I have had depression for 12 years and have always been a worrier.
Not been well off and on for two years now. I live in Holland and am retired. I live alone and though it never used to bother me it does now.
I also have GAD and at the moment everything is just awful.
I have had a cold/bronchitis 3 times in the last 2 months. 3 lots of antibiotics
I'm on venlafaxine RX capsules, mornings 75mg and evenings 37.5mg. I can't take more as I get bad leg pain, feels like nettles/barbed wire under my skin.
I also take 0.125 oxazepam when necessary, at the moment it is necessary at least 3 times a day.
The mornings are hell, early afternoons not much better. Then it gets a bit easier. Sometimes 80% when I go to bed but then I wake up in the morning again.
I know I should try harder but just don't have the strength,
I don't expect miracles but would be grateful for any advice and TLC
take care
Sx
Sometimes meds aren't the answer we need to be happy and if you are alone that can't bring you happiness.
Do you have friends and family that come and visit you?
Can you tell me why things have gotten harder for you lately?
If you are getting bronchitis it could be because of your amune system,which the pills are probably slowly killing.
you know right after taking antibiotics you need to eat as healthy as possible and build up the enzymes in your gut don't you?
do you like raw saurekraut?
If not eat alot of raw fruits and veggies they help your gut to produce these much needed enzymes.
After taking antibiotics and can become a visious circle if you don't replace what the antibiotics have stripped away.
Bless you, I feel for you as I feel a lot like you but I have a family around me, sometimes that makes me feel worse because I feel like there's no need for me to feel like this!
I have recently had to change medication as the first one sertraline was making me feel worse, I'm on day 2 of perroxatine which worked for me in the past so I am praying they work this time around as I need my life back!
Like you I dread mornings and slowly get better as the day goes by but don't sleep well so dread the long nights!
Have you got any support at all? Have you thought about changing your medication at all?
Sending peace your way x
Thank you, and may God Bless you too.
Well I am glad you have family, then it isn't that.
Ok,since your not really into the paxil yet.
Have you though of trying a natural alternative?
like I said before if you think about it one med leads to another and another because of the side effects on differnt organs in your body until you are very sick it is a downward spiral.
Sorry that it has been awhile. When I first posted I was in a mh. clinic. When I was discharged I moved into a new appartment in a new town. Another one of my really bad decisions. Anyway I am not coping here and will be moving back to my old address in the town where I have lived for more than 30 years. If I think what upheavels I have been through lately it is no wonder I am a nervous wreck. I just wish I could be 'happy".
SWx