Hi im changing medication again *sigh

Hi @Rebel

Welcome to the SANE forums! It's great to have you here and thanks for telling the community a bit about yourself. Sounds like you are having a rough patch and so I really hope that you are able to get through the next three weeks in okay shape. I'm sure the forum members will be able to offer you support, information and connection.

I'm the moderator on duty right now. Feel free to ask the SANE forum team or the members if you need help with how to use the forum. You might like to check out the Guidelines as they can be pretty useful in understanding how it all works https://saneforums.org/t5/help/faqpage#community-guidelines.

Take care.

Whitehawk

@Rebel Welcome to the forums.

I was wondering if you could postpone the med change, till after your contract ends. You said that would take place in 3 weeks, so it’s not a huge amount of time. That way, you have an extended contract, while changing meds. In saying that, I know med changes are really stressful.

I dont know if talking to your boss is a possibility, it’s a health issue, like all others.

Just some very early morning thoughts. But yes, we are definitely here to support you through the rough times.

You might like to join others on the Good Morning thread. It’s a nice way of meeting others on the forums.

Take care.

@Rebel Hey Rebel I have just had yet another addition to my meds haul and am over it. Feeling like I am part of a experiement .... anyway wanted to say hi and welcome you to the forums. Love greenpeaxx

Hi @Rebel

Welcome to the forums. You will find lots of support and friendly listening ears here.

Can you hold off the med change till the end of your contract?

Are you changing complete AD family groups, or changing within the same AD family group. Through my experiences, the length of the washout period and then the type of AD you are swapping to can make a difference in how I respond to the change. And also how long I've been on ADs for before the change.

Please note, we can't mention medication names here, but type of AD is ok. Eg, SSRI, SRNI

Hi @Rebel Welcome to the forum

Here's to Health and Happiness.

Cin cin

Hi @Rebel

I understand times are very challenging at the moment. Keep trying to draw on that positivity and proactivness hi o I u know you have.

In my experience the time without medication was very tough, but then I went to a completely new AD family type which was harder. You're staying within the SSRI group, which I believe is an advantage for you.

Hang in there and good luck with starting the new meds tomorrow. Shout out if you need to chat.

Just use the @symbol and names should drop down, for you to tag people to your post 😊

WIP

Hi and welcome... I am new here too.

Do you know the name of the meds they are starting you on? I am on an SSRI and mood stabiliser too, I know it is stressful changing medication as I nearly had a medication change a week ago due to allergic reaction, however, I just told the dr that I would prefer to stay on same medication so he let me. I have changed meds about 10 times so I know how you feel and I have had more than 20 psychiatrists in the last ten years... If you have any problems with the new meds please let your dr know. He should just change them slowly though, if it's too fast, it may not work well. Hope you change meds safely. Good luck