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Hi Sisters. I went to my doctor Monday for a follow up visit and she doubled my Zoloft prescription from 25 mg to 50 mg which is where she normally starts people. She wants me to stick with the increased dose for a least two weeks to see how I do. Right now I’m feeling really restless and jittery, kind of borderline anxiety attack. I’m trying to keep up with all the posts but I’m finding that the feeling increases when I get upset about what is going on in your lives too so I may have to limit myself for awhile until this feeling fades. MY H has said they are targeting the last week in May for the Disclosure so I want to be sure I have my new medications (Zoloft and Thyroid) at the right levels before that happens.
As always, I love you all and am so thankful to have you to “talk” to.
Love,
DaisyHang in there Daisy. I tried Lexapro at 2 different doses and then was put on Zoloft 100mg. I think it is helping. I have not needed any Xanax and I still cry but not as often. We are all a bit like a chemistry set and it does take some time to get it right. You are so smart to have meds correct before disclosure. Have some Xanax on hand for “just in case”. I think I will go in to the disclosure next October with a handle of Tangueray, a couple of limes and a 6pk of tonic! Oh and Xanax in my pocket 🙂
Wishing you well with your meds Daisy. I do fine with just an antianxiety med and really never felt depressed through this whole ordeal just traumatized. My doctor tried me on an antidepressant and I took it 4 days and couldn’t take it anymore. I was having similar symtoms as you described. I do know many people they work wonders for. Too much thyroid can make you feel hyperactive. Are your thyroid blood levels in the normal range? Just a thought. Thinking of you Daisy.
Love, NapDaisy,
I hope your doctor can get it sorted out soon so you start feeling better. You just do what you have to do. Somedays, I have to take a break from SOS, and the last couple of weeks I have had a really hard time reading other people’s posts as I am overwhelmed with my own situation. You can only do what you can do, and I think everyone here understands.Hang in there, Daisy. I had a little weirdness at first with the Prozac, but now I’m thanking god for it.
Thanks for understanding Sisters. Trish, you made me laugh. I love the vision of you setting up your G&T bar at the disclosure! I was thinking about bringing a pillow to hug, the bar idea sounds much better. 🙂 Nap, my thyroid level was low so the doc is trying to get it back up in the normal range.
Take of yourself Daisy! I can’t be in the hood without you 🙂
Sometimes it is all too much. Give the meds a chance and do what you need to do for yourself. We are here for you and we all understand all too well.
Daisy – you are so wonderful with posting such helpful advice to the other sisters but taking care of you is the most important thing for you. I take breaks from this site too – it can all be just too much sometimes – so don’t feel guilty about doing that. We’re here for you no matter what.
Hugs,
FCDear Daisy,
The symptoms you are describing are very common in people trying to start on an antidepressant and they are usually advised to try to hang on for a couple of weeks to see if they subside. That should also be around the time the benefit should kick in. I hope they work for you Daisy, as they seem to provide real clarity for people when they are effective. And Sweetheart…if you are going to stay with him you will probably need them and maybe him as well. My husband went on Lexapro over a year ago because he was tearing up in his morning meeting and having to run out to the bathroom, sometimes twice in one meeting. He is completely resistant to that sort of thing but he was desperate. I noticed a big change in him about 2 weeks later. I had not been seeing much of him and though that perhaps SRI might have had some kind of an impact. NOT. He stopped his lexapro recently- weaned off due to side effects and wondering if he still needed it. Let me tell you. HE NEEDS IT and so do I, if I am to spend time with him. Went right back to Asshole at warp speed nine. I couldn’t believe the difference and neither could he. Did he mind being an asshole. No. But he minded being so OCD and ADHD after surgery that he was up in the middle of the night checking his work email like a lunatic. Half dead from heart surgery and totally wearing himself out and totally unable to stop. He went back on it. When these drugs work, they really work and I sure hope they work for you. Not that you are an asshole but you might live with one. 😉 Love Karen xxdaisy, take care! be patient, sometimes it can feel like physical symptoms are going to last forever! it will even out, and you will know what you think of the meds… xoxo
HI Daisy,
I understand. there’s a lot going on here and a lot going on at home. Sometimes you have to choose what you can do, what you can “know”.
I just came back from TSH blood test for my thyroid meds, which was minimally increased and I have noticed no effect. I stopped the Prozac because I had anxiety attacks and felt weird. I still have really hard days—just push my way through, with tears and too much regret sometimes. I don’t know what my doctor will do on Friday. I honestly think it’s thyroid. Karen and I have discussed this on PM. But I suppose if she wants to try some anti-dep. again, I will give it a go.
I’m totally getting the desire to be in a balanced place for the next tsunami. I hate this fucking shit with these fucking guys. Why can’t YOU pick the time?
cranky pants,
D.My thought was Daisy that maybe with the thyroid medication it’s above normal range now therefore the jittering feeling. Has she checked it since you’ve been on the thyroid medication? It’s a balancing act. Just a thought.
Daisy, I remember a few years ago when i felt tired and depressed and hopeless and my doctor discovered that my thyroid levels were really low, and that was before all this SA stuff. I can’t imagine going through this stuff with my husband which would cause anyone to be tired, depressed, and hopeless….and have low thyroid to boot. You are a remarkable woman, a real survivor:)
Hope the adjustments help. It’s good that you know when it’s time to take a break. I have been inspired by your gentle wisdom and groundedness since you have come to the ‘hood. I know I have times when I can’t ingest any more SA stuff, and I’ve taken breaks from here, too. I know some other sisters do.
Hugs and best wishes that the meds work out.
Daisy,
I’m thinking this is a good thing for you. It’s always worth a try and if it doesn’t work out, then you try something else. My doctor recently took me off of Paxil and has started me on Cymbalta, because it will help with with other areas of my health in addition to anxiety and depression. I’ve been on Paxil for years, so this is a huge change for me.
I hope both of us see great success and relief as the days go by.
Much love, Claire
Dear Sisters. I’ve been AWOL lately and I’ve missed you. I’m slowly getting adjusted to my medications (Zoloft and Thyroid) but am finding myself having a very difficult time emotionally. I’m finding it overwhelming to keep up the façade of being “fine” to family and friends so I’ve been withdrawing into myself. I have two meetings to go to this week and it’s taking all my strength to gear up for that. I’m trying to read all your posts but keep having to take breaks so haven’t been following as closely as I normally do. But I’m still here as much as I can be right now. And I still love you all tremendously!
Daisy,
Oh my dear Miss Daisy, you always have such high expectations for yourself. Maybe the medications are taking away the static and so your emotions are getting heard more clearly. I admire you but my heart hurts for the strength you show, too. I know it’s price is pretty high. I hope there’s someone in your life to call when the “everything’s fine facade” is just too hard to hold up.
You know we love you here and speaking just for myself, I gave up on being fine a long time ago. I do have some good qualities and some damn good moments, though. Looking to expand on those.
Hugs, Miss Daisy. You’re a jewel.
*I gave up on being fine a long time ago. I do have some good qualities and some damn good moments, though.*
Amen Sistah, Ain’t it the truth.
I love you too Daisy. I have been thinking of you and just hoping you are OK. You look after you now. If you want to be miserable you be miserable. Curl up in a ball and cuddle the dog. xoxo Catherine
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