally realized what it was like to feel normal!  Today I take 900 mg of lithium, 100 mg of zoloft and 150 mg of effexor.   Both my father and grandfather committed suicide due to this disease, yet modern medecine was less advanced at that time than today. I don't miss much work as a result of the bipolar, plus I have a high stress, high level position at work, and, I have 3 children and am married.  I did miss quite a bit of work due to breast cancer but that is another story.  The bottomline is this disease is like many others, if you manage it properly, life can be very normal...you can play from the same deck of cards as most everyone else.  Being bipolar is not terribly different from many others diseases; like diabetes, which at the beginning of the 20th century was considered a mental disorder.  The biggest difference I see between functioning and nonfunctioning patients is 1.) willing to be responsible for self - a.) take meds as prescribed - b.) do not drink alcohol or take recreational drugs - c.) don't use your condition as a crutch or an excuse 2.) follow these simple steps and your treatment will help you.  I saw a lot of doctors due to my breast cancer and received astonishlingly ignorant comments from some - "you take these meds?" "why?" "that's enough meds to kill a horse"  and I'm petite...Comments like that foster shame which gets one mind thinking...I don't need/want to take all these pills...but I know without a shadow of a doubt I need the meds...and ignorant people, whether they are doctors or not, will not derail my health.  I have had some problems associated with tremors and a twich, but for the most part they have been lessened by modification of the meds.  hope this helps. Godspeed.
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I tried Zoloft and it gave me a lot of anxiety and agitation. Paxil helped alot tho.