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depression and anxiety
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Well, when I went to see the psychiatrist, she told that I had depression and anxiety but it is a mild case. I'm going to be treated by taking medication and going through therapy. and I was wondering when you tried the medication did you feel better than before? and what is it like during the treatments when you came back to see the psychiatrist?
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The medecine actually did make me feel a lot better, though you won't feel anything at first because generally it takes several weeks for it to work. The treatments, well they didn't really make me feel much better. My psychiatrist always focused on my depression, and got me to do stuff like "rate how depressed you are in a percentage" which was annoying because I really didn't know. She also liked to focus on my symptoms a lot which pissed my mom off since my mom claimed all my therapist saw was the depression... which kindof got messy. My advice here is not to take that side of the job personally and to not get your mom involved between you and your psychiatrist. This happened to me and I've been off the meds a lot when I've felt I should be on them...
Otherwise, treatments are ok... one of those things that you just get used to. Overall you should feel better (though I hope none of the drama I went through happens to you :/) in a few months or so. Oh yes... and there is another thing. Even with the meds, there is a lot you are going to have to deal with on your own. My advice is to try a hobby, talk to random people you might not otherwise just to try to reach out. A lot of what got me through all this (which is still so important) is my art. But really it could be anything, so long as it gets the frustration out.
The medicine I can say from experience does help (the therapy I am a litle more dubious on), however the real challenge is always just facing each moment, facing each day in those long moments needed between the time tyou get treatment and the time when you actually feel noticeably different. Depression is tough, not gonna lie. After a year I'm still fighting it. Whatever happens, I wish you luck.
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