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Do I take antidepressants?

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Jwood21
Jwood21

After a long time of work with illness a nurse thought my tears of exhaustion we're anxiety and two weeks later my doctor put me on antidepressants. A week later I stopped the side effects were awful. A week later my doctor has given another make of antidepressant but when i get home they have the same side effects. Great😦. Do I take them orjust try kalms.

I waiting to see a nhs councillor.

I know I need something as I get dry lump in throat, tingling in arms and face, tight chest pains and cry.

Help x

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  • brenda80266
    brenda80266 Jwood21

    Posted

    Hi I've been on prozac now for the last 11weeks in the beginning side effects were hard but I think it is worth it I'm now starting to feel like the old me I'm also having CBT GOOD LUCK

  • carol84640
    carol84640 Jwood21

    Posted

    Hi my advice would be to keep off antidepressants they can all have bad side effects and a lot are addictive. They are a last resort they can work for some people I know so think carefully about them. When antidepressants are given people need watching carefully by doctors and blood taken regularly. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to happen xx

  • Belle1993
    Belle1993 Jwood21

    Posted

    Hello! Sorry to hear you’re having a tough time and having bad physical symptoms😔which tablets have you tried previously and which have they given you this time lovey?xx

  • vicky51471
    vicky51471 Jwood21

    Posted

    Hi jwood,

    It’s  a personal thing isn’t it ? It’s whats best for you right now.

    sorry to hear you’ve had a a bad reaction to the first medication.

    can I ask what you’ve tried and what they have prescribed now?

     Some work for some not others.

    its good you are waiting for help, though it could be a while inbetween.

    it maybe worth giving these new ones a go.

    i myself am on antidepressants I have been for Years tried loads found Mirtazapine worked better than the others.

    for anxiety I had Propanol but had to come off them,,

    I think if you feel you want to start taking them it’s your choice.

     It does take a while for any  antidepressants to kick in so to speak.

    what have you been prescribed 

    vicky🙂

     

    • carol84640
      carol84640 vicky51471

      Posted

      Hi it is a personal choice and I know some people really need them it's just that I've seen so many suffer trying to come of them I've been on mirtazapine myself but didn't really help well not me anyway it's a vicious circle and hard trying to make the right choice xx

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