Journey Through Antidepressants: Reflecting on Two Months of Treatment
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2024
- In this video, I share my personal experience and reflections on taking antidepressants for the past two months. As someone who has struggled with depression and anxiety for years, I decided to seek medical help and was prescribed medication by my doctor.
I talk about the initial side effects I experienced, such as nausea and dizziness, and how they subsided after a few weeks. I also share how my mood and overall mental health have improved since starting the medication, including being able to enjoy activities that I previously found difficult to find pleasure in.
Overall, my journey on antidepressants has been a positive one, and I hope that sharing my experience can provide insight and support for others who may be considering medication as part of their mental health treatment plan.
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Thank you for sharing this Dulce. My eyes are tearing up because this is a sign for me to get more help myself. Keep shining like you always do. We can do this!
What unexpected changes have you noticed in your mental health since starting antidepressant treatment, and how have they impacted your daily life?
This video is going to help so many people that are struggling ❤
Thank you for sharing this! I’m 6 months on Citalopram and I feel like a new person. For the first time in my life, I’m processing my emotions properly.
I’m gonna be honest, I haven’t watched you since years ago when you first started doing makeup. Crazy how far you’ve come! I’ve noticed lots of UA-camrs, especially in the makeup industry, have really succumbed to depression. Hurts my soul. I also noticed your site is now related to Spirituality. Love that you’re searching. I pray you find Jesus in this spirituality search and healing with depression. I suffered through depression and harm OCD which I do not wish upon anyone, but truly freed through Jesus. Haven’t had an episode for 3 years. In this world He said there will be struggles but the strength through Jesus is so beyond me, I can’t even explain it. I’m praying for you! Research New Age to Jesus. And so much freedom story. The emptiness we have cannot be filled with things of this world, only through Jesus. Praying 🙏🏻 ❤
Love your testimony! I pray you become stronger each day. Jesus is true peace and freedom!!!!❤
Amen 🙏❤️
amen! Yesss , Same, I love watching those testimonies! ❤ - I have a very similar testimony , thank you for sharing.
God bless
Yes Jesus is the cure for living in this fallen world which would lead anyone to feel depressed! Jesus is the great physician of our souls 🙏 🙌 ❤
As a person who works in healthcare, thank you for sharing your mental health diagnosis and journey! The amount of time I spend and see others spend with patients in relation to their mental health is slowly growing, especially in the Latino community as patients open themselves up and others up to how they are really feeling. The world has changed alot yes, predisposing humanity to these illnesses, but to some degree the prevelance of depression was always there we just didnt talk about it or we didn’t have a name for it for fear of facing something without a solution. Now we have tools and ailments to help manage this. ❤❤❤ Sending so much love.
Dulce thank you for sharing this personal journey. You’ve been so open and I just want to send you so much love, positivity, light, healing, strength. You exude so much inner beauty ❤
What a humble video. You articulated your journey so well and easy to understand. Cheers to the new and healthier you!
I'm glad you're feeling good. I am an OG sub from back in the day and you are the very first person I ever followed- 14 years ago. I miss your old videos and your hauls, tutorials and ootds but I understand that is not the content you want to put out anymore and you gotta do what makes you happy. Wish you lots of love and light in your life ❤
Dulce, I want to commend you for sharing something so personal. I really needed to see this video. So relatable .Thank you and great job . You got this. Through Christ you can over come anything ❤
Dulce is right. If you’re doing everything, diet, exercise, meditation, journaling and you still feel like crap-medication can be something that helps dig you out of that dark depression hole
Aw, I’m glad you’re feeling better! You are glowing inside and out. 😊
Thank you sooo much!!!!! I've been watching your videos since I was 17, I am 32 now. You have always inspired me so much. I also have CPTSD & depression, just took lexapro yesterday and I feel the same way you have described. Please keep posting about this. You helped give me the courage to take this medication.
I am on day 6 of fluoxetine for anxiety/panic attacks. I’ll definitely say I was one of those people against medication and tried to avoid taking it at all costs. I now realize that it’s OK to get help. Just how you would get help for a broken arm the same should be for your mental health. Here’s to hoping I am back to my normal self soon 🙏🏻
As an LSW I want to thank you for sharing this!!! We need more people to speak up about mental health! Thank you Dulce!! ❤❤❤
Hey Dulce, I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of how far you've come and so thankful of you sharing this. You are always such a motivation to me girl. Keep em coming
I loved the video! Thank you for sharing. I started Lexapro maybe a week before you. I was scared to start taking it, but it has also been amazing for me. I now feel so free and emotionally balanced as well. I did not even know my daily "worries" were not normal. I always thought I was just the worry type of person. So now it is so nice to not be in my own head all the time. Please keep sharing and hopefully it will help other people. I had initially decided not to take it, my psychiatrist shared he took an antidepressant. That influenced me to give it a try myself.
Thank you for being so raw Dulce! This will help many people! God bless you and boy mental health hard!!!
You explained this topic beautifully! It’s so hard to explain depression to a lot of people but you touched on everything. Thank you!
I agree. Thank you Dulce for this beautiful video. Well explained
Dulce Im so appreciative of this video. I started taking Prozac about 3 weeks ago and I’m still adjusting. But so many things are unraveling. Thank you for being so transparent ❤
I recently started the same medication after being off of it for 6 months. Unfortunately some life circumstances worsened my anxiety. I fought taking meds again but in this moment I need them. Thank God we have these tools that we can use as well as yoga, eating healthy, exercise and other therapies. Thanks for sharing your experience and letting us all know we aren't alone. You are amazing and beautiful. Continue to share with us. 💖
Dulce, I served with you at the 311th ESC for awhile in the motorpool when you first got back from deployment. Can't believe I came across your channel, nice to see you again and lovely family you have. I am currently taking Lexapro and Wellbutrin personally as well. We got this !
Just seeing this now, thank you so much for sharing Dulce, being real authentic and relatable. I also suffer through depression, this shows me I'm not alone ❤️
I’m so thankful for all your videos about your journey with mental health, I’ve watched your videos over and over. As I’m in that same journey. Thank you so much ❤🙏🏽
Haven’t seen you in years. Came across this video 💜 it’s so nice people sharing more about their mental health. I also got diagnosed with PTSD, perfectionist, also had issues with dissociation. It’s so true everyone is different when it comes to medication. Glad you found the one that works for you. I tried so many but unfortunately made me feel worse. I’m doing it naturally & mostly with the help of therapy. I got rid of my panic attacks/dissociation. Much better place 💜 going through such a terrible experience inspired me to help others.
May I ask what helped besides therapy?
@@MarMore13 Therapy was a big part, just learning about my triggers. To be able to heal. You have to put in a lot of hard work with therapy and on my own. Like journaling, being outdoors, pets help, doing things I like! And surrounding myself by people that understood and valued me as a person. Also learning about the condition I was going through. Reminding myself that everything was temporary and acknowledging that it’s all temporary. What are your struggles?
@@MZFiVETW000H it's for my 12 yr old daughter. Her Dr. Wants her to try meds but everyone tells me not to....idk what to do. Just trying to gather as much Info ad I can.
@@MarMore13 sorry for late response just saw it. Awww that’s so sweet that you are looking for information. Having a supportive parent means so much when you have a struggle. Medication can work for some people but honestly it depends how one reacts. Medication can always be temporary. Without medication there’s natural supplements. But again everyone reacts different. But therapy is super helpful along with those things. Chamomile tea..
The best video I have ever seen to help those who are struggling and have a lot of battles in their minds.. thanks a lot for helping others ❤❤
Hi Dulce I love your videos , what really resonates with me is your following of Paramahansa Yogananda teachings and the self realization fellowship.
I myself have been following his teachings for the past 12 years and you mentioning his teachings connects me even more with your videos and content.
Please can you do a day in a life where you share what you do from the time you wake up until bed time.
Much love from South Africa
Thank you for this video and being so open about this. I’ve been on Lexapro since January and I was so sick the first few weeks. It’s definitely helped to calm me down but it can
make me sick.
Thanks for sharing your journey Dulce ❤
Started Lexapro for depression/anxiety this week and I've been experiencing internal mood swings that I'm trying to manage. Just trying to lay low while I adjust to it. Really comforting to know where you started becuase it feels so similar to what I've felt for so long. My paranoia and self doubt/judgment became concerning over the last couple of years and I felt I ran out of options. I'm trying to be optomisitic and get over this hump and feel "normal" for once. Thank you for the content. Really setting me at ease for the time being.
Same I feel like quitting it’s only been a few days but I think I will continue taking it
Your 1st week video and this video are so helpful for me. I can relate to so many things you experienced before starting the meds. How you were feeling day to day, lack of friends from pushing them away. Like you I have been dealing with depression for my entire adult life and I've tried the natural ways. I completely changed my lifestyle. Which did help with my anxiety a bit. I don't have weekly anxiety attacks anymore. However depression and those feelings of hopelessness are still there. I have so many big life goals I want to accomplish and depression and anxiety has held me back in a major way so I hope Lexapro will be that missing link like you said. I start tomorrow! Looking forward to feeling and functioning as a normal human being again!
OMG! I was about to quit my medication and this just helped me not to give up. Thank you Dulce. Been following you for years ❤❤❤ you just said everything I feel in regards to relationships. My memory has been improving! Thank you for this video 🙏
Your story sounds like mine. I'm afraid of medication, so I thank you for sharing. I'm a happy person with a missing piece, too.
Needed this today. Been scared to take mine. Thank you 🙏
Hi Dulce. I’ve been on Zoloft for a year for panic and anxiety disorder. I would like to ween but scared of having re current attacks. Thanks for speaking about mental health
I've been on Zoloft for over a year now. And I don't think I ever want to get off it. The thought of having another panic attack is horrible. Zoloft truly helped me.
Thank you sharing this! You’re so brave it takes a lot of courage x
Thank you for sharing your experience. This really helped me today 🙏🏾
It might behoove you to look into micro-current neuro feedback. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, etc. I’ve done one session and I already feel so different and so much better. I am also on Lexapro and I am on welbutrin. But I was on those before the neuro feedback, but I was searching for something to help in addition the meds and/or get to a point where I don’t need them.b
Motherhood/parenting is hard as well. Last I remember you have an amazing son. I don’t know if you have more children now, but I get it. I have WWIII going off in my head with my son sometimes when he won’t listen. Hang in there Dulce. Again, I don’t know about anti-depressants. I would even say go green instead 🌳
We are in a shifting state of the world. Maybe your third eye is opening or has opened which is why you feel depressed. I am not minimizing your experience. If anything you are going through a very powerful experience, not powerless. If you need a friend, I’m here.
I truly believe what you are saying and I know I’m not the only one feeling like this .
Hello Dulce ! Thank you for sharing all those informations ☺️ my housband is also suffering of depression and he will have medication as well so it is good to now how is all about 😊 would you do a video on « what i eat for my health ? » it could be very interesting for everyone on drepression. Thank you so much again !!! You are wonderful and such an inspiration !! Besitos from France 🇫🇷 !!! And i wish you the best !!
You’re incredibly beautiful and brave. I’m also feeling the same thing and medication saved my life. Love u and wish you the best 😉
Sometimes we dont understand what we sacrifice, looking at your older content you almost look down on your ethnic background, there is so much raw beauty that our cultures hold that are sadly pushed to the side for more dominant cultures that are making us believe lives of hyper consumerism is true progress and the answer to our happiness. Hope this is a lesson to be humble and seek for the deeper things in life.
Love this & you🙏
Thank you for sharing ❤
Are you still taking Lexapro? Have you experienced any weight gain?
I really want this, lol! Sometime i can't breathe while im hanging out at home. Im a military spouse and moving is hard and triggers things. Im so scsred to take the medicine. My mom is on prozac and she is the happiest i have ever seen her at 62! She said she thi ks she should have been on it way sooner.
I took Lexapro for a few months last year but it made me gain weight. Other than that, it was absolutely the best.
I started taking Prozac 2 weeks ago and I'm feeling worse than before with severe insomnia I know it takes up to 3/4 weeks to start feeling better but right now I'm questioning if I should continue taking it because the side effects are intense specifically this morning.
I was trying to find a video that you said you made a week after being on Lexapro I have the medicine but I’m afraid to start it
I think most of the new generation is or sadly will suffer from depression or anxiety. I believe that we can change all this for our newer generation, our kids, grankids, nieces n nephews. Starting from nurturing with love, discipline, manners and staying off social media!!!! Working on their self esteem, what we EAT! What is in our food is so important to research. Our abuelos and tios ate "organic " some did well and lived a life without all these issues. My uncle had anxiety and depression at 85! He was lonely, ate poorly during his later years. Thanks to covid. No one could visit him . Dam is you do, dam if you dont. My point is depression is a beast! I suffer with several things. Gastro and colon issues. Guys I'm really bad. My anxiety is awful! Im on b12 vitamins, i do the injections. Probiotics ( haven't felt a difference yet) eating only protein and certain vegetables and fruits. No Wheat, No rice no brown rice nothing. Working on a body that has depression is a battle. Love to you all.
I agree with you. We have so much doom exposed to us everyday through our phones. And I feel like society is a negative scary place. But I also have generalized anxiety disorder. I have tried medication in the past but can't seem to get past the first 4 days. Lexapro has a chill on until I got scared and got off of it though. I remember sitting in the garden and not having a ton of thoughts.
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I think you feel incomplete and when you were younger you imagined your future life being more accomplished and satisfying, this is why I didn't settle for any job, relationship, or so on, when I was younger because I didn't want to live in regret
It's like you are explaining me prior to your meds. 😮
Thank you for sharing❤ im thinking about getting on medication. I know with taking medications theres certain things you cant take. So what supplement/ vitamin can you take? What are you takin?
girl, giiirrrllll. thank you for sharing this. my therapist said i have severe depression and moderate anxiety. Everything you mentioned, it felt so relatable.. i eat healthy, step outside , yoga, LOVE my family .. but i feel like being a SAHM has made it MORE challenging cuz i just have all the time to sit with my thoughts . that’s for sharing ur journey , it’s encouraging. will be mentioning it to my therapist ❤
much love dulce, hope to join a sister circle soon 😊
need more like minded souls in my journey as well 😉
Hi Dulce- UA-cam recommended this vid. I’ve been subscribed since you first came out. Guuuurrrrrl, maybe you have people around you that are gaslighting you. As an internet friend I hope you get off anti depressants asap. And I say that with all positivity. I don’t know about long term use of prescription drugs. Greetings from Long Beach CA.
Are you concerned about the withdrawal process? Has your doctor explained what to expect and the best way to do that?
That's why am scared to start. Withdrawal sounds awful.
I love Lexapro and am staying on it ❤️
Thank you for sharing. 🫶🏻
“Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 ❤
I aim to speak like you one day 🥰
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Hey Dulce, i have cured my depression or at least fixed it significantly with the Carnivore Diet and Keto Diet! This healed my depression from the root. I never took any big pharma trash meds, i only watched what i put in my mouth. No sugar, no carbs and no processed packaged foods.. this has fixed my craziness. from depression to anxiety! please give it a try if you feel lost with your mental health 💛
Real talk, i would prefer to be depressed in your position rather than being depressed in mine. Lol.
Have been severely feeling this my entire pregnancy 😢I'm eight months with a baby girl born in Feb and this is suppose to be enjoyed and I can't 😢
Pls check your progesterone level!!! Adjust only with bio identical!
I understand ppl who are struggling bad will say they don’t want to take antidepressants. If things are good and u still feel depressed then you may need them. Why continue to make urself struggle if you do not need to. I used to be on Lexapro it worked really well for a number of years. Towards the end I started gaining weight and couldn’t loose weight no matter what I did. I also started to get extremely tired. I switched to Wellbutrin which helped a lot ! I got more energy and was able to loose weight. You have to find what is right for you at that moment.
Girl why don't you try AYAHUASCA or microdozing mushrooms. I know it sounds scary and woo woo, but it actually works! There is a ton of scientific research supporting this. Thank you for being you and all the best dear.
Ayahuasca is EXTREMELY unpredictable and does not work for everyone. And it can induce psychosis. As someone that’s dabbled in plant medicine, if it’s for you, it will call on you.
Where to get them :/
Been on ssri/snri for 2 years, right now taking 150 mg of an snri. I would say they don't help much, perhaps around 5-10 percent, the rest is up to you. I would say that weed has profoundly given me better help than antidepressants, even though I have an addictive relationship to it.
The one missing ingredient…. ? Jesus ❤ you
Love you
Try coming off the medication I been stuck on 24 years biggest mistake I ever made was thinking a pill would solve all my problems
You remind me of Jessica Alba.
Lean on your faith for strength. 🙏The pills are not needed. Our society has made antidepressants a norm. Unplug from social media and stop watching the news and all the fears forced upon our eyes. Take up kick boxing or Yoga. Meditate everyday and read books. All the best to you🙌
Some people have strong holds and don't know how to rid of them. Yes, meditation on the word of God really helped me a lot! But sometimes, one feels they need to take something to take the edge off.
Depression is not a disease, it is a mood just like happiness.
Chronic depression caused by a chemical imbalance is.
Struggled with depression since i was a teenager, finally found a great combo including Lexapro as one of them in my late 20s. Its life changing to finally find the right medication. I spent years off and on all different kinds of medications unfortunately it took so long to finally find one that works for me. It takes a few weeks for medication to really start working and can increase the dose if needed as you go. These medications do not work overnight! It takes time.
Thank you @dulcecandy ❤
I’m so happy for you amiga. We need this type of content to remember that we are not alone. Eres magical🪶💗🌀