pmrob1
19-03-10, 13:41
Hi i am a new member on here and am just looking for some advice and i guess some friendship. I had a bout of major depression in april 2007 brought on by an ex wife denying access to the two children and a job change and my partner walking out. I had a bad initial experience on citalopram and was changed onto mirtazapine for a few months but couldnt cope with the wooly headedness and the loss of feeling any interaction with the world.
Eventually i was put back on citalopram and over the next 14 months managed to get my life back on track and felt able enough to come off the medication. I finshed the cit in mar2009 and felt life was going along ok but about november 2009 felt i was losing touch with my feelings and that there was something missing from my life.
I eventually waent to the docs in feb 2010 feeling really on edge and like i was about to lose control of myself, also i started with intruding thoughts that scared the sh#t out of me. I was refered to a phsychiatrist who has diagnosed me as having moderate depression with high anxiety.
So once again my journey begins. I have been on 15mg mirtazipine for the last 3 weeks and my sleep has improved and a lot of the physical things have started to ease. Still have a slight tremor a headache constantly and occasional muscle twitches, but put this down to the mirt still getting into my system. I have had a couple of weepy days but on the whole the bad thoughts have started to decrease. I will begin cbt in a couple of weeks and hopefully this will help me look at life from a different perspective.
Has anyone else been through this type of repeat illness and did cbt and drugs together help at all. hope to speak to some of you soon
pmrob
Eventually i was put back on citalopram and over the next 14 months managed to get my life back on track and felt able enough to come off the medication. I finshed the cit in mar2009 and felt life was going along ok but about november 2009 felt i was losing touch with my feelings and that there was something missing from my life.
I eventually waent to the docs in feb 2010 feeling really on edge and like i was about to lose control of myself, also i started with intruding thoughts that scared the sh#t out of me. I was refered to a phsychiatrist who has diagnosed me as having moderate depression with high anxiety.
So once again my journey begins. I have been on 15mg mirtazipine for the last 3 weeks and my sleep has improved and a lot of the physical things have started to ease. Still have a slight tremor a headache constantly and occasional muscle twitches, but put this down to the mirt still getting into my system. I have had a couple of weepy days but on the whole the bad thoughts have started to decrease. I will begin cbt in a couple of weeks and hopefully this will help me look at life from a different perspective.
Has anyone else been through this type of repeat illness and did cbt and drugs together help at all. hope to speak to some of you soon
pmrob