Daughter and I have Hughes and Lupus and since last year she suffered from depression the consultant said he wants her to try Prozac to get Serotinin up but she is afraid of the effects anyone come in contact with this?
Such a problem for her as she doesnt like taking tabs as it is.
I have APS and have been taking prescribed SSRI's since 1997...started with Zoloft went on to Cymbalta and now take Pristique and Wellbutrin.....my life changed when these types of medications came on the market.....important to have an MD who is very familiar with psychotropic medications.....as the only way an MD knows if the medication is working or if the patient is suffering side effects (I never did) is by listening to the patients feedback....
We do not have the "technology" available at this time to look inside the brain and access how the "neurotransmitters" are working....
I work in the mental health field and have seen patients and members of my own family experience "miraculous" improvement in their lives (and mine too)
I have APS and have been taking Prozac for about 5 years maybe longer and I havent had any adverse effects from it. I also take Aspirin and a few other meds aswell and so far havent had any APS related complications. Hope this helps.
I have APS and have been taking Prozac for about 5 years maybe longer and I havent had any adverse effects from it. I also take Aspirin and a few other meds aswell and so far havent had any APS related complications. Hope this helps.
I have APS and am on warfarin. I take Amitriptyline. In small doses it helps control pain and in high doses is an anti depressant. I havnt had any side affects from that, so if it is Prozac she doesn't like the sound of, their are other meds out there that do the same thing. With my med I get the added bonus of a lifted mood while being treated for pain at the same time!!
Hope she finds something that works for her, and she's feeling better soon x x
There are several non drug approaches that you could consider . Mindfulness can be learnt. through books or courses and has been approved by NICE as treatment. for depression and anxiety . NICE is the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and it researches treatments and provides guidelines for doctors . Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.has also been widely researched as treatment for depression and is recommended by NICE . Both of these teach awareness and control of thoughts. Our thoughts affect our moods and our physiology . These can work together to reinforce depression but also to lift mood and feel better . I have started to learn and practice mindfulness and have found it remarkably helpful for managing stress and coping with pain . Nutritional approaches are also increasingly. recognized as useful too. Google Food and Mood to find out more .The mental health charity Mind has produced a book on this. Patrick Holford the nutritionist has also written about it . Essential fatty acids have been widely researched are even prescribed by some psychiatrist s . Also worth considering whether.your INR affects your mood . When I was on warfarin I. had some very low moods when my INR was low. This would turn around completely when my INR went back up. I also remember feeling fantastic when my INR went above 4.I literally wanted to dance a jig
I hope that this helps and that you soon start to feel better .Best wishes Ann
I also find I get depressed more if my INR is too low but I have also had an amazing change in symptoms in the last week by going gluten free!
Many of the symptoms of gluten intolerance are similar to those we have and gluten intolerance is apparently more common in those with autoimmune issues.
I am getting less headaches and some days almost headache free (I had constant migraine type headaches 24/7), I feel more energy, my head is clearer and I feel much happier ...less depressed. I haven't felt this good in years! I have gone from feeling I have no future to feeling that perhaps I do after all.
So I would definitely suggest giving gluten free a try. Just be aware that some of the ingredients in gluten free foods such as flax, psyllium and chia can affect warfarin.
I agree with annslack to the extent that there are many things to try before you try Prozac on your daughter. (You did not say how old your daughter is) There is much controversey on Prozac's, and like-drugs, affects on teens in particular. Annslack gave some superb resources for alternative medicine that would be worth a trial and are so much safer. I would not administer Prozac to anyone who wasn't an adult - but I am not a psychiatrist. If I were you, I'd look into some of Annslack's resources and educate myself on them. Best of luck.
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my daughter is 17 years old and I am going to look into alternative measures, she is ada ma t that she does not want to take more pills. Up until January 2012 she was taking IQ caps from an early age and then she met a boyfriend and everything went downhill. I am now giving her the capsules. I was given various tablets for low moods but managed with CBT and I can cope but with younger adults the service the NHS provides are just not there, two months for an appointment and then another month for an appointment due to them being in the area. Inbetween she has been going to GP and then the GP is away on the day she was suppose to be going and yesterday an appointment with a practitioner and my daughter refused to go because she said she was fed up with differerent doctors etc.
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