I haven't took my medicine in a week and a half! Haha I hate pills I can never remember to take them
My doctor did warn me not to suddenly 'quit' Prozac, could this be what he was referring to?
Prozac can make you moody and at wits end with your self. I was on these pills to at one time for depression. Going cold turkey on taking these pills can lead you to some weird ups and down. You probably should make an appointment with your doctor and let him or her know what's going on right away. Before you do anything else. I don't know what dosage you were up to, but being off that dosage and going right back on it may not be good. If I remember right I started at a low dosage and it was increased over time. Its been maybe six years or so since I quit so I don't quite remember. For your own peace of mind, please contact your doctor soon, if not before.
I'm at a low dosage 10 or 15 mg
Im just going to take my pill now and see how it does over a few days
I'll have to go to the hospital soon anyway lol
Hey Jasper, stopping any antidepressant cold turkey is not recommended. The side effects are noticeable and not always pleasant. Try one of those daily pill containers that hold a week's supply maybe. That way you can easily keep track of whether or not you have taken your meds.
Those things at the pharmacy I see elderly people usually buy? Seven squares with smtwtfs?
That's them. They are known as Webster packs. Any anti-depressant needs to be tapered off slowly, with your Dr being fully involved. It can flip you out in a big way otherwise.
No, no, no I'm not trying to quit them. These are the only antidepressants I've tried that hasn't caused any type of heart failed or dysfunction yet
I just forget to take them lol
And with me being sick for the last month or so my throat is pretty much swollen, it's hard to swallow solid things without gagging or completely vomiting them up
I understand. I am on daily medication as well and it is a hassle to remember to keep up with them. Working full time and being a full time graduate student sort of leaves my mind with very little capacity for anything else. :-\
I would sometimes forget one of the two I take daily which is an antidepressant and a blood thinner. The thing is sometimes I would think I already took it and then not take it... or I will be unsure and decide not to take it just in case because a double dose is not fun. But man, let me tell you, when I skip my antidepressant for a few days (maybe two) my loved ones can tell lol. It is not rare for them to have turned and asked if I have skipped my medications because my mood does a complete 180. I'm not bipolar so it isn't from manic to depressed but I get so incredibly irritable! I'm surprised they don't shove me in a closet after duct taping me, really.
Omg I'm not bipolar either but god I miss ONE day and I feel like I'm about to choke a bitch (no offence so anyone?) lol
Yeah, I understand and it is actually very common for anyone stopping such medications. The medication I was put on before would give me horrific, absolutely horrific, side effects when missing my doses. Fortunately I was able to get off of that medication under a physician's monitoring/tapering. And was placed on the one I'm on now which is wonderful but the side effects, although smaller, are still there.
There are two women in my life who really have the trust, comfort and security with me to "tell it how it is" whenever I am being an a-hole. It is my bestie and my partner and believe me, they can tell when I miss my medication. :-\
So yeah, I strongly suggest investing in those little pill boxes. Not only for your sake but everyone else's as well. :icon_blink:
The people in my life yell and hit o.o
I'm on Prozac, it's pretty good except I have horrible chest pains, twitching, night terrors, extreme fatigue, irritability, and vomiting
At least there's no heart attack so far! :)
Ps I hate the hospital.....
Quote from: jasper3 on June 21, 2012, 01:29:55 PM
The people in my life yell and hit o.o
I'm on Prozac, it's pretty good except I have horrible chest pains, twitching, night terrors, extreme fatigue, irritability, and vomitingAt least there's no heart attack so far! :)
Ps I hate the hospital.....
Yea thats why i quit that stuff yrs ago.. i was also gaining too much weight and going bonkers so i figured i would just go out to the country with someone worse than me and life has been great ever since. ;D
Ok so i live in a house with no indoor plumbing and have to haul my poo and pee and use wash clothes to bathe with in the winter but my life is so busy that i don't have time to be crazy..
Cutting firewood and feeding the woodstove every two hours all winter long keeps me too busy to go crazy..
Planting gardens and crops and fruit trees and weeding and harvesting and canning and cooking on a woodstove keeps me too busy to go crazy..
Yepper i am no longer crazy ROFLMAO :icon_help:
Lol I'm too modernised for that :o