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I've increased my meds the last few weeks and I've felt worse. I don't know if it's me or if it's the meds. I just feel like crying. Has anyone had this happen?
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sam89566 Dengirl29
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Dengirl29 sam89566
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Depression. I've been on a low dose and feel like I've been doing okay but def not completely myself.
Em_lisa Dengirl29
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Dengirl29 Em_lisa
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I've been on Prozac for a couple years I took a low dose of 5 mg while pregnant that helped a little. After the birth I increased to 10mg which I've been on the last year. I was doing pretty good I felt about 70-75% myself. I would occ. have a blip when stressed. I recently felt like I was falling back into depression so my doc told me to take 20mg. I take tablets so I've been gradually increasing so I've been taking 12.5 since the end of Feb. I guess I just hate increasing my dose and feeling like this. I was hoping I would be good by now and able to come off of it.
What mg do you take? Have you ever had this happen?
katecogs Dengirl29
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Increasing does cause side effects again - so yes, feeling worse for a few weeks is quite normal. As the meds settle the side effects will wear off and it'll be a little time again before you start feeling the benefit of them.
K xx
carol62649 katecogs
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Hi Katecogs,
every day i come on to read your posts with positive comments, you have such great knowledge.
I am now just past 16 weeks, last week i felt really well, went on a short holiday, managed flights and travel aok. This week im not so great, i may have built myself up to expect to crash a little? I feel so ill, many times i think i should try another SSRI, but then i realise thats silly. I have to give these meds lots of time. Be patient, i say all the time. Anxiety is less for sure, but im still shaky, nauseous, odd sensations blah blah.
i just wanted to thank you again for your empathy, kindness and for being here when we all need your support. Bless you!??😘
katecogs carol62649
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Hi Carol
I think being ill for so long and reading so many dam books back then
, and then watching my son go through exactly the same made me become so interested in this. Everyone seems to follow the same path into and out of this.
16 weeks is good - and having that great spell last week shows that you're on the right route. Most people go through this up and down period. Sometimes when we're feeling up, we do things, enjoys ourselves and then suddenly come back down to earth with yet another crash. Its quite normal. Going on holiday etc is brilliant, and reckon your body is now complaining to you that its tired after such an exuberant time
. Don't stop going on holiday and doing things though, and just let those crashes come and go. Expect them, they'll happen. But also remember that they'll go again too.
No I wouldn't try another SSRI. You're going through recovery already, and it will be slow. My son took 9 months on these meds to recover, and he also went through the up / down period. Symptoms won't all go at once, but over time, little by little, they'll all begin to ease one by one ..... still mixed with the up / down periods.
That well feeling will come back.
K x
carol62649 katecogs
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Thanks again Kate
you do make me feel better about the road ahead!
🌺🌷🌸
katecogs carol62649
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