Emotions are erotic but not exreme, result of not keeping my meds under control

[MascaraOHaraIncredibleSheHulk]

Feel incredibly moved by a lot at the moment, not depressed but just touched by so many things.

Keep welling up to cry but I don't feel sad.. I never have been one for crying.. should I look at this as a good thing (in the fact that I might be starting to show more normal/balanced emotion) or just cos I am so out of control that I keep forgetting to take my A/D's being on meds for coming up to 6 months now I think

I have the feeling of always being on the edge of something again (which I had for quite a while before being diagnosed)

Very confused. not sure nay of this really makes much sense

oh crap that should read eratic

Why am I such an ass.

I'm so ashamed

I must admit I was a little puzzled by the title, but guessed you meant erratic, not erotic, from your OP.

Afraid I don't really know much about meds. Are you having any counselling?

how inappropriate though

No councelling, gp didn't think it would help in my case..

i have no exeriance of depression but just wanted to answer your post.

hopefully the AD's are kicking in now after 6 months and your emotions are trying to kick start themselves?

If your struggling i would suggest visiting your Gp again and speakign with him, it may be that the meds your on aren't right for you or that you need some more intense treatment like therapy or councelling.

either way im sending some very large bingo winged ((((((hugs)))))) your way

I've just posted about going through a bit of a down phase even though i've been on AD's for a few months. I must admit though i've never forgotten to take them yet. I keep them with my contact lense case so that when i take my lenses out in the evening I always see the pills and remember to take them. I would say if you are forgetting to take them on a regular basis then they aren't going to be working properly. What time of day do you take them? If it's at night why don't you keep them by your toothbrush or pillow. Or if it's in the morning by the kettle so you see them when you have a cup of tea?

as for the typo....wish my emotions WERE erotic!

i think we all know what you meant hun so don't worry

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Poor you. Are there any other hormonal factors like PMT?

I wondered if having felt an initial boost on taking anti-ds, it then leads to a quieter patch once you stop noticing it getting better?

Not an expert at all, just suggestions. Hope you are feeling better.

I don't feel 'depressed' at the moment though (does that make sense)

I don't feel like I felt before the meds. I never used to feel anything at all. Maybe this is what feeling 'normal' is like?

Am due to come off the meds after christmas as GP only wanted me on them for 6 months.

I don't forget to take them everyday, maybe once a week on average. I'm just disorganised.. I keep them in my handbag and normally have them with my morning coffee at work but have been busy lately and haven't always got my coffee...

You could be right. Maybe the numbness wearing off. But I would definitely go back to the GP and mention this, because you never know. This might be predictable, or it might be a sign that you aren't ready to come of the anti-ds yet.

I am not an expert on whether the tablets erratically makes them work differently.

mascara......it is better to try and take the tablets every day as they are keeping your chemical levels balanced......the odd day won't make a massive difference..but you should try for every day

need to look at why you are feeling so raw....and so emotional...do you feel you need to talk to someone..?
and it is all very well the GP saying only 6 months on ADS.that is the bare minimum you should take them for anyway... i took them for a lot longer! nor up to him to decide if you need counselling....!!

feeling on the edge is certainly not a good way to be.....you need to feel more settled...

WHY does your GP think that you wouldn't benefit from counselling?

I hate to sound cynical, but it costs GP surgeries a lot more to refer for counselling then to prescribe ADs.

No reason why you shouldn't have counselling and why the right form of counselling wouldn't help.

Personally, I feel that ADs without some form of talking therapy is taking symptoms away without doing anything to address the root causes.

I don't know anything about your individual case though, did you GP say why counselling wouldn't help?

A few things have happened that could of triggered me feeling emotions - DP and I had a big falling out quite a few weeks back now that ended the relationship.. I decided reluctantly to give him one last try and since then he has been making a real effort and I'm sometimes moved by his actions of late.

A young lad died recently and although not close, i knew them and I think it hits as a parent

Plus stress at work etc

I don't feel my emotions to an extreme but just feel like thing sare touching me in a way I'm not used to.

My GP suggested coming off the A/D's after Christmas was out the way so I have to make an appointment mid-jan

The GP that I saw said he felt councelling wouldn't help as it seemed more of an ongoing problem and not triggered by a specific incident. Personally I think there are things in my past that have probably caused some of the feeling but I didn't say this at the time.. I had after all just gone to my GP and burst into tears and just answered "I don't know" to all the questions so I felt like a complete muppet anyway.

erm...an ongoing problem has a route cause...somewhere!! and imo needs to be addressed. do agree with sophable re ADs without counselling.......after i while i really enjoyed the counselling, and could really see that it was pulling all the stuff out of my psyche, addressing it and letting it go..marvellous!!

I agree but wasn't in a position to really think about it at the time. I don't want to come off my meds until I've had some councelling and I feel strong enough now to tell my GP that as well.

I'm looking at some options through work at the moment

excelllent......sounds really quite positive x

mascara imho if the problem is deeprooted all the more reason that counselling is important.

sounds to me like your GP doesn't know much about counselling. to put it politely.

glad you're looking at other options.