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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue When Suffering From Depression

43 year old female;diagnosed with depression 10 years ago;taken several medications;only wellbutrin xl 450mg once daily,helped some.Have fatigue all the time.I am very caffiene sensitive;so hard to function without the get up and go that caffiene products provide...tried ashwaghanda and a few other natural products.any suggestion what doctor to see and where to begin to get active?extremely tired all the time.Single mom of one daughter;no family support.
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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You have depression since last 10 years and have taken several medicines and now you are on Bupropion XL 450 per day. Still you have fatigue and tiredness even while you are on medicines. Natural products didn't result in relief. Some times even on antidepressants patients fail to respond and you have persistent like drowsiness. In such case medicines like Modafinil, Armodafinil can prove useful. The medicines help to maintain alertness, prevent drowsiness and fatigue in depressive patients. You can consult your psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.
Attend cognitive therapy sessions for rapid recovery.

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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue When Suffering From Depression

Hello thanks for asking from HCM You have depression since last 10 years and have taken several medicines and now you are on Bupropion XL 450 per day. Still you have fatigue and tiredness even while you are on medicines. Natural products didn t result in relief. Some times even on antidepressants patients fail to respond and you have persistent like drowsiness. In such case medicines like Modafinil, Armodafinil can prove useful. The medicines help to maintain alertness, prevent drowsiness and fatigue in depressive patients. You can consult your psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs. Attend cognitive therapy sessions for rapid recovery. Thanks, hope this helps you.