I always bother reading. I don't always have something to say, but I always read, because you matter, and what you say matters.
Hang in there. The withdrawal is bad, but it is finite. You will get through this. Nynaeve may be right and this may be the drug you need, but you should also do your research on the long term effects, and decide if they are acceptable. Also, there are some drugs that become less effective over time, so that may be the reason why your doc is using it as a short-term solution. Another thing to ask is whether it is possible to use a lower dose for the PMS which allows some of the PMS through, but doesn't have as big a fall when you have to go off it. Or discuss a taper which would allow a slide down instead of a freefall with a hard landing.
Yeah, this isn't fun, and no, you will probably never be happy-go-lucky. That's not the biochemistry you were born with. Still, overall, you seem to be doing much, much better than you were last year. November, December, and January, months where you have been totally incapacitated by your depression in previous years went better than that this year. Not fun, maybe, but you got through the tough month of November with all its echoes of loss of your Mom with much more energy and emotional resiliency than usual.
Things may not be great today, but wait and hang in there, and it will get better. We're here, and we'll read, and we'll be here for you.
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Hang in there. The withdrawal is bad, but it is finite. You will get through this. Nynaeve may be right and this may be the drug you need, but you should also do your research on the long term effects, and decide if they are acceptable. Also, there are some drugs that become less effective over time, so that may be the reason why your doc is using it as a short-term solution. Another thing to ask is whether it is possible to use a lower dose for the PMS which allows some of the PMS through, but doesn't have as big a fall when you have to go off it. Or discuss a taper which would allow a slide down instead of a freefall with a hard landing.
Yeah, this isn't fun, and no, you will probably never be happy-go-lucky. That's not the biochemistry you were born with. Still, overall, you seem to be doing much, much better than you were last year. November, December, and January, months where you have been totally incapacitated by your depression in previous years went better than that this year. Not fun, maybe, but you got through the tough month of November with all its echoes of loss of your Mom with much more energy and emotional resiliency than usual.
Things may not be great today, but wait and hang in there, and it will get better. We're here, and we'll read, and we'll be here for you.