My diary of starting Prozac again-post natal anxiety/depression

[MrAndy]

Hi sally how r u feeling now? Im on day 8 and have hit an all time low! feel like i could cry at the drop of a hat at any point right now i feel scared anxious and crap basically i have no motivation left today i havent felt like this in a while!? does anyone know if this is normal?

the meds take about 3 weeks to really start kicking in,you are going through the start up phase which can be unpleasant.
Hang in there it will get better

[Janine]

It is normal to feel like this Buttercup, you will have better days and really bad days but gradually the good days will out weigh the bad, it can be a very up and down road and everyday seems so long when you are feeling like this, but you will get there.
xx

[buildmeupbuttercup]

Thank u both for the reasurance hopefully wiĺl start to see improvements soon x

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Hi all, am on day 10 now. Had some up and down days- so a complete roller coaster week, which is not great when you have a newborn son to look after. Literally feel as if I am dragging myself through the days, and wondering if life will get any better. :(

[Janine]

Sally,life will get better, remember our roller coaster days when we were both going through this, it is doubly hard because you have your little one to look after and that is so tiring in itself, just think every day is closer to you feeling better, xxx hope tomorrow is an up day.

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Aw thanks Janine. This is so difficult. And 6 weeks seems so far away.

But you are so reassuring, thank you. Xx

[Janine]

You are one week further than this time last week, little chunks at a time.

xx

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Hi Janine,

You are so sweet. Yes I am nearly at the two week mark. I actually laughed yesterday- which is a big thing for me, and enjoyed reading a book- so things feel like they are changing.

How are you?

Xx

[Janine]

Good news, having a day like that helps you get through the bad days.

I am good, really busy at work but making myself take my proper time off or work from home so that I can be with my doggies. I started water aerobics with some friends from work last summer and we try to go twice a week and once a month we go for a meal afterwards, it has really helped physically and socially as we natter over things that have happened and it helps us all.

xx

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Thanks Janine.

I am feeling awful today. I am on day 13 and the six weeks mark seems unbearably far away.

I woke feeling as of someone was sitting on my chest, and feeling that my jaw did not feel right whether it was open or closed.

I am seriously losing the will to carry on.