On the mend, my update

Treatment and medication
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hiya peeps :mrgreen:

well i've been to see the trickcyclist today , even tho i'm not 100%, i don't need to see my trickcyclist for now, nor the community psychiatric nurse :cheers:

if i dive into a major depression again for more than a week or two, my GP will refer me straight back to them :rainbow:

the plan is for me to stay on the fluoxetine for another two to three months, then stop it (the good news is i can stop it abruptly

as it has a half life of several weeks) and stay on the lamotragine (mood stabilizer) indefinitely :shock: if i relapse i can go back on the fluoxetine straight away :wink:

as there is a big genetic factor involved with me, it could be i'll be struck with the 'black dog' again in the futer :? but next time i won't ignore it hoping it will go away, i'll get on the case straight away :ok: i advise all of you to do the same :wink: the longer you leave it to fester and feed on itself, the longer it takes to get well again :shock: trust me i've been there a lot of times before :whistle:

so don't despair peeps, 8 months ago i was an emergency and was refered to the crisis team immediately, i was on the verge of turning the lights out permanently :shock: :cry: i'm 80% back to normal (whatever that means lol :roll: ) it's a long haul, but trust me, take the meds etc and you will all get there :wink:

cheers,

Ken~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :run: :cheers: :cheerup:

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Hello Ken.

I feel I must reply to you as I think I was rather 'snappy' in a post about sertraline and weight gain? My apologies if I was. :oops:

Yes, I too had let things get far too bad in my quest to stay off medication and am now on day 8 of Prozac (20mg). Huge anxiety and palpitations at the mo, as well as my menopause palpitations and flushes...another story I know.

I'm glad you are feeling a bit better, and would welcome any info re Prozac, and just how soon I can feel some respite from this anxiety and a lift in mood?

Thanks..

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ken thats fab news well done :ok: :ok: :ok: :ok: :lol:

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Ken,

I m so glad for you. Like you, I am coming off fluoxetine ow. I have been on half dose for 3 weeks and feel great. The monster hasn't come back I guess i have seen him off for now.

So, 1 more month and I will drop to 1 tab every 2 days then, none! Scary but I will beat this.

So glad you are feelign better as you have been such a support to me and many others.

All the best mate!

Lelly xx