Depression sneaking back....

[SweetSerenity]

Hey Girls,

Well its been well over 6mths since i've been off my anti depressants and i was doing so well...No feels of depression or my PND until Sunday...

I had a real bad day at work, day just didnt get better after finishing either, so i just put my feelings down to having a bad day.

I woke up yesterday morning feeling even more miserable, felt teary, sad, not motivated, had a sore head (which is not a good sign for me as headaches are a major symptom for me)...Im scared my depressions coming back and hitting me again. I feel exactly how i felt when i was hitting the worst of it last year and im so scared of feeling that way again!

I dont understand! I have had nothing bad happen to me for it to "trigger" it.. Everythings been perfect really....

I talked to my mum yesterday and she said that it can come back even if your life is going well and your happy... Its an illness, not something you put yourself into...

So im feeling really down about all of that. i was so proud that i got through my PND and was off my medication, i dont want to go back there!!!

I'll see how i go in the next week and if it doesnt improve i'll go see my gp again i think.

[Little_Toad]

Morning Nat,

It's good you can recognise what the symptoms are.
I don't think there is anyything to be ashamed about if you do have to back on your medications. They are there for a reason.

Depression doesn't occur cause of anything you are doing, it's just a chemical imbalance n your brain so you can't really blame yourself.

I was on the, cause of an ilness I had, went off them for about 6 months then had to go back on them. Second time I went off them i was fine. That's been about 6 years now.

I do have tiny relapses which tend to occur in March and I get quite down for about two weeks then it disapears. Perhaps you are just having an "off" couple of weeks. Sometimes things like cr*py weather can trigger it, stuff you might not even consider.

I hope your mood picks up and you start to feel better soon, if not I wouldn't worry about having a second go on your meds.

[angelickaren]

hi nat first of all :hugs: to you i know how you feel as i have pnd with my 2nd bub maybe you should see you gp i still go see a lady about it just to talk about things and get things out so maybe thats another answer then the drugs hope you feel better soon

[Wish_Bear]

Hi Nat...I felt the same way when my depression began sneaking up on me again. I kept denying it for months until I felt I was going insane. I went back to my gp and was put back on my meds. I was so dissapointed in myself for succumbing to it again but my Dr made me realise it is a disease you cannot control.

I am now on double the dosage I was and going to counselling.

Go see your Dr. he/she may put you back on medication he/she may not. You have nothing to lose.

:hugs: to you and I hope everything brightens up.

[~Alicia]

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