So Depressed

[jennickels]

It's killing me. I don't know how much more I can take.

I took the Paxil to help with the debilitating PMS I've been having. It worked. Felt great that entire week. No PMS. In fact, I felt the best I've ever had in my entire life. It was amazing. Then I stopped taking it like I was instructed.

No PMS but now a week after... I'm spiraling downward just as bad as during the PMS. It was 10 fucking mg for 7 days and I've never had withdrawal like this. I'm so on edge I want to claw my skin off, pull my hair out, scream. I'm jittery as hell and my mind won't fucking slow down--it's exhausting me.

Last night I tried to read a book because I couldn't calm my mind enough to think straight about my novel so I could write. I'm reading Tahereh Mafi's Unravel Me. I've been waiting forever for this book to come out. But everything I read last night had me in tears because the main character is so lonely and misunderstood and mentally ill. And I could relate to everything she was feeling and the only thing I could do was weep for her. I'm pretty sure she's supposed to be less sympathetic and more just plain pathetic. I think you're supposed to want her to break out of her shell and stop with the pity party or something. But I didn't feel that at all. I just saw me... empty and alone... I'm crying now just thinking about it and I know I won't be able to finish that book even though she's starting to overcome it because I'm too fucking depressed.

One week ago I was on top of the world--felt like I could accomplish anything. Relaxed, finally at east, head calm and full of ideas I could understand and put down on paper. Today I want to curl up into a little ball and wait until the world ends. If it's going to be this bad every time I take the Paxil then there's no point in taking it. Either have this horrible, out of control week before my period or after I come off the Paxil. What difference does it make. There's going to be a time every month I'm so miserable all I can think of is killing myself. I'm just supposed to suck it up and get over it. Stop whining already. Be normal again. I'm so tired of pretending.

(i've written a post like this every months for months now but I don't post them...that's how bad it is...and it's never going to be better. this is as good as it gets for me)

Comments

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. Clearly Paxil cannot be the right solution! Even I know that stuff has a horrible withdrawal, and I don't have any professional qualifications or personal experience in that area, so I'm baffled as to why some professional person would prescribe it that way. Can't they treat the PMS more directly? It seems to me that plan is using Paxil to mask one of the symptoms, instead of fixing the source of the problem. For heaven's sake, even my home remedy can't be worse. (My home remedy is to eat insane amounts of cooked spinach every day during the affected timeframe.)


*Disclaimer: I am in no way qualified to be recommending anything to anyone or commenting on anyone's treatment.

[jennickels.livejournal.com]

The PMS was bad. As in, three days in I was ready to kill myself because I didn't want to suffer any more. And that was every single month. I was crazy during that time.

Taking the Paxil only for 1 week is clearly not the solution because it fucked my chemistry all up. Taking it every day might be another story. I'd love to feel that good all the time (it's kind of a dream I've had my entire life).

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

I can definitely relate to the dream of not feeling awful all the time, although mine's just sleep deprivation and work stress, so running away from home would cure it nicely. If Paxil makes you feel that good, I think you should take it all the time, but I don't know anything about the side effects over time. Definitely talk to a doctor.