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As much as I don't want them I think I need them again.

was on them until april of this year when I stupidly went cold turkey & stopped taking them. had them for approx 6 months & felt fantastic after they started. back to normal when I stopped & stronger but right now I'm back to where I was pretty much the month before I started taking them last time.

all the same things, snappy with DS. stressed out crying hormonal not sleeping (nothing to do with DS this time). don't recognise myself in the mirror, having the dark thoughts again and a big cloud over me. All cassic stuff, anyhow.

last time I was borderline and the dr was a bit reluctant to put me on them but did for 6 months will he be likely to put me back on them again if I ask?

sorry you feel this way. Why did you stop taking them so suddenly?

I came off the same medication in june after 6 mths on them, and like you they made me feel fantastic, so much calmer etc etc. But i noticed they started to have negative effect after 6 mths which is when my doctor weaned me off them. Since i've stopped i've it probably took me about 3 mths of feeling up and down before i feel like me again. I've also had to start exercising every other day to get rid of my fustration and built up energy - i feel a million times better.

However, if you're feeling irritable, tearful, maybe you do need to go on them again and just give them another 6 mths, and then gradually wean off. Do you exercise or are you able to start??? i think it really helps. good luck

yeah I go to body combat twice a week. have a fantastic support network, job I (mostly) love.

the dr weaned me off of them - well he gave me the final 2 weeks worth but as I felt fine thought I would cope and just stopped them. was fine all through the summer months has been for about the last month of so - in fact that's not right, it's been coming on since about July ish - good days & bad. but at the minute it's just pure bad days.

oh poor you. if you feel that bad maybe go back on them, 6 mths is not always long enough. Do you find the weather bothers you too? these dull wet day where it starts to darken at 3pm drive me crazy!! is there any reason that you know of why you feel like this? how about counselling. My doctor tried to get me to go for counselling b4 she gave me the pills but there was hontestly know reason i felt down or depressed.

it does a bit as all i like to do is hibernate, there is reasons yes but don't want to go into them really.

sorry to jump in on your thread

the tablets youve been on are they only prescribed for 6 months?

i have been on paroxetine for nearly 2 years and am being weaned off, possibly on to flouextine!

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tbh I've no idea, the dr said he would put me on them for that long thou and then try to bring me off - didn't want me to be on them long term and tbh I don't want to be either.

have got another perscription waiting thou at the dr's for me.

how do you feel about continuing with them? we make a joke here that they are 'mummys happy pills'! and my poor 6 year old knows only too well that i am off them but will be on new ones soon!

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I don't want to carry on with them - but like wise this is effecting DS too much.

He knows mummy's poorly/sad, and they help mummy feel better. but I give him lots of cuddles & tell him it's not his fault etc.

its really hard to get the balance right isnt it! have you tried meditation etc as the doctor i saw said it can really help? what about anything natural instead? only thoughts as you can tell i am not very good at all this

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lol. it's ok, we all muddle thru.

yes I have tried meditation (do it a lot actually) have succumbed to the tablets. he's given me 1 months' supply so that's all i'm going to have.

Ive been on and off medication for depression and have currently been off anything for most of this year .. except lately I am realising Im struggling and feeling really exhausted and demotivated with everything. Im thinking of ST JOHNS WORT ... heard good things about this natural remedy and would feel better taking a natural drug than a pharmacutical chemical.

I have been feeling like this myself, and have recently made an appointment to see the docs aswell, as I know I need to be back on the anti d's.

I took myself off mine (stupidly) about a year ago, felt fantastic for a few months, but have realised now and looking back that the depression is back.

I really, really don't want to go back on them, but rather that than let this bstrd illness take over again.

Am just hoping the doc will give me them again.

Just wanted you to know you are not alone.

oooops! that should of course say 'bastard'

Just to say I was put on fluoxetine for panic attacks, that was over 2 years ago and I noticed pretty quickly that I was now 'Nice Mummy' rather than a hormonal banshee. My gp is more than happy for me to stay on them indefinitely on this basis, he said that it might or might not be a hormonal imbalance but if the pills work, why stop taking them? He also said that while taking them for only 6 months works for most people, everyone is different.

HTH.