2 weeks ago after trying almost everything to overcome this mood, i decided to go for my last option and go to the GP, to get an antidepressant for the first time in my life, the GP gave me a trial pack of a SNRI and a prescription.
after day 1 on the med i started to get the normal side effects, but by day 4 i started to get visual disturbances ( hallucinations ) i felt like i was drunk half the time, i also felt like i was going off my head every time i heard back ground noises louder then what i was listening too. these 3 side effects freaked me out. I went back to the GP on day 6 and she told me to stop the Med, STAT,and now i have to wait 2 weeks before i can go back to the GP and try a new Med.she also made me get tested for acute narrow angle glaucoma which is another rare side effect of the med, so far they don't think i have it but have to get 1 more test next week before i get the all clear.
now i am freaking out that the 3 side effects are linked to something more serious not just the med.and i am feeling more agitated and depressed then ever, to the point i cant sit through a class or type without wanting to cry.one part of me does not want to go on a new med because the horrible side effects, and a bigger part of me wants to keep trying, because despite the side effects. I did start to see some good benefits in the med , even after a few days i could notice a difference in my mood and anxiety levels.(even my psych said he could see the difference) I noticed it relaxed me that much, that i could go and talk to someone that i would not normally talk too because my anxiety, and felt like i could speak to them freely without freaking out.
so I guess i saw both the good and bad in that med, i just need to keep playing the waiting game before the the DR finds the right med for me, then i can start on the road of recovery.
just wondering has anyone else had any of them horrible side effects on a SNRI?
