Anxiety following TKR

Hi everyone,

having experience of being on various antidepressants long-term in the past, I can tell you that it normally takes 2-3 weeks for them to kick in properly when you start or change.

 some of them can make you feel more anxiety or more depressed at first, it's a known effect but persevere and they will help.

i have been through most of the antidepressants over the years and can say if one doesn't work for you, move on to another but give them a month or two before deciding.

after finding the one that worked for me, I was able to drop to a maintenance dose for a while and then stop altogether.

i have been off them for 5 years now but will not hesitate to take them again if I need to in the coming months.

the best advice I can give is don't be afraid to ask your GP for help in finding one that suits you.

I also do those same exercises , I also do going up stairs  one step operated leg first bringing other leg on to same stair and going back in reverse good leg first  I do this 10 times . Another is on the bed on my side , laying on good leg with knee slightly bent . Operated leg exactly on top . Then lifting top leg up just a little  but without rotating hips . I found this quite difficult  to start with 

I have to agree with johnros  about the antidepressants .they are not an instant fix and do take time , if you need them take them 

How many weeks post op are you Debbie 

I am nearly 10 weeks and knee is doing great , but just wish I could lift myself up . I didn't expect this to be part of it ,but at least we know on here it is very common . Nanny , I had my first physio appointment at 14 days and I. Just sat and cried most way through it ... She said it was very common ...

Since all the cartlidge is now totally gutted out, sounds like the new parts need some kind of oil to keep them moving better.....don't know if a collagen supplment would help with artificial parts....

I take collagen supps and use coconut oil and olive oil to keep my knee going and not do a replacement.....can't bear the thought. Im also a big fan of Omega 3's for heart and joint health.

The hip replacement changed my LIFE and not in a great way.....it's been pretty miserable and I'm 4 yrs post op next month.

I hope you all get better lives with the new knees.

I have a friend who has a male friend and he just went thru TKR and prior he played tennis, rode bicycle for miles, very athletic...

She says he's doing great....he was very physically fit prior.

Then I read recently a man who had a Hip Replacement and he was still doing 18 holes of golf prior to surgery and he's doing great with his hip.

I thought I was pretty physically fit for 72, but my body is also riddled with Fibro and a lot of OA...

So it all depends how physically fit one was before, I think.