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02-09-2016 09:03 AM
02-09-2016 09:03 AM
Coming off SSRIs and feeling terrible
I am just so tired of this. I want a do over of my life and most of all i want to not wake up tomorrow but i know i will and life will still be a bleak hole.
So my choices are;
Continue meds...if i do this i am filing for divorce. Every drug i havd tried has had the side effect of making me asexual. My husband is just a housemate to me when i take them and i cant stand even sleeping in the same bed
Sray off meds...and continue being mentally unstable and suicidal and mess my toddler up for life
3 just give up completley
There seems ti be no hope
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02-09-2016 09:15 AM
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02-09-2016 10:04 AM
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Re: Coming off SSRIs and feeling terrible
Hi @Princessmolly thanks for posting 🙂
It sounds like you are feeling incredibly frustrated with life, and how things have panned out for you. Medication side effects can be undesirable, as I am sure many of our members would agree. It is your decision if you want to stay off the medication. It is not something that is forced upon people (with the exception of involuntary patients) – therefore you are entitled to your free choice. However, with this decision does mean considering alternative avenues of support for yourself. This will help you be there for your son, and be the best mum you can be for him - it sounds like your little boy is really your big reason to keep trying and keep fighting. I wonder - Do you have any of these alternative supports in place right now? For example – seeing a psychologist regularly, linking in with a peer-support group, prioritising lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise, sleep, engaging more purposefully with self-care and activities that nurture you as an individual etc. What are some of those things for you?
It sounds like you are feeling really hopeless, as though you’re running out of options. You do have options, but it can be hard to see that when you’re surrounded by the fog of depression. Please know as a community we are here for you right now. Also as I said yesterday, I really encourage you to contact these services if you need to:
Lifeline: 13 11 14 or Crisis Chat
Suicide call back service: 1300 659 467 or online counselling
Take care of yourself today 🙂
Mosaic.
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02-09-2016 10:05 AM
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Hope that makes sense 🙂
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02-09-2016 10:35 AM
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I di t get much time for me as most parents dont. I joined a gym and started out well but have only been going about once a week. I just go to various parks every day with my toddler to get out of my house. If im not with my toddler i am at work. I work shiftwork and my toddler wakes frequently i manage on a few broken hours of sleep a night and lots of coffee. I know when i am getting unwell because i cant sleep even when i am exhausted. I read an entire book last night and my toddler woke just as i was drifting off this morning.
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03-09-2016 02:42 AM
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03-09-2016 02:50 AM
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It does not have to be self destructive to get a divorce ... sometimes its protective ... you do what you have to do ... it sounded as if your self esteem was way low in the relationship
Take care @Princessmolly
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