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I tried the antidepressant but.....

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For the past 2 weeks i have tried an antidepressant at a very low dose of 12.5mg to see if it would help my menopause symptoms....the side effects of nausea, acid reflux and exhaustion were awful but i was determined to stick with it. But well into the second week i took my morning pill and all hell broke loose!! I became very very nauseated with a constant gagging feeling, very dizzy, very dark & depressed, my mouth was numb feeling with an intense taste of a pill (i swallowed the pill whole but it tasted like i chewed it up), seen weird white orbs and my head felt fuzzy.....like i was moving in slow motion. These symptoms lasted the whole day, but when i woke up the next morning those side effects were still there only more intense! Needless to say i didnt take my morning dose and for 2 more days those side effects lingered, including the horrible pill taste in my mouth.... i felt as though i had been poisoned!! I was scared that i may have broken something in my brain! Well im finally starting to feel a little better and those side effects are finally lessening. I can honestly say antidepressants wont help in my fight with menopause, it made it so much worse and i felt like i was literally dying! What are we supposed to do to get through this hell when treatments are worse than the condition itself!?

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  • maddysmom2015
    maddysmom2015 Guest

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    So sorry this happened, Brandy. My GYN prescribed a low dose anti depressant for my peri symtoms. They had been randomly offering it for years. Since I am not depressed, I thought they were just trying to sedate another trouble-making woman demanding better symptom management.

    But then last year my symptoms got so bad I wasn't able to work for a week every 3 weeks. So in desperation, I took it. I had almost the same reaction as you. My body was saying "I am suffering. This is not the cure."

    I have no wisdom to offer, but only to validate your experience. I am sorry you had to suffer like that in the search for some relief. You are not alone.

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      Thank you....it is so hard especially when people close to you just dont understand. They think just take the pill it will solve all if your problems sadly it only amplified them

      😦

  • bunny1215
    bunny1215 Guest

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    Hi can i ask what is the name of the antidepressant pill? i was given something for anxiety but im very hesitant to start taking it. hope you are feeling better...xoxo

  • Salesmanswidow
    Salesmanswidow Guest

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    i was really suffering during peri with low mood & my doctor prescribed hrt as she said if your body is low in hormones it causes low mood & depression so no amount of anti depressants will help. i was still suffering badly & litrally begged for anti depressants even though my doctor really didnt want too because i hadnt given hrt time to settle she did. big mistake i felt awful & was only taking half the dose, felt drunk, dizzy more depressed only stayed on them 3 weeks, biggest mistake ever. my mood is better not 100% but better now hrt is starting too settle xxx

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