Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on February 3, 2008, at 22:03:59
In reply to Re: Need desperate supportgoing on alone.. » Jay_Bravest_Face, posted by Phillipa on February 3, 2008, at 20:56:36
> Jay that's great. Maybe depression is a thing of the past for you you worked through the tragedy and now you're ready to take on life again. Congrats!!!!!! Phillipa
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>I dont know Phillipa. That mortal pain I think will always be there. (At least its fingerprint!..ha) Maybe some of my ways of coping, and some of my perceptions have changed, though. Its like the name of that U2 albumAll that You Cant Leave Behind. This is all SO strange, though, I have to say!
The thing was, the side effects of the meds where actually outweighing the benefits. I was grumpy, miserable, angry, apathetic, and my metabolism seemed fr*gg*d, and I could sleep most of the day. Plus, the BIGGIE, the meds where messing around with my blood sugar! Even Prozac seemed to knock it up a few points. But, when you constantly have high blood sugar, you feel nauseous, have headaches, major mood swings, tired, achy, and are in and out of the bathroom all the time. That was NO way to live! Just getting rid of that problem (that still occurred even with diabetes meds) made me feel 80-90 percent better! Then there is the sex drive thing. I actually read of SSRIs causing genital anesthesia. Living with this stuff for years..into decades is just so terrible. (Oh, and the weight thing too!)
So, for me, not having all of these side-effects, no wonder I feel so much better!!..lol.
But, I was still brave, and I took my medicine, and if I have to again, Id try something different. I honestly have nothing *against* the meds, but just think the bloody drug companies could make better meds that dont cause all of the above side-effects!Anyhow.sorry for my rant. Thanks so kindly Phillipayou are a doll. :-)
Best as always
Jay
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