do you take psych pills?

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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.

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?

Originally Posted by KinkyVixen

Did you change meds or did you stay on them? And, how do you feel about them now?

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.