I've posted before about undiagnosed anaemia and depression. Originally I was diagnosed citalopram but told to stop after 5 days when I went into hospital for an emergency transfusion (haemoglobin was 6.8. Ferritin 3).
Two weeks ago I started fluoxetine and having very few side effects which is great (just a bit of 4am insomnia, dry mouth and headache).
What I'm posting about today isn't so much about the depression or medication, but about how sad I'm finding everything at the moment. I've had a hard year, DH has been made redundant and is working his notice while looking for other work, I had a few problems outside my control about a project I'm working on at work, my sister has had two late mcs, my dad has regular strokes which at any point may kill him, or he may live for another few years ( his dementia is so bad that he doesn't know who anyone is now). My DD's friend lost his battle with cancer aged 8 and I've watched his parents deal with that devastation and now today my dear next door neighbour is having his life support machine turned off after a major blood clot on his brain yesterday.
Looking at it all written down it's no wonder I'm depressed really, but I find just everything so sad. Even happy things have me crying. I cried through DS's school concert, DD did a happy dance for me today and I cried because I'm so happy to have two such wonderful healthy children. It's like Day 4 of having a baby - you know the day you cry all day. But I just don't know what to do to not feel so sad about all these things all the time.
Any advice/ideas most appreciated. Not sure how to claw myself out of this.
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Feel so very sad about everything
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EightToSixer · 29/09/2011 12:36
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