Depression STAY ON YOUR MEDS!

[OnourwaytoWDW]

Hi all,
I have battled depression for many years as did my father.
I am on meds daily and they work miracles for me!
But I was wanting to ask others.
It's amazing to me that I ran out of pills and didn't take on Friday night, Sat or Sun and boy do I feel beat down!
I feel like a blob, no interest in anything or anyone and it hurts to even force a smile.
I have my script getting refilled as we speak and would like to say. STAY ON YOUR MEDS! While it's great I have an awesome family that understands. If you don't, going off your meds and thinking everything will be ok is just fooling yourself. If my husband didn't pay that close attention to me, I could really get myself into a heap of mess and not even want to move out of bed.
As my son says "Did you take your happy pills?"
Take care!

 

[Deesknee]

Thank you for sharing. Maybe I'll point this out to my loved one.

 

[onesadduck]

Thanks for the advice. I've been on meds since November. Unfortunately, my little sister died in March, and despite my prescription having been doubled since then, I still feel like a blob most days. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I stopped taking them!

 

[lisajl]

My DD-21 is on antidepressants. She just realized that she has not been taking them for quite some time. She was doing really well. Then, her job situation has started to change. They fired a lot of people and now college starts back in Sept. She only has 4 pills left and is panicking. I told her to call the doctor tomorrow and they will get her in a.s.a.p.

Yes, stay on your meds, wean off of them carefully when it is time.

Good luck to all of you!
If it were not for these meds, I don't know how my DD will still be here.

Lisa

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Absolutely, you are correct about staying on your meds.....Another point, never stop cold turkey....I know you said you ran out, but very dangerous to stop and not taper off....so I am adding that one to the list..

 

[jann1033]

going to start another thread since it doesn't really go along with this

 

[Ariel07]

Well I do agree that one should NEVER stop cold turkey - or even skip a day here or there!! I would feel withdrawal "brain zaps", even if I took my meds hours after the normal time.

But I must add...they do not act as "happy pills" for everyone. I wish it were that simple. I am no longer taking them - I had for a few years and tried many different ones at different doses. And still never felt great for any period of time. For me, they really did more harm to my system and I am now trying to re-build my body - which aint easy!!

Just wanted to post because it is such a personal experience - some do great, others not so great.

 

[PoohnPglet]

Well I do agree that one should NEVER stop cold turkey - or even skip a day here or there!! I would feel withdrawal "brain zaps", even if I took my meds hours after the normal time.

But I must add...they do not act as "happy pills" for everyone. I wish it were that simple. I am no longer taking them - I had for a few years and tried many different ones at different doses. And still never felt great for any period of time. For me, they really did more harm to my system and I am now trying to re-build my body - which aint easy!!

Just wanted to post because it is such a personal experience - some do great, others not so great.

I have to agree with this. I am not on anything now, but I did try just about everything under the sun. Everything they put me on had to be a such a high does for me to see any changes at all - while at the same time making me sick as can be. It wasn't helping anything to be so depressed and so violently ill at the same time.

But having said that - I do encourage people to find this out for themselves.