depression

tankgirl1

razorbladekisses wrote:

Hmm I'm not sure I want to take it now I'm kind of scared to.

dont be scared!! i have been on it since tankbaby was born- ive had no nasty side effects- it just wasnt working for me.

micheleen

tankgirl1 wrote:

dont be scared!! i have been on it since tankbaby was born- ive had no nasty side effects- it just wasnt working for me.

I agree that's much more likely than something bad. None of the SSRI's I was on ever helped me but it doesn't mean they won't help someone else

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I guess you never know with these medications until you've actually tried them.

funkymonkey

have you all been out in ya gardens today? lol! or sat in the park in the sun?

Sugar_Coated_Owl

lol nope not me. Have you?

tankgirl1

lol- nope me neither- been out to the shops with tankbaby, and met my ma for a brew :rolleyes: thats the extent of my social life these days!

PIGZ

Hiya all, I've just found this thread and now realise that I am not alone! I've always had a lack of confidence, which then led to anxiety attacks and then on to depression, it was always something I just got on with until last year when I had a breakdown and started throwing things at my children. It worried me that my children weren't safe around me so I took some action and went to the doctors, major first for me. The doctor put me on Paroxetine which just made sleep constantly and made me feel that I wasn't in charge of my own actions, I couldn't do anything for myself and when I went out in the car and stopped in the middle of the road on a green light I knew they weren't for me.
Some days I feel like balling my eyes out all day, other days I threaten to stab everybody, and some days I feel on top of the world. My gran always said there was no happy medium with me and I was either way up or right down.
Unfortunately my daughter whose 7 has also been diagnosed with depression (apparently it can be hereditary, my mum and sister have also suffered with it) and I can see so much of myself in her that it worries me she'll turn out like me, does anyone have any ideas how to break the cycle. The amount of times she has threatened to cut off her arms and legs, starve herself and lock herself in her room is unbelievable, she also cries at everything, even when you say something nice to her, she can't make friends easily and is nervous about joining groups after a bad experience. Will a shrink really help like the docs say? Any advice greatly appreciated please.

micheleen

There's lots of things that may help, PIGZ. A good shrink can help especially if they're deciding what meds to try, I knew more about my meds than my GP did . Therapy can also help, whether one-to-one or group. Then there's lifestyle and diet to consider. There's no cure-all since different things help different people, all you can hope for is good help (bad help only makes you worse) and a willingness to try different approaches

HTH

gingin_2

PIGZ sorry I can't offer any constructive advice but I really feel for you and hope your daughter gets the help she needs. She is a lucky girl to have a mum who acknowledges there is a problem and wants to support and help her.

I am on Prozac (fluoxetine) and find it is absolutely brilliant at keeing myself nice and level the differences are very subtle and I suffer no side effects other than heartburn occasionally. I had a serious eating disorder and bouts of depression from the age of 12 until I was 26 I am still only 28 but have a lot of skeletons in my closet and the Prozac helps me to balance my mind and look forwards rather than dwell on the past.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

PIGZ, thank you for writing so honestly. Things sound extremely serious for both you and for your daughter, could you explain exactly how things are to your doctor? They may not fully understand the whole picture. If that sounds a bit difficult, and it can be for all of us, you could print off what you've written to us and ask your doctor to read it.
You want things to change and they will if you can be open and honest with your doctor because you will be taking the first step to changing things. Best wishes.