Should I Get Back on Meds? if So, What Would You Suggest?

Question by ZombieMae: Should I get back on meds? If so, what would you suggest?
Okay, so this is kind of a long story…if you mind, don’t read it, and I don’t want any “Get back on your meds, crazy woman” answers if you didn’t get all the details. ;)
I’m ADD, and have PMDD and mild depression. I also experienced a fairly traumatic event as a young child, which I think resulted in a sort of social anxiety…where I was painfully shy all through childhood, and went on to develop eating disorders and alcohol abuse as a teen.
Now, I feel a lot more normal…as I’ve finally been diagnosed, and I’ve been taking medication, exercising, making a point of hanging around the right people, ect.
The only issue I’ve been having lately, is after trying many ADs, I found Zoloft to be the most “tolerable”. I took it for a few months, but the three things I really dislike about it are that 1. I can’t sleep…sometimes for days at a time… 2. I have a VERY difficult time losing weight, and have gained on it. I’m getting married soon, and so it’s kind of important to me. And most importantly, my fiance and I want children when we marry…and the risks of SSRI interactions during pregnancy scare me beyond words, honestly this reason alone could make me quit.
For these two reasons, I quit taking it two weeks ago. The withdrawals weren’t fun, but I’m finally starting to feel better…except that I have an extremely hard time getting motivated to do ANYTHING, and my dermatillomania has gotten 10X worse. But…I’m sleeping regularly, and I’ve already lost weight with no effort (actually even less effort than before quitting due to my lack of motivation) at all on my part.
So I guess my question is, has anyone else experienced anything like this? I know if I go back to my Dr about this, he’ll just try me on another SSRI or SNRI…I’ve tried nearly all of them, and Wellbutrin.
Are the any natural/herbal supplements that could help? Or any other meds that don’t cause weight gain and birth defects? How do you regain motivation and control what I’m guessing is OCD/anxiety-related symptoms after coming off of antidepressants?

Best answer:

Answer by Ivie
See a good Dr,and keep on,look for one.

Answer by no name
I take medication for depression and anxiety – I hate taking pills and stopped for almost a month and my symptoms were worse even though in a way I felt more normal. But, I had to start taking them again ( weight gain and all) because I thought I was losing my mind and cry at the drop of a hat and worried myself sick. I think being unmotivated comes from the depression. You really need to discuss this with your Dr especially since you want to have a baby. I couldn’t take Paxil but seem to tolerate Wellbutrin and clonazapam but the both are not good if you’re trying to get preganant. Good Luck.

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