Depression Support Group
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Why is it that everything goes ok for ages, you even feel ready to down dose your medication to a lower dose - you agree with your doctor to do this, you down dose and manage 4 - 5 months on the lower dose - then wham - something happens - and back you go - barely coping - updose your medication (which of course takes time to get into your system), in the meantime you just hang on.
Why is it everytime I think things are going well - everytime something happens and wham back i'm back to square one if not - square 1.
Why can't i cope with life's little ups and downs. This time all it was was my wife suffers with hemiplegic migraines, she had one which went on 3 weeks and suddenly the professionals are thinking it may not be a hemiplegic migraine - so admit her to hospital for tests - including brain scans as they were thinking stroke/tumours etc . Was coping fine with her not being well - as soon as she was admitted - wham - it hit me - suddenly not coping - wanting to SH - wanting to drink - end up being signed off work with stress and anxiety - medication increased and an extra anxiety medication added.
2 1/2 weeks on and my wife has been out of hospital for a week, it turned out just to be one of her hemiplegic migraines but was being made worse by the medication she was taking! - i've been on increased dose of medication for 2 1/2 weeks and i'm still not coping - going back to work tomorrow - dreading it.
So why is it just a little thing sets me back months and months. Why can't I cope with life's little ups and downs.
Why is it everytime I think things are going well - everytime something happens and wham back i'm back to square one if not - square 1.
Why can't i cope with life's little ups and downs. This time all it was was my wife suffers with hemiplegic migraines, she had one which went on 3 weeks and suddenly the professionals are thinking it may not be a hemiplegic migraine - so admit her to hospital for tests - including brain scans as they were thinking stroke/tumours etc . Was coping fine with her not being well - as soon as she was admitted - wham - it hit me - suddenly not coping - wanting to SH - wanting to drink - end up being signed off work with stress and anxiety - medication increased and an extra anxiety medication added.
2 1/2 weeks on and my wife has been out of hospital for a week, it turned out just to be one of her hemiplegic migraines but was being made worse by the medication she was taking! - i've been on increased dose of medication for 2 1/2 weeks and i'm still not coping - going back to work tomorrow - dreading it.
So why is it just a little thing sets me back months and months. Why can't I cope with life's little ups and downs.
I dont like it, but its been happening so long now i just go with keeping my meds up , which my dr agrees with. Hope it gets easier for you tho, but realize your not alone with this.
Hugs Lexia