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What are some of the best methods you've found to feel emotions less intensely? (reddthat.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Med. I. Cation. Specifically Prozac. It works great for me, but we're all different. Since I've been on it, it's changed my life. So many things were attached to my mental health that I never knew.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I tried a bunch of different antidepressants. Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac, Lamictal, Abilify. None of them helped, just kinda made me feel number and more tired. I gave up for a few years. Then I tried Celexa and it worked. It was like night and day. Holy shit, life is so much better now.

So try not to feel discouraged if you've tried medication and it didn't help. There's a ton out there, and more being developed all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I went through a bunch. I haven't tried that one yet, but it turns out I'm very sensitive to medication, because Vraylar made me feel insane.

Now they want me to do some sort of drug test, "geo mind" or something like that, which will help me narrow down what medications to try next.

But 20Mg Fluoxetine is taking really good care of me rn. It gives me a bump like Adderall, which is great for my ADHD, and I feel so calm and not like I wanna just piss everyone off all the time - which is how I have been my entire unmedicated (or heavily self-medicated with alcohol) life.Like I said, things I never knew we're related to mental health are better now.

Thanks for sharing your story, I really hope a younger version of me sees this, and decides to talk to a psychiatrist instead of drinking too much.