Don't know if I'm overwhelmed or depressed
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Hi everyone,
I am driving myself mad. Last year my dr out me in citalapram and was on it for about a year and thewas weaned off and all was fine.
I went back to my dr after about 6-9months as I wasn't sure if I was starting to feel those old feelings of being overwhelmed and low. She suggested I go back on citalopram for approx 2 years as perhaps I came off them too quickly. Also as my father was going through chemo and was about to have major op. I got the prescription in October and bought them and now they are sitting in my cupboard.
If I went back on them I would feel I'm a failure and weak all the things depressed people think of themselves, I'm struggling with myself I don't know if I am depressed or if I'm sad and overwhelmed so should I really start taking them again?
Some weeks I'm fine and feel "normal" and can get on with things and the next I'm tearful and starring at the pack of citolapram.
Friends that are on it say I have to make my mind up and I perhaps should go back on them and friends that don't suffer from depression are saying I don't need them I'm just fed up at the moment and it will pass.
I really can't make my mind up if it is depression again.
Any advice??
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aj15433
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Grassypond101
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corinne7
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Grassypond101
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jane_lily
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The fact that you have not started them again, despite having them in your cupboard is a very positive sign. Your will power seems immense. Maybe you don't need Citalopram, have you tried yoga, rescue or a less evasive solution. I say that from experience. I was on Citilapram for two years and one day I said 'nomore.' I weaned myself off them telling myself I would get better on my own. And I have. I do still feel down but I'm stronger now.
I wish you all the best.
Jane.
beautifulday
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I would say that you are going through a stressful time at the moment and your feeling low is a perfectly normal response to your dad having chemo etc. Try not to go back on them, but if you feel you really should then dont worry about what other people think, do what is right for you. We all have different feelings and responses and just because your dad doesnt need antidepressants doesnt mean that other people dont. Women naturally feel things more than men anyway as we are conditioned to be caring and look after children. So we are therefore more emotional and feel more deeply than men do. My dad is a bit similiar to yours, a very black and white thinker with no "in between".
Wishing you all the best and do what is right for you xx