I am schizoaffective depressive type. The pdoc has been changing my meds. He has taken me off of Effexor. Which has a lot of withdrawal side effects. He has put me on Viibryd which was working a little bit before breaking off the Effexor. Right now I am so sad and going through the withdrawal effects that I am in tears most of the day. And I am not sleeping to boot. I never want to go back on the Effexor again. But what is a soul to do. Since Friday I’ve had a pancake to eat. I just don’t have an appetite. In a week I’ve had eleven hours of sleep. I am now afraid to leave the house I don’t know why. I see the pdoc in two weeks. What do I do in the meantime?
Sounds like something I’ve been through . Hang on in there. Can u manage distract yourself? Be patient they will get your meds right . Perhaps u could ring mental helpline just to talk
Keep posting here . Could u listen to music?
Be strong
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So what do you want to talk about? What interests you? Do you have a job or a hobby? What are your symptoms like? I’ve never heard of effexor or Viibryd what country are you from?
effexor and Viibryd are both antidepressants. I am from the U.S… My hobbies are painting,plastic canvas, crochet, drawing and reading when the voices let me. Right now the voices are extremely loud and it is hard to concentrate for very long.
Remember you have to eat. Your body goes into starvation mode and you risk your mental health even more. You can hallucinate if you don’t eat enough.
Do you have family or a doctor that you can get in touch with? They can remind you when to eat.
I will try to remember to eat. There’s food in the house.
gets some sleep…even muggles need sleep…as sz we need it more.
eat something nourishing…veges, oranges, fruit…water to drink.
know some one cares.
take care
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Hang tough Saphire!
Maybe a warm shower and then some food.
It has to go up from here. Saying some prayers for you to get through this quickly OO
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