Advise please

i have been on flu for the same length of time (under a week) and i also get side affects, especially the sickness one, i constanlty feel sick and throw up at least once a day, although these side affects are normal, alot of pepole have had problems withe them especially nausea, and i also wake up frequently throughout the night, altho this could be the depression that is causing this not the tablets.

As with regards to your boss i think you should maybe have a chat with him. You need to inform him of your medication anyways incase you have an accident then they can inform the paramaedics you are on medication. Maybe have a chat with him aswell about how you feel about the job. I thought mine was to do with university, i arrived back today and it all seems ok, ive not had too many problems since ive got bakc. Just take it one day at a time and give the medication time to kick in. Average is 29 days so just stick it out,m and whatever you do, dont go cold turkey even if you feel better! good luck!

Thanks for the quick responce. Do any of you other guys have any thoughts ???

I would like to thank you all for being so open. It really does help when you have nowhere elase to turn.

Thanks again

Hi im the same im awake all night too. This is the 2nd time i have been on flu as i was silly enough to just stop them last time thinking i was cured because lots of things was going right for me and iv relapsed and lost my partner too because i didnt go back for help early enough. My sickness is still there some days but not near as bad as it was at the start so hang in there. This drug does work for me but im scared to think about the future and how long i will need to be on it. I feel i have lost everything just now and so low.

Hi, Ive been on flu 11days now, it seems that people get a varying amount of side effects, i had them on day 3 quite bad, cold chills feeling panicky, loose bowels and nausea. I stil feel sick sometimes and my appetite is not great, my sleep pattern does seem better tho sometimes i do stil wake in the night. i feel better than before, stil get down and feel lost sometimes. The worse thing you can do is beat yourself up and expect to feel better straight away, Sounds like you made a big step telling your boss, its difficult if people dont understand aswell, that in itself is something to overcome, sounds like your doing good to me being honest, thats all you can do and take it as it comes, youl probably find youl do betta than what you thought you would, reading these experiences as really helped me, good luck

Hi chalkie,

I would go cautiously on the work front if it's a new job and/or new boss. I was open at work as I had been working for my current boss for 10 years and knew I would get support. Perhaps you could explain that you have been diagnosed with depression but have started medication and are on the road to recovery (they don't need to know how long you've been on them).

If you find it difficult, your doctor should be able to write stating that you need a less demanding job/staged comeback. When I go back in February (having been off since Nov), I am going to a less stressful job and also working one day a week at home. Being in a union would also help you if they try anything naughty, they can't discriminate.

Blokes are meant to cry as much as everyone else but they get really ill before seeking help and try to hold it in. Crying is there for a reason and that's nothing to be ashamed of. The other thing is, people don't talk about it as it's taboo but I bet there are several of your friends/colleagues who have been through it. I only found out about some of my friends had suffered in the past when I began to tell people, because it's so hard to confide in people at the beginning.

Good luck :wink:

Peanut Girl

Thank for that. It is a \"new\" job but it's in a different dept within a company that i've been with for 7 years. I want to be up front because i know my boss and to be fair he as already adjusted my work load before this happened. My problem is that when the other guys were explaining things the information was not going in, (i think this was the denial phase were i did not know what was wrong with me) this lead me to become more upset knowing that i should be okay with the instuctions. I know it's early days but i cant help thinking if i will ever get back to a position of feeling normal and been able to function correctly. God i'm not asking for the world i only want to get my family and my life back.

All normal! - I felt as though my brain was full up, couldn't remember anything or make even minor decisions. You will get through this bit and be able to think more clearly as time goes on.

Good luck