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5 days on cit, how long for depression?

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Dengirl29
Dengirl29

Hi, 

I'm suffering from really bad depression right now and anxiety. I'm having awful thoughts and it's driving me crazy. They just came out of the blue. I have had 2 miscarriages in the last year and half then a traumatic death in the family. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this and if cit worked for them and long. I once was on prozac in between pregnancys and stopped stupidly. I tried to go back on it but had extreme side effects sad

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  • onlineherbalpil
    onlineherbalpil Dengirl29

    Posted

    please do not get addicted therapies like Prozac which will lead you to uncertain conditions like depression nausea and anxiety. You can improve your health with proper nutritional diet along with yoga exercise.
  • gillian20097
    gillian20097 Dengirl29

    Posted

    It can take a few weeks Hun to feel the benefits of your medication. Some people report a change after a few days but for the majority of people,it's a while longer.

    Hang on in there. It can initially feel worse before it feels better so please be mindful that you are not actually getting worse,it's just your medication settling in.

    Things will start to feel a little better each day..just gradual but you will notice the changes.

    Im not sure if you have had any therapy for your losses but talking about them and all the other things that are hurting you would also be beneficial to you. If you can't access counselling then a close trusted friend or family member who doesn't mind sitting with you while you pour your heart out.

    I do that with my mum. We have a worry session each week where I talk thing through with her and tell her how I feel. It's amazing how better I feel afterwards through just letting some of that stuff go.

    And remember that we are here to Nicole if you need friends.

    I also have a Facebook group that many off the forum have joined and that is a great source of comfort to us.

    xxx

    • Dengirl29
      Dengirl29 gillian20097

      Posted

      Thank you! It's just after the miscarriage I had intrusive strange thoughts I guess like OCD or is that something you experience with depression? I'm so sad I dont know why i would think these things. The Prozac took them away but now I'm scared I'll have them forever and never find another med to work...
    • gillian20097
      gillian20097 Dengirl29

      Posted

      Yes I too have had thoughts like that with my depression and anxiety. They will go away Hun. As your mood lifts and you start doing more and don't feel scared...the thoughts will go too.

      Just remember that they are just thoughts created by a anxious mind. Pay no attention to them....just go along with your day with the thoughts there..They are just a off shoot of anxiety.

      Please don't worry. Everything you are experiencing is part and parcel with anxiety and depression, you are not the only on echo has has these..the majority of us do xxx

  • katecogs
    katecogs Dengirl29

    Posted

    Hi Nicole

    Oh bless you, you have been through the wringer.  I feel for you.

    Firstly, please understand that this medication and all other SSRI like Prozac are NOT addictive.  You can take them for life if need to.

    These types of medications will give you extreme side effects - we've all had them.  You normally get worse before you get better.  It's normal.  Get through the side effects and you'll find this medication will work for you.

    Please note that awful and weird thoughts are all part of depression, and believe me, once you get past all the side effects on this medication and out the other side, these thoughts will disappear.  I've been there myself and know exactly what you're talking about.  When we're anxious, we get strange thoughts, and these stick because our minds are tired.  They're a symptom of depression and anxiety.  Just let the thoughts be there, don't fight them, but remind yourself that they WILL go when the medication starts to kick in.

    Recovery takes a long time, so you need lots of patience.  Don't try and hurry it along - it'll do it in it's own time.  You'll have many ups and downs along the way but this is normal.  Even when you get bad times, this means the medication is working and you'll come out of it.  It's how the medication works.

    People take medicine for all sorts of illness in life ie diabetes, epilepsy etc and this illness is no different.

    The first few weeks will be real tough, but keep going and you'll reap the benefits.  Promise.

    Dont be in a hurry and up your dose thinking you aren't getting better.  You'll just give yourself more side effects.  Just let the dose you're taking settle in, and pass on through it.

    Ive taken these for 15 years and I recovered from severe depression on them.  5 years ago I lost both my parents within weeks of each other, and though I was shocked and grieved for them for a long time, I found my depression didn't return which I thought it would at that difficult time.  I'm sure that taking my medication helped and I was able to mourn properly as anyone else would, without being tipped back into my depressive illness.

    I wish you all the luck, and please keep in touch as people can support you on this site.

    K xx

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