Is it possible for my meds (sertilne) to just stop working? I've had numerous different antidepressants over the last 15years and thought this one was working but, this last 2months I've just been hopeless can't be bother with anything or anyone, I care for my child as well as my father and my husband who has bi-polar, I'm considering seeing my gp but worried that the change my meds for something that doesn't help/work! The time before this they gave me me a that made me sweat buckets!! And gave me migraines everyday!
Just fed up of being this useless shell of the person I once was (I know If any go back to being 15 but u know!) I'm tired all the time even if I manage to get a ful nights sleep I ache in just about everyone of my joints (no idea why, possibly because I can't sleep?) I have little to no interest in food, which is not helping my child's eating habits. And as I say I care for my father so I'm hardly at home so my house is a mess, which is stressing me out!
Moan moan moan rant rant rant......
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Sometimes medication can lose effect over time as the body gets used to it, althoigh 2 months would be a bit soon. And then sometimes you can get ups and downs even on medication.
It sound like you have an awful lot of stress and that might be overwhelming the effect of the medication. Is there any way you can get some help with care responsibilities at all?
I think it probably a good thing is to go and talk to the doctor. Remember you don't have to necessarily do what they suggest. Maybe they can give you a stronger dosage (not sure, I'm not familiar with sertraline).
Sorry I was supposed to say I've been on it for 6month ish (hight dose) but it's the last 2months I've felt.....c***! No help as I'm the only one my father seems to trust.
I would love to be selfish and just go somewhere far away by myself (I love my child Dont get me wrong!) And do nothing by my self where I can't be contacted but I've never been selfish and unlikely to start now! Ha
Ask your Gp for a blood test if you haven't already, especially a thyroid function test. I was the same for years and got immune to them all and found out I was hypothyroid. Worth eliminating any physical causes just in case. Some physical things actually cause depression and that was one of them for me. It also causes joint pain and loads of other symptoms like extreme exhaustion.
It sounds as if you are dealing with so much though and anyone would be the same in your situation and also physically exhausted. You need to try and make a bit of time for you and only you. Sounds like you deserve it. x
Sound like bliss but I've never been on my own in 3years little one is at nursery now but when there I'm at my father's cleaning/paperwork or just chatting as he's 76 quite poorly and lonely I'm looking in to lunch clubs for him that I can go with him too, change of scene might do me some good even if it is with the older ones
To be honest my husband child and father is the only people I actually talk to on a average week!
Next time I'm at the health centre I will make an appointment (I'm there next week with dad for 3different appointments all one after another! )
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