Depression, anxiety, fluoxetine and the roller coasters...

[cjt110]

I am just wondering if anyone else can relate or am I just some weird fucking individual?

I've had depression for many long years. I've been on various meds but have been on fluoxetine for some goo few months now which has seemed to help.

Every now and then I seem to get extremely fixated on things. To the point it rules me, upsets me and angers me. I can't see the wood for the trees kind of scenario. Feel extremely low. Very numb. Feel like my world is falling in.

I spill my guts and tell someone about it, perhaps a cry then I feel ok....

What is this? Hormones? Meds? Wizzardry?

If you're feeling more reckless then get an appt......

You've described almost to a tee what I was like on Prozac. I actually spent 4K on a whim and met and got engaged to a cunt someone within 2 weeks! I gave not one fuck, just didn't care.

Came off them and had a year with no meds (due to being pregnant....oh yeah, after the engagement and no meds I got upduffed by someone else...I was a mess!) Then PND and as I was breastfeeding the only safe antidepressant was Seroxat (paroxetine). I've been on them ever since, between 10 and 40mg depending on how I'm doing. I swear they've saved my sanity and given me a balance I'd never had on Fluoxetine.

I'm currently on 20mg from 10mg to help with (as yet undiagnosed) PTSD and severe anxiety. GP has said I need to at least 10mg more, but we are doing it gradually as I'm quite sensitive to them. Am also on propanalol at the min.

Such fun.

Polkadotties I'm on the depo so dont get periods but assume still have a cycle with regards to hormones. I did notice a little spotting on Monday... perhaps thats part of it.

Wonder why we still have peaks and troughs?

I've fucking driven my husband nuts these last few days I'm sure.

Peaks and troughs can be because of hormones, life, brain fucks, life, wrong meds, life, depression, anxiety, life, in my case bipolar and so forth!

All part of the gift!! X

Contact your surgery and explain how you are feeling and with mental health issues they will often get you seen the same day x