Hi I was wondering if anyone has any views strong or otherwise about anti depression medication . My reason for asking is this .
when I was told my lymphoma was incurable and there wasn’t a good prognosis it came as such a shock . I was offered mertazapine 15 mgs to help with my anxiety and to help me sleep . After a few weeks and not really coping it was increased to 30mgms ( 15 in the morning 15 at night ) . I was also given zopoline ? And diazepam which have stayed in the packet bar one when I thought I was going to explode. I call them my last resort .
now the questions !
is anyone else on this particular anti depression medication and how are they ?
does everyone who has been told they are incurable Take some sort of medication for stress and anxiety .
i am feeling a bit more in control now even though the thoughts and emotions don’t need much of an invitation.
I am not a pill taker and now that my chemo is finished and I am in the .. lets see how long mode… I would like to try and see how I could maybe reduce or stop this medication. I spoke to my GP who said drop the daytime one gradually see how you go that’s fine but I have been reading the withdrawal symptoms and they sound worse than taking the tablets .my daughter who is a nurse is paying lip service to the conversation on reducing them when I know she doesn’t agree . I think she feels it doesn’t really matter what I take . I know she is maybe concerned about the anxiety returning with vengeance.
after all that what I was wondering is … has anyone who is reading this decided to get off anti depression medicine or thought what’s another pill ? And carried on taking them .
this has been a bit of ramble of a conversation and I suppose I am looking for information from the people who know x Chris Thankyou
Hi Hilo13 I’m in the mind that if a pill will make me feel better, then I will take it. I take amitriptlyne for my anxiety, it’s quite a low dose, but I can increase it when I feel necessary. I won’t stop it completely because I don’t want my anxiety to return to how it was before.
