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. When I do sleep I can sleep in until late morning very day.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 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 cannot get on a bus every day 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.

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My condition is very similar to MS, I know in my case it takes generally all morning before I am anywhere near human so I feel sorry you have something that really knocks you up.

I my case I also suffer flares and I also can go into respite, my condition is also affected by Biometric Pressure, when it is low, I go lower. So I am here to chat

I wish you well

BOB

[mysmugcat in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much, I believe we have spoken in the past. Nice to see you here.

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This may not help or it may, I usually have hot milk or heavy meal before I sleep - works wonders!

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi there,

You may find this information helpful if you live in the UK regarding ME/CFS treatment and management:

Action for ME UK: actionforme.org.uk/living-w...

Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Bath (RNHRD): 'Our chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) service provides a local, regional and national service for adults with CFS/ME and acts in a specialist advisory capacity for professionals working with adults with the condition' rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/84

Best wishes,

MAS Nurse and Moderator

[alouh]

Hiya, just to clarify, is your worry about your ability to work or trouble sleeping or both?

[mysmugcat in reply to alouh]

Hello, both.

[completely-zero654]

Hello,

I too am on Venlafaxine have been on them for sometime and have no negatives about them at all. Also on a lot more tabs but they are for pain, G.P put me on venlafaxine when I lost my mum, that was in 2013, but as things not moved quite as fast as wanted, still on them, have helped me to manage to a point.

Hope they will be good for you too xxxxx

[Missy_D]

Hi,

I was on Venlafaxine for several years and they worked so well for me I have nothing negative to say about them anyway. With regards to sleeping, I didn't want to take actual sleeping tablets but found by accident that anti histamines (not the non drowsy type) have the desired effect. When I spoke to my CPN I was given a prescription for Promethazine

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prome... but have used over the counter ones when I have run out. I found that I would awake feeling very refreshed and no sluggishness. Maybe a conversation to have with your GP x

[mysmugcat in reply to Missy_D]

Hello I do take over counter anti histamines sometimes which help sometimes. Still struggle. Hope you are OK