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Posted by Maxime on May 25, 2005, at 14:20:42
I don't understand. I had some VERY good days on Parnate over the past week or so. Some of the best in 2 years. But I seem to have slipped back again! I don't know why. I haven't changed anything and there is no event that is causing me to feel this way. I want to feel like did only 4 days ago. I know I can't expect to feel good everyday, but I really feel BAD again.
It's not fair. That was like a tease of normalcy.
Maxime
Posted by holymama on May 25, 2005, at 14:34:09
In reply to Not fair, that was a tease!, posted by Maxime on May 25, 2005, at 14:20:42
When I started my very first medication -- Lexapro,(after being up/down/up/down for years and most recently in a 6 month depression), I had the same response for the first couple of months I'd say. I felt great for a couple of says (which surely had to be attributed to the meds working -- I hadn't had any good days for the last 6 months), then really bad again, etc...Until the meds were working full blast, I was pretty uneven. I'd say if you know it's doing something good, hold on and keep your hopes up.
Posted by Maxime on May 25, 2005, at 15:18:43
In reply to Re: Not fair, that was a tease!, posted by holymama on May 25, 2005, at 14:34:09
Thank you for the encouragement. I hope you are right!
Maxime
> When I started my very first medication -- Lexapro,(after being up/down/up/down for years and most recently in a 6 month depression), I had the same response for the first couple of months I'd say. I felt great for a couple of says (which surely had to be attributed to the meds working -- I hadn't had any good days for the last 6 months), then really bad again, etc...Until the meds were working full blast, I was pretty uneven. I'd say if you know it's doing something good, hold on and keep your hopes up.
Posted by Phillipa on May 25, 2005, at 18:56:38
In reply to Re: Not fair, that was a tease! » holymama, posted by Maxime on May 25, 2005, at 15:18:43
I just posted above and asked if the Parnate wasn't working. Do you think it's the meds? Seriously could it be all the bad weather? It's cold, cloudy, windy every day and it isn't supposed to be. It's like there will be no summer this year. Except in Arizona I hear it's too hot. The CBT's not helping either? Gee I hate it when you think something is working and then start to feel bad again. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Declan on May 25, 2005, at 22:33:54
In reply to Not fair, that was a tease!, posted by Maxime on May 25, 2005, at 14:20:42
Hi Maxime
Is this just characteristic of the Parnate experience, that it is a bit unstable? Or is it something else?
Declan
Posted by Maxime on May 26, 2005, at 14:59:29
In reply to Re: Not fair, that was a tease!, posted by Declan on May 25, 2005, at 22:33:54
> Hi Maxime
> Is this just characteristic of the Parnate experience, that it is a bit unstable? Or is it something else?
> Declan
>Well nothing happened in my life that would bring me back down again. Maybe I just have to wait a while until it really gets in my system for a longer time.
I didn't drop back to where I was, but I did drop enough to notice and start feeling a little hopeless once again.Maxime
Posted by Maxime on May 26, 2005, at 15:02:05
In reply to Re: Not fair, that was a tease! » Maxime, posted by Phillipa on May 25, 2005, at 18:56:38
> I just posted above and asked if the Parnate wasn't working. Do you think it's the meds? Seriously could it be all the bad weather? It's cold, cloudy, windy every day and it isn't supposed to be. It's like there will be no summer this year. Except in Arizona I hear it's too hot. The CBT's not helping either? Gee I hate it when you think something is working and then start to feel bad again. Fondly, Phillipa
Nothing has changed in my environment to account for the change. The only thing is that some days I get very depressed over my job search. I am tired of spending all day sending out resumes and making cold calls to people. Maybe that's just getting to me. But I still feel better than I did before I restarted the Parnate.
Maxime
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