I'm sorry you're struggling so much right now.I was feeling ok for a good few months despite all the bad stuff that was happening around me, last few weeks home life has been awful and I've hit the bottle again, don't even want to drink but I know after a few glasses I'll feel relaxed and calm if only for a few hours.
Hey I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been going through the same thing.Can I join? The past few days the thought of suicide has been present. I'm massively irritable and wish I could just stay in bed and sleep. I'm a single mum to a 3 year old so can't. She's why I won't kill myself but the thoughts are there. I stopped taking venlafaxine a few months ago as I HATED how it was making me feel. Have taken sertraline, fluoexetine, citalopram in the past. Nothing really seems to stick.
The cleaning can honestly wait until later.I'm really struggling at the moment. Not exercising, hardly eating, and my flat is just a mess. Rather than dealing with it, I just spend hours staring at the TV and trying to get some escapism.
Hi - yes that was me.I can't remember if it was this thread or the support one that someone suggested a text helpline. If you don't respond do they hound you to check you're ok or is it up to you. I have anxiety when it comes to texting strangers or phone calls
Hey lovely. First of all, please don’t apologise, you have no reason to.Sorry guys I don’t want to be rude and drop in on an ongoing conversation, Will go back and read this as I’m sure there will be insights in older posts -
Sounds dumb but have you ever “developed” depression from a foundation of anxiety and poor self esteem? Is that even possible? I’ve always been an anxious person & have taken medicines for it in the past (beta blockers and zopeclone I can’t spell sorry xx) but would never ever see myself as a depressed or sad person overall, like quite the opposite I’m a chronic ppl pleaser which means being fake and happy all the time?? But I’m really struggling at the moment but also think a lot of it is triggered by external things? Like on the one hand I have my internal belief system which ranks myself as pretty low down then there’s situational stuff going on at the mo that feeds into it and compounds it?
I ended up booking a GP appt through Babylon (so it’s not very good tbh - super brief and they don’t know any of your back history) and getting prescribed something she described as half anti anxiety half anti depressant, I’m sooo scared as it is an SSRI and they’re quite stigmatised aren’t they? My husband doesn’t want me to take them but I just want to stop feeling so sensitive and sad about things that are said or happen cos I’m finding it tough at the mo.
Sorry for the stupid post and to be so ignorant, it’s from a place of fear rather than anything else xx
Thank you, it sounds so silly but it means a lot coming from “a familiar face”??Hey lovely. First of all, please don’t apologise, you have no reason to.
I’m so sorry you’re feeling like this, it sounds so demoralising. I’m not an expert and I’m sure others will be able to give a better answer, but I think depression can develop from any number of things, and it makes sense that anxiety and poor self esteem would bring it on. It’s an exhausting combination and it would be hard not to let that get on top of you.
I don’t want to “me-rail” but I’ve never seen myself as a sad or depressed person either, I don’t think suffering from depression is a reflection of someone’s personality. I kind of think of myself when I’m not depressed as “the real me” because my depressed mind is so different to what I’m really like. I’m usually so happy and easily amused but at the moment nothing makes me happy and that’s when I know somethings wrong.
If you feel comfortable with it I think you should give the medication a try. I totally understand the fear of it being stigmatised but you don’t have to tell everyone about it. But it’s so worth giving it a try. When I first took Prozac/fluoxetine years ago, I was so apprehensive but it probably saved my life.
Whatever you decide I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you, and you can always get things off your chest on this thread.
Aww I know what you mean!Thank you, it sounds so silly but it means a lot coming from “a familiar face”??
YES you articulated it perfectly thank you. You’re so right, personality is separate from mental health and that’s definitely why I’m struggling to believe I “need” the prescription cos I feel like I’m a happy smiley person so whatevs doesn’t matter?
I’ve been given sertraline which I’m too scared to even google tbh. I am scared it’ll make me withdrawn as I do a lot of 1:1 play and learning stuff with. I just need some way of not getting so upset by everything until I can do well with my CBT again really.
Thank you for listening it’s so kind and appreciated x
I'm sorry you're struggling. Medication tappers should always be done super slowly and ideally with extra support in place. Some people need a minimum time frame of 6+ months. What was your original dose and how much did you decrease your dosage byHello lovely people, how are you doing?
I’m really struggling at the moment. Therapy has helped me loads, I thought I was on the mend and it was decided I’d taper my dose and eventually discontinue Prozac. It’s been 6 days and I’m not doing as swell as I thought I would be. Just feel like crying all of the time and can’t make myself do stuff so I’m procrastinating. I’m also very lonely despite being surrounded by people and am worried about possible weight loss so eating very little too.
I’m so sorry you’ve been through that, and that it’s coming back to you in this way now. I can’t even imagine how painful it would feel.Since going on sertraline i feel like i have some kind of clarity over things when i was a kid. Im remembering stuff, seeing things clearly and starting difficult conversations with family.
Now i dont know what to do
Is this normal to happen? Its like my brain is defragging and putting all my misery in order to work though.
Do i need to speak to someone?
Its come to light, what I put down as just not liking a parent, actually was neglect and abuse. I feel validated in the sense of it being acknowledged BUT i feel like the genie has been let out, and the family members who confirmed this seem to be talking about me as a child as if i was some other person. There's no connection for them between that scared child and this anxious depressed adult.
Have you tried mirtazapine? Sertraline, fluoxetine and citalopram are all SSRIs and venlafaxine is an SNRI but mirtazapine is an antidepressant of the "other" subtype so may be worth a go. It's quite sedating but less so at higher doses (strangely).Can I join? The past few days the thought of suicide has been present. I'm massively irritable and wish I could just stay in bed and sleep. I'm a single mum to a 3 year old so can't. She's why I won't kill myself but the thoughts are there. I stopped taking venlafaxine a few months ago as I HATED how it was making me feel. Have taken sertraline, fluoexetine, citalopram in the past. Nothing really seems to stick.
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