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Posted by ELA on April 2, 2002, at 6:58:20
Hi guys,
Haven't posted for a while now. Was feeling so "therapied out" that I decided to give myself a break from all my "crutches" and see how I coped! Quite well actually.
Pdoc has taken me off my antidepressants as he thinks I have made enough progress to do without them and things at home are much better.
This is all good stuff and I should be feeling much better.
So why do I still feel like shit??????
Emma.
Posted by Fi on April 2, 2002, at 9:44:53
In reply to taking a break, posted by ELA on April 2, 2002, at 6:58:20
That's very quick to come off the ADs- I thought the 'standard' now was several months?
Glad things are better at home. Hope you feel less shitty soon.
Fi
Posted by IsoM on April 2, 2002, at 12:00:35
In reply to taking a break, posted by ELA on April 2, 2002, at 6:58:20
Emma, a book I read a while ago talked about the different ways wild animals handle stress as opposed to humans in modern society. It may be the reason you're still feeling crappy. Let me explain.
When I was younger, I thought I'd never want to be a wild animal, especially the prey animals. I imagined a life filled with fear & terror waiting to get eaten & always tense & fearful. But it's not the way animals react. That's how humans react.
When a life-threatening situation faces animals, their adrenaline & other stress hormones & neurotransmitters shoot right up, enabling them to fight or flee. When the situation is over, these chemicals rapidly drop again leaving them normal & calm.
For us though, these stress chemicals tend to hang on. We have no way of 'expressing' them, so to speak & they continue to affect us long after the situation has resolved itself. Even though your situation is better, you still fell crappy. I hate to give suggestions but I tend to think like a guy here (no folks, I'm totally female) - can you physically 'purge' yourself of them by exercise or even brisk walks - anything? It may help to improve how you feel.
I'm glad for you the situation has changed. At least it means more stresses aren't being piled on to you. I hope you'll feel better soon. What ever became of any idea of how to prevent future clotting? Did you ever get any info from your doctor about it?
Posted by KB on April 2, 2002, at 21:03:45
In reply to Re: taking a break » ELA, posted by IsoM on April 2, 2002, at 12:00:35
Unfortunately, feelings aren't logical, so just because externalthings are improving doesn't necessarily mean internal ones are. Don't feel like you don't "deserve" to feel the way you feel just because specific things are getting better.
Posted by ELA on April 5, 2002, at 3:43:40
In reply to Re: taking a break » ELA, posted by IsoM on April 2, 2002, at 12:00:35
What ever became of any idea of how to prevent future clotting? Did you ever get any info from your doctor about it?
Hey Iso,
I have talked to my doc about it, quite a lot. I am due to come off the warfarin in about 5 weeks and I'm shitting myself about getting another clot as soon as I do come off it. This is a natural feeling apparantly so it's not just me being "me"!
Basically, there's not a lot I can do. The most likely reason for me getting the clots in the first place was that I was on the pill and obviously i'm not on it anymore so there shouldn't be a problem.
I have to be careful with flying, operations and pregnancy now and I am more at risk of getting clots than someone who's never had one before as I have had had them.
Surely even I can't be unlucky enough to get them again, though, right?!
Emma.
Posted by IsoM on April 5, 2002, at 12:27:54
In reply to future clots » IsoM, posted by ELA on April 5, 2002, at 3:43:40
Even at the newer lowered hormonal doses of birth control pills, some women still had clotting on them. Being off them should make a big difference alright. Why not ask your doctor if you can have follow-up blood work done after you discontinue warfarin to check out your clotting time, or any other tests that may indicate future problems. In fact, I'd insist on some follow-up checks.
Did you ever wonder if you were a mouse or rat on the warfarin? ;-)
I remember years ago when I first found out they also gave it as an anti-clotting med to people, how shocked I was. I'd thought it only for rodent control.
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