Folate and Deplin: Effective Treatments for Depression?

I have only been taking Deplin for one week now.  My depression symptoms have substantially improved.  I know that may not typically be the result, but is the only thing that has brought me some relief.

I have been taking Deplin in conjunction with Prozac for one week and I am so much better already. I thought it would take longer to work!

I started taking Pristiz and deplin today.  I am truly hoping for the best, I have been on Effexor for some time and when my doctor increased the dosage It was wonderfull for awhile.  Now I feel good when I am around people but when I am alone I sleep all day.  If there is anyone out there going through the same thing please keep me updated. 

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After I was diagnosed with breast cancer and began taking Arimidex (hormone inhibitor) I began having sever hot flashes.  After being prescribed Deplin for depression, my hot flashes have almost stopped and my depression is much better.  I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this.

I have been on Deplin for 2 weeks. Was diagnosed with low B12, and supplement with that. Have a history of delivering a baby with neural tube defect. With Deplin I wake up easily go to sleep easily, and have a happier attitude!  I am my psychiatrists first patient on this "med", and it cost me 12$..best spent money in years!    P.M.

My spousehas been on many anti-depression meds over a period of lots of years.  Some gave relief for a while, then "pooped out."  Since th MD added Deplin to the drug regimen, change is fantastic!  Just hope we can afford it when the sample supply runs out.

I was put on Lexapro for some anxiety issues I was having after the birth of my 3rd child. I have been unable to lose the weight and later learned this is a side effect of Lexapro. My doctor has taken me off of it and has said if my anxiety returns he can try Deplin by itself and see if that helps. Has anyone else been on Delpin alone? If so, did it work for you and were there any side effects?

Thanks!!

I have been on Lexapro for depression for years with not great results. (I have tried many others but the side effects and poor benefits left me with few choices.)  The day I added Deplin, I realized what people meant when they said antidpressants helped their anxiety and made them feel more grounded. 

The chronic anxiety I have come to live with is gone. I have always had anemia and B12 absoption problems, so low energy was a way of life. Within an hour of taking my first Deplin, I suddenly felt as if a switch of normality had been flipped. I had  such flat affect on the Lexapro, I had stopped enjoying music, and for a musician, this was heartbreaking.  No more. I'm back to feeling the emotional connection iwth music and humor and all the things I had resigned myslef would be absent forever. I have twice s much energy, and better focus and optimism. Things don't feel as overwhelming or ominous.

I think this is a true breakthough. I hope other who are thinking of adding it will do so as my doctor is seeing great benefits with her other patients on it, too. It has no side effects, since it is basically a special formulation of folic acid, which is a supplement you can buy in the vitamin aisle.

I have checked CVS and Wal-Mart, and both carry it, so it has become readily available.

Best of luck to all who are struggling.

This supplement, Deplin, can be prescribed by anyone with a license to prescribe medications.  Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) can also prescribe this.