I like then mate tbh. Been on them a while on a high dose at 200 mg but lowered a bit as making me manic according to my p doc. They take a while to work they are classed as an "upper " in terms of depressants. Hope they work for you buddy
I like then mate tbh. Been on them a while on a high dose at 200 mg but lowered a bit as making me manic according to my p doc. They take a while to work they are classed as an "upper " in terms of depressants. Hope they work for you buddy
JimmyJeffers
Player Valuation: £70m
Yup. Was on them until not so long ago. Taking 100mg a day. Took a while to kick in. Pretty subtle. At first I was getting rushes that were not unpleasant.
things evened out after a couple of weeks and they were pretty good I must admit. No side effects. Coming off them was a bit crazy and if i missed a dose I got dizzy spells. Taking 5htp now instead. People react differently of course though.
My sister was given them at one stage but didn't get on with them at all.Yup. Was on them until not so long ago. Taking 100mg a day. Took a while to kick in. Pretty subtle. At first I was getting rushes that were not unpleasant.
The wife has had Citalopram previously and said that was great at the time.
As all the others have said mate, it's horses for courses with anti depressants, what works for some may not work for others.
When they start working the changes in you are very subtle to begin with, you don't wake up one day and think " I feel great ".
The changes can be as simple as you find that you've not as worried about everything, you're anxiety is lessened, you sleep better, you can concentrate better, you're more patient etc.
In other words they make you feel more normal, which is what they are supposed to do.
As @jaycee says they normally take two to three weeks to kick in and you need to take them religiously at the same time every day to get the maximum benefits or sometimes the wobbles come back.
There can be side effects, hot flushes, dizziness, dry mouth, loss of libido, but these tend to be in the very early stages, once you've stabilised on them, these should all go away.
Remember too, that if your not happy with the ones that they've prescribed, there's many others that you can change to.
It's all hit and miss with the anti depressants in the end mate.
When they start working the changes in you are very subtle to begin with, you don't wake up one day and think " I feel great ".
The changes can be as simple as you find that you've not as worried about everything, you're anxiety is lessened, you sleep better, you can concentrate better, you're more patient etc.
In other words they make you feel more normal, which is what they are supposed to do.
As @jaycee says they normally take two to three weeks to kick in and you need to take them religiously at the same time every day to get the maximum benefits or sometimes the wobbles come back.
There can be side effects, hot flushes, dizziness, dry mouth, loss of libido, but these tend to be in the very early stages, once you've stabilised on them, these should all go away.
Remember too, that if your not happy with the ones that they've prescribed, there's many others that you can change to.
It's all hit and miss with the anti depressants in the end mate.
wbn61
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rant time. not been too good past few days so taken a while to write this hope it makes sense. last thurs I met with the palliative care macmillan nurse and during that meet I learnt something that confused me a bit, the meaning of "terminal" came up and all that it means is the cancer cannot be cured. and when they say 2 months its just a random figure I think, still need to ask more hence why i'm confused. she even said she has a few she looks after who were diagnosed a year ago. so I think I have been going through this dying thing all wrong. I and everyone else have been waiting for me to go soon so I have been reluctant to make any plans or get involved with any family decisions etc . now I am of the mind to be like everyone else. everyone knows they are going to die but not when, so no one stops planning for the future just in case do they?
well that's what I am going to do from now on. someone on here in the beginning asked me if there was anything I wanted to do before I went and I said I hoped to last to go to the rally we go to every year well we go on thurs, to be honest I didn't think i'd make it thinking the way I did then. the doc said 2 month its nearly 3 month now. I have ordered tickets for the espanyol game and will be getting tickets for the spurs game soon. it's not going to be easy changing mindset but i'm going to give it a good go. going to feel a bit foolish as everyone is waiting for me to go but hope everyone understands.
well that's what I am going to do from now on. someone on here in the beginning asked me if there was anything I wanted to do before I went and I said I hoped to last to go to the rally we go to every year well we go on thurs, to be honest I didn't think i'd make it thinking the way I did then. the doc said 2 month its nearly 3 month now. I have ordered tickets for the espanyol game and will be getting tickets for the spurs game soon. it's not going to be easy changing mindset but i'm going to give it a good go. going to feel a bit foolish as everyone is waiting for me to go but hope everyone understands.
kithnou
Player Valuation: £70m
I believe that was me mate. I like this change of thought process and activity levels.
As long as you are able to, keep "living" as normal a life as possible
That post has made me feel really happy. Don't feel foolish for still being here!! Enjoy doing the things you like doing and keep doing it. Oh, and keep posting too.
The Esk
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None of us know the day we're going to go mate.
Put your plans in place in case you do (which I think you have already) and then live normally. Sounds easy I know but you have a choice - an arbitrary date set by a doctor who (with the best will in the world) is putting his finger in the air, or (once everything is in place) live for every day. No one is going to be disappointed or annoyed with you when you survive longer than expected!!!
JelavicBrate2
Player Valuation: £8m
To be honest I had problems with them but that could of been linked to a acute throat infection about four years ago. I went back to citalophram (probably spelt it wrong). It's meant to deal with anxiety, rather than depression but my the time I started taken it I'd started avoiding anxious situations. I all depends on the individual but I think it can be 50/50 some people feel it helps them some it just makes them feel ill.
"Rant time" . Oh oh , I was expecting one of your infamous rants
, instead you've written a supremely positive post ! Made my morning that mate, ta.
wbn61
Player Valuation: £8m
thank you for all your likes and comments, lifts my mood immensely. going to be offline for a few days as we are going away tomorrow for the weekend. really looking forward to it, sitting in a field pint in hand, sun on face ( i hope lol ) watching bands play, should be good.
still need to take it easy tho as i still feel weak and tire easily but i'm sure my wife will look after me. hope everyone has a good weekend.
still need to take it easy tho as i still feel weak and tire easily but i'm sure my wife will look after me. hope everyone has a good weekend.
Have a great weekend mate
kithnou
Player Valuation: £70m
Enjoy mate
BiggyRat
Player Valuation: £35m
We'll be here when you get back.
Enjoy!
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