How do I decide wether to ask for AD's or not ??

[nutcracker]

Am off to the docs tommorow (hopefully), and trying to decide wether to ask for ad's or not.

I really don't know.

I think that somtimes I am depressed, and that is normally always to do with xp, and I kinda feel like I don't wanna give him the satisfaction of knowing he is making me feel shite, but the fct is that these past few weeks he has made me feel very ill and anxious.

I feel very run down, and look it too, my hair and skin are so dry and awful just now andI look permanently tired.

However I also think that the holidays always make me struggle, and maybe I will feel better when the kids are back at school, although the first few days are going to be tough because of what has happended recently with xp.

I know my gp will ultimatly make it my desicion and I am just not sure.

I am no alchey but no wine sounds awful to me.

hi nutty, no real advice but thought i'd say hello. offer still on if you want someone to have a good rant to, you know my email xx

nightowl, email me again, cos for some reason your email addy will not stay in my contacts how ever many times i add it, so this time i will write it down.

oh what are you like lol? i will do it right now!

ok is done, let me know you got it (for some reason i have you twice in my contacts...but then i am a bit dim)

Got it and have replied...........i think lol

nutty
some ads you are advised not to drink with others are ok but just remember that alcohol is a depressant. I used to take citalopram and if i had a drink I really felt the knock on effect over the next couple of days. However on venlaflaxine I can't say i noticed any effects. Certainly modern ADs don't actually interact with alcohol in any way that would be dangerous its just that alcohol can stop them working so well.

Hi nutcracker

I went to my GP last week because for a long time (2 years) I haven't been my normal self. Part of me kept denying there was anything wrong and I kept putting everything down to stress. Long term stress can apparently lead to depression. I wasn't sure whether the GP would give me ADs but I explained how I felt. He made be do a very quick questionaire and it turns out I scored in the severe depression category. I have been given citalopram 20mg per day and am on day 7 without any side effects.

I would think that most GPs should be able to establish whether you need some ADs from talking to you and with the help of the questionaire. You don't need to tell your xp or anyone else and hopefully, once the ADs kick in (if you need them), it will give you that extra drive to look after yourself better.

Good luck

Hi nutty,

If there is a history of thyroid problems in the family I would honestly get that looked at first. If the results come back ok you should then consider asking about AD's.

I have thyroid problems and was treated for depression on and off from the age of 16 till I was 24 because the GP would'nt listen and do a thyroid function test. Since I have been on thyroxine I have been much better, I still feel down sometimes but not nearly as bad as I used to be.

Feeling run down, lethargic, dry hair and skin are all symptoms of a thyroid disorder. You could find that this is part of the problem and once on meds for thyroid you should start feeling a bit better and this may help you to gain control over how you are feeling. If they put you on meds and everything except the low mood gets better you can consider going back for Ad's.

I am not saying don't ask for AD's because I know that it is possible that you would benefit from them, however I do feel that you should get the thyroid checked out as it may be an underlying cause to how you are feeling and if you mask this with ad's you will not get better and an untreated thyroid is no fun.