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submitted 15 hours ago by renzhexiangjiao to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world

I found this chart on reddit some time ago, I thought to repost it here as well

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[-] stinerman@midwest.social 1 points 7 minutes ago

Escitalopram and Trazodone here. Out like a light on the latter. Only way I can function.

[-] geography082@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I tried many of those with no success, until tried Duloxetine and the response was optimal. Each persons has different reactions.

[-] EnthusiasticNature94 5 points 7 hours ago

I'm glad Buproprion has few side effects from this chart.

However, for those considering it, here's some missing side effects:

  1. Can increase libido. (A lot.)
  2. Can reduce weight. (A lot.)
  3. Can reduce your appetite/eating. (A lot.)

I'm not saying these are pros or cons. Each person should assess how these side effects will affect their own situation.

[-] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

My wife tried fluoxetine (Prozac), and it really impacted her libido and weight gain. She was also very drowsy, but that’s not listed. She’s now on bupropion (Wellbutrin) and is just living her best life. We were late 20’s when she started taking it so the libido impact is super important to us. The biggest thing she says about Wellbutrin is that it can cause a little irritability with alcohol, and she’s glad she didn’t start that at the same time as adderall since it’s kinda the same.

[-] Jhuskindle@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Duloxetine made me really tired. Fatigue to the deepest level. I tried for two months but did not ease, had to switch back to sertraline. Any anecdotes of similar? Anyone find a good one? Was trying to get off sertraline due to weight gain slowly over a long time.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Bupropion is interesting here. I’ve been on and off since I was literally a child. Last go-round I was on Effexor, Wellbutrin, and Adderall. Gained 40 lbs but I’m still not sure if that was the medication or I was on the medication because of life stress and it was the life stress. Would love to see more of these charts, I think it’s really well laid out and easy to read and compare.

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Needs a column for "makes you feel like you are Being John Malkoviching as you linger behind your own eyes and watch another version of yourself interact with the world while being confused about who is actually controlling your vessel", and put Bupropion at a 12.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 21 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Seems to be missing the entire MAOI class (moclobemide, selegiline, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid), and most tricyclics (clomipramine, imipramine, nortriptyline, et al)

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

If y'all have had really bad side-effects look into pharmacogenomic testing, it can help rule out bad medicines before you try them

I had one done a while ago and it marked a ton of medicines that I had already tried, (and had bad effects from) and a bunch I hadn't tried yet. Since then, I've had much fewer bad experiences

notes

  • the one I did had a specific brand name but I don't remember what it was. (It was a while ago) I'm pretty sure this is what it was though

  • you might have to remind your doctor about it when they're prescribing medications, this still isn't very well known afaik

  • this isn't sponsored/paid/other bullshit, this is an actual recommendation (though I felt like one of those 'ask your doctor if !@#$ is right for you' american commercials the entire time writing it)

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago

Had a doctor tell me I should never feel the antidepressant. Should be a background thing. Thought that was good advice.

Setraline leveled me the fuck out.

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 hours ago

It's kinda funny how much medicines' effects can vary from person to person, I tried sertraline and had absolutely no difference, whereas my mother and my sister take it and it works for them

[-] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

May I ask, what do you mean it leveled you out?

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Anger flare ups stemming from depression. Took cognitive behavioral therapy for a time until I could learn the coping skills. Still take the setraline.

Have noticed when I wheen off/am off it am more prone to those flare ups. They don't happen outright, I just notice them more prominently.

[-] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

An off label use for Trazadone is as a sleep aid. At doses under 150 mg it doesn't really work as an antidepressant but will make you drowsy. I've been prescribed it before as the first step before Ambien

[-] 93maddie94@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

We have it for our dog. We got it first when she was spayed and needed to chill out in order to not rip stitches and now we have it to give before stressful situations (guests, vet, etc). It definitely makes her more tired, but she will still fight through it to be crazy.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I thought it's use as an antidepressant was completely discontinued because of that.

[-] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm not a doctor, just need help sleeping sometimes

[-] Senseless@feddit.org 5 points 13 hours ago

Tried a bunch of them, none really worked except for Venlafaxine. Had sexual dysfunktion which was an unacceptable side effect for me so I also quit them. This sucks.

[-] festus@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago

I'm on Venlafaxine and the sexual dysfunction side effect does subside over time (months), at least that was my experience.

[-] Senseless@feddit.org 2 points 9 hours ago

Had the same side effect with Citalopram, Sertraline and one or two others I tried, but I can't remember. Basically that was the only effect I noticed until I tried Venlafaxine. All this happened in about 9 months because antidepressants usually need some time to properly get in/out the system. So maybe I'm just very sensitive in that regard.

[-] festus@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Hmm maybe, it was noticeably improved after 9 months for me.

[-] Senseless@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

tbh I'm not dealing that long with side effects if I can't handle them. But good for you.

[-] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Venlafaxine almost killed me which is fun :^)

[-] Raffster@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Same here. Wasn't funny at all.

[-] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Hey twinsies!

[-] ptc075@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 hours ago

Man, I wish we had these charts for all classes of medicines.

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago

Is this chart actually used in prescribing patients? I find that concerning. I have abnormal metabolism on several of my CYP enzymes, plus I have other medications that are ligands of them as well.

For instance, there are people who have multiple gene copies of rapid metabolizing enzymes. They may not get any side effects, but may also not get any benefit.

An intermediate metabolizer may get a better response at lower doses and not have to worry about side effects at all.

Compared with someone who has two inactive copies of the primary metabolic enzyme, they may end up with significant side effects and no benefit at low doses.

The only way to know your metabolism is genetic testing. (Which they have studies for, and some insurances cover).

[-] Caesium@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Yeah Mirtazapine fucked me up in the weight department

[-] Kcg@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

Same here. Soon as I stopped, the weight stopped!

[-] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

Oddly enough for me, anti-depressants (zoloft currently) doesn't work at all for me. Not even side effects, just.. nothing.

Too early to make a decision though, probably just need to find the right antidepressant.

[-] OliebollenXXL@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Now I know y I dont have that much of a Craving for Sex anymore. Thought I just got old.

[-] sexy_peach@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Antidepressants get such a bad rep, they're truly amazing

[-] paranoia@feddit.dk 4 points 15 hours ago

So I have never had depression but I am aware that Sertraline is probably the most common. Is there some higher rate of effectiveness it has over the less alternatives with less side effects? Is it just that it's cheaper?

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 13 hours ago

The issue with mental health and medications is that different root causes can create different symptoms in different people, and different medications have different effects in different people. The understanding of what those root causes even are is very limited, let alone trying to figure out what the root causes are in a specific person.

We know that certain medications have certain effects on symptoms, generally speaking, but identifying which one, at which dose, suits that specific person with a collection of reported symptoms that look like depression or anxiety or whatever, often in combination, is trial and error.

Of course, in the US, where healthcare is "fuck you, I got mine," cost does also play a role. Shouldn't, but does. Another thing to take into account is what other medications you're taking, and whether they interact poorly with one another.

Sertraline is the generic for Zoloft, and it's been FDA-approved since 1991. That's a good long time, and if you're going to prescribe an SSRI, it makes sense to give more weight to something that has a long history, for the sake of both effectiveness and side effects.

[-] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Research, and more anecdotal than I can count, including a number of my own, shows psilicybin (I use ground magic mushrooms) at slightly-less-than ‘feel high’ doses 4 days a week (aka micro or threshold dose) equals, or surpasses efficacy of any of that list.

No side effects.

Shit works, and you don’t have to “get high” and lose your moral compass, etc.

If you abuse psilicybin, it just stops working. You really can’t get addicted to it at all. Also there is NO ‘lethal dose’. You can’t die from it.

Fuck Rx!

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

I would but it's illegal here and in the same category as heroin or coke for some idiotic reason.

[-] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Fuuuck. I literally just ordered 28g of mushrooms I’ll dose into 300mg capsules.

[-] paranoia@feddit.dk 1 points 12 hours ago

In general I feel the same about an occasional dose of ketamine. Any time I feel a general malaise, ketamine blasts all the cobwebs out and gives me a new lease of life for quite a long time.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

There's some conventional thinking that it's slightly more "activating" and has fewer side effects than the other cheap SRIs, escitalopram being still under patent.

[-] pntha@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

i take agomelatine and have tried SSRIs and i will never go back after agomelatine.

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