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Originally Posted by Shawnee123
I want to thank everyone for your kind words and support. It means more than you could know.
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I think I do know what it means, having had the same support myself - this is a good place. It is a shame you can't log on at home (same here) but you can stop by and just focus on a couple of threads if you're busy at work.
I found supermarket work reassuringly physical after sitting in an office all day. There was a lot of interaction with other staff members some nights, but none at all on others (depending on the section I worked on). They pay good wages too, if they're a supplement rather than your full time job.
Look after yourself, ok?
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Originally Posted by KinkyVixen
Did you change meds or did you stay on them? And, how do you feel about them now?
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I did have to change my meds to start with, but that was all the aforementioned symptoms plus a downturn in mood and an increase in suicidal thoughts. I stuck with Paroxetine because the symptoms were purely physical. It took approx 2 months for the symptoms to go away completely, but the major ones were gone well before that.
I went to my parents' while I was still suffering. Scared the hell out of them. What with the side effects and the actual depression they barely recognised me. I didn't find this out for months of course. Mum said, "I'm glad we saw you when you were like that. At least I knew that you were really ill" (she had issues about me being signed off work - didn't understand I was incapable of working until she saw me) "When you didn't want anything to eat I knew it must be bad"
That's Mums for you, straight to the point!
I have come off the medication. Unlike some posters, my depression is episodic not chronic and I didn't want to stay on them "just in case". Like Shawnee says, it's a choice I
can make because I'm not currently depressed.