Hi, I am new to beyondblue and new to the online world of forums. After
much consideration, I finally built up enough courage to write my first
post. I am a 43 year old male who has suffered from MDD (Major
Depression Disorder), GAD (Generalised Anxi...
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Hi, I am new to beyondblue and new to the online world of forums. After
much consideration, I finally built up enough courage to write my first
post. I am a 43 year old male who has suffered from MDD (Major
Depression Disorder), GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder), SAD (Social
Anxiety Disorder), and BED (Binge Eating Disorder). I have suffered
these disorders for over 24 years of my life. I also suffer from severe
sleep apnoea, chronic back pain, and low self esteem. I wanted to share
some of my story for two reasons. Firstly, to see if there are any other
members who have experienced similar disorders over a similar period of
time. Secondly, I would like to find out some more information regarding
an episode I experienced earlier today. For the last four years, I have
been taking medication for my MDD, GAD and SAD. Prior to this, I was
taking a different type for approximately 13 years, and before this a
mixture of most of the other anti depressants on the market (along with
the servere side effects). I found a paticular AD to insight suicide
ideation, and feelings to the point of having three relapses whilst
taking it. I have been very happy with my current AD in comparison to
the other anti depressants. I had been ticking along nicely, until
earlier today. For the first time in over 24 years, I forgot to take my
medication. I usually take it like clockwork every morning after
breakfast. For whatever reason, I forgot, and most of the day I was
feeling very strange. When I realised I had forgotten, I took my
medication immediately. However, by this time, most of the day had past.
This led to my head hurting like never before, dizziness, neasea, brain
clicks, vomiting, hot flushes, shaking, suicidal thoughts and feelings,
excruciating pain in my head, and finally a complete emotional break
down. It was something I NEVER want to EVER experience again! I am
alright now as the medication has finally kicked in, but for a moment
there I was unsure. It really threw me sideways, and I was wanting to
know if anybody else on here has had a similar experience? If so, could
you please share it with me (and others), as I think it can be helpful
for anybody who may go through a similar experience. If you have, I am
wondering how long it took you to feel semi normal again? Thank you for
taking the time to read my first ever post! I hope to hear from some of
you soon. Bye for now