How did going on an antidepressant help me have enough of an attention span to enjoy

[taylor00257]

video games again? I, used to be on an antidepressant years ago and I noticed when i got off of them I found myself getting bored of a game quick and now that I got back on an antidepressant I find that I enjoy video games much more again! I've put in probably 40 hrs of gaming in the last 2 weeks! I play a different game almost daily (though I have days I play the same one). How has going back on an antidepressant help, enjoy the games again? Or could this be adhd and I just have a big current interest? The thing is now I am no longer into reading stuff online and learning which was my interest before I got on my antidepressant.

I was put on the antidepressant Remeron.

[sarahsweets]

Well remeron is an antipsychotic so maybe thats the difference.

[SweetCode]

Originally Posted by taylor00257

video games again? I, used to be on an antidepressant years ago and I noticed when i got off of them I found myself getting bored of a game quick and now that I got back on an antidepressant I find that I enjoy video games much more again! I've put in probably 40 hrs of gaming in the last 2 weeks! I play a different game almost daily (though I have days I play the same one). How has going back on an antidepressant help, enjoy the games again? Or could this be adhd and I just have a big current interest? The thing is now I am no longer into reading stuff online and learning which was my interest before I got on my antidepressant.

I was put on the antidepressant Remeron.

This med works in the noradrenaline (responsible for A.D.H.D. together with dopamine) and in the Serotonin (depression) receptors , the serotonin action is supposed to help you start an activity and the noradrenaline action should help you focusing.

IMHO you should talk with your doctor about this issue , sounds like you need more activity in the noradrenaline and dopamine receptors and this med helps you but not as much as you need.

[scrambled86]

Originally Posted by sarahsweets

Well remeron is an antipsychotic so maybe thats the difference.

Is it an antipsychotic? I take it at the moment

[Twiggy]

Originally Posted by sarahsweets

Well remeron is an antipsychotic so maybe thats the difference.

You're wrong. Remeron is an antidepressant.

[sarahsweets]

My bad ...twiggy is right.

[Crackpotdad]

Originally Posted by sarahsweets

Well remeron is an antipsychotic so maybe thats the difference.

And an anti-appetite suppressant! Haha

[Crackpotdad]

Remeron helped me tremendously with OCD. Helped me kick my lip balm addiction.

[scrambled86]

Makes me reallllllly hungry

[Joker_Girl]

For me the antidepressant i am on does not really help with my focus and attention. The one i am on is Celexa. I have been on a lot of them. Eventually i suppose this one will quit working and i will have to change. Remeron is about the only one i havent been on yet.

The Celexa helps with depression but does nothing for my focus. Before i knew i had the ADHD, i tried many antidepressants and it would help my depression sort of but i still felt "off" and somewhat sad and moody. When i went to the shrink rather than family dr that is when i found out about the ADHD and was told to try stimulants. I knew of stimulants, having had abused them in the past, but i sure didnt expect it to help so much at such a small dose.

When i first went on Celexa i was hungry alot and i did put on some weight, which was depressing, as i wasnt skinny to begin with. I have also suffered a great deal in my sex life. I do not find i have much interest in sex; i have interest in being loved on and held (which sucks, because my husband finds this to be a turn on), but sex feels like a chore to me. I also have noticed that if i actually manage to become "turned on", which is rare on antidepressants, I will not be able to find "relief" of this, so it seems almost pointless and frustrating to even try.

Some times, i take a few days off my med so that i can find "relief" if you know what i mean. Its probably not recommended, but sometimes, the desire for "relief" can be nagging.

But the antidepressant does not help my focus, other than maybe helping to get my mind off my depression...any more than ritalin does not help my depression, other than to what degree the help with ADHD symptons helps me feel cheerier and more optimistic.

[silivrentoliel]

Originally Posted by Crackpotdad

Remeron helped me tremendously with OCD. Helped me kick my lip balm addiction.

seriously!? I don't say that sarcastically either... people think I'm kidding when I tell them I'm addicted to my lip gloss, but it's the truth. I haven't found anything yet that helps me kick it, just not panic so much if I don't have it with me... doesn't mean I won't dig around for some I may have hidden somewhere but I don't freak out as badly.

[Crackpotdad]

Originally Posted by silivrentoliel

seriously!? I don't say that sarcastically either... people think I'm kidding when I tell them I'm addicted to my lip gloss, but it's the truth. I haven't found anything yet that helps me kick it, just not panic so much if I don't have it with me... doesn't mean I won't dig around for some I may have hidden somewhere but I don't freak out as badly.

Wow! You have just described my problem (past) to a 't'!

I used to have lip balm squirreled away everywhere. Cars, bedroom, kitchen, parents house, parents car, golf bag, school bag, work vehicle. It was bad. That was on top of the 3 sticks I carried with me at all times, one attached to the keychain.

I would have panic attacks on the rare occassion I would be caught without any. It was really really bad. The instant I realized I didn't have some, my lips (in my mind at least) would turn to the Sahara desert. I haven't used the stuff in about 2.5 years now. If I think about it, I get a small need, but manage to fight it off.

[silivrentoliel]

Originally Posted by Crackpotdad

Wow! You have just described my problem (past) to a 't'!

I used to have lip balm squirreled away everywhere. Cars, bedroom, kitchen, parents house, parents car, golf bag, school bag, work vehicle. It was bad. That was on top of the 3 sticks I carried with me at all times, one attached to the keychain.

I would have panic attacks on the rare occassion I would be caught without any. It was really really bad. The instant I realized I didn't have some, my lips (in my mind at least) would turn to the Sahara desert. I haven't used the stuff in about 2.5 years now. If I think about it, I get a small need, but manage to fight it off.

I don't have any of my keychain anymore, but I may need too if I don't find where I put all of mine when I cleaned the other day Annoys me knowing I have like 6 tubes out there somewhere and have no idea where they are.

It's nice knowing I'm not the only lip-gloss addict, even if your addiction is in the past.

Totally off topic, but still interesting, nonetheless