Just stopping can make you feel a whole lot worse. If you want to come off them, you should do it with your GPs support
Just stopping can make you feel a whole lot worse. If you want to come off them, you should do it with your GPs support
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
You've tried everything? No amount of medication is going to get you out and about and up out of bed looking for jobs, going to your voluntary place etc... That, unfortunately, needs to come from you.
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
I've gone 4 days without already & I don't feel any different tbh, prob because I'm asleep all day to even notice. My mind def feels a bit more free though. I was on Citalopram 20mg which I've got right here on me. I tried them all; Mitazipine, Fluxotine, Setraline & at various doses. He even said himself that with moderate depression they're the only 1s he can give me.
Hi SA19, I hope you will keep consulting with your GP, as maybe counselling might be more helpful? But there is also coming off meds, which can be helped with supplements like 5-HTP and fish oil, if you are sure about it.
Last edited by Hugo-agogo; 27-10-15 at 03:09 AM.
First of all, remember it takes weeks to get into your system? It's the same coming out.Originally Posted by SA89
Citalopram 20 isn't a huge dose and there are options.
Those are not all the medication and certainly not all the ones he could give. I would suggest that you need a psych or CMHT appointment..
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
I feel a bit light-headed i'm not gonna lie. I'm adamant though to never return to pills as I didnt see any benefit & I've been on them for years. I wanna get myself better naturally through lifestyle changes, exercisin & being around a community. I've also booked myself in for counseling next Tues, up to 12 sessions.
That's great, as long as you keep up with the getting out and about....
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
Bravo to you! Getting out and other activity can definitely help. When you talk to your counselor, make sure to tell them you want to learn some techniques to help yourself. Booking the counseling is a big step.
Well done making those decisions to help you get well-.gif ")")
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Atm I'll be doin Voluntary each Wednesday from 1.30-4.30. I've agreed with my counsellor that getting a job is a long term goal & the short term is to build up my experience. In turn that ties in with socialising more. I still suffer everyday with loneliness & thats because I'm a serious recluse. My counsellor is helping me but I still hold an overwhelming sense of despair.
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