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Stacy d · Post by **Stacy d** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:08 am

I have had this program for a few months and havnt really been followingit cause sometimes i feel like im fine. i used to have panic attacks and i still have bad anxiety and depression. i was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism si this could be part of my problem, but now the synthroid they have me on seems to be making me more depressed. i also take effexor xr and hate being on antidepressants but ive been on them so long im afraid to come off. i just feel like doctors dont understand and over prescribe things. they make you think u will feel better when it only makes u worse and end up afraid to come off of them. anyone else in a similar situation?

jess23 · Post by **jess23** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:16 am

hey stacy whats up? yeah i feel the same way. but you know what you have to stick with the program 100 percent. im not done with it yet but i still get anxiety. you should maybe see a pyscatrist to best put you on the right meds. thats what i had to do and i feel alot better. i see your from long island i am too. if yoou want some good doctors i know send me a msg

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:25 am

hey jp, yeah i have been to a psychiatrist and i hated her lol. she didnt know anything so i got frustrated. my obgyn have been prescribing my meds for me. he is the one that put me on synthroid for my thyroid. how so i send you a message? i am new to this whole community center.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:26 am

Hi Stacy, I can understand where you are coming from. I am on 50mg of seroquel , which is a mood stabilizer. I have had bipolar disorder my whole life. But it worsened when I got into my twenties. I had to start taking medication for it and have been on medicine for about 2 years now. I have tried to get off of the medicine, but the side effects of getting off the meidcation are as bad as when you first go on them. I had these huge headaches and I fear that I will have to be on this medication my whole life. I am also worried that I will not be able to have kids. I am only 27 though. But I still worry about whether or not I will have to stay on this medicine my whole life. I know that when things stabilize in my life, I will be able to ween myself off of it. But I do not know when that will happen. My doctor says that I am not ealing with my problems in the appropriate manner and that I should understand the underlying cause to all my problems. You know what Lucinda says, "What is really bothering me?" Anyone have a similar experience with this disorder?

Lazzzycat · Post by **Lazzzycat** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:39 am

hey jasmin, yeah i agree totally with the whole kid siutation. I am turning 25 so I know I still have time, but what if i can never come off of the meds. Yeah i skipped one day on my effexor and has body shocks! def discouraged me. I keep saying the same thing once i get my new job and get settled in I will be ready. But what if im not. I think my prob is my selfesteem. Fixing the problem is the hard part.