new to board...advice?

[worrywort]

Hi, without to long of a post i will tell you about me, I am 25, 4 years ago i had a scare with meth(speed) I ended up in the e.r. luckly i have no perm damage but that is when my panic attacks started!(i have been clean since) I have not taken a med for it till now because it was never bad to where it interfered with my life but it does now and I have became very depressed, I just got married to my husband in june and he is so great and he hates seeing me like this. I finally went to get help and got put on generic prozac, i haven't slept in 4 days because of this med, he is supposed to be giving me something for sleep. I am so scared that i will get worse or something, I want my life back. I am being patient with the meds i have only been on it 4 days, he switched me to every other day because it was making me feel very sick. Please any one i feel scared and alone( i hate being alone)will I get better? i am also in couseling. thank you so much and god bless.p.s what are some symptoms of depression?

[sniffy]

Hi worrywort

I am so sorry that you are having such a tough time right now. I know how you feel. It is not very long ago that I was at the starting point with meds. I too felt alone and that no one understood this illness. That is why it is great coming here. Everyone here understands what you are going through.

The meds I am taking now are working for me but I had an awful time finding the right pill or combo of pills that would work for me. Please hang in there with the pills...when they get it right it is worth the effort. Unfortuneately the pills work differently for every person. Your doctor may have to try out a few with you until he hits the right medication for you. Please don't be discouraged by this...like I said it is worth hanging in there because you will eventually get the results you desire.

Try not to stress too much about the side effects. They usually go away in a week or two. Also I don't know if you are aware but it can take 4-6 weeks for a medication to hit peak performance. Hang in there, you are worth it!

The symptoms of depression are overwhelming fatique, loss of pleasure with day to day living, being unmotivated or uncapable of doing the things you used to do, overwhelming sadness for more than two weeks, sleep disorders (too much or too little), appetite change (increase or decrease), frightening or negative thoughts etc.

I hope this helps you out.

I wish you the best!
heather

[worrywort]

thank you heather! I appreciate it very much! I am being patient with the med, I really want this to work!
have a great day