Spoke to the doctor yesterday my regular doctor is off sick mentioned I wasn't happy with the side effects and he's now prescribed me lofepramine (shake
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Spoke to the doctor yesterday my regular doctor is off sick mentioned I wasn't happy with the side effects and he's now prescribed me lofepramine (shake
So you're switching or adding it in? I assume you'll be cutting down your current med if switching?
What dose venlafaxine are you on?
I was on the lowest 75mg doctor didn't mention anything really just said try another tablet to see if it stops the side effects
OK, just be aware that to start with you will have the new side effects and the side effects of the old one leaving your system....
What I don't understand is that if you are finding one beneficial for your mental health and the issue you have is sweating then why don't they prescribe you something to help with that?
Oh great more side effects. He did ask how I was I said I was feeling great atm the minute it's just that I couldn't cope with he sweating side effect anymore and was told that the venlafaxine wouldn't cause it but it does.
He just said it's because of the serotonin or something.
I'm seeing the regular doctor but not until the 23rd as hes sick then on holiday (wasntme)
I'd have thought they would have prescribed something for the sweating by now as that's all I keep moaning about. I've tried odaban which is fine for the top of my head but it's mainly my torso that's the problem.
I'll give these a go for a while and see how I get on if they do t work I'm not sure where I'm going to go from there
Ask about something that combats the sweating. There are other options out there.
I would expect that as one is leaving your system and one is getting into your system....
Yep i expected some withdrawal symptoms so far its constantly feeling sick,dizzy spells and sweating a lot.
I don't know who im more annoyed with myself or the regular doctor for calling in sick,I'll give them 2 weeks if im still feeling like crap i'm coming off all together and just sticking to the cbd oil
Even doctors get ill love....
I don't know about that personally. You do have both in your system, it is going to take time love...
I'd see how you go over the weekend or so and if you aren't feeling any brighter then maybe give them a ring?
Yes I was going to ring in the morning today but woke up feeling fine it gradually gets worse as the day goes on.
I'm in two minds if I manage to last over the weekend then surely it's a matter of time before I start to feel better.
More annoyed it's messing my workouts up
How bad is it?
Woke up feeling a bit better had a slight headache,walked the dog and I came back with my t-shirt soaked again hot/cold sweating.
Trying to eat something as I've felt sick since midday
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qu2rT9F7sHoia1EF9
You do need to eat regularly on meds hun...
FWIW It's much hotter than it looks out there today! I was really hot and sweaty during the walk for Pride..
Last 2 days have been better had daily headaches and the sickness has gradually eased.
Last 2 mornings I've had to cover my legs with the duvet as I was cold! Also I was actually cold when walking my dog Sunday! Fingers crossed (y).
I've still been taking the tabs the doctor prescribed but only 1 instead of 2 fluoxetine.
That’s really positive :)
Why have you halved the dose of fluoxetine?
I halved the dose as ideally id like to come off the tablets soon and figured it would be easier on a smaller dose. I'm sick of all the side effects i've been putting up with for over a year,it just makes more more paranoid and anxious about going out.
I've tried so many tablets now maybe anti-depressants aren't for me and i seem to be the only one getting the constant sweating from taking them,plus im due to start back work soon and i can't face the side effects.
I'm wondering if that's why im feeling sick around 4-7pm that's when i should take the 2nd tab or is that just a coincidence
It probably is. Really you shouldn't come off a tablet without speaking to your GP.
You really do need to talk to your Dr. Messing around with your doses is going to make everything so much harder on you. There are medications you can be given to try to stop the sweating.... You have options. Surely if it's working to help your mental health then that's the best thing?
I'm seeing the mental health guy on the 23rd I'm still on the tabs they gave me just half the dosage,I'll talk to him then he knows the situation he had to persuade me last time to try the venlafaxine and basically lied by saying these wouldn't cause sweating when it's one of the most common side effects.
The only thing I'm worried about is going back to work and feeling miserable again once Ive come off the tablets
But you haven't given the meds long enough to get into your system - then you've changed the dose which will then take up to another 8 weeks, then if you're talking about stopping them then it's really going to make you feel so much worse. You aren't giving yourself a fair chance really....
I'm not being funny but I've been on about the sweating since last year and they've done nothing so I don't really hold out much hope they will now and if they do I'd be even more annoyed that they've let me suffer with it for this long.
The doctor changed me off venlafaxine because my regular Dr was sick these have then made me feel awful for the past week with withdrawal symptoms
But have you asked them to prescribe something specific for the sweating?
Yep I've mentioned it every visit how it's making me not want to go out etc all they've done is change my meds constantly I don't think I've been on the same tablets for longer than 12 weeks.
They gave me odaban when it was cheaper to buy off Amazon I used that for about a month helped with my face etc but it's mainly my back and torso,i feel embarrassed talking about it now
It really isn't anything to be embarrassed about.. Although I do understand...
I'm just getting abit stressed what with me going back to work a week today can already feel myself counting down the days and the anixety building even though I've worked there for 17 years it sounds daft,worrying I'll end up panicking and that will set everything off but I know it's something I need to do.
It doesn't sound daft at all. Work obviously increases your anxiety... Is there any other ways around it?
I don't think so. When I go in for meetings I often have a walk round and say hello to everyone to calm myself down and I'm fine but that's probably because I know I can escape and leave anytime.
I'm going bk on rehab hours so it won't be for long but hopefully it'll calm me down I need to just get the 1st day out the way,but I'm finding it hard to occupy myself at nighttime trying not to worry about it.
Girlfriends fast asleep as she works early shifts have spoken a little bit about how worried I'm getting etc all she says is you'll be fine,she's most likely right just me overthinking things
OVerthinking goes with the territory if you're anything like my husband....
How are you doing today?
I'm not too bad got soaked walking my dog earlier,nipped to see my mum and dad who are looking after my niece and nephew.
Aim tonight is to get bk in the garage and do weights although I'm starting to feel sick.
I've been trying to read Joshua Fletcher Anxiety: Panicking about Panic but I can't seem to stay focused and get easily distracted
Could you be trying to read too much? If you're out of practise in reading then starting with smaller bits might be an easier way of doing it and would give you more of an achievement?
Maybe tbh I've always found reading quite boring but it's something I wish I enjoyed and I know it'll benefit me. The only books ive read are the Game of thrones books and I loved them.
Managed to go in the garage tonight for 45 mins just a little session,now on comes the anixety at night trying to stay positive.
I was thinking earlier you always ask me how I'm doing how my days been etc but I never ask the same question to you? so have you had a good day?