I've been on esomeprazole for years. It's best to take it in a morning 30 mins before food. That's when I found it gives the most benefit. I wouldn't worry about interactions etc if your doctor isn't...
Hi all I was discharged from the hospital on Monday after doing better. I have gone downhill a bit since leaving but I think it was to be expected. I don't really like where I'm living and I was...
Thanks for the kind words. I've been up and down but a couple of nurses have had some great advice, and the other patients are all nice to me. I'm feeling a bit settled....
I'll preface this by saying you should talk to a psychiatrist. From what you're saying it sounds quite normal for depression to be worst in the mornings. That's how it was with me for a long time. To...
I get the boredom point. They have some activities here but a lot of the day we all seem to be left to ourselves. I brought my laptop so I can do a bit of writing for my novel. Hopefully it will be...
I just can't take it anymore. The suicidal thoughts are constant and I am serious about it. I have been admitted to psychiatric hospital after I told the Dr's at the ER. I have no idea what to expect...
I am struggling a lot. My anxiety is through the roof, I'm very down to the point I dont want to see my girlfriend but I make myself because I don't want to lose her and it keeps me sane. I feel like...
Hi all, I wasn't sure where to post this as I have a lot of co-morbid conditions. I've been in chronic pain, varying from say 2-8 in intensity for the last 6 years. Recently I started a new...
I have been thinking about this a lot and I am pretty sure now this is a bad reaction to the olanzapine. I had the same thing with duloxetine where it made my panicky. I'm going to call my Dr...
I had a really bad experience with cymbalta and now I am terrified of meds making me worse again. But I've been on it 6 weeks, I think surely I would have noticed negative effects well before now. I...
Hi all I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety recently and feel like I'm getting overwhelmed. You can see by my medication below that I am already pretty much maxed out on options to deal with my...
Sorry meant meditation. You lie for about 10-20 minutes and concentrate on different body parts making them feel warm. It's supposed to help switch off the "fight or flight" response. I've done it...
Sorry to hear that Karen. I had an ok day yesterday, and in the evening felt quite good for a change. But last night I was just lying in bed wired. Today my anxiety is through the roof again. I hate...
Hi Karen, pitmom, Myself, Bnot and everyone. Checking in as I've had a lousy few days thanks to a stomach bug. Coming off pregabalin has been a failure too, my anxiety is through the roof 2 weeks...
Hi I have an update, my Gerd is much better now, in fact it rarely bothers me. I think a combination of the meds below and getting psychiatric assistance helped me, as a lot of mine was related to my...
Hi Silva I'm a FAPS person too. I'm on a cocktail of drugs to treat it along with my depression and they can make me pretty zombified. I found it improved slowly over time but that doesn't seem like...
Hi Liv, sorry you're having trouble finding something that works. I've tried 8 antidepressants before finding a combo that has me feeling more stable, so don't give up hope. I've had some ADs in the...
Karen that's awful, thinking of you. And you too pitmom. Today is rather dull outside here but my mood hasn't been too bad. Compared to a month ago I am doing a lot better. I am rarely getting bouts...
Hi Lavender I don't even know what to say after reading your post, except that my heart goes out to you. Don't think that any of this is your fault. How your parents have treated you is disgusting; I...
Yeh, I really struggle with anxiety too. I have a cupboard full of herbs and remedies that I tried and that made me feel worse, but I was desperate to find something to take the pain away. Took me a...
NCOT, you ever tried nortriptyline for the pain? That's the best reliever of pain that I've found for my bowels and esophagus (and I've tried a lot of things). I came off it a few months ago and...
NCOT, have you ever tried Meetup.com? It is a website to find people with common interests and meet up with them. I have been to a few, and it's an easy way to get some socialising. I go to one group...
I've often felt the same thing. Being in the moment for me just means no distraction from pain. I am not overly anxious most of the time so the mindfulness and meditation just makes me focus on the...
Aw that sucks. Have you ever tried Carafate? It's not a drug, just something to help line the stomach. It didn't help me really but everyone's different. Can't advise much else really other than it...
Morning all It's sunny here too today. I'm feeling a bit mixed at the moment. I'm definitely feeling better than I was a month ago when I started nortriptyline, so that's working out well. The...
I never got spaced out on Effexor. For me it seemed to work on my mood but I got sharp pains on it so had to stop. I have felt spaced out on other drugs though. When I started Lyrica I was like that....
Hi Mf Unfortunately I have extensive experience of digestive issues from anxiety and depression. It is such a viscous circle as well, because digestive problems themselves cause you to feel anxious...
Glad you got your sleep sorted Myself. Insomnia for me is the worst, I start getting post traumatic stress from a mental breakdown I had. Today has been sunny this morning and my bike ride to work...
Hi all, checking in Feeling a bit rough at the moment. In the last few days my anxiety has been worse. Seems to be I am worrying about sleeping again. The duloxetine I took a couple of weeks ago that...
Hi there Not sure I can add much other than my own experience with love and emotion when battling depression. When I am severely depressed, my emotion goes. I look at people like my mother, my family...
Hello all I have had a really bad last couple of weeks and only finally feeling a little better. I came off nortriptyline after two years on it in January as I couldn't get up to a depression dose...
Hi all Hope you have found your equilibrium pitmom I'm a little better today. Didn't panic when I woke up which was nice, though that only happened the once. Still feeling on edge. I'm trying to take...
Oh and I forgot to ask, do you still have days where your mood is just terrible, you don't really want to live etc? How long does it last for for you? I guess I'm trying to work out at what point do...
Thank you both, it means a lot to speak to people that are going through the same thing. I understand about the distractions, it definitely helps a lot but I feel like I spend my whole life...
I am wondering what other people's experiences are, as I have talked to people that have had depression and they say they took their medicine and then felt a lot better, but I've never spoken to...
Hello all Hope you enjoy the new car Myself, and that everyone's gardens thrive I'm struggling today. Woke up in an awfully low mood and when I got into work it sunk even lower and I just felt like...
Hello all Not checked in for a few days, which is usually a sign that I'm feeling a bit better. I've had some nicer moments the last week though a bit of a downer day today. I think the Lyrica has...
Checking in today. Had a rough anxious night last night. I finally decided that the stabbing pains in my bladder were too problematic and I needed to switch AD. I was quite worried about it and very...
Stit, sorry to hear of your horrible situation. Can you talk to your brother about it at least? Sounds like you are carrying around a lot. My thoughts and prayers are with you....
Possible but I've never had one before and I had exactly the same side effects when I was on it a few years ago. I'm hoping when my mood is better it doesn't bother me so much....
Hello all I'm having an iffy day. Not good, not terrible. I'm getting side effects again from the venlafaxine. It's a slight pain in my urethra which occasionally stabs. It had seemed to settle since...
Yes, when I can easily distract myself is when I feel best. At the moment I cannot distract myself, my focus is just gone, which is making it quite hard to function. Hopefully that will come back...
I was on 45mg for quite a while. Are you taking it before bed? It certainly knocked me out just after I'd taken it but the rest of the day I don't remember feeling as bad as you are. It did give me...
When I first developed depression, I was so overwhelmed with anxiety I didn't even notice it. I had to really reach rock bottom before I was diagnosed with it, and even then the psychiatric nurse had...
Hi Pitmom, Nerd, Trina, Karen Myself. Feeling a bit weird today. Still very down and anxious but pain seems a little better. I've been experimenting a lot with a TENS machine and think I found a...
Black, back, bat. That is a difficult one Trina. Pain and anxiety are worse today. I'm hoping I'll pick up as I did seem to improve a bit yesterday. Not been sleeping as easily the last couple of...
Thanks Karen Feeling very low again today. Think it's going to be a difficult one. Bring on tomorrow....
Feeling lower today. Today I get to up the dose of venlafaxine and I think I'm a bit nervous. My mum bought me a TENS machine yesterday for the pain, and it seems to be helping take the edge off. I...
Hi all. Checking in. My mood and anxiety was a bit better yesterday which was nice. I'm 7 days into venlafaxine and it feels like 7 months but I'm glad I can up the dose tomorrow. Hoping after a...
Yeah I do meditation 2-3 times a day. Often when I am feeling better though, the meditation makes me feel worse, because I'm not distracted from the pain. But right now it helps me cope. My problem...