rosie
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pretty cold here and feeling a bit flat so going to have a bit of an early night I think
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Post by rosie on Jun 19, 2014 2:58:56 GMT 12
I just thought that I would stop my anti depressant meds (lexapro 40mg) as I am sick of a few side effects, and I sort of want to see if I will be ok now, I have taken them for 8 months although as a lower dose to no effect initially in fact a worsening if anything, to the point where they upped it to 40mg daily. I also take quitiepine every night to make me sleep after suffering severe insomnia for a couple of years. I have not taken them tonight and here I am wide awake at 3am  I don't know if this is a good idea or not, it is just what I am trying
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Post by Amy on Jun 19, 2014 10:45:30 GMT 12
I think it might be a good idea if you think it'll help you feel better. You should probably consult your doctor first though and try and create a regime to maybe cut back slowly and eventually stop - rather than cold turkey? I usually don't get to sleep til 2A.M. either, Rosie - you're not alone!  |
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rosie
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Post by rosie on Jun 19, 2014 16:58:25 GMT 12
Thanks for the reply Amy - My Dr does not want me to stop taking them at all and will only give me my meds one week at a time as he does not think I am out of the woods yet so to speak. He does not know me, as he was a locum, and now full time so has no history with me I did not sleep last night at all and have a pounding headache now but hopefully fingers and toes crossed I will sleep tonight  Amy do you go to sleep naturally in the small hours? |
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Post by louise on Jun 19, 2014 17:45:59 GMT 12
Rosie are you giving up 2 things at the same time, the anti depressants and the sleeping help? When my son wanted to give up his antidepressants, we all decided together, because we lived with him, how we would deal with it. So he accepted that we were going to monitor his mood 'as we saw it' and he was happy for us to feed back to him. This is worked very well. Someone looking in from the outside so to speak.
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rosie
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Post by rosie on Jun 19, 2014 22:43:23 GMT 12
Hi Louise - no I have just stopped the lexapro 3 days ago, still taking my quietipine except last night I did not as my daughter was unwell and wanted to be alert in case she needed me (even tho she is 18 lol) - It was not really good timing on my part as I got no sleep at all tonight but hopefully I will soon be ready and able to get some sleep. Tonight I have had really itchy skin so will be interesting to see if that continues, and also some pretty uncomfortable headaches but nothing too drastic so far and my mood is ok - dont know about its shelf life so may still have some of its effects in my body. Good idea what you did with your son, I guess in hindsight it was a bit of a quick decision on my part and probably should have consulted with dr etc but my husband knows and while he is not really too happy about it he is keeping an eye on me. I just got so so sick of the weight gain and the complete loss of libido. On the plus side I am still here to tell the story. How did it go for your son?
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Post by Amy on Jun 19, 2014 22:46:26 GMT 12
Thanks for the reply Amy - My Dr does not want me to stop taking them at all and will only give me my meds one week at a time as he does not think I am out of the woods yet so to speak. He does not know me, as he was a locum, and now full time so has no history with me I did not sleep last night at all and have a pounding headache now but hopefully fingers and toes crossed I will sleep tonight Amy do you go to sleep naturally in the small hours? Rosie - I do end up going to sleep naturally, eventually! I hope you can find something that works for you. Maybe try aromatherapy? |
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Post by louise on Jun 20, 2014 8:24:00 GMT 12
Hi Louise - How did it go for your son? It was ok. He still had and has roller coaster moods, but afterwards while he was with us, no huge downers. He's flatting now, and pops back. I can tell when I have to be careful with him. But its been a few years now, and he's fine as far as I know. Always a worry for a mum. I just hope if he went there again, he'd let us know. Next time I see him I might remind him, as it will still my mind. |
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Post by rosie on Jun 24, 2014 12:31:24 GMT 12
All going well here so far - now a week since I stopped my lexapro and so far apart from a reasonably bad headache most of the time, pressure behind my eyes and a fluey like low grade sort of thing and a couple of tearful moments I am hanging in there. I hope I can self manage the period of time when my body starts to produce it's own seratonim again and that I find a new kind of normal. I read of withdrawals from ssrs to be compared to waves and windows, where feelings good, bad and ugly can wash over you, often overwhelming and scary but then you can have great moments of windows where everything looks pretty ok and that in the mean time you just need to try hard to regulate your responses and emotions if at all possible - its an interesting journey for sure
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Post by louise on Jun 25, 2014 8:21:16 GMT 12
Sounds good Rosie. When my son was visiting a councillor, he said that one thing that is undisputed within the industry is that 'Fish Oil' absolutely makes difference. Since then the krill oil has also come into play. Might be worth popping in and talking to someone at a health food shop. I know we bought Blackwell's 'Brain' fish oil. And 2 out of 3 males in this house admitted they knew when they weren't taking it.
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Post by rosie on Jun 26, 2014 8:27:02 GMT 12
That is interesting Louise - shall look into it. Yesterday I felt strange and after reading up on brain zaps this may have started but other wise I am doing pretty ok. Feeling a little less foggy
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Post by louise on Jun 27, 2014 7:38:51 GMT 12
Take care Rosie,and great that you are and have loved new monitoring you. It can't be easy and maybe even a little scary. I know when my son weaned himself I was a little scared for him.
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Post by rosie on Jun 27, 2014 21:12:58 GMT 12
Thanks Louise, yes it is a little scary, I guess it's the unknown aye. I have felt today a bit odd in the head, like if I turn my head too fast it takes a while for my brain to catch up, and sometimes like my brain halts for a few seconds, I can only imagine that these what they refer to as 'brain zaps' so I am not panicking. I have certainly been a lot more emotional but that is to be expected. It must be hard to watch your loved ones going through these sort of things and sometimes feeling a little anxious and edgey incase they sink back into depression or suicidal thinking
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Post by louise on Jun 28, 2014 8:38:10 GMT 12
Yup Rosie, and I guess what was hard was that he admitted he couldn't tell if he was going down. That is particularly why we all agreed that we were allowed to monitor him and feed back to him without fear of reprisal how we thought he was doing. He's flatting now, and its been years, but I still find I have to work out his mood when he arrives and behave accordingly. If he's highper, I know to keep my mouth shut, and play nice. As when he's up there, it means the slightest criticism can make him very angry, or sink him ver low. One time he was here and I made the mistake of asking him to turn his volume down, and I asked in a nice way, like: Son I realise you feel very passionate abut this subject but could you just turn the column down a little. Won't make that mistake again. My problem is I can't take a lot of loudness. But he's not around often enough to remember that. So now I just try very hard to enjoy the few times we see him and appear the loving, serving mum. Lol.
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I don't know if this is a good idea or not, it is just what I am trying
Amy do you go to sleep naturally in the small hours? 