Need med(s) for depression & anxiety…advice?

You have to keep trying until you find the right medication for you.

I hope you find what u r looking for.
I had an anxiety attack that scared me over ten years ago and I asked if there' s a med i can keep handy so that I don't go thru the hell-of-waking-up-choking. I did get one but also told CBT should help. I figured the source of my anxiety and calmed myself accepting the loss of five-years of sold effort 'wasted' but not in the sense that it did provide me a lens to understand human problems with greater nuance -- to help my life questions and of humanity's.

But if u look Mayo's website, It gives under Fisk Factors, and again under Prentive measures uself info. For me what was relevant is boosting self-image. Yes. even as I've entered in my 8th decade I still have human problems!
So How do I boost mine? Two ways: Showing myself I'm able to do critical thinking to help solve NEW ways to look at the issues around us in news. If I can find faulty conclusions, I can say: Hey, I know BETTER.
But I also do some short puzzles in New YorkTimes athat give you scores from magnificient and impressive to splendid, if do in fewer tries. A playful way to feel good...but also never taking it too seriously as Sometimes u could be tired or did stupid(not serious) mistakes.

But My main point of writing is as I left the coffee shop after sitting for over an hour to walk back home, I felt pain in my rt foot. SinceI just read Pickle-Ball is a game I'd like to play, I said; Shoot! not with painful foot.
But as I kept walking I began to feel PAIN disappearing. JOY, I felt. I knew it has happened now and then but always improves with Walking More. Short story, on reaching home I even kept walking all the 13 floors to top and walked doing Dips in stairwell to unwind arms.

Nature is wonderful with free and enjoyable and immediate access to Rx-Physical Activity/Movement!

Sorry forgot the link:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007

I have tried over 6 anti-depressants. ALL have made me feel worse. I just cannot take them. The only thing that has helped my panic disorder is Klonopin, a Benzodiazepine. It’s a little tricky because of the chances of dependency if you take it for too long. I was taking a VERY small dose—-.25 mg/day. Right now I’m slowly weaning off, and I’m controlling my anxiety by exercising. I go to the gym most days, and I feel much better. There are a myriad of natural ways to help yourself….good luck!

I am taking Wellbutrin with Viibryd. I get the energy boost with Wellbutrin and the Viibryd eliminates the negatives of Wellbutrin. I have been on many types of antidepressants and this is working for me now.

Hi,

Does Wellbutrin have any side effects? I was also thinking about taking Wellbutrin. May I know how long have you been taking it?

Four medicines that work for me for depression, anxiety, and fatigue are:
depression: methylphenidate (Ritalin)
depression: buproprion (Wellbutrin) - a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor
anxiety: clonazepam (Klonopin)
fatigue: rivaroxaban (Xarelto) - off label use of a blood thinner

It took my doctor and I ten years to find this combination.
Best wishes.

Adrian, Wellbutrin by itself gives me energy and lifts my depression but it also causes me anxiety/stress. When I combine it with another antidepressant the anxiety isn’t there. Some antidepressants work better than others in combination w Wellbutrin and Viibryd is one of them.

Thanks . I was thinking about taking Ritalin or Wellbutrin for a few weeks. I have to choose between one of them. They both work well for depression and concentration. I was thinking about combining Wellbutrin or Ritalin with mindfulness and meditation. Like this I will reduce the anxiety at the same time.

Thanks . Is Wellbutrin better than Ritalin?