I know I haven't posted here much but I've been a long-time lurker. I'm having a really tough night and could really use someone to talk to.
To make a long story short... I've been on some sort of antidepressant for over 4 years and just recently stopped taking Paxil. I'm pretty sure I'm still in withdrawal and my emotions are all over the place. I also see a psychologist weekly and he says that it's normal to feel the way I do because I'm just experiencing feelings that have been "toned down" by the antidepressants for so long. In one way, it feels good to have more "raw emotion" because I can work on the issues I've had with my therapist a lot easier. However, when it's Saturday night and I am exhausted but crazily afraid to go to sleep, I'm not sure if I can take much more.
I have my next appt with my therapist on Monday, but I get so overwhelmed that I wonder how i'm going to make it.
Thanks to anyone reading...
Candace
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first of all hugs to u.i'm battling depression to (i'm bi-polar)if u want to chat let me know.i'm here 4 u.my e mail is missyrooloo@hotmail.com.i have msn messnger with my name being missyrooloo.hang in there.
melissa
Like you I have been depressed for a long time. If you ever need to talk PM me!! *hugs*
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Thanks to both of you.... I finally went to sleep last night and just woke up a few minutes ago. I feel better just knowing that I only have one more night of potential anxiety before I go see my therapist tomorrow. Ever since I was a kid, I've always had problems with night-time anxiety. Antidepressants helped tremendously with that (especially the Paxil) but a neurologist I went to in December for excessive sleepiness said that Paxil was the most sedating of the ADs and that I needed to see how I felt off of it (as far as the sleep issues). He wants me to have a sleep study done again even though i've already had one done and they found nothing wrong. I really don't want to do one again because I do feel less tired and sleepy now that i'm off the Paxil. I'm giving it another week though before I cancel the sleep study just to be sure it's not effects from withdrawal.
The neurologist suggested Prozac or Effexor if I still felt I needed something to help with the anxiety and said that he would prescribe it for me after we determined the sleep problem (or lack thereof). The problem is that I'm not sure if I should start taking something again or not. I have been seeing a WONDERFUL therapist for over 4 months and honestly, when I was on the Paxil, I was basically numb and although I talked about stuff, I couldn't get down to the really deep stuff that needs to be worked on most. I think he could help me even more now that I'm not on ADs, but the anxiety gets so bad sometimes that I just don't know if it's the smart thing to do or not.
Hmmm... sorry this was so long! I'm not really sure of my point, but I do know that I'm thankful for this board and both of you for your supportive replies to my original post.
Hugs,
Candace
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no need to thank me.thats what us cysters r here for, to support, encourage, and hopefully empower eachother.i know for myself this site and the people on it have really helped me.so thanku and every1 else.
i used to have anxiety too.the doc put me on paxil when i was 12.it helped then i stopped it.i had other underlying issues that werent diagnosed yet.my sister has really bad anxiety and will stay up all night to this day.i really feel for you and am sending you good vibes.it'll get better.hugs to u.
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Thanks Carey... I just joined your support board!!!
Thanks! There is a great group of people on there!!! *hugs*
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You'll make it! It's great that you're in therapy. Depression is a difficult well to get out of, but you CAN do it, and you WILL, and it's worth all of the effort.
I'm with Nicole. You can drag yourself out of a depression in time with sheer will. For most depression is time limited anyway, so it would subside on it's own eventually. I won't lie though, it isn't easy nor pleasant.
There are also other drugs purely for anxiety that aren't antidepressants. The only non-potentially addicting one I know of offhand is Buspar. I took it for at least a year and while it wasn't worthless, it wasn't all that either. It seemed to barely take the edge off. The better anti-anxiety meds are sadly potentially addicting, so doctors are often loathe to hand them out. I personally take Valium for both anxiety and muscle spasms (I have Fibro). It works like a dream for anxiety. I'm not all loopy, I'm just kinda "normal" for once! You might want to ask your doctor about the possibility of just treating your anxiety if you feel the antidepressants are holding back your progress in therapy. That progress is VERY important, as that could get to the root of why you have this anxiety at night. Once you find that, you can actually work on the real problem instead of just medicating the symptoms.
I wish you luck!!
Dana
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Anyone here that wants to talk?? 
