Not DFW-but need advice...

immoral_angeluk

I'm on Fluoxetine 20mg which apparently just boosts the 'happy hormones' to help balance out my moods... essentially it's just prozac but under a difference name...

Gemmzie

I much prefer Fluxoetine to Amitriptyline. Ami just made me want to sleep all the time like others have said, which isn't exactly helping when you're in shut down anyway

maralum

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

I'm on Fluoxetine 20mg which apparently just boosts the 'happy hormones' to help balance out my moods... essentially it's just prozac but under a difference name...

Absolutely, this is the only one that ever made me feel like myself again. Made me physically twitchy though. Lots of tiny muscle spasms and tremors. After six months, I felt so much better that I forgot to take it anymore. I realised afterwards that this was a very natural way for me to come off these drugs, being depressed just wasn't at the forefront of my mind any more, so nor was my prozac!!!:j :j :j

beanielou

Huggles Bunny
Lou xx

Bunnyinthelights

I'm on the same as IA,
20mg of prozac...

I took a b-vit today and some oil of evening primrose too.
I have also made sure I got all my fruit and veg today and NO booze (I had a glass of wine yesterday and I felt AWFUL by bed time...)

I'm in bed for 10pm now every night which is just not like me and sleeping well most of the time (DD nightmares aside, lol) and I do notice if I have a bad sleep that I am really awful the next day! I used to be able to handle it, not anymore.

Thnkas all-feel better knowing Im not alone.
Bunny x

System

Hey Bunny, I echo what Snaggles has said, that you come across as very sprightly (STALKER MODE - ON) but when I log on to DFW and I see that you have posted I look at your post because you say the zaniest, funniest things and you make me laugh. Will you marry me? (Oh, Ive asked you this before havent I, sorry) (STALKER MODE - OFF) but depression affects us all in different ways and I know youve suffered from it before although that was PND and maybe 'normal' depression is different and the pills do take a while to kick in and with you it was almost immediate, maybe in some cases as long as 6 weeks. How quickly you get yourself together may depend upon how low your serotonin(sp?) levels are or how much of a hit they take when you nose dive. I had depression about 8 years ago and I used to mock people who said they suffered from it - but being ignorant it geuninely is one those things you don't understand until youve had it yourself. I used to find that getting through the week was hell and this made OHs life hell as well because I didnt want to do anything. In fact, I felt ill and tired all the time, so much so that it drove me to hypocondria and I would visit the doctor at least once a week convinced that I had something. In fact during this time I was so sure I had a fatal illness of some kind that I suffered something being stuck up mi bum and I was convinced that my veins where a strange colour! The only day I would get a buzz was a Saturday - because of the football. And if my team wasnt playing on a Saturday by god I would really dip. It's difficult to diagnose any help for depression becuase it is so complex. Your blood count could be low. Maybe try and do more exercise (I know its hard too find the time though eh) I just hope that you are not buried too deep and you can see the wood for the trees. BIG MASSIVE HUGS my little bunstar. Lenny xx

Bunnyinthelights

Len,
Thank you. I was also one of those people that would think that people who had 'depression' just needed to give themselves a good talking to-until I ended up with it. It's !!!!!!.

I do agree I need to get more exercise-I looked at going to a local womans gym today actually that specialises in 30min circut training because I figure that would be easy to fit in with EVERYTHING I do.

DH is trying to convince me to move to St Lucia and I was always telling him to take a hike but now I'm beginniing to wonder if I should just go there and pick bananas and be less stressed!

Your kind words help, more than you know.

I feel now that I don't have a real best friend (my best friend of all time is still in Cananda and I think it would just upset her if I called and landed how I feel on her) I just want soemone to call and cry to. I have nothing to be sad about, I have a lovely life but I feel so unhappy.

Oh pants-stop wallowing Bunny!!!!!!

JET34

HI Bunny,
Just wondering have you had your thyroid checked. I have a underactive thyroid and some of the symptoms is depression, feeling lethargic.. Mine developed after having my first son although I didn't find out for a good few years after I had him!! And way it's just a thought....... I have days/weeks where everything is just too much and I rather curl up and sleep!!
I hope your feeling more your self soon!

Bunnyinthelights

Jet,
Thanks for that-funny you should say that!
I will monitor what's going on and go back to Dr.
Thanks again,]
Bunny x

scaredy_cat_2

Bunny - firstly the whole thing about being happy with your life but also feeling so sad and alone and then feeling guilty about that is exactly how i felt - i had pnd after dd1 now 4 but didn't admit it til she was 1 - i know it has come back recently (i like to call it pnd even though dd2 is nearly 2 as can't bear to call it normal depressions!!) i am on same as you - how great to read so many others - its good not to be alone! not that i am glad you are all depressed but it is good not to feel alone!

the first time i took it i really looked at my life - i had returned to work when dd1 was 5 months due to dh being at uni full time and i hated doing it - so i gave up!! i really felt better doing this and our family functioned so much better - we are in debt now which is not good but i will never regret that decision - and actually the amount of debt is because of poor spending not the giving up work - but maybe go the the dr but also reflect on some things - you sound as though you do lots - what do you do for YOU? you need some you time too which is really hard with 2 little ones and all the other stuff - i do hope you are feeling better soon - maybe you need a trip down here to sunny north devon - not quite st. Lucia but beaches and sunshine sometimes!!

take care of yourself - and pm me if you want to talk more (i know we dont' really know each other but the feeling lonely was the worse thing for me so if i can help i'd like to)