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I'm really scared - help

  • 18-04-2010 2:57am
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    This week, I have had to increase my anti depressant medication due to severe anxiety and depression. I have been taking the anti depressant medication for a few days, but this evening and now, I have never felt so low in about 4 years. I don't know is it because of the increase in dosage, but I feel really really low, and I know this will shock alot of people but I feel so low, at the moment I would have no problem ending it all. I have not felt like this in a number of years, and I'm scared at the moment, because I am so so low. Can anyone help me please. I am a sane person, I sent a message to my best friend but it hasn't delivered, and I just don't know what to do at the moment. I am seeing a shrink twice a week, and am starting councelling next week, but at the moment I just feel really low. I'm so sorry to lay this on the people reading this, but I feel awful and am crying and I guess I need help


Comments

  • #2
    glasta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭glasta


    Hi OP,

    Not sure what to say to help you. I'm going through a very low point also and I think it's just a matter of trying to put the head down and get through it. Having nobody to talk to makes it all the more difficult. Just post here if it makes you feel anyway better.

    Sorry I dont have anything better to say right now. Hope things get a bit better for you.


  • #3
    Wild_Dogger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Wild_Dogger


    Hope you managed to get through the night ok !
    I just noticed you posting at 4am here , it made me wonder if you might have been drinking too ?? The alcohol can exaggerate your depression , and if you ever feel like making the biggest choice of your life (suicide) , then make sure you're not drunk when you make the choice .

    But I believe the more hurt you sustain - the tougher you become !
    Eventually making it easier to deal with everyday life and situations .

    Hang in there this week , and dont forget that good times are ahead .
    Even if its something small like laughing at a tv comedy or whatever .
    The good times dont always outweigh the bad times , but They're worth waiting for .


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    first off, don't do anything...keep calm and rationalise things in your head...
    I have recently also increased my anti-depressent medication and had the exact self-same reaction, all it means is that your medication is working...believe me I know it is as scary as hell, but it calms down soon enough and you'll forget how bad you were.
    This happened to me a few weeks ago and now I am fine. At the time, I felt suicidal, sooooo darkly depressed and felt just like you, but within a few days it got better and then all of a sudden it lifts, so hang on in there...my doctor told me it means you are responding well to the drugs if you feel such a strong reaction.
    Also if it is so bad that you cant handle it, try asking your doctor for advil or something to take the edge off for a few days...I've had to do this a couple of times when i have upped my dosage and it's really taken the edge off the extreme reaction.

    Good luck, I really feel for you.


  • #5
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    leelee1 wrote: »
    first off, don't do anything...keep calm and rationalise things in your head...
    I have recently also increased my anti-depressent medication and had the exact self-same reaction, all it means is that your medication is working...believe me I know it is as scary as hell, but it calms down soon enough and you'll forget how bad you were.
    This happened to me a few weeks ago and now I am fine. At the time, I felt suicidal, sooooo darkly depressed and felt just like you, but within a few days it got better and then all of a sudden it lifts, so hang on in there...my doctor told me it means you are responding well to the drugs if you feel such a strong reaction.
    Also if it is so bad that you cant handle it, try asking your doctor for advil or something to take the edge off for a few days...I've had to do this a couple of times when i have upped my dosage and it's really taken the edge off the extreme reaction.

    Good luck, I really feel for you.

    OP here. Thank you all for your comments. I thought it was a reaction to the increase in dosage alright. Thanks for reassuring me its just the tablets. I'm still feeling really down, and feel like I'm in a dark hole. I hope to be out of it in a few days. Until then I'll try and keep myself busy or something, and try to remember its just the tablets! Thanks again everyone


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