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God I'm having a tough day

Posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2003, at 9:14:59

OK, so I'm pretty sure that I am having a bad reaction to tje prozac I started 3 weeks ago.. but (and I promise not to swear) darn it bad.. and its really taken me by suprise...

On wednesday I started get that whole stomach churning, light headed anxirty feeling.. but it wasn;t too bad.. yesterday was slightly worse, but OK. When I went to bed last night I couldn't sleep and bad thoughts started circulating.. fantasies of dying and how I would look dead.. stuff like that.
Now today I am shaking, feeling sick, anxiety through the roof, light headed, sweating.. and those thoughts are swirling through my head like mad. Fantasies of self harming (which I *must* not do.. I will *not* give in to that) and shooting myself. These are just fantasies, and I am not planning on carrying any of this out, but I guess this is what they call suicidal ideation. But it feels so hard to deal with.

This has taken me by suprise so much. I had felt nothing from the prozac this far so thought I was in the clear for it.. and I haven't felt like this for quite some time (8 - 9 months).. My zyprexa normally keeps all suicidal / self harming thoughts out of my head, so this has hit me like a truck.

I've put in a call to my psych, as he said I must do that if I felt anything ike this, but he isn't about but the guy said he'd pass the message on, so I guess I have to wait around for a call back now. I'm due to go out at 8pm (is 3:15pm now) and not sure I can make it.. have to try and its a really good friends of my husbands 40th birthday... and we have bought him to coolest present!! (A teddy bear dressed as a gimp)

Oh... buggerations.

Nikki

 

Re: God I'm having a tough day » NikkiT2

Posted by Dinah on July 4, 2003, at 9:22:22

In reply to God I'm having a tough day, posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2003, at 9:14:59

Sorry, Nikki. :(

At least you recognize it is a medication problem. I found that to be of great comfort to me when I was having my nasty Effexor reaction. Maybe Prozac is a bit too activating. Hold on till your pdoc calls, and remember that medication related feelings are usually time limited. But I remember it well.

Take care of yourself.

 

Re: God I'm having a tough day » NikkiT2

Posted by noa on July 4, 2003, at 10:37:52

In reply to God I'm having a tough day, posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2003, at 9:14:59

Hang in there. If they don't call you back, do you have a back up plan to get medical help?

 

Re: God I'm having a tough day » NikkiT2

Posted by Penny on July 4, 2003, at 11:08:34

In reply to God I'm having a tough day, posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2003, at 9:14:59

Hang in there the best you can. I can certainly relate right now.

Do think about what you can do to get through this if you don't hear from your doc, as Noa said.

Take care.
Penny

 

Re: God I'm having a tough day

Posted by ruby on July 4, 2003, at 12:12:41

In reply to Re: God I'm having a tough day » NikkiT2, posted by Penny on July 4, 2003, at 11:08:34

so sorry nicki that you are feeling so poorly--gees it is so so miserable to be in that place. please be patient and kind to yourself...allow yourself to feel nasty, if you know what i mean, and don't expect too much from yourself at the party....just being there (especially at this time) is a huge gift of yourself (even if no one else recognizes it). i sure hope you get the help you need--and as others have recommended are able to think about what else you can do as a back-up. many blessings at this tough time.

 

Re: God I'm having a tough day » NikkiT2

Posted by tina on July 4, 2003, at 19:49:44

In reply to God I'm having a tough day, posted by NikkiT2 on July 4, 2003, at 9:14:59

I'm sorry you're feeling badly Nik. Can you stop taking the prozac and see if it all improves?
I hope you feel better soon
lots of hugs hun
tina


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