Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Bill- Please call me, I can help you, the talk is free. sue massie, CNHP 732 933-4011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hi Bill, I probably have not read all your posts but I wonder if you have tried taking your antidepressant in the morning? If we take them at bedtime they do interfere with sleep in some people. I know the feeling of being on them and then off. That anxious and weepy feeling hits at the craziest of times. And the antidepressants seem to control that terrible feeling. Sometimes in combination with an antibiotic, probably Flagyl is one in particular, we seem to go through a stage of being extremely tired, depressed and get very emotional to boot. I think if we keep a diary and describe not only our physical status but our emotional feelings that we experienced throughout the day you can usually see a pattern emerging and can adjust your medications a little better to help you through these rough times. Barb -----Original Message----- From: Bill [mailto:bbarksda@...] My apologies for continuing to pour.....I am hoping that I will get better with an adjustment period from being off of this junk. I have had these problems with emotions since I have had lyme. At this point in time I cannot think of a thought or even talk without being reduced to tears. All said, I think I feel better this way than with the anti-depressants. When I take them, I don't feel anything but the desire to die is still there. At least this way I am feeling even to I am an emotion wreck....the desire to die is not as bad. Someone please tell me I am not crazy; even though I have considered checking myself in somewhere.....I am lost. Thanks for being there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Bill, Since you are seeing your doctor today this is good to discuss your problems. There is a medication out there that will work and help instead of making you feel so emotional liable. I will tell you I have been in that dark hole myself and Zoloft helped me so much. It may not be the answer for you, but something you should keep in mind is that there is a right medication for you. Many of the antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds take as much as two weeks before they kick in and you feel the results. But there is a way to switch medications safely that your doctor would be able to help you with. On another note, stopping them cold turkey has their own set of problems. So usually a doctor will wean you off of them slowly. You might have to take a lower dosage and keep gradually decreasing instead of just stopping. You probably should have called the doctor to check with him/her on this. It is important and probably not known by patients not to stop abruptly some of the medications we take. You'll be ok. Barb Re: [ ] Help continued I'm not there now. I am overloaded with emotions since I stopped taking the effexor and trileptal. My psych is going to raise hell at me but oh well. I am constantly crying and emotionaly unstable right now, but I am not in the dark place that the effexor and trileptal take me. You will probably be hearing alot from me until I can get this all sorted out. Its funny that antidepressants are suppose to help, but are having an adverse effect.....such is lyme. Thanks...b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Bill, I don't know if it will help but maybe something to investigate yourself. If I overdo it with FIR sauna, sweat too much, I will sometimes get hyper-emotional. In this case I have found that supplementing zinc helps to remedy the problem. My guess is along with excreting metabolic waste and toxins I'm lossing zinc ( and a couple other minerals that I have found that I need to supplement ). Anyway. You may want to experiment with supplementing with a good zinc supplement. If you like oysters, it is probably the highest food source for zinc. If you do try it, I would be interested in hearing your results. All the best, Jim > My apologies for continuing to pour.....I am hoping that I will get better with an adjustment period from being off of this junk. I have had these problems with emotions since I have had lyme. At this point in time I cannot think of a thought or even talk without being reduced to tears. All said, I think I feel better this way than with the anti-depressants. When I take them, I don't feel anything but the desire to die is still there. At least this way I am feeling even to I am an emotion wreck....the desire to die is not as bad. Someone please tell me I am not crazy; even though I have considered checking myself in somewhere.....I am lost. > > Thanks for being there > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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