Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
I went on Seroquel on May 17th. I started feeling bad right away. I sent a message to my doctor on June 10th saying I was feeling sad and we needed to go back to my Zyprexa. He said he would let me know what the board of psychiatry wanted to do. Well a week later their response was to raise my dosage to 300mgs. I slowly descended into hell. I began to feel hopeless. I stopped eating. I couldn't sleep. My thoughts turned dark. I told my doctor that I couldn't be on this anymore. I was feeling hopeless. I wanted my Zyprexa back. He said he would talk with the board. That Friday my husband took me to Seattle. We stayed in a hotel downtown on the 10th floor. He opened the windows. When he told me that there were stoppers in the windows I got upset. I wanted to jump. We came home the next day. On Sunday I had thoughts of taking a knife to my wrists. Monday I sent a message to my doctor asking if he had heard from the board. I didn't hear back. So I sent a message explaining what suicidal thoughts I had and my doctor called me and told me that they decided to give me back my zyprexa. I am on my final 25mg tablet tonight. I will be so glad to have it out of my system. That stuff is poison.
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It's National Doughnut Day!Which three would you like? (never mind the calories, fat, or sugar content; just go with what you would pick if none of that mattered and whatever health issues you might have that would keep you from eating one in real life can be cast aside for this exercise as well... have at it!)
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Hi All.... It's great to see all of the new people joining the site... I'm loving it!!...smileI'm not sure if people are aware that if you don't have Bipolar Disorder but have a loved one who has the disorder we do have a board for people to go to in order to share their experiences and seek friendship, support or adviseIt's the Friends and Family of Bipolar Board.... I hope you'll take a...
Ive been on several different meds. I thought 4 yrs ago when they put me on Cymbalta, that I had found the drug that would change my life. I felt the best I had in years. I decided I didn't need it anymore and slowly weened myself off.
Flash forward 2 years ago, I went through a bad divorce and was living in a women's shelter, I decided I needed to be back on it. Well, this time around it just made me want to sleep all the time and it made me more depressed,
I think my brain chemistry must have changed. I still take it, and now am suffering from extreme insomnia. I'm going to the Urgent Care tonight. After not sleeping for a month, I need something to sleep until I can get into Dr on 2nd of August. Good luck to you.
Seroquel and Zyprexa are Anti-Psychotic's they're very strong drugs, not usually meant for people with Depression. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that once you've had success with a medication and stopped it, it will automatically work again.