Have A Good Old Moan....

I had that! It's a miracle sleeping pill, best I've ever tried and was brilliant for my depression (after going through about 10 other EDs) but I did put pot loads of weight on while taking it. Lost it all in about three months when I stopped, though, so it wasn't all bad.

I had that! It's a miracle sleeping pill, best I've ever tried and was brilliant for my depression (after going through about 10 other EDs) but I did put pot loads of weight on while taking it. Lost it all in about three months when I stopped, though, so it wasn't all bad.

That's the thing, I've had so much trouble with medication that part of me thinks I'd better just stick with this one. It's having undesired weight gain but at least I can sleep and I'm happier generally. It's this or another antipsychotic since I have severe psychotic depression. My last ap gave me such bad hand and leg tremors that I couldn't wash myself or cook for myself without aid. A lot of the others have tremors as well as diabetes and other serious conditions as possible side effect risks, so I'm not so keen to go on another. I just don't know. I just wish they'd made it more clear, it all feels very sneaky and I think they've put me on it on purpose to make me gain weight and not made a big deal of it in case I complain or stop taking it. Since part of my psychosis involves intense paranoia and being convinced people are conspiring against me, this wasn't very well thought through by my psychiatrist and care worker...

Is it easy to change to a different antidepressant? This is the first ive ever been on, and my gp just told me it was a sleeping/antidepressant pill, even after he asked me if my depression made me over/undereat, and I told him I overeat when I feeling low, so i am a bit annoyed that he chose this, maybe the fact I hadnt slept more than 1 hour a night since december over ruled that....

Is it easy to change to a different antidepressant? This is the first ive ever been on, and my gp just told me it was a sleeping/antidepressant pill, even after he asked me if my depression made me over/undereat, and I told him I overeat when I feeling low, so i am a bit annoyed that he chose this, maybe the fact I hadnt slept more than 1 hour a night since december over ruled that....

I think so, I'm by no means an expert but I've been on several ADs and never had a problem switching apart from some brain zaps when coming off Sertraline last year. Citalopram is another AD I'm on and it didn't make me gain weight which was great, but I need the Mirtazapine too because they can't up my Citalopram dose any higher, I'm on the largest amount they're allowed to prescribe and it still doesn't sort me out. I'm trying to keep a careful eye on what I'm eating in the hope it might help, but I'm hungry all the time so it's not doing much good. I undereat when most depressed but I didn't want to gain any weight!

it's times like this I wish I had a female friend to get advice/moan to.

I had that! It's a miracle sleeping pill, best I've ever tried and was brilliant for my depression (after going through about 10 other EDs) but I did put pot loads of weight on while taking it. Lost it all in about three months when I stopped, though, so it wasn't all bad.

That's the thing, I've had so much trouble with medication that part of me thinks I'd better just stick with this one. It's having undesired weight gain but at least I can sleep and I'm happier generally. It's this or another antipsychotic since I have severe psychotic depression. My last ap gave me such bad hand and leg tremors that I couldn't wash myself or cook for myself without aid. A lot of the others have tremors as well as diabetes and other serious conditions as possible side effect risks, so I'm not so keen to go on another. I just don't know. I just wish they'd made it more clear, it all feels very sneaky and I think they've put me on it on purpose to make me gain weight and not made a big deal of it in case I complain or stop taking it. Since part of my psychosis involves intense paranoia and being convinced people are conspiring against me, this wasn't very well thought through by my psychiatrist and care worker...

This is the thing. I was on it in combination with lithium and by that point I'd been trying things for three years to fix my (nasty, treatment resistant) depression. That combination was the only thing that kicked it enough so that I could get on with my life, and enabled me to benefit from therapy etc. by that point I was so happy to not be suicidal that I didn't care about the weight gain. And, like I say, the weight came off with no problems when I was able to come off the ADs, and I've not been on any since (7 years :)). But if you've found something that works for you, seriously think twice about changing that, because the benefits almost always outweigh the costs.

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Urghhhhhh so hungover.

bt are ninkenpoops

going out for a meal with someone I haven't seen in ten years. So anxious I feel sick.

My house is a bomb site due to redecorating which mean I practically have to live upstairs and its driving me mad 🙁

currently filling out the endless form to get JSA, defo was not on my life plan

had a massive fallout with my friend because i stated a fact and she didnt like that i have that opinion, now she thinks i personally attacked her. i didnt call her names, say anything nasty or malicious towards her but cause she didnt like the truth, shes having a massive bitch fit at me, even trying to turn me against my best friend by sayng she slags me off. im 23 now, too old to be dealing with silly little girls..

My other half is in a foul mood today, nothing I say is right. Done nothing but cry since I woke up.

Just had a traumatic time at the doctor's, I was on the verge of a panic attack before I even went in but ended up being reduced to tears because his attitude was scathing, really rude 🙁

my baby niece was having seizures last night 🙁 luckily she's ok and it was just caused by teething and a high temperature.