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Green 1: Please let us know what your new doctor diagnosed. This could have implications for me. I haven't been able to concentrate, remember or learn things well enough to work for three months now. Very little energy. Since Nov. '03 I've been on zoloft, welbutrin, straterra, neurontin and now lexapro. Nothing works and I'm absolutely frightened I may be forced into retirement with little pension at age 51. I've been productive in the only job I've had as an adult for almost 29 years now. For the last 20 years, I've haven't had a major depressive episode, but self medicating with marijuana may have ironically been of some help. I quit 5 months ago. I think that's for the best at my age, but now I can't get back to feeling halfway decent like when I used. This is why doc put me on neurontin, but all it did was improve my sleep. Depression actually seemed to worsen. Can anyone out there give me some help and advice?
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I'm definately not the expert, but I understand your frustration. I had a similar experience trying med after med, and nothing worked. Finally my doctor recommended Lithium, and I wasnt comfortable with that, so I decided to try out another doctor. My new doc diagnosed me correctly on the first visit.
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Sounds like your problem might not be depression, but anxiety. Most importantly, be careful with the Xanax. I was taking it for sleep and anxiety for years before I found out how addictive it is. I've lost two jobs, and I am still going through a living hell trying to get off of it!
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i started on anti-depressants this past may. i've been on zoloft, wellbutrin, lexapro, desapramine, and some other one. i've tried doxepin and restoril for sleeping. i swelled up on doxepin so i quite taking it. the sleeping pills work when they want to. i take xanax because i'm a nervous wreck all the time. the only thing that is working is the xanax. i'm beginning to think that there is no medicine to help. the psychiatrist tells me medicine won't help. my doctor is running out of options, as far as the medicines go. i'm honestly thinking of commiting myself so they can figure out what is wrong with me.

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