To trolsgirl about anger

[sindog]

Anger is anxiety which is a form of depression. I took Clonzapam for this and it helped me alot.

[sindog]

It is morning and I am at work, so I only have a few minutes of internet time. I stopped tx in Nov, and am free of the virus. Leaving the anti-depressants behind was a struggle. I know how it feels to wonder why we go through the motions of life. It is taking time to recover from all the different drugs. I believe our bodies have to re-learn how produce the chemicals that were depleted from the ribivirin.

It's slow, but I find exercise is a great help. So, hang in there. It is important to be there for the people around you.

[lostpass]

My memory is shot and I see above, sometimes my spelling {Smile here}  I still do my best to maintain a sense of humor....This helps a lot.   I try to get out for awhile every day, but I do not feel like socializing like I used to.  I like getting back home.  I get up sometimes at night for a little while{It is 1:58Am} but I do this less than before. I would not do away with myself because it is against my beliefs ... I think that is a very selfish move and I woud hurt so many people.  I would seek help if I found myself thinking about it.  Scary thought....  I also believe this did not happen to us by chance. The hepc... It is what we do with it that matters.  When this is over, my husband and I want to help others....  

[lostpass]

48 weeks of treatment ended Dec. 15th I am geno type 1 and post treatment... I have until June 15th to go and I am taking lexapro... anger is a part of  the depression.  My body aches and I am tired, depressed and I blow up easily and of course... cry.  This is not me.... "normally" This is Ribarivin still in my system and at an all time high ... takes time to get it out.  I am tired of being sick and I push myself to get into the swing of things. I get up at 4 in the morning to see my husband off to work and after he leaves I go back to bed and sleep sometimes until noon.....dead tired.  I feel better when I sleep then I get up and do whatever... but everything is an effort.  I thought I would feel great after the last shot and pills... not so.  I love to hear from others who are having a rough post treatment time.  Appetite is back big time.  Now I have to diet and exercise when I feel up to it. yup, down in the dumps.  How much Lexapro were you taking.  My Dr. insisits I stay on it and claims it will do me no harm... I avoid pills as much as I can. I take sinthroid for thyroid replacement and Lexapro  that is it.  Can not wait until I feel better.  My thought are with you.  Wish you the best.
I had a mild case of Polio as a child... now I am having pains in my feet and legs and all over.  It is hard for me to get up out of a chair, climb stairs  etc. I get out of breath.... this STUFF is bad news, but I keep struggling  and the hep C is nondetected . So far so good.

[trolsgirl]

Thanks for your input and kind words.
Just knowing we are not "losing it" helps and we learn lessons from those who walk down the unknown path before us.
I think my doc mentioned Effexor or something like that many weeks ago if I needed an anti-depressant.
I see him Monday.  I will take a list of the ones mentioned on these boards so I have a backup med just in case.
Hope we all have a better week,
Sandra

[sindog]

I wrote the above while I was at work so I didn't have much time. Anyway, I never lived a depressed day in my life until I started tx. Anger and anxiety was a big issue for me. First I tried (hope my spelling is ok) Lexapro and it made me feel suicidal. Then I tried Zoloft and was very sick as someone below mentioned. Then, as I said above, I tried Clonozapam and also took Remeron.

Both these drugs were easy for me to take and worked well (in combination). I guess I wanted to talk about this because for me, it only got worse until about week 26 and then I went to the emergency room with an anxiety attack. Everything got alot better with the right combination of drugs. And your right, this is a physical thing, not mental (even though its your head that is not screwed on right).

I am a firm believer in taking as many drugs as it takes to get throught tx. Thats the goal. None of this **** is good for you but you can worry about that when you finish. Which is the altimate goal, to get through tx.