Anti-depressants vs. painkillers...?

Why is it when I take painkillers I feel more normal than if I take my anti-depressants, i.e.: Prozac, etc.?

pain killers work on your dopamine center. Which is your pleasure center. They can make you fell less depressed however over time you will need more of the drug to get the same felling and then you will not be able to get the feeling at all. Once you have burned out your dopamine center you can not fix it which could lead to life long depression.

First of all, were you diagnosed by a doctor? What type of painkillers and how many do you take. Maybe prozac is not the right type of anti depressant. Ask for Paxil. It is wonderful.

your anti-depressants arent working properly.
switch to another type.

First of all, antidepressants and pain killers manage different problems. Antidepressants take a long time to become "therapeutic". This means that you need to be on them for weeks to stabilize your emotional state.

This medication can only be obtain by perscription after being seen by a doctor and diagnosed with the depression or anxiety that the medication would treat. It takes a long time for it to get to the right blood level and it takes a couple days for it to totally leave your system when you stop taking it. You should never just stop taking any medication like this 'cold turkey'. Always speak to your doctor first.

About Depression Medication: http://depression.about.com/od/depressio...

Pain medication, on the other hand, is usually a short acting medicine (this is referring to the typical over-the-counter medicine). It takes about an hour or so to become "therapeutic". That means it starts managing your pain after about 1 to 2 hours. But then after 4 to 6 hours (usually) it is out of your system entirely. Pain medicine manages pain NOT your emotional state of depression or anxiety.

About Pain medication/analgesia: http://arthritis.about.com/od/analgesic/...

So, feeling normal after taking pain medicine only works if it is pain you are feeling.... NOT depression.

Never self-medicate except for over-the-counter medicine... and then ONLY AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS on the bottle.

painkillers can actually be a depressant.....and even cause psychosis in some cases (or make it worse if you already have it)

you are probably on the wrong antidepressant...... sometimes it takes several tries to get it right...talk to your doctor.....

Prozac (or dose) is probably not working for you. Could be that you also are dealing with anxiety since you say pain killers make you feel more normal. If that's it, there are better meds that do not lead to psychosis and addiction like pain meds do. Also, if you've been on prozac for more than two months and are at a mid-range dosage, I'd make an appointment to see a psychiatrist instead of a gp. They are the doctors that specialize in meds for depression, anxiety, etc., and are more apt to get you on the right stuff quicker than a gp.

i dont have an answer for you but, i do the same as you, as does my sister, as does my best friend, as does her mom, see, your not alone. personally, i don't think it has to do with the anti depp. not being the right one, i know what you mean about the feeling normal- the feeling i get from painkillers is like a burst of glee

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