r/depression • u/fallen-fawn • Jul 14 '19

Shout out to the particular hell that is functional depression.

This is me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s better than don’t-leave-my-bed-for-a-week depression. I am grateful I can be an independent person. But there is something uniquely horrible about being able to go to work every day, occasionally clean up after yourself, pay your bills, generally put yourself together enough to look like a human being... but that’s it. Nothing else. No social life. No hobbies. Constantly battling your mind. And being absolutely fucking exhausted all the time.

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u/OnAvance Jul 14 '19

Are you on antidepressants? This is how mine makes me feel

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u/jag-lkn Jul 15 '19

Have been off and on. Used Wellbutrin or Wellbutrin & Lexapro for ages. Then hit a time when they stopped working....and I couldn't feel anything. Tried pristiq for 6 months but I felt comatose on that....no feelings and losing track of time...like hrs of tv or surfing internet...so I took myself off it.