Posted by Crazy Mommy on April 9, 2007, at 20:48:11
Just came across this site today & thought it was great. Hopefully some of you have had the same problems as me & can help me get myself straightened out!
Alrighty, I have been taking Prozac for about 6 years. Started taking it for post-partum depression. Well, I decided that since my yougest was 1 1/2 that I shouldn't need it anymore and decided to get off of it. Big Mistake!!! Although I have a great life (great marriage, kids, new house, etc...) I went into a very deep depression that had me at a psychatrist within a month. So, we decided to go back on the Prozac, this time at a higher doseage & start looking for something to go with it to help with my being sleepy ALL THE TIME. Well, since I have a family history of ADD & I show some of the symptoms, he decided to put me on Adderol XR. I took it for about a month and hated it. Made my heart race, wasn't helping me focus or get things done what so ever, made me feel like my body was out of control. So, he switched me to regular Adderol that I took twice daily. Symptoms got even worse. I actually picked my fingernails back to where they were bleeding and he thinks it made me develop some sort of OCD. SOOOOO...he took me off the Adderol and put me on Provigil (anti-narcolepsy medication). I was still just as sleepy. I take about 2 naps a day & I am a stay at home mommy of 3 kids 6 and under. Not good! Well, after about 2 weeks of that he switched me to Focalin, which to my understanding falls into the Ritalin famliy. I have been on this for about a week & I HATE it! My heart is racing & I feel out of control again. Still took 2 naps today & I can't wait to go to bed!
Here's some of the rundown of my journey:
*ran lots of bloodwork & everything came back normal. no anemia, thyroid problems, etc..
*I have insomnia & am a very light sleeper with a snoring husband
*Have an amazing new house that is not unpacked after 5 months, always a mess, never in order. I have no desire to get up and take care of anything. Basically, the kids are taken care of & thats all I can do.
*It takes me hours to get ready to go to the grocery store, dr's appt's, etc...
I find a million little stupid things I have to do before I can leave the house.
*No longer want to go out or hang out with my friendsI'm sure I'm forgetting things, but that is all that comes to mind at the moment. I don't really feel unhappy or depressed anymore since I got back on the Prozac...but I have to get the rest of my life back. I love being a mom & a wife & a homemaker...but right now I am really sucking at it all! It is embarrasing!
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thread:748581
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