Antidepressants

Have you got support? 

I answered twice 

I do have good friends and family but my partner is not so understanding and tells me I’ve turned in to a hypochondriac  if I tell him anything, so sometimes I have learnt that it’s best to keep your mouth shut As not everyone wants to hear it . 
I don’t always feel this bad lol .  X

I know I notice more about any changes in myself , I think it’s natural to feel stressed about things after what we’ve been through. I find that too , makes people feel uncomfortable I think  

You’re allowed to have crappy days

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Hey Moolia so after our convo yesterday I thought I’m gonna ask my gp about this , and guess what ?theyre taking me off the sertraline  Putting me on venlafaxine , she didn’t know anything about it so has been researching this aft and called back to say I should change  omg glad I saw your post ️ffs

Oh nope ,scrap that my gp has been investigating and speaking to colleagues and a pharmacist, and sertraline is safe to take with tomoxifen  she’s sending me a link about it, if I can I’ll try send the link to you xx

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/tamoxifen-and-ssri-or-snri-antidepressants-is-there-an-interaction/

Hi thank you so much . I  have been worrying about it all day so have emailed my breast cancer nurse I think they can get better info sometimes. Sorry if I worried you but really appreciate you getting back to me. Xx

Hey no worries  I’m glad you said , knowledge is power isn’t it ?  I’ve avoided anything cancer related, only just coming out of the fog, probably because of sertraline  I genuinely don’t worry and stress as much, no anxiety attack as I pick up a bag of frozen peas  really f##ks you up doesn’t it ️️️

Knowledge is definitely power . I am so pleased you have controlled your anxiety . Did you put weight on ? Also can you drink alcohol ? On sertriline . 

The only thing I have avoided is on this site and the a support group that I joined in 2017. I try to be positive and not feel sorry for myself , trying to be grateful that I’m still alive ,and i am truly grateful .
 I just think the longer I go cancer free the longer I live ️.
 I had a scan a year ago now and all was ok.   I  would like another but I’m frightened to ask. I suffer really bad with my back always have and now they say I have fibromyalgia cause of my joint and bone pain and I can get extremely tired . I think it’s the tamoxifen as I have heard from others that they suffer too and also I have a very stressful job ( that strangely I’m missing it only doing1 day a week with all this virus stuff) . I’m 50 and trying hard to get myself back to how I used to look and feel  and don’t like the extra weight that I have put on since all this started and  I struggle to lose it. Anyway enough of my moaning  I hope your enjoying the lovely weather  . Xx