Hello everyone,
I just want to ask mood swings, my character has changed and I feel I just want to run away from my family to be on my own with no contact from anyone. Is this part of fibro? Everyone and everything gets to me. I am much more sensitive and get very offended very quickly. Is this part of fibro too? OR is it my medication to help with my pain Duloxetine 60mg a day.
I feel like I am going crazy. 😞.
I would go and see your GP, especially if you have only started taking Duloxetine, as they may not be the right medication for you, if this is how you're feeling.
Yes, we can suffer from bad days and depression because we are in pain, but saying that you feel your character has changed and you just want to be on your own is not a common symptom of fibro.
Please speak to your GP. xx
I totally agree with you MOAL61, better to be checked out
No i suffer with feeling the same im afraid, i know i have changed since having this - i would give anything to just run away and be alone, but i have an Autistic son and he simply would not manage - but i feel like this every day, im on Sertraline 150mg and have been since 2016 and it has eased the anxiety but i feel like a completely different person - different things matter to me now and i suppose i feel angry that im so different, but unimaginable tiredness, extreme pain, brain fog and just feeling so not like me anymore i think is to blame!
Gentle Hugs xx
It maybe related to your medication starting to get into your system. However best advice would be to speak with your GP.
No fibro doesn’t do that I would get into see your doctor about that. I not familiar with duloxtine so don’t know if that is a side effect or not. Trintellix I just started it today and I’m having nausea really badly right now. Will wait and see if this subsides. This is a new medication that is supposed to work for my my depression but I may not be able to tolerate this side effect. 🤢💊I’m sorry for going off topic here. Fibro causes depression secondary to loss of health but what you are describing is something else going on. Phenergrin is starting to kick in nausea is starting to ease up a bit. I would suggest you check out side effects with either your doctor, pharmacist or google. But if you choose Dr Google I would suggest talking it over with your pharmacist afterwards. I hope you start feeling better soon.
Definately not crazy, I can get like that too when I have a flare up, life can feel like a constant battle and I often wish I could live in a nice little log cabin in the middle of no where completely on my own (well, maybe be surroundered by wildlife)
We have to put up with alot, so its bound to get to us occasionally xx
I don’t like hearing others feeling like this but also it’s good to know we are not alone, I’ve suffered with depression way long before fibro started let alone diagnosed. I’ve self referred myself back to wellbeing because I struggle with not being who I was before and not being able to manage with things I used to. Some days I feel so unhappy but don’t even know why. Obviously discuss with your dr but know we are here too x
I have definitely turned into a hermit in recent years, never being happier than when I am able to shut the world out and be alone with my dog. I could easily go weeks without speaking to another human being and, personally, my family are the last people on earth I would choose to spend time with. I think it's the overwhelming fatigue that makes me feel like this. The thought of having to summon up enough energy to interract with others is just too much.
Probably related to Fibro, although not directly. But please see your GP. I've not had Duloxetine, but wanting to be alone is a classic Depression symptom; I used to get it.
I don't take antidepressants nowadays; I've learned to treat the Fibro as the Enemy, and not let it take me over.
Cheers, Midori
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