Afraid of stimulants but there's no other way and nothing left
M35, For years im on trial and errors with antidepressants, just nothing.
I've never felt what does focus means, 24/7 scattered brain and tons of thoughts at the same time, can't finish anything or complete a task, extremely easy to be distracted and terribly non available memory.
which completely affected my life so bad, i can't learn or memorize anything, can't study, working in a terrible place because i couldn't find better due to my issues and im the only one at work that always distracted, never completed a task and the only one that always forgets and makes mistakes, even the simplest math i can't do.
Tried the first route, lab tests are fine, vitamins, minerals, herbal extracts and amino acids but nothing worked.
Doctors just say its some kind of anxiety and stress.
Then finally went to psychiatrists, started with SSRI'S, SNRI'S and Tricyclic antidepressants and to be honest, they just killed my last cells of emotions and made me eat more, That made me hold still from 2019 till now and made me feel so depressed all the time and this loop cycle is still running til now.
Trials and errors with Fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, Venlafaxine, olanzipine, welbutrin, paroxetine, Cymbalta and Clomipramine.
Lastly im on 20mg Prozac and 150mg Clomipramine.
Doctors just says medications needs time and i hear that from 2019 to this moment.
Tried to research and to see what's going on and god knows how hard that was and found ADHD which i can relate to 100% of it (ADD) Thanks to the internet and reddit.
Went to psychiatrists again and what I've found that where i live ADHD is something like witchcraft and got terrified from doctors warnings from using stimulants.
But i don't know what to do to help myself, I'm a father of 2 kids and i don't want to complete my life like this.
Please advice, I've an appointment with my psychiatrist in the next week and don't know what to do