Worrying

[mysmugcat]

I have finally gone on some new anti depressants, today, Venaflaxine. For now, would you mind no negative comments about them

I do despair about myself. I have depression and later came ME, please Google search if you need more info it is diagnosed and is not depression

The ME us causing me extreme fatigue and I cannot sleep for hours. This with the depression is causing me havoc. I took voluntary redundancy and whilst I can now sleep more I am worried. Even when I worked 30 off years, the 9 am starts for me were a killer. I showed up but could not always perform. I really do not know what I am doing. I am of age to work. I cannot get on a bus every day to work because of my ME and I don't drive. I feel useless. I have tried many methods to sleep. I do not really want to take sleeping pills.

[Hidden]

You’re trying to function but how can you without sleep? So proud of your for reaching out. I suffer from lack of sleep too. It’s so hard when people don’t understand and expect you to act “normal”. I don’t have any advice but I do have hugs.

[mysmugcat in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much

[fauxartist]

I googled ME and cannot find a def. , what is it so I can understand.

[mysmugcat in reply to fauxartist]

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[Celtic27]

Hi mugscat I've got nothing negative to say about venlafaxine quite the opposite I've been taking venlafaxine for a long time I did have some side affects but that cleared with in a few weeks also it may take 6/8 weeks for you to get the full affect but it is a good medication and I wish all the best! I'm sure I've come across you on here before you are a good person as I remember so I wish you well! I'm sorry I don't know much about me but hope you can get help with this! I know you don't want to take sleeping tablets if you won't take it fo a short time why not try herbal remedies in the UK kalm nighttime are quite popular! Please let me know how you get on take care david

[mysmugcat in reply to Celtic27]

Hi Ty. I hope you are OK? I've tried all Kalms n stuff they don't work for me but Ty. I take anti histamines to try and sleep sometimes. It's hard.

[Celtic27 in reply to mysmugcat]

Hi there I know how hard it is to sleep properly I really struggle I'm happy if I sleep 6/7 hours which I sometimes do my wife the same she really suffers with insomnia we've tried kalms the lot nothing helps I find anti histamines don't work! My doctor are to blame for a lot of my wife's problems they gave her zopiclone 7.5mg then once she was on it for what seemed like years they decided to stop them saying the were addictive surely instead of helping her they just told her to get on with this! I'm sorry if I had a wee rant there I just annoys me the way doctors work! You take care my friend david