posted October 14, 2012 01:09 PM            

Does anyone else have this issue? Medication for mental illness/anxiety/etc in the beginning making you feel SO sick, nauseated, drowsy, head achey etc., that you just want or really, need to stop to function at work/school/in daily life?

posted October 14, 2012 01:29 PM            

I will tell you what I do?

1. I talk about it. I drive people crazy, sometimes, but you have to talk about it.
2. You have to cry. This is essential. The pain comes out through tears. Read "Cure By Crying" by Thomas Stone
3. Exercise is a natural emotional help. Yoga is the same
4. Raw food helps give you good energy, which helps
5. I would take nutritional things for depression such as noni juice, super green foods etc
6. I take a little wine for relaxation but do not seem to want more than a small amount so feel like I am safe with it. Some people are not.
7. Have a passion you love such as music, art etc
8. Force yourself to reach out and help others, even if it is the last thing you want to do.
9. I need God or could not do any of this.

That is my 2 cents xoxox

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posted October 15, 2012 09:46 AM            

Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners, by Amadea Morningstar, is my favorite book for learning about foods and moods.

Also, Cook your Way to the Life You Want by Christina Pirello.

Any chance you have Lyme Disease or a tick-borne illness? These are rampant in PA...I had a lot of anxiety from Bartonella, a Lyme co-infection.

posted October 15, 2012 10:20 AM            

However, I as a patient myself, have very altered brain chemistry and I need a SSRI to keep the, baddies I call them, the stress hormones from rampaging my brain and my body~

So, I agree with Ami and Faith, but I will also tell you that the negative side effects of any antidepressant, especially SSRI's almost always goes away after time.

Alot of meds are like that, but once the body gets used to the chemicals, the bad experiences usually subside.

Hang in there...like you said, quite the paradox...

Been there, done that, still doing.

Blessins!

posted October 15, 2012 11:27 AM            

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posted October 15, 2012 11:46 AM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
My heart goes out to everyone suffering with emotional illness

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posted October 15, 2012 11:47 AM            

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Originally posted by Robin Goodfellow:
Its better to stay on the meds and then contact your doctor and come up with a new plan. Depression must be hard I can only imagine and uh I have what is called schizo affective disorder and take meds for it, it makes me feel pretty normal but I still have the disease and so I am interested in taking seroquel with the hopes that it will make me feel much better so I'm trying to contact my doctor for an early appointment for this change in prescription. btw I take my meds only at night, cant handle them in the day time ...... so try your best to find the right meds that will suit you I find that seroquel treats depression so make a consultation, its awful to take it during the day time when you are not sleeping.

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Yea~

Ya just have to find what is right for you!

Again,, been there, done that...doing it!

posted October 15, 2012 11:49 AM            

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Originally posted by hippichick:

We love you, Ami!

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Love you, too Hippi
Bless you for all you do

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posted October 18, 2012 02:18 PM            

I'm seeing my psychiatrist today. I'd only been off the pills for 4-5 days so it wasn't that terrible. But I took action and I'm going to try a new brand hopefully or just get advice since the nausea is too crippling for me to function in every day life and I think this brand might just not be for me.

posted October 18, 2012 04:27 PM            

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Originally posted by sweet-scorpion:
Thanks for all the compassionate replies.

I'm seeing my psychiatrist today. I'd only been off the pills for 4-5 days so it wasn't that terrible. But I took action and I'm going to try a new brand hopefully or just get advice since the nausea is too crippling for me to function in every day life and I think this brand might just not be for me.

Thanks for all the advice and comfort here. I feel really agitated today because of hormones + birth control I've been on for two weeks which is a worry. The hormone overload is making me very moody and out of control inside... glad I'm seeing the doctor today, also a new OBGYN next week.

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