just thought i would let everyone know where i been for 13 days.i had to admit my self back in to the hosptial.due to the depression that kept comng back.i was put on lithium to help me bring myself back up.it seems the venafaxline has and is still doing a numder on me.remember i withdrew very quickly because of one dr.decicion.i have been of the drug going on four months.the only thing i dont like they but me on lithium.still feel some depression.
I am so sorry to hear you had to go back to hospital as you know hospital doesn't cure you it just keeps you safe until you can cope at home try and force yourself to get into a routine don't isolate yourself go out with friends even though it probably the last thing you want to do but the more you do things the more you want to do take it day by day don't rush getting better you need to be patient and it will come
take care
i am just trying to rush these withdrwals away.they are just a horrif withdrawl.
I know it's like been trapped in your own mind bt you have to stay strong and need to keep busy try and have a massage or maybe reiki healing yoga really helped me because it all detoxifies you're body and slows down the mind plus it gives you something else to focus on
hope this helps
Hi, well you did the right thing by admitting your self back to the hospital. But there is an under lying reason you are feeling so low. Many girls of your age suffer with servere depression.eg; hormone inbalance, family problems, school bullying, as you have said, your parents don't want to know, you say your sister sees you need help. What you need is someone that you can talk to and pour out your deepest heart ache too. Maybe ask you GP to see a councellor also see if there is a local health group that you could join MIND is very good. Also never just stop drugs treating depression, you have to come off them very slowly, with supervision from your GP.
I'm so sorry to read that you have been in hospital. I feel that that's where I need to be as live on my own and just can't cope anymore but the trouble is where I live I can't just admit myself to hospital it has to be done through my GP and he says there is no beds available
the only thing they give me was lithium.i was so down it was horriable.so your kind of fed up with feeling bad to.i still am depressed.do you think that comes from not having the venafaxline a withdrawal that we have to go through.i am sorry your feeling bad to.how will we ever make it on this withdrawal and depression.i have read it can take up to a year.what have you read?
I have read the same thing I don't think I can cope with a year if this
you going to tough it out like me.i know its a horriable feeling.i cant control it either.its so overwhelming.but effexor wont be the life of me if i can help it.it has to get better sometime or another.i understand what you are going through.so what are you symptoms now
I'm feeling more depressed and anxious I feel totally exhausted just can't be bothered with anything or anyone I don't want to eat feel so sick all the time and really bad headaches. I'm scared to leave the house in case I have a panick attack and every little noise makes me jump. Every time I stand up I feel like I'm going to pass out. I just can't believe I'm still feeling like this after 2 months off venlafaxine. I always think that maybe I will feel better tomorrow but to be honest I just feel worse as time goes by
ya,so do i,at least i have you to talk to about what we are going through.together we will make it.its just going to be hard.my depression is the worst thing i have.its severe depression to.do you think yours is?
that all sounds bad to.i even have suciadal thoughts.i hope you havent got that far yet
I have to admit that back in 1992 when my depression was severe I was placed in the hospital for a month while they tried me on several medications. It wasn't until they tried Lithium on me that my depression finally lifted. It took about 2 weeks for the Lithium to kick in. I stayed on it for a number of years and my depression was at bay. I was concerned about possible kidney damage from long term Lithium use. My psychiatrist agreed to take me off the lithium and put me on mood stabilizers instead. My depression never came back. The mood stabilizers that I was put on were Carbamazepine and Divalproex. I have NOT suffered from severe depression since. I must admit though that even though I don't FEEL depressed I lack motivation a lot of the time. I also have a hard time sticking to my budget. I fall victim to Internet scams that promise to make me a millionaire. Those ruin my budget. I suffer from insomnia as well. I also smoke too many cigarettes and drink too much coffee. That gets expensive especially the smoking. I am still on a rather high dose of Olanzapine (23.75 mg/day). I should mention at this point that if you do any research you will discover that people who are on high doses of Olanzapine are subject to Diabetes. I ended up developing it. (At one point my blood sugar level was at 25... truly unsafe.) I am on a drug reduction plan with the help of my psychiatrist to slowly start to reduce the level of Olanzapine that I'm on. I am over medicated in general.
Hi Melissa,
Like Cordelia said, seeing a counsellor really helps. In my case I was able to adjust my side effects with a doctor's recomendations.
Another thing that helped me a lot was joining a self-help group in the city. We still meet evey Wednesday evening for 2 hours. Each person in the group is given 5 or 10 minutes to talk about how their week has gone. We learn from each other's coping skills. They are like a second family to me. I have been going to the group for over 5 years now. They are non judgemental. These people have walked the walk. They accept me the way I am. I see people who are worse off than me and that makes me feel better about myself. We offer suggestions to each other as to how to deal with our illness. I hope that such a group exists in your city. If not, a good psychiatrist can be a good listening ear, with good life skills to offer you. I must admit that finding a good one is hard. My first psychiatrist saw me on a weekly basis. She was superb. She ended up retiring. My new psychiatrist doesn't know medications very well. I have to do research and present it to him when we meet. He at least takes my research seriously. He's good THAT way at least. If you come from a small city... good psychiatrists may be hard to find. Keep coming back to this forum. Even I have found gold nuggets of wisdom here. Keep asking questions.
Do you not have any other services in the area that you can talk to?
Oh I am so very sorry you have been in hospital. Some doctors do not know thsat Venlafaxine must be withdrawn from very slowly. No excuse, as my doctor knew about it, and helped me through the first stages of withdrawal.
I have been in a psychiatric hospital myself, no fun, and I felt bereft when I left as no follow up, and I had to ask myself if I could continue as an out patietn.
I do hope you feel better soon. Gosh and you were only on Venlafaxine for a short time, whereas I was on it for years. Shows that this drug really must be withdrawn from very slowly.
Take care, and keep in touch.
i was on venafaxline for 17yrs.i have read it can take up to a year.to get back right.
I have suicidle thoughts every day
Yes I tried all the other services but don't find it helpful. I used to go to a day centre and they got me to do gardening so I gave up on that, how the hell does gardening help depression especially when I have no interest in gardening and also it meant I had to travel there and couldn't afford the petrol. I live in a small village a long way from anywhere and there is nothing here. Every counciling services are miles away and I just can't afford it so I'm just stuck at home all the time
how are you doing today?just thought i would check on you