When do I know my anti-depressant is not good for me?

[RootbeerFloat]

5 weeks ago I started taking 3 medications.  20mg of Paroxetine, 500mg of Metformin, 50mg of Spironolactone.  I have had anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember, and I am now 29 and trying an anti-depressant for the first time.  The Paroxetine my doctor said is supposed to help with the depression/anxiety, and the other meds are supposed to help the symptoms of my Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome.  
The problem is, that I feel worse than I have ever in my entire life.  I feel empty, angry, I can't fulfill my obligations, I dropped a class this semester, I'm ignoring my friends, I don't partake in any of my hobbies anymore, the only thing I can eat is olives, pickles, bell peppers, blue cheese, and small amounts of fruit.  And I constantly drink just water.  Everything else is just unappealing.  I try to sleep as much as I can.  I sleep 10-12 hours and then try to sleep more until I give up and just watch Farscape, the only thing that seems to lighten the load these days.
People tell me it takes 6-8 weeks for it to work.  I'm starting to feel like, this is very wrong.  Shouldn't I feel just a LITTLE better by now?  I just CAN'T care about anything.  I feel like if I ever do get out of this, I will never be the same.  
I know I should be talking to my doctor or whatever, but to voice these things is impossible.  I will avoid conversation, and insist everything is fine.  My anxiety is through the roof.  I really need someone to tell me what I should do.

[heyjude1]

YEAH!  We agree on something!  Yeah!  I totally agree with you, they need to specialist.  I am not referring to general practicioner, I am referring to a Physcharist.  And yes, I do have alot of hope in doctors, they have helped me and thousands of others overcome some of our depressions and other Mental Illiness.  Not only seeing a doctor is tremendously helpful but incorporating therapy is a win/win situation.

It is okay if you disagree, perhaps you have had better luck without the help of a doctor and perhaps someone else may also.  There are degrees of depression and other Mental Illiness and some require medication, or medication and therapy.  However, I must say it is my opinion that if someones is suffering for a lingering deep depression, it is almost essential to get on a medication to help chemicanl inbalance.  Thank you for allowing me to speak my opinion.

[RootbeerFloat]

Thanks.

[M4Y0U]

You are hooked on doctors... People need to understand that they need to see specialists rather than generalist.

[heyjude1]

I would discuss this with my doc, he certainly put you on alot of medications at one time and it would be hard to tell which medication is causing your problems.I take 3 different medications per day for my Bipolar/depression but not a one time.  I hope you start felling better.

[M4Y0U]

You can either try to mask the symptoms with medications or try to cure the problem to the root. One way to tell if a medication is working or not is by telling it's not working over month... Then you can enter the switch medications nightmare if you want and do the rat... I would start with a qualified therapist. Doctors are not into pharmacology... they try their best to mask the symptoms with the knowledge they received on how a specific medication is supposed to act. What they don't tell you is how you will be able to quit the medication once used to it... I would start with psych first, see the options, then make a choice.