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Medication Query

Hi all,

Checking if anyone on similar boat?

In addition to sertraline, mirtzapine, prazosin, propranolol, quetapine (when needed) doctor added 5mg abilify.

Been on abilify for a month, side effects seems to have gone but in terms of positive effect I only seem to have energy boost but not motivation or mood. Other meds didnt even help me with those energy boost until abilify. I think its making difference but feels like body wants to move but i still dont have motivation and mood remains low to the point where I fall back to bed and its weird feeling that I feel like i have energy but not mood.

Intrusive thoughts doesn't seem to go away at all as theres so much triggers.

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u/Medical-Painter-3164 — 3 days ago
▲ 3 r/majordepressive

Medication query

Hi all,

Checking if anyone on similar boat?

In addition to sertraline, mirtzapine, prazosin, propranolol, quetapine (when needed) doctor added 5mg abilify.

Been on abilify for a month, side effects seems to have gone but in terms of positive effect I only seem to have energy boost but not motivation or mood. Other meds didnt even help me with those energy boost until abilify. I think its making difference but feels like body wants to move but i still dont have motivation and mood remains low to the point where I fall back to bed and its weird feeling that I feel like i have energy but not mood.

Intrusive thoughts doesn't seem to go away at all as theres so much triggers.

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u/Medical-Painter-3164 — 3 days ago
▲ 76 r/spinalfusion+2 crossposts

Do I 30yr old female need surgery or will lots of phyiso help reduce my disc bulge?

I had a CT scan in 2025 saying I had a few mild disc bulges and mild degenerative disc with one large disc protrusion. It was causing severe lower back pain with sciatic down both legs, my GP sent me to a pain specialist who told me he didn't want to give me injections untill I have seen a spinal surgeon first. The appointment with the surgeon requires a fresh MRI scan, i did the scan but it doesn't come with a report so I can't tell if I have gotten worse or better as I didnt see any pictures in my ct scan to compare. My GP agrees I may need to have Decompression surgery.

Is this scan showing a disc bad enough for surgery or will physical therapy help reduce the disc?

Is this what a disc protrusion look like or is it worse or gotten better?

What important questions to keep in mind to ask the surgeon?

Thank you

u/Medical-Painter-3164 — 7 days ago