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The drugs didn't work


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nicegirl, you need to tell your doc exactly when and why you did what you did. they will have to work with you on this as it is clear that you were not on the same page before. maybe even try to tell them what's happened before you meet with them so they have a chance to think about ways of helping you with your symptoms. some times docs need to ask around before they have a good answer. I'm in a similar situation of trying to find a good balance with less meds as I am thinking about concieving in the next year. it is very tough to wean and I know you made progress by getting everythiong out so that you can start fresh, but you can really hurt yourself by going ct with no monitor. it's not a good risk.
18 years ago 0 6 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi JB I'm not too bad at the moment. My mood has bene dipping but it's still manageable. I've added you to my CBT buddies list do wil certainly get in touch. Thanks for your kind words
18 years ago 0 3043 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi there Nicegirl, glad you came back on the site. I'm sorry that you aren't feel too much better - I can relate most of the time lately??? Yuk! I know what you mean about people noticing when you come of the medication - I am not back on as much as I was on before - almost half of what I used to be taking and even with that I feel almost like I have come out of a fog or something - things seem clearer somehow....don't get me wrong - I said clearer not happier - lol. Anyway, glad to hear you are still out there. I'm not sure if you use the CBT Buddies - kind of like an msn idea within this website but I have added you to my list of buddies so if you ever want to chat when we are both online that would be great. I guess you would have to add me to your list though? Anyway, just a thought for you to keep in mind if you want to chat more privately sometime! Take care of yourself! JB
18 years ago 0 6 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi JB, Thanks for replying. I've been struggling lately so hadn't checked the site until today. I will see how things go. I am resisting going back on the drugs as my IBS has been settling down and I've gone back to getting a pretty decent night's sleep. People were starting to comment that I was seeming very agitated when I decided to come off the tablets, no one has said that since. I know I'm not well though as the same thoughts that always depress me stil do. I'm not sure if this is any better than the tablets but myabe its useful to experience the emotions and deal with them than to just supress them. If I go back to the Dr I'll end up taking more pills and getting back on the drug carousel again. Not sure what to do, it all seems a bit too difficult at the moment. I'm trying to remind myself that the moods do lift eventually. My period of counselling is coming to an end as well and the practical advice to keep a track on my behaviour, fill my time and find interests and hobbies is fine for now, maybe even for a few months, but it doesn't stop me looking into the future without hope. Most of the time I feel I may not ever get a chance of having a normal life. Maybe the trick is to try to not think about more than today? :confuse:
18 years ago 0 3043 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi there Nicegirl74, I haven't been on the site for awhile but was really interested in your conversation. Sometimes (well alot of times), I feel like the drugs don't make any difference. I also stopped taking mine cold turkey - didn't really start out to do that, I just kept forgetting to take them and then figured what's the point? I spiralled pretty low and my moods were all over the place - felt suicidal also - luckily didn't end up back in the hospital. I have already vowed that I will never go back there - unless I am unconscious and someone takes me. I was in there 3 or 4 times last year and that was enough for me. Anyway, i also started taking my drugs again on the advice of my family doctor and my counsellor but I really wonder sometimes what for?? The side effects do suck and quite frankly so does life so what is the point? I have also gained weight, don't sleep right (not enough usually), am shaky, have irritable bowel syndrome etc. so I guess it is hard to know what the heck to do. Anyway, I guess we just have to carry on one day at a time? I just wanted to thank you for your post because I could relate so much and it makes me feel better to know others feel the same and can understand me also! Thank you so much. I hope you are feeling better! Take care :)
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Also, none of the meds I tried ever worked well for more than about 6 months.
18 years ago 0 6 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks for replying. I think it was a rash decision after gaining so much weight that my preiods stopped. I got panicky, it didn't help that by the time I came off I was down to waking up on the hour (if I was lucky). It started to feel like I was just chasing side-effects brought on by the meds with more drugs. In addition to the insomnia and weight gain, I also now have pretty bad irritable bowel syndrome. Just felt I needed to take control back. Wondered if maybe the key for me was to stop trying to suppress the moods with medication and try to find practical ways of working through them. I'm not proud though. If I start to seriously unravel, I'll go back to the doctor. I do worry that if I don't find a way to manage the depression long term, I'll wake up one day and just reckon it's better to just stop being. I'm trying to not over-think, or o spend to much time looking into the future as the fear of being alone forver is terrifying for me. My mood is ok today. I'm making a conscious effort following the advice of my counsellor to fil my time and accept invitations out to things, even if I don't want to go, so that I'm not sitting around contemplating just how crappy my life is. Finding this very hard. My head is clearer since coming off the tablets, though that could just be becaues I am sleeping better.
18 years ago 0 142 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
nicegrl, hey, ya i went off my meds without weening off of them and went into a downward spiral big time. i was ok for a little while then i was under stress and wham! i went into an episode and had a suicide attempt and wound up in the hospitol for three days. i wonder, if you dont mind, why did you go off of them? i am now back on meds after being switched around for months, finally i think i am on meds that are working. at least for now. plus my stress level is better. how are things today for you?
18 years ago 0 6 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I stopped taking my medication 4 weeks ago, without weening myself off as you are supposed to do. I was finding the drugs merry-go-round frightening. I put on masses of weight in tyhe year and a half that I was on them. I'd tried Lustral, Effexor Cipralex and finally Cipralex and Dothiepin in combination, with tamazepam to help with the associated insomnia. It was hell coming off but now I don't feel more or less depressed than I did before. Have noticed that my moods can be very bad (wondering if it would be easier not to carry on) but that they don't perist much beyond a few days. Just wanted to know if anyone had been able to successfully manage their depression after ceasing medication or if it's inevitable that you end up back on the pills.

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