Posted by JayJ on September 8, 2008, at 10:15:49
In reply to med poopout, T poopout, posted by B2chica on September 8, 2008, at 9:09:50
B2c, Be careful, it may be the meds doing the talking, or at least messing you up.Please take a look at the following:
http://www.drugs.com/pristiq.html
This is part of the description of the effects of pristiq:
"You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself."
If you experience odd changes in behaviour after starting almost any med, particularly psych-meds, and particularly if the change is for the worse, it is always worthwhile checking out to see if it's you or the med. Sometimes you have to persist despite the side effect, but it's at least worth knowing where some of this stuff may be coming from. You'd think the presciber would warn you about this, but usually they dont't. Perhaps it would help if you talk this out with the psychiatrist, although sometimes they seem oblivious to these kind of problems until you point out the information.
Take good care of yourelf.
JayJ
> first med, then T.
>
> i posted on med board i started pristiq little over two weeks ago.
> first day i didn't notice anything, days two-five were really good after that i started to go back down slowly last few days have been cr@p. last two days have had suicidal thoughts again. (though you know i did have emotional trigger to kind of set depression off but that was thursday) and i'm still down).
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> what happened?
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> last night i took a xanax but poured the whole bottle into my hand and took a looooog look, staring...wanting to, you know. i cant deal with this.
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> did pristiq poop out already?
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> *****************************
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> then T., she just got done telling me i can call her anytime. that i could get extra appt with her if i needed one.
> well i called her friday cuz i needed one and she was 'booked'. and now with her schedule she's only seeing clients on thurs fridays.
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> it's making me miss my OLD T. the days when i was protected and saw him two and three days a week.
> he took me in any time.
> he had a paiger that i could call and talk with someone if i was feeling unstable or that person could contact him if i needed to talk with him...
> i miss him...I MISS MY OLD T!
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> THERE I SAID IT.
> I WANT MY OLD T BACK! i want the protection i had with him.
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> maybe if i felt protected with my psychiatrist than maybe i wouldnt need the protection with my T. but i dont; feel protected in either place.
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> i feel so vulnerable. and afraid of myself.
> i don't know what to do.
> tell me what to do.
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> b2c.
>
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