depression

judi24

Complexity theory and the role of the community matron!!

Daydream_Believer_5

judi24 wrote:

If you feel ready to come off try it, with dr's support of course. What is the worse thing that can happen - you have to go back on it. If you don't try you won't know.
But 4 months is not long to be on a med. Are you genuinly feeling better have you faced up to and resolved issues that were getting you down. If not think serously about coming off just now. You need to give yourself time to heal.

Tbh I'm not sure if I am, but at the same time want to move on from this part of my life. I wish I knew what set me off on the depression, but the fact that I have felt low for years means that I can't pin point anything, although last year was one hell of a year which nearly ended my marriage so maybe that was the straw that broke the camels back.

judi24

And you are being usefull keeping me sane with this thread!!

Daydream_Believer_5

Slayerx wrote:

Hard to say everyone is diffrent, my body had to adjust while in prozac and it had to adjust when I stopped taking them too.

Talk it through with your GP and as advised if you come off do it slowly.

Trouble is I hate doing things slowly, but I know this is one thing I do have to take time with. Hopefully things will be much clearer in a couple of months when I go back

Slayerx

judi24 wrote:

Complexity theory and the role of the community matron!!

That happens to be my favorite subject :rotfl:

*runs away*

Daydream_Believer_5

flis21 wrote:

I feel exactly the same, which is why I told the doctor I was fine and wanted off my meds and why I haven't been to him yet saying that it's not working. But I have had to come to accept that it is better to live a better life on my medication than be in this pit of misery and dispair off my meds.

Sorry if I am sounding down but things are really getting on top of me at the minute.

Hopefully things will work out better for you.

:grouphug: Thanks for being honest - its what I need and I still get days when I am down as well, so maybe I'm best staying on the medication for a bit longer.

flis21

Topice sounds impressive. I did my dissertation 4 and a half years ago and can't remember half of it now, but at the time it took over my life for weeks!

judi24

Daydream_Believer wrote:

Tbh I'm not sure if I am, but at the same time want to move on from this part of my life. I wish I knew what set me off on the depression, but the fact that I have felt low for years means that I can't pin point anything, although last year was one hell of a year which nearly ended my marriage so maybe that was the straw that broke the camels back.

Have you been referred for some counciling. It doesn't work for everyone but at least you can talk about what's going on in your head without feeling guilty, being judged or burdening those close to you.

judi24

Slayerx wrote:

That happens to be my favorite subject :rotfl:

*runs away*

i'm running away too!!:rotfl:

flis21

Daydream_Believer wrote:

:grouphug: Thanks for being honest - its what I need and I still get days when I am down as well, so maybe I'm best staying on the medication for a bit longer.

Thanks for the hugs, need lots of them at the min! I don't want to be all negative, if you genuinely are ready to come off them that's wonderful, but for me coming off them has been a huge mistake. If others can learn from my mistake, then at lteast if has benefitted someone!