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[delgreco]

hi I am 36 years old, have been on and off depreshion tablets for eleven years. just been put back on them i am worse this time i have panic attacks, i am driving my husband away. i acuse him of everything he trys to help put i dont seem to be getting better. i am scared that he will leave me. don't now if i can do this anymore. any advise that may help me, would be most wecome.

tracy

[delgreco]

thank you very much, went through it bad today doctor sent me to the mental health clinic. so now i am on diazepam 5mg one a night,fluoxetine 20mg daily and this new doctor has also put me on risperdal 1mg need to take 2 of the risperdal for three nights with the diazepam. then see him in three weeks. so i will see what will happen. thank you so much for your advise.

[Hensley258]

therese83 makes a good point. Prozac (fluoxotine) has a very long half life and often takes at least 4 to 6 weeks before really kicking in.

If in a couple weeks you still do not feel better, may I suggest adding Effexor XR to your Prozac. The two can be taken together and sometimes when Depression causes overwhelming exhaustion and fatuge then a good Neurephinepherine Reuptake Inhibitor like Effexor can work wonders. (something to discuss with your P-doc as an option.)

My symptoms of anxiety and exhaustion were much like yours and I had found Effexor to be just the ticket. I got 4 solid years from Effexor before it pooped out on me. That's a pretty damn good run on the same AD medication.

Just some ideas to throw at your P-dock on next visit.

[delgreco]

thanks for replying, the doctor has made me see a psychiatrist seen her last week she told me to get a cat. so i would have company through the day. i am seeing her again on friday. i,ve been on and off tablets for eleven years this time its worser than i have ever been. i am going to try and keep on fighting. and hope that my husband can put up with me . so far he has been understanding exepet for the other day when i thought he was going to end it with me, but my head just keeps on working over time.
thank you again for replying it will be nice to talk to someone who has been there.

many thank tracy delgreco

[therese83]

It is early days yet with the new medication.  You should give it eight weeks before deciding if it is working, also it might take that time before you see real improvement in how you are feeling, but hopefuly you will improve in the next week or so.




It sounds like the depression is pretty sever especially as you are starting to doubt your husband without reason, I also did this with very sever depression.  I believed my husband didnt love me any more.  The doctor said that this was mild psychosis and put me on a low dose anti psychotic with my anti depressant.  this helped a lot and I was able to give it up after some time (2 years)

NB: Have you seen a psychiatrist or just a GP.  Do you have a good psychiatrist??

[delgreco]

i have been diagnosed suffering from depreshion, they have put me on fluoxetine, and diazepam.
been on a  lot of tablets one prozac, a few others i cant remember, and this is the second time on fluoxetine, been on them two weeks at moment i do not have any good days at all, i do not talk cant go out i end up panicing. and i accuse my husband of cheating fancying other girls. so on. even when there is no cause to do so. i tell my self that i am being stuppid but the thoughts in my head just get worse. i am not active dont seem to get any energy at all.
i started having panic attacks before i went on the tablets. hope that helps

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