Medications - have you taken any of theses?

[dancingqueen]

Hi,

I have used Prozac for periods of depression prior to suffering from PP, when I was given lots of different cocktails of drugs that didn't work including olanzapine. Eventually my psychosis responded well to lithium, but I take it with prozac also cos I tend towards depression still, having been manic during my psychotic phase.
I find prozac works well for depressive symptoms but gives me some insomnia and DEFINITELY RUINS my sex life cos it wrecks my libido (however I still feel the benefits outweigh the drawbacks as depression doesn't help with libido either, so I still take it for depression as at least I can feel happy despite no libido!).
As for olanzapine IT DIDN'T WORK and I will be signing an advance directive for future pregnancies begging the doctors to try all other alternatives first as not only did it not work, it made me sooooooo hungry and I rapidly put on 3 stone within about 6 weeks on it. 3 years later I have still not managed to lose the 3 stone as every time I try to diet I plunge back into a deep depression, but being so overweight is definitely one of the biggest factors hampering my full recovery because it affects my confidence and self-esteem daily.

[caterina]

Hi dancing queen
Yep I'm on prozac too, and my libido is nil, like you say it outweighs the depression but the side effects can be pretty severe sometimes. My reasoning is that I won't be on it forever and if it gets rid of the depression (like you say the libido in depression is nil too) then it's worth a bit of a 'dry spell' if you will
I've never had the other drugs so I can't comment but I can sympathise about the weight gain. I'm on steroids and various other drugs for a slipped disc and the meds have increased my appetite and I'm 2 stone overweight just now. It does affect my confidence but again, like I said before it's not forever. I can understand how it is affecting your confidence but doing something about it can make you feel more in control which in turn can help boost your confidence. I lost 2 stone last year with a slimming club and am mightily pissed off it's all gone back on again through medication but I plan to get it off again once I'm off the meds. Try and stay positive dancing queen - keep dancing xxx