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Diary of a anti- depressant taker

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Forestfly · 01/12/2003 21:44

I thought i should write this down, so i can look back and remember. Also for any one else that is thinking about taking them.
For a start i have been told that they take two weeks to kick in. I had one at 4 and have felt mashed since 6, it must be that you feel more in control after two weeks. They have effected me already i feel stoned.

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fio2 · 02/12/2003 09:07

Twinkie - I hope things become a little better for you too, god knows you've had enough to put up with

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 12:03

Good luck twinkie, i am going to ring the doctor. Im on 10mg, i cant see straight, hear properly or talk to anyone. Honestly i'm totally away somewhere, this has taken me 5 minutes to write

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melsy · 02/12/2003 12:10

Feel like I need to give everyone on here a great big hug ((((((((((())))))))).Inc self!!! Forestfly , let me know what they say, u r having a nastier time on these than I am. I am sorry.

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 12:21

(((((((((((HUG TO YOU TOO))))))))))))))))))))

I'm not taking another, i've just but toast on and couldn't remember doing it, i cant focus and am very neary incapable of getting to school to pick my son up.Its a bit scarey

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dadslib · 02/12/2003 12:43

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ghengis · 02/12/2003 13:00

FF, I had the same reaction when I was prescribed Prozac. I stuck with it but frightened myself at how little I cared about anything that I went back to see my GP and she changed me to Citalopram/Cipramil.

I was trying to work and pretend there was nothing wrong with me but I could hardly talk my mouth was so dry. I almost stopped the car on a dual carriageway and told the kids to get out but at the last minute I realised I was losing touch with reality. I too was a space cadet!

Keep us posted. It is an excellent idea to keep this diary. Cyber hugs to you xxxxx

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 13:13

I've just gone shopping and looked at anything, forgot what i was there for, and walked home. As i was at the pedestrian crossing the floor started shifting and i had to hold ont the lamp post as i felt i was going to colapse. I can see myself walking and am suprised its straight, and when i spoke to someone i was suprised it wasn't all slurred and i sounded normal. I'm honestly not taking another today i have got nothing done i cant even wash up. I thought i wouldn't even notice anything for a couple of weeks, my family would be worried about me if they saw me today!

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StressyHead · 02/12/2003 13:16

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fio2 · 02/12/2003 14:43

feeeling any better forestfly? sounds scarey

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 14:48

Yes cheers fio, i'm starting to come down a bit now. Still not very good when i stand, and still feel sick. What a wierd day, i don't know what i've been doing

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Enid · 02/12/2003 15:33

How can this be right? Surely a drug that makes you feel this bad can't be good for you? sorry Forestfly, but your feelings sound awful and very extreme - is feeling like this normal with antidepressants?

kizzie · 02/12/2003 15:52

Hi Forestfly - I have been trying to come off seroxat for 2 years and have had exactly the same side effects for the first couple of weeks each time I have had to go back on them.
I think its really common to feel absolutely Sh** for the first couple of weeks as your body gets used to them. Dont even think about trying to carry on as normal - its just not possible. Just try and get as much rest as possible.
However - saying all of this I would definately keep in touch with your GP and ring them (each day if necessary) if you are worried about any particular side effects over the first couple of weeks,
Good Luck - Hope you start to feel better soon!
Kizziex

kizzie · 02/12/2003 15:53

Hi ghengis - was your bad reaction to the prozac or the cipramil?
Just curious.
Kizziex

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 15:56

I have no idea, but i am starting to feel a bit better now, perhaps its just the drug stabalising in your body. Now the extreme feelings are subsiding, i'm feeling kind of mellow. But to be honest i'd be too scared to take another tomorow. I have wasted a day and if it wasn't wearing off i couldn't have cooked my childrens tea.
Don't wish to put anyone off taking them though, i'm just being honest about how i feel. I obviously don't agree with them, or the dose is to high, not sure. I've made an appointment to go and see the doctor tommorow

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dadslib · 02/12/2003 16:06

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 16:07

Now i can't stop giggling, i've got to go round to my mums now and act normal or she'll freak

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 16:11

10 mg

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dadslib · 02/12/2003 16:13

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Forestfly · 02/12/2003 16:17

Your hardcore hey

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Forestfly · 03/12/2003 12:30

I just had half today, took my children to school, sat down for a while and the next minute it was 11;45 and i'd been asleep for 2 hours. My parents are coming to pick them up while the effects completely wear off. I cannot risk another day like this and i'm putting them in the bin and trying a different approach. I could barely type yesterday or read, and i was lost. Today i feel like i have been smoking marijuana (a lot). I just can't be a mother and act like this any longer, its too extreme. My hands are shaking and i can't concentrate when people are talking to me, i just smile simply. I can't get a doctors appointment till tommorow, but i think my days with anti-depressants are over, they just don't agree with me.

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pie · 03/12/2003 12:33

FF, I'm so sorry to hear you have been having such a rough time. If you decide that you don't want ANY ADs then thats you perogative, but please don't think that they are all the same. Talk to your GP and ask for something else if you feel you can't tackle you feelings alone.

I hope you start feeling better either way xxx

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Forestfly · 03/12/2003 12:38

Thanks Pie, i know there not all like what i've just had, otherwise nobody would stay on them, well maybe if they lived on there own! I just think i've had a wierd reaction, i won't totally give up i'll see what the doctor says. Thanks

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Forestfly · 03/12/2003 14:07

I feel so ill today, my x has just rang and i told him to leave me alone and not start on me. He said whats wrong and i ended up telling him that i was depressed. All he said was, and i bet you attribute that all to me do you, i said no, but he's not helping.He said don't blame anything on me you fucking nutter get a grip on yourself this has been a long time coming. I realised then that i don't need anti-deppressants just him to STOP, hes driving me mad. I'm still shaking feel weepy but at the same time not in control. I just want the effects to wear off, this has been horrible.

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kayleigh · 03/12/2003 14:16

Forestfly, you poor thing. I hope your doctor will be able to sort this out. You shouldn't have to feel like this.