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I've been on 10 mg for nearly 3 years and have tried to come off it without success. Recently my anxiety and depression has become really bad and is affecting my family. I am particularly concerned about my 10 year old son. The causes of my depression are many but I suspect a lot is job related - primary teacher. Despite an appeal to my employers not to teach my own child this year I was forced to. Now neither he nor I ever get a break from each other. He doesn't always find school easy and when I have tried to help him with his homework it becomes confrontational. It shouldn't be like this but by the end of the day I'm tired and in the school holidays I so desperately need a break from anything school related. Unfortunately with SATs looming he has had some short burst revision tasks to do over Easter. Maybe my fault for setting them over the holidays but usual story - high level of expectations from "above"- he just wants to be free to be a child. I feel for him. Due to other problems including financial difficulties things came to a head for me yesterday. Trying to manage Sunday lunch for extended family when all I wanted was to crawl under the duvet. I had made a lovely meringue nest for a pavlova that I covered with a tea towel on our Conservatory table. My son failed to notice what it was and moved a heavy leg of lamp onto it to set up his laptop. On my discovery I broke down. I know He did it accidentally but i felt a lot of hard work was ruined. I stormed off and cried. He packed a rucksack and tried to leave home. My husband had to deal with both of us. I know that I could have handled this, gained perspective etc had it not been for my depression. I'm back to work tomorrow with the additional stress that will cause. Do I go to the GP to ask for an increase in my dosage. I'm due to review it and the GP wants me off it. How can I come off like this?
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Akens86 Sally_66
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Hey Sally. It sounds like you are going through a tough patch. Just to let you know you're not alone. There's help out there.
I'm not an expert on the tablets but it sounds like if they are working before at that dosage it sounds like it's circumstantial problems you're having. Why not open up to.your doc he might put you up for a time and then when your life is more stable then look at cutting downbac to ten then off eventually.
Hope you find one relief soon
katecogs Sally_66
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Sally
These meds will help you, but they can take many months before you start feeling the benefit. It often gets worse before levelling out and then getting better. The first few weeks are the worst. It doesn't matter dose you're on, you'll still go through this - you can't just wipe out anxiety and depression in an instant ..... but it will improve. Don't be in a hurry to increase your dose, just take it real slow at first. A bigger dose doesn't mean you'll get better any quicker and doesn't mean it'll make the side effect go away either. Time is the answer.
Stress usually causes anxiety and depression - your body can take only so much before it builds and then boils over - resulting in anxiety / depression and a whole host of other symptoms. People often then become afraid of the symptoms, which then causes more anxiety adding it all into the pot.
I know you have a busy job and young family, and I would say that the stress from that isn't helping ..... but ..... as you recover on these meds you'll feel calmer and able to cope more. Promise.
Because at the moment your body is sensitised, you overreact to things, overthink, over worry etc etc - everything is blown out of proportion and you end up not being able to cope.
Your body / nerves have to calm down, meaning you'll become desensitised and will react normally to everything again. Relaxing whilst you're going about your daily business is good ...... I can't stress how much relaxing and letting to of tension really helps and what your body needs.
You will get better, but don't expect miracles yet. They will happen if you allow the meds lots of time to work.
I can message you with a link to a website that is brilliant and talks about understanding your symptoms, how to let go etc etc.
K x
shane23112 katecogs
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Many thanks, Shane
katecogs shane23112
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Hi Shane
Will do. I'll pm you with the link.
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