[Printemps93]

Had a friend on another forum ....hates my guts

Basically tries to tell people I threatened suicide and had a friend tell people I was dead . Sick playground rumours like That do great things for my depressive state . Gotta wonder where she got that notion

[Sardonicat]

Having some nasty side effects. Supressed appetite/nausea. Seemed to have returned to normal yesterday but today I ate about as much as a baby bird and now I've started dry retching. Lovely.

@Printmepts: if someone on boards is spreading nasty rumours about you on the site report them.

[Novella]

Originally Posted by degausserxo

After a year or so of fiddling around with medication, I was finally settled and things started to get back to a level of relative normalcy, but in the past few months, I've had uncontrollable muscle spasms (literally every minute of the day) and the worst shakes, to the point where I could barely hold a mug of tea for fear of scalding myself. Doctor's currently trying to find out which of the meds is causing it, and started by tapering the efexor down to 225... And the change is actually terrifying me. Although the shakes and spasms have definitely subsided a little, I've been bursting into tears at random points and am having horrible migraines. Definite drop in mood. I'd been looking forward to returning to education in September but I'm terrified that this is all going to start again. It can't.

Know the feeling. Hoping to return to college myself this year (yes, again) but also having medication problems. Hope you get it sorted soon x

[KnifeWRENCH]

Originally Posted by KnifeWRENCH

I really think I'm starting to get a bit better. And that seemed impossible only a few short months ago. Of course, it's premature to start thinking about being cured or anything like that....but a few small steps in the right direction is reassuring. The big difference between me now and me a few months ago is that I actually WANT to get better. I have an idea as to what I want from the future and have learned to stop clinging to the past.

*sigh* Funny how one night everything just seems to change. Even if for no discernible reason.

I'm at a stage now where I know I'm better now than I have been for a long time. I am looking forward to the future....but not clinging to the past has proven much more difficult.

This is a momentary, self-pity blip. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Hopefully....

[Karsini]

I've been feeling like I'm losing the will to live over the last few weeks. I'm not exactly contemplating suicide or anything, but feel like locking myself in and crying. I haven't any long term goals in my life and just feel like I'm trapped, going nowhere. And anything I do plan out, I'm too terrified to see it through.

[Printemps93]

Originally Posted by Sardonicat

@Printmepts: if someone on boards is spreading nasty rumours about you on the site report them.

She knew how I'd been feeling but she heard from some sick fugger that I was dead or something , now she basically hates me for no apparent reason in my opinion because I'm not to blame for what someone else has been saying , now pretty much the whole LGBT forum thinks I'm some kinda sick freak or something .......There goes my sad pettiful excuse of a life

[flutterflye]

Are we allowed discuss meds?

Just incase, I won't mention the one I'm on.
The pharmacist today said that I should go to the doc if this continues into next week, which of course I will.

But just wondering; I only started on my anti-depressant 2 days ago, but I've been experiencing this really weird, almost 'out to lunch' feeling.
Like I'm not here, or dissociated, or numb, or something.
Only on a very low dose to begin with.

Just wondering though if this, and the other side effects like really bad head ache and dry mouth, should go away, or once you get a side effect, does it tend to stick around for good?

Different for everybody I guess.
I'm mainly concerned with the weird spacey feeling though.
I don't like it at all.

Originally Posted by flutterflye

Are we allowed discuss meds?

Just incase, I won't mention the one I'm on.
The pharmacist today said that I should go to the doc if this continues into next week, which of course I will.

But just wondering; I only started on my anti-depressant 2 days ago, but I've been experiencing this really weird, almost 'out to lunch' feeling.
Like I'm not here, or dissociated, or numb, or something.
Only on a very low dose to begin with.

Just wondering though if this, and the other side effects like really bad head ache and dry mouth, should go away, or once you get a side effect, does it tend to stick around for good?

Different for everybody I guess.
I'm mainly concerned with the weird spacey feeling though.
I don't like it at all.

Hi, I've recently started on Lustral, the first week is rough. I had that "out to lunch" feeling too for five or six days but it DOES pass. Stick it out!

Originally Posted by flutterflye

Are we allowed discuss meds?

Just incase, I won't mention the one I'm on.
The pharmacist today said that I should go to the doc if this continues into next week, which of course I will.

But just wondering; I only started on my anti-depressant 2 days ago, but I've been experiencing this really weird, almost 'out to lunch' feeling.
Like I'm not here, or dissociated, or numb, or something.
Only on a very low dose to begin with.

Just wondering though if this, and the other side effects like really bad head ache and dry mouth, should go away, or once you get a side effect, does it tend to stick around for good?

Different for everybody I guess.
I'm mainly concerned with the weird spacey feeling though.
I don't like it at all.

Yes almost all of those feelings and effects will disappear eventually. Sometimes I get a slight bit of it back for a few hours here and there but nothing serious.

Lustralette, good to hear your doing better! Ive actually just been bumped up to 150mg (due to my stupid ability to put myself in crappy situations) so im suffering all the crap again so i can empathise with you.

The last couple of days have been hell but im beginning to feel better now already. Going for CBT next week also. Cant wait

[bob50]

Originally Posted by flutterflye

Are we allowed discuss meds?

Just incase, I won't mention the one I'm on.
The pharmacist today said that I should go to the doc if this continues into next week, which of course I will.

But just wondering; I only started on my anti-depressant 2 days ago, but I've been experiencing this really weird, almost 'out to lunch' feeling.
Like I'm not here, or dissociated, or numb, or something.
Only on a very low dose to begin with.

Just wondering though if this, and the other side effects like really bad head ache and dry mouth, should go away, or once you get a side effect, does it tend to stick around for good?

Different for everybody I guess.
I'm mainly concerned with the weird spacey feeling though.
I don't like it at all.

Normally anti despressant drugs take at least two weeks to kick in and you start to feel alright

This has happened to me my doc changed different anti d drugs over the the last few years

Mind you thats me everyone is different I think it can be trial and error though.

Best of luck with your treatment

[starviewadams]

New doc in clinic prescribed me diazepam for sleep for some reason,last doc I saw there said she didn't want to give me a script for that cos it can become addictive and gave me a script for phenergan instead,kinda nervous about taking the diazepam to be honest,might take half of one to get me asleep just to be safe.

[Printemps93]

does Olanzapine reduce anxiety levels?

I'm worried about the medication I'm currently taking. In the last week and a half to two weeks, my moods have become very up and down. I'm either hyper (in an on edge kind of way) or I'm very depressed. I've been extremely anxious a lot of the time too. I've had some dark thoughts during this period of time. This came after a steady few weeks on the medication.
As my own gp's away at the moment, I went to see another just to discuss the symptoms, see what he thought, etc. He couldn't have been more unhelpful if he tried and I left there feeling like s***. Didn't think I should be taking the medication I'm currently on, but wouldn't change it, understandably enough. I don't know what I'm going to do between now and when my own gp gets back. I'm beyond frustrated and starting to feel hopeless. I feel like I do not want to leave the house at all but I've got things on over the next while that I cannot get out of.
I know I can't get any medical advice on here, but I just wanted to vent or something.

[starviewadams]

Jesus,I took a half of diazepam last night at about 4.30am and I didn't wake up til 2pm this afternoon,bloody powerful stuff.

[luckyfrank]

Originally Posted by starviewadams

Jesus,I took a half of diazepam last night at about 4.30am and I didn't wake up til 2pm this afternoon,bloody powerful stuff.

Is that similar to lexotan ?