Hey
I no this is probably just a blip but I'm feeling so low and sudical again and all I want to do is cry... This will be week 4 on 20mg I was on 10mg for 3mths but recently been advised to move up...
my mind won't stop racing and it's effecting how I feel also got into a big argument with my Bf friend so that doesn't help me feel any better....
Sounds like it's the updose causing it; I think some of us are prone to getting like that when there's an alteration in dose. 10mg to 20mg brought on a weeks worth of feeling like that; did seem to be a delayed reaction it to as well. I was fine for a week then 'bam' it hit me.
It will pass and at 20mg, I would have thought you'd get a more substantial benefit.
How were you doing on 10mg?
Can totally relate to what you are feeling. People keep saying "give it a chance", it will get better. Started at 10mg two weeks ago and felt better for about a week. Then it bottomed out and I have been suicidal for over a week now. The scary part is that I am okay with thoughts of ending my life because this is just too much pain to live with every day. Hanging on by a thread only because of my dog, which sounds insane. I do not get why this drug, an antidepressant, puts people with depression in a suicidal state. Things that help a little are going for walks (thanks to encouragement from my dog) , non depressing music, sitting through two movies at a time, puzzles, not eating sugar or junk food, eating healthy food when I am hungry.
Hope the last part of this post helps. Please know you are not alone in what you are going through.
Hey Cheryl, remember its going to take a little while before you feel the. benefit of an increase in your dose, hang in there.. Think of every day you've managed to hang on for another one, keep doing that..and after a while (remember it can take up to 6wks) you'll forget the anxiety..and won't feel so sad...keep going..