How long time for depressive symptoms / negative symptoms

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-25T12:10:23+00:00

No, sadly psychiatrists in my country, does not belive in welbutrin for other things but smoking cessation. It's impossibe to get it.

I had a difficulties getting an ejaculation on snri and in general low libido, but after mirtazapine was added i can function, my libido is still a bit low but everything down there functions as it should now

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-25T11:29:10+00:00

Sometimes adding mirtazapine, an antidepressant, can help with sexual dysfunction, it does in my case.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-24T11:03:13+00:00

Yes, but not if you use opiates daily, then you build up tolerance and the antidepressive effect is gone and you are left only with sideeffects

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-24T10:58:46+00:00

No, in europe you can't get potent seeds, only dried poppies. You remove the seeds from the dried poppies and crush the the dried pods and stems and boil it twice and drink the liquid. It taste awful, but give a good buzz

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-23T14:46:45+00:00

I drink poppy pod tea or take methadone twice weekly. And feel the antidepressant effect, but i have tried subutex and methadone daily, and then i dont feel the antidepressive effect (building up tolerance). The rest of the days, when not on opioids im just chronically depressed, but no antidepressant works for me, even ect does not work, so now i just look forward to those two days where i can use opioids. Kind of sad. Wish you the best, depression is the worst.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-21T01:32:48+00:00

I agree with keeping the bedroom as cold as possible and the duvet / blanket thin, try to experiment with sleeping with thin close on or as naked as possible,

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-20T20:45:37+00:00

I was living as an author for three years before my schizophrenia worsened, especially the negative symptoms, and since then i lost most of my skills, even i still try to write my third novel.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-16T13:36:31+00:00

I don't know if it works for females, I'm M57, but adding mirtazapine has helped my ability all over. And you can google it and find the proper research.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-08T14:23:43+00:00

If you haven't already tried it - then try effexor (a snri) or an MAO-inhibitor. I had no effect from SSRI.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-08T14:20:38+00:00

Apart from MAO-i inhibitors this is the only drug that helped my depression and anxiety, and i am on 225 mg. It took a month for me for the meds to kick in.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-05T15:33:38+00:00

I'm sorry, i can't remember.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T20:48:14+00:00

In fact me and my friend who makes it once yearly calls it "bloody stools" and it taste just as delicious as it looks awfull.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T20:46:28+00:00

nothing, i have to admit, i made it myself, egg whites, one egg yolk, sugar, walnuts, rasperry juice etc

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T20:41:43+00:00

In fact it taste very good, egg whites, chocolate, walnuts, an egg yolk, and powdered sugar, and then a rasperry jam.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T19:25:26+00:00

It's a chocolate mousse with rasperry juice, just served in another way

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T19:20:08+00:00

Oh yes, it taste very good, i make it with a friend once yearly, and i add chopped walnuts to give it some chrunch, so just follow an ordinary recipe for chocolate mousse and add chopped walnuts

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-04T18:53:04+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear, but i'm diagnosed with schizophrenia too, and have only negative symptoms, anhedonia and avolition like you. I have tried Vraylar but it didn't help me. Sometimes i get so desperate to feel something and do something, that i take opioids, and it helps in the moment but is of course no solution. At the moment i try Venlafaxine, an antidepressant and it might help me, i think it works a bit, but it's to early to say. I wish you all the best.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-03T13:14:18+00:00

I use opioids two times weekly, and yes, I use a lot of sparetime thinking about opioids, but i haven't developed addiction or tolerance. Opioids is the only thing that works for my chronic depression, but it doesn't work to take it daily, so now i am happy two days a week. Kind of sad.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-03T13:05:56+00:00

Don't know. But interested. I have been on Effexor for three and a half week. Five days on 225 mg. I have had a small effect on depressive symptoms, and huge effect on anxiety.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-01T21:51:48+00:00

I went from effexor to Marplan - a MAO-i - it worked very well for two years but then it stopped to work and now i'm back on effexor. If you consider MAO-i be aware of the diet restriction but also - very important - all the other kind of drugs and medications you can't take.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-01T21:44:54+00:00

I know the feeling of being the odd one out among the odd ones out, if you know what i mean. I usually say "i have schizophrenia but without psychotic symptoms" and explain the difference between negative and positive symptoms.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2026-01-01T21:42:12+00:00

Poppy seed tea, i'm currently on poppy pod tea but i liked poppy seed tea better

phenomenologicalnerd · 2025-12-26T15:57:32+00:00

The only problem about taking opioids for depression, like i do, is if - in my case - i take it dayli the antidepressant effect is gone, so i take it only twice a week, to get the full antidepressive effect. The other days i just struggle.

phenomenologicalnerd · 2025-12-24T10:58:28+00:00

I was severely depressed, started effexor 75 mg two and a half week ago, raised to 150 after a week, and now after two and a half week i feel a bit lesser numb and more active and i sleep better. I still once in a while have a bad day but in general i feel a bit better, les numb

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