Side effects and thoughts
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Hi Guys - I wanted to say that I have been having some bizarre thoughts and still in pain at the mo - I hope that the Flu will help me to get out of the house tomorrow and experience the riches of life and love once more.
My partner has given up on me and seems to think that I am just being stupid with it all. Telling me to get my act together and move on in life.
Not sure what is meant by this but I really want to help us both by getting better - This is the only thing on my Festive wish list to make things better really.
I know I must sound like a crazed individual at the moment - but this is how I feel, I feel trapped in the body that I have and am not wanting to do much today really, except read things on here and type this. Havent even got dressed today so not looking for much of the best in life today
Wondered if others have the same experience of the meds making you feel worse when starting thm (one week in now)?
Thanks to anyone reading this and replying x
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Fauve
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I've been on flu for 4 weeks now, started on 20mg and was upped to 40mg last week.
I guess I was lucky, cos I didn't have any side effects, other than slight headaches (which I've always had anyway) and lack of sleep (but again, I've always had problems sleeping).
About 2 weeks in, I did start to feel better, like my old self. I do get down days when I just want to be on my own and sit and watch tele, but for mu husband's sake, I have to really motivate myself to get washed and dressed and get out of the house. Like today, he's up in the shower and I would just love to have a bath and stay in. But we have to go out. But I do know that once I'm out, I will feel better. I know it's a bit crap, but fresh air does make you feel a lot better. Even if you just pop to the shops, you feel like you've done something.
If your partner loves you, then she will stand by you. Saying stuff like \"pull yourself together\" isn't very helpful and I'm sure she doesn't mean it. Depression is an illness and you can just \"pull yourself together\", that's why our GPs have prescribed us with the tablets, because something is poorly in our heads, and we need to get better, but it's just gonna take time.
I know it sounds really stupid, but get yourself a hobby. I've just started bird watching out my front window - I spend so much money each week on food for the birds, but it makes me really happy to see them eating. Just a thought anyway.
Take care Jon and if you need any more support, just say.
Fauve xx
Guest
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You do tend to feel worse before you feel better on Flu. I had depression in Oct 08 and had all the usual symptoms, crying, anxiety,didn't want to leave the house or talk to anyone. I couldn't deal with groups of people and used to hide if anyone knocked on the door!! It sounds mad now but this is what depression does and the more you and family can accept it isn't something you can just snap out of, the better you will cope long term.
Your partner needs to read this post - it's a common reaction, I used to think the \"pull yourself together thing\" when I heard other people had stress/depression as I was ignorant of the facts - it's a chemical thing, nothing you can control quickly. Flu takes a few weeks to get in to your system.
Flu will give you some side effects, I had nausea, weight loss, disturbed sleep and anxiety. I also had a week of continual yawning - wierd! By week 6 though I began to feel a lot better and by 3 months felt almost back to normal. I now do all I did before, work and enjoy life and I can't recommend it highly enough - it's worth it in the end.
It may not help you but I also found the following useful - sunlight, good diet (no junk!) not watching news/sad stuff, writing a diary, Vitamin B Complex (Boots stock it) and this Forum.
Good luck to all of you, there is a light at the end of the tunnel! x
Guest
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Back to work tomorrow, oh and a very undestanding boss so that is good - The boss said that he just worries about me - you don't get many of those types of bosses around
Re: the going out thing and mixing with people - it was great to hear (in a strange way) that this is part of depression, I though my anxiety was heading toward GAD / S. Phobia., so will take this on board and say it is more to do with my depression. I think that you can read so many articles and convince yourself that you have all of them....
Many thanks for your support to all - i don't know what I would have done without advice being given and tentatives ears (well eyes)
Guest
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Thanks guys as always
Jon119
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I asked a friend what was wrong and he said you are human - that's all
Guest
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My motivation took a long time to come back - weeks and months rather than days. I think you have to listen to your body here to be honest as we are all different, baby steps are best otherwise you will set yourself back.
It took a week to leave the house (for walks by myself)another couple of weeks to want to see friends individually and about a couple of months to cope with small groups of people. I felt physically shattered and slept lots but woke up a lot in the early hours and found it very hard to \"make the effort\".
My hubby helped me a lot and ferried our small children about etc.. - he read a lot of this forum and other sites related to depression which helped him understand it.
I know I'm female! but it was a good 2-3 months before I started to take care of my appearance again and I would say 6 months to really enjoy life and take up previous hobbies (like gardening which I adored but didn't want to do when I was ill). Work took the longest but now that I'm part-time and in a different post I feel I have a better balance.
I found it amazing as well, that the people I opened up to had also previously had some sort of depression in the past - it's really common but people keep it in because they feel embarrassed!
Take it easy, look after yourself and time will do the rest.
Guest
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You do tend to feel worse before you feel better on Flu. I had depression in Oct 08 and had all the usual symptoms, crying, anxiety,didn't want to leave the house or talk to anyone. I couldn't deal with groups of people and used to hide if anyone knocked on the door!! It sounds mad now but this is what depression does and the more you and family can accept it isn't something you can just snap out of, the better you will cope long term.
Your partner needs to read this post - it's a common reaction, I used to think the \"pull yourself together thing\" when I heard other people had stress/depression as I was ignorant of the facts - it's a chemical thing, nothing you can control quickly. Flu takes a few weeks to get in to your system.
Flu will give you some side effects, I had nausea, weight loss, disturbed sleep and anxiety. I also had a week of continual yawning - wierd! By week 6 though I began to feel a lot better and by 3 months felt almost back to normal. I now do all I did before, work and enjoy life and I can't recommend it highly enough - it's worth it in the end.
It may not help you but I also found the following useful - sunlight, good diet (no junk!) not watching news/sad stuff, writing a diary, Vitamin B Complex (Boots stock it) and this Forum.
Good luck to all of you, there is a light at the end of the tunnel! x[/quote:cbe723aeb8]
hi. when i read the message above i thought i had written it. it is so close to my experience its uncanny. now though i shall have to go back to see my doctor as i have returning dark thoughts. I haven't told anyone of them yet as everyone seems to think i am getting better. people have been very supportive, even those at work. I haven't seen or felt any negativity from anyone at all. The two doctors i have seen have been great. Even indulging me and doing several tests which thankfully have all turned out ok. I get tinnitis and that is getting worse. Can Fluoxetine make that worse? They say its mild but its not if anything its getting louder. Playing music in earphones does not drown it or mask it or whatever it is supposed to do.
psychochief
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sorry to hear you're going backwards timtim, i'm in the same boat grrrrrrr :? get back to the docs as soon as you can, nip it in the bud, i have :wink:
anyhoooos i've had tinnitus for many years :cry: due to my relapse my trickcyclist doubled my dose to 40 mg of flu i'm bipolar so i am also on lamotragine (mood stabiliser) since increasing my dosage my tinnitus has doubled in volume :shock: up until now there has been no noticeable difference for many years :roll:
recently i've read from a reliable source, that experts believe from the latest research that there is a connection between seratonin and tinnitus :shock: as flu is an SSRi it's logical to figure there is a connection with the meds :huh: :ok:
i'm seeing my trickcyclist on monday, i'm gonna ask him about it :mrgreen:
cheers,
Ken~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :run: :rainbow: :peace: