Posted by Notaliseliz on July 4, 2004, at 5:28:50
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with depression about 10 years ago, but my problems started way before then.
My doctor has recently suggested cyclothymia and he changed me from an SSRI to oxycarba...whatever. I'm doing EXTREMELY BAD. I have no side effects, but it's like the devil is inside me.
I'm talking to my husband about divorce and thinking of running off and offing myself. My "moods" are swinging 180° every 5 minutes. I'm MEAN and NASTY and IRRITABLE over everything. It's so hard to talk to my doctor because I live in a country that's not my own and my vocabulary in this new language isn't good enough to express myself completely.
For me everything is BLACK and NEGATIVE and life just generally sucks. It's affecting my kids and my marriage, and even my social life. I'm not having trouble sleeping (any more than ususal) and my eating habits haven't changed. I'm feeling totally irrational and out of control.
Could this be an anxiety problem? Should I pursue anti-anxiety drugs? I've been on this oxycarb stuff for about 1 month, and off the SSRI for about the same time. I went thru a nasty bout of withdrawl (dizziness, fuzziness) about 2 weeks ago, but that's stopped.
I really need some advice.
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