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Still down

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PicadillyCircus · 18/10/2004 12:07

Still feeling down - I know I've only been on the ADs for 10 days or so but wish I were feeling better. Only DH and a person at work know - no point in telling my family as they'd worry about me.

Forgot to take AD on Saturday and ended up being a raging fury with DH - got so bad that I threw my watch and DH had to tell me to go away. Walked round for a while.

Why am I so pathetic? Do feel better than before but still not right.

Sorry for going on.

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clairabelle · 18/10/2004 12:09

PC sorry you're feeling so down ADs take a good 2-3 weeks to really kick in. Back in a sec ds screaming.

Titania · 18/10/2004 12:11

i know what you mean PC...Ive been on mine for 10 days now too......i thought i would feel better than i am by now.......

WigWamBam · 18/10/2004 12:14

It's taken me over two months for mine to start having an effect, so hang on in there. They do take at least a couple of weeks before you start feeling any better, and even then you might need the dose adjusting.

Hope you (both) feel better soon.

clairabelle · 18/10/2004 12:21

PC I know you have said your family don't know and this might be the right thing for you. But I had PND with dd 4.5 years ago now and couldn't talk to anyone. I have subsequently told my family and friends and am very open about it now consequently when I had ds everyone was on 'sanity watch' and luckily I have not suffered at all this time. definitely helped though on the bad days though just to be able to say I feel really low today. Look after yourself.

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PicadillyCircus · 18/10/2004 13:38

Thanks - nice to know there are people out there. I'm at work (have been back since beginining of September) and I know I'm nowhere up to my usual (very)high standards which annoys me but I can't seem to motivate myself at all. Feel like I'm a waste of space.

Titania, what AD are you on? I'm on citropram or something like that. At least the nausea I had is gone now, and I don't feel as hopeless, but I seem to have a supressed anger inside me. Keep worrying that I am about to explode.

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Titania · 18/10/2004 13:41

same here on all counts PC.....on the same as you. On 10mg.

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PicadillyCircus · 18/10/2004 13:42

Me too - can we be depression buddies (if there is such a thing as a depression buddy of course

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