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Switching Antidepressants

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Oct 25, 2023 | Replies (20)

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Thank you so much for reaching out to me. I’m going through hell right now and have to wait until tomorrow for a stress center appointment. I am going crazy just getting through the day and cannot sleep at night.

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Use what you are going through to keep track. You may not be a person who writes things down, how about listing the symptoms/ how you are feeling without full sentences if this seems too much? It is not sometimes enough to know what is going on in the moment, it is even more valuable to be able to record the symptoms, also you may be able to help someone else someday. Also, hopefully, it will give your mind something to concentrate on while you are trying to get through the day. Give it a try if you are up to it. That is why I do not say simply charge into writing full sentences if you are not one who normally writes down stuff. Maybe, like a grocery list, just make a list of how you feel. What are you feeling as you are experiencing the side effects? It is about redirecting your energy and attention. Breathe deeply either during or in the interim. Also, as someone who also lives with high blood pressure and when at the doctor's office suggested to think about a happy place after having it taken and it is still too high, think of a place that you have gone to that you enjoyed very much and keep that place close to you while you are in the midst of what you are going through. Sometimes any of these as I coin them being in my "toolbox" helps. They may not all help at the same time or consistently, but worth having to do in times of needing something in the interim. Good Luck and hoping help is on the near horizon.