Posted by g_g_g_unit on September 18, 2009, at 6:40:27
In reply to Re: How did Prozac cause my permanent Anhedonia » sowhysosad, posted by metafunj on September 15, 2009, at 21:51:53
to those who suffer from anhedonia, i am just curious whether it's accompanied by issues with cognition and executive + social function? in that way is a subset of depression or a separate issue entirely?
i have never really had any problems with the above three categories - to a certain extent. i mean, i suffer from OCD, but i never used to see it interfering with my ability to start and complete projects, etc. (in fact, it was probably the opposite). i just took much longer to complete things.
unfortunately, after being on Remeron for 2 weeks and finding that it pushed my anxiety to a kind of breaking point, i cold turkeyed off the drug and entered a weird 'brain fog'. my doctor said it was a symptom of depression, but i had never suffered from depression until that point, only anxiety. so i am wondering if it was a depression induced by the emotional intensity of the Remeron-anxiety or if there is a more precise chemical explanation for the 'brain fog' possibly?
i bought his theory, and after being on SSRI's (Prozac for a week, Luvox for 2 months, Lexapro for 2 months), i found that after coming off i began to experience difficulties with socializing, attention (i would sit down to work at my computer, but just quickly flit through webpages instead), etc. i found a little success with nortriptyline in helping me complete tasks, but did not like the overall feel of the drug.
i tried staying off drugs hoping exercise etc. would induce a recovery, but just found these problems getting worse, so i agreed to go on Nardil which was great for mood + socialization, but did not help executive function.
i then swore i would again try remaining drug free, but am just finding it too hard coping with no attention span (i used to thrive on reading, movies, writing), so am now trialling Parnate. part of my OCD means i can't really leave the cognition, etc. issues alone, but i feel like i'm sort of on the wrong path. i feel like with improved executive function, my mood would improve, rather than visa versa, or is that just too simple an explanation?
i am really interested in maybe testing some of the ideas proposed here if Parnate does not work out, though do not have the pharmacological know-how and sensitivity to my brain's inner workings that you guys seem too. i would be happy to try anything though given that i feel so irrevocably altered by med use already, and it's not like any of my psych's ideas are working out - they mainly feel like interventions to stop me killing myself.
would the low dose of prozac (2.5mg) + buspar in all likelihood be anxiogenic?
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