worried glotia789

[mandy876]

i just quit all depression meds for a mionth.  my niece  lives with me she is bi polar depressive and has benn on meds for years the last meds are not working,  should i get back on meds so we can get along better.  her sis said i should get on PRISTIQ dont know anything about it,  she is in the hosp.  she was crashing.  they two people cantlive together that have depression.  we only have each other.  what should i do. i love her.

[mandy876]

gloria789  we got back fr om padre island all a little browner.  we went for 3 days stayed for 6. wsh it could hav been longer.  no one was on the beach red tide was coming in with lots of dead fish.  we waded in the water on the far side of the fish and the smell wasnt that bad.  you might get hit by  dead fish every once in a while our boy turned 5while we were there  if he thouht a fish was alive he would try  throw it back in the ocean.  it was nicecoming home was just getting back to the problems.  but we are still better.  thanks for writing me.  its easier to talk to a stranger than someone you know. keep on praying and hope you are doing good

[senile1]

Am glad your niece is home. I had a sister to get depression really bad and she went into a behavioral mental  facility. She stayed six months, and she saw a lot of people worse off. Ya'll be sure and watch out for each other. I don't like anti-depressants because they can make you suicidal. So keep a check on each other. I will pray for ya'll. I talk to god and myself all the time. If not for my faith, i don't know if i could have made it day to day. Good luck on your trip. Ya'll sound really close, just don't give up thru good times and bad. This web site is a blessing. complete strangers giving each other advice. So ask  all the questions you want. Bless you . keep us posted.

[mandy876]

my niece just got home and her attitude has changed after seeing others so much worse off than she is and how lucky she is to have me and her daughter and grandson who love her,  we are loading up and heading for padre island her favorite place to just relax if we can.  i got back on the fluorxetine 25 so we will be able to communicate and we are going to meetings to make sure we can live together better.  we all love meach other and have our bad days.  even the one that is not depressed she is only stressed out with us and her 4year old we all live together we agree things will be better thank you.  you sound like a very nice person.  god bless you,

[senile1]

hello, hope you are well. If you are having too many side effects with meds. Try cutting them in half. I hate the dizziness myself. My doctor gave me some meds. for dizziness. Hope your niece is well

[mandy876]

i was getting some bad effects from effexor my diziness was all the time if i was on ,my feet too long i would break out in a cold sweat and felt like i was in a tunnel.  i am not a person that sweats this was scarry i enjoy shopping and thiught i did not want to spend the rest of my life like this im 71 and would like to enjpy the short journey that i have left.  thank you for askinf.  its nicxe to have someone to care.  good luck to you  gloria789

[Anneinside]

Did your meds work for you before you quit them? If so, rather than trying a new drug, go back on the one you know work.

[mandy876]

thank you for replying it means a lot i dont have anyone to talk to.  i will go see  if i can get on prittiq i hear it has less side effects.  we will go for conseltation for once a week to help her out.  i said i would

[senile1]

Hi, i think you should get back on your meds. Am afraid if you don't, you might crash. As for your niece, all you can do is be there for her, but it would'nt hurt to talk to a doctor about trying new meds.I would talk to health care professional about the meds. they may have not found the right meds for her yet. In the mean time, just love her.