Taking antidepressents for the first time tomorrow morning.

[Cesca1557]

Hi,

Im not really sure why im posting this but Im feeling really unsure about taking medication tomorrow. I have had depression for about 7 years, but at the beginning my mum thought i was too young (i was 12-13), and its only now that I have finally decided that I need something else to help as I cant seem to make myself happy on my own.
I am really hopefull for what the antidepressents will do, but I am also really worried. My father has bipolar, and I am really worried that by taking them, it could trigger it in me. I dont have bipolar my self, but due to the genetic predisposition to it and the increased chance of getting it as my dad has it, im really worried that this might be enough to set it off.
As much as I want to be happy, if it risked me going through what he has gone through and put us through over the years, I wouldnt do it.

Sorry, im not really sure what the point of this was, I think I just wanted to vent a little bit.

Cesca

[Cesca1557]

hey m
starting the new AD's tomororw which is exciting, could be the beginning of improving! but im hoping the side effects arent too bad, but atleast it wont last forever.

thankyou, it has improved a little, but no where near what it used to be, and no where near as good as it needs to be. but still an improvement 🙂
yea I hoping i can work something out, but will have to wait and see.
so glad you are liking it! one of my good friends does a lot of stats and she really enjoys it too! i dont really understand it at all, but clearly you do!

thankyou

hope youve enjoyed your day today

thinking of you x

[Cesca1557]

hey sn,
Ill have a bit more of think and get back to you on that one. do you mean improved on since starting to take the AD's? or just in general?

yea i havent had any side effects at all really, and assumed it was because of the same reason you just stated.
starting the new ones tomorrow, so will probably get a few side effects from that but will have to wait and see.

yea im working on acknowledging it, but its harder to do than it is to say and konw its what i should be doing. if that makes sense. thankyou for the advice 🙂

its the end of the year, i then have about a 3-4 month break, and start back again in late feb for my final year of this degree. although i will have to be studying for the gamsat, but will only be an hour or two a day so will still be able to relax most of the time!

hope youve enjoyed your day too!
thinking of you too

[Pysis]

Hi, c

im sorry I haven't been around much I've been really busy.

i hope your ok

thinking of you

Nath

[startingnew]

Hey Cee


just in general. It can be anything big or small.
Hopefully your new Ads will help as well. Heres to new beginnings hey.


It is very hard. It took me such a long time to be able to do it, felt like forever and while im not the best at it. It does get abit easier though, just lots of practice.


Oh wow that works out well, time to recover and recourperate and have fun. Do you have anything planned for that time your on break?

[Cesca1557]

hey nat

thats fine! glad to see your name pop up again though 🙂
things have been a bit up and down recently with more downs than ups, but i started new AD's this morning so hopefully it starts getting better soon

hope youre okay

[Cesca1557]

hey sn,
okay thanks, ill have a better think
i hope so! starting taking them thismorning so ill see how it goes in a few weeks time.
heres hoping these new beginnings are good ones 🙂

yea exactly, im looking forward to it. Im going to a music festival with some friends, and going interstate to spend christmas with family. but appart from that i dont have much planned!
do you get any time off over the summer?

thinking of you

[swtpotato]

hey c,

Glad to hear you've started the next round of ad's. Really hope they work out for you!

Good luck for the rest of the sem, not long to go.

That's exciting about the music festival, such a fun experience. I am hoping to organise to go to one this summer too.

Hope things are going okay, just wanted to check in,

m

[startingnew]

hey Cee yeah just have a think about it 🙂 it doesnt matter how small, it seemed to help M so im hoping it helps you too.

yes might take a few weeks but hopefully these ones are better.

ooh sounds like some pretty awesome plans! i hope you have heaps of fun!

no i work pretty much 24/7 all year round just have easier days

[Cesca1557]

hey m and sn,

sorry to do a combined one, but ill be saying similar things so thought i may as well 🙂

thankyou! me too! only on day two at the moment so havent had any side effects yet, but yea im hoping these do work better

i went to the same festival last year and the year before and loved it, and the line up is pretty good this year as well! thats exciting m that you are planning on going to one as well!

oh thats frustrating sn! hope you get to have even just a afew days off over christmas!

i saw my psychologist today, it was tough as we went through some things that happened quite a few years ago that I dont really talk about at all. she thinks i may have PTSD from some of the things that happened with my dad when i was younger so I may be also referred onto a psychologist who specialises in dealing with that in a few weeks, if she doesnt think she can help me as much as someone else would.

[startingnew]

Hey Cee


no probs 🙂 fingers crossed these ones work for you :0


im glad youve got something to look forward to and you know youll enjoy it as well. Sounds like heaps of fun!
Nope no days off for me, and unfortunalty im starting to notice signs of early dimentia in my pop which means in a few yrs thats what ill be doing and could possibly be needing more help myself but ill worry about that when it comes to that.


Im glad your psych is honest and she has your best interests at heart, my first psychologist I had refferred me on too as she thought I needed more help than what she was qulaified in. its good when they do that tbh because they arent money hoggers and actually have your best interests at heart. Wait and see what happens though 🙂