Depression is hurting my recovery
I have been sober for around two weeks now from marijuana, hydrocodone, Xanax, LSD, and alcohol. Recently, I visited a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with depression and anxiety and prescribed me with an antidepressant called prozac. I've taken the medicine for about a week now, but have had no luck with it helping my depression. It actually seems to be making me feel numb and lonely and unfortunately that is the same reason I started to take drugs. Most teenagers seem to take drugs for the social aspect, while I took them to escape feelings of guilt, sadness, and hopelessness. I want to stay away from the drugs, but I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to popping another pill or smoking another joint. I don't know what to do. Can anyone else relate to me? Where the depression is just so strong that you feel the need to take harmful substances just to temporarily take away the pain?