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Changing meds

Changing meds

Hi. I battled MDD & acute anxiety nearly all of my adult life. I've been on numerous different SSRIs, SRNIs, antipsychotics, tried rTMS & ECT. Am addicted to a benzo for my anxiety.

I am in the process of swapping out from a SRNI to a MAOI and the wash out period is hell. I really don't think I'm going to make it. This is the darkest place I have ever been.
I have no family support, honestly no friends, not able to work & are completely isolated.

i don't feel my medical team actually care much anymore, they are overwhelmed by new clients because of covid.

i hardly sleep, but the last thing in my mind before I do, is how much I want to die. It's the first thought of the day when I wake up.

what if this new medication doesn't work either??

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Good morning @WIP

just passing by to drop off some Christmas love to you.

I hope today is good for you and full of hope.

❤️💚❤️

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Hi @Former-Member

How are you going today?

Did you get your tradie situation sorted out - hope so?!?

🌻

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Hi @WIP Just got home from shopping at the big shopping plaza. 🥺😩

Still need to go back. Oh well. Maybe I'll leave it until Wednesday evening.
After many calls and messages, the tradie finally messaged back to say he'll be here tomorrow. No mention or apology about not turning up last week. Strange.
How are you today?

I'm just about to go and cook some dinner, but I'll be back.
🌷🌺🌸 Need a cuppa first. ☕️

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That's good the tradie is coming back to finish the work - weird about his approach though @Former-Member

Very weird!

Good on you for facing the shops. I need a script filled & aprehensive about going. I'm making sure I go first thing in the morning.

Enjoy your cuppa & dinner ☕️❣️

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Just prepared dinner. What's for dinner at yours? I'm making hamburgers and bought a different kind of bread with olives to have with it. Just need to make the salad. Too tired to do anything. Look forward to bed.
Hopefully chemist will be quiet for you in the morning. I go to the chemist warehouse and it's always busy. Sometimes half hour wait. Annoying having to go back. So many things to look at there. I get overwhelmed looking at vitamins etc. Always spend too much there. 😀

Anyway, I'd better get moving. @WIP
💞

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Chemist Warehouse is my local too, but the business of it is starting to get too much for me. Their scripts are cheaper, but not that much in the scheme of things. For vitamins & makeup, yes I'd go there - but battling intense crowds and waiting time to save a few bucks on meds, I'm thinking of switching @Former-Member

I'm having chicken hamburgers, minus the bread - just with salad. A light dinner for me, I can't wait to go to bed - Really bad day.'actually hurt myself physically or the first time - I'm declining, quickly.

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Hi @Emelia8

How did your day go?

Hugs,

❤️❣️❣️

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Sorry you've hurt yourself @WIP 😩😢🤗

And that today was a really bad day.
Do you want to talk about it?

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It's the first time I've hurt myself @Former-Member other than drinking too much

I feel I've crossed a line now - it seems so easy.....

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Do you have ways of distracting at times like this? @WIP I often distract by watching shows on internet. At the moment ive started watching, The Secret Daughter, with Jessica Mauboy. Sometimes nothing helps though. Will sit with you if that helps. I wish I had an answer. 💞

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