Warning: this post contains content surrounding suicide and self-harm which may be triggering for some readers.
A little over a month ago I tried to kill myself.
That’s a fucking scary thing to write in a public place, and I don’t do so lightly. This is not the first time I have tried to take my own [...]
Posts Tagged ‘medication’
Crisis and Recovery
Posted in borderline personality disorder, self harm, suicide, tagged anti-depressants, borderline personality disorder, hospitals, medication, mirtazapine, paroxetine, psychiatrists, self harm, suicide, therapy on February 27, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Coming off the pills – update
Posted in depression, tagged anti-depressants, medication on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, things were going well & then halfway through last week the withdrawl symptoms kicked in. Sheesh, major waves of dizziness and nausea, despite having carefully cut down on my dose before stopping the pills.
I felt reassured that it was withdrawal symptoms, rather than some fun, new ME symptoms, due to the previous comments on [...]
Prozac update
Posted in anxiety, depression, psychotherapy, tagged doctors, medication, prozac on August 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So, I thought I’d share how things have been going on the fluoxetine (Prozac) recently, and see if anyone has any ideas…
1. It’s stopping working… slowly, over the past 2 months, it’s been getting less and less effective. Firstly, the feeling of general contentment slipped away, putting me back to the usual base level of [...]
Prozac update
Posted in anxiety, depression, tagged anti-depressants, anxiety, depression, drugs, medication, prozac, SSRIs on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been on Prozac for three weeks now, so I thought I’d report back on its effects, and also offer a bit of a forum:
Comment, if you want to, sharing what medication you’re currently on, or have been on, (doesn’t have to be anti-depressants) and the effects it’s having/had on your life and mood.
Basically, I [...]
