Joined: 17 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 560 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 6:32pm | IP Logged
I finally went to see my gp yesterday and she confirmed that i am suffering with Depression and that is is most likely pnd, she has put me onto some med's which i am not too keen on but have agreed to give it a go. and she has said she will be monitoring me very regularly with the help of the hv.
Has anyone else taken Anti depressants b4 and if so, how long for and are they easy to come off, i am so worried that i will get reliant on them and then wont be able to stop them. im only ony a mild form but all the same it is very scary to me as i hate taking any tablets.
and has anyone found alternative therapies to be any good, ie accupuncture or hypnosis?
Joined: 12 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 5855 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 8:38pm | IP Logged
Thumbles - I've pm'd you, hope you don't mind.
I'm on anti-depressents at the mo for my pnd, and have taken them
before with no side effects or problem stopping them. You come off them
very gradually and I can promise you I didn't have any reaction to
stopping at all.
Well done on seeing your GP - that really is the hardest part and you're well on the road to recovery.
Joined: 11 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 5915 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 8:45pm | IP Logged
Hi Thumbles, I have also been on anti-d's a few times and had pnd with both my daughters. It really depends what sort of anti-d's you have been prescribed to how long it will take you to come off of them. The newer anti-d's are very good and not addictive at all but you need to come off of them slowly as most of them work on your hormones so if you suddenly stop them it creates a dip in hormone level and you will be back to square one. It's normally reccommended that you take them for at least 6 mnths which sounds like a long time but when you think about it normally people have been depressed for at least 3-6mnths before they go and get it treated. Also you often don't feel an improvement for at least 2wks after starting to take them so don't worry if you don't feel wonderful quickly.
Joined: 16 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 94 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 9:45pm | IP Logged
Hi thumbles, hope you are ok.. I don't know for sure if ive had pnd however, my doctor recons i have. I went thru a couple of months a month after having Ethan where i was very withdrawn, hardly went out, didnt do myself up, hated my body, hated my lifestyle and couldnt come to terms that i was actualy a mum.. Plus because i had a cesarean i missed the whole birth experience which i found very hard to come to terms with.(and still am slightly if i'm honest) Anyway, enough about me, where do you feel ure pnd stems from is there anything thats triggerd it or is it the change of lifestyle... you dont have to say but it might do you good to vent ure feelings out.. I hope ure ok my fellow Norfolk madmum xxxxx
Joined: 12 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 0 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 10:00pm | IP Logged
Hi hun.
firstly can i congratulate you on going to see your gp thats a big step and already your on the road to recovery.
as for the tabs themself's i dont really know that much about them. what i do know tho is that my sister went on them when my mum died they helped her alot she too was worried that maybe she would become to relie on them all the time .but she come off them pretty quickly. sorry im not much help
Joined: 17 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 560 Gender: Female
Posted: 28 September 2005 at 10:29pm | IP Logged
Thanks ladies, its great to have so much support from people i have never met.
Loz, my problems have been building for a very long time, the last 3/4 years 2 b honest, and this last year and pg hormones just tipped me over the edge, i know becoming a mum didnt overwhelm me as i am a 2nd time mum, and luckily for me my 2nd birth was a non traumatic one. i am just so lucky that my dh is a very patient man who has had to put up with my severe mood swings for the last couple of months.
Hopefully i will only be on the meds for 6 months, as advised by my gp, i do feel more reassured i dont feel so nervous taking them now hearing that other people have managed to come off them again.
Joined: 13 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 8424 Gender: Female
Posted: 29 September 2005 at 8:19am | IP Logged
Hi hun,
I know its been said but WELL DONE, the first step is admiting there is something wrong, now you can get better!
I have been on various anti d's over the years and its very dependent on which ones you are on. I personally didnt get on well with them for a while (but I have a phoboa of anti d's after my mum was on them so I wasnt letting them work - long story).
I finally did find some that helped and they helped me to get strong enough that when I came off them when I got pregnant (I came off them in a week) I felt fine and the depression seems to be (fingers crossed) a thing of the past.
Joined: 12 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 238 Gender: Female
Posted: 29 September 2005 at 8:44am | IP Logged
Hi
Thumbles. Well done for taking such a brave step, it shows that
you are on the way to recovery as you have taken the first step which
is the hardest.
I was diagnosed with depression 7 years ago (after trying to commit
suicide) and was on anti depressants for some time, unfortunately I was
in the minority and had quite bad withdrawal symptoms. I was on
seroxat, which has been heavily criticised for being a bad anti
depressant. The saving grace for me was that I had a patient husband,
loving family and a good friend who took me to the gym twice a wk (good
natural endorphins) and I changed my diet to be more healthy.
I do hope that you and anyone else who are feeling depressed at the mo,
will see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We are all
special and need TLC, so its important that we all look after each
other.
Joined: 22 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 4305 Gender: Female
Posted: 29 September 2005 at 8:42pm | IP Logged
Hi hun like u today i was diagnosed with pnd too. I am about to start taking meds but don't wanna be on them for too long. If u do find anything tha works can u let me know hun.
I hope u start to feel better soon hun xxx Its a big step admiting it
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