Depression Forums
General => Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! => Topic started by: jakers on September 14, 2012, 09:00:24 AM
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For most of my adult life I have suffered from depression. This has taken me on a journey of self- discovery that has been exhilarating and very satisfying at times. It has also taken me through prolonged periods of self-doubt and despair.
I am currently in recovery from an acute period of depression brought on by a sudden and totally unexpected problem with a major coronary artery which needed stenting last November. My subsequent reaction to this was to feel very depressed and I became hyper anxious with symptoms that I had not experienced for many years. My sleep began to suffer and I was paying weekly visits to my doctor to tell her that I was not improving and that my depression was getting worse. I had been through something like this before in my thirties I knew that the problem was serious. I asked my doctor for an antidepressant that would be more sedative in its effect but she was reluctant to change it at this time and instead kept putting up the dose of the fluoxetine that I was taking. After having the heart stent fitted I had been put on several drugs to keep blood pressure under control and also a blood thinning drug. The consequence of taking this cocktail was very serious as it caused an acute condition called hypernatremia where the sodium and potassium is drained from the brain and resulted in abnormal mental states, confusion, hallucinations and seizure.
The recovery from this involved a period of withdrawal from all the medication I was on and getting used to a new regime. I am now on mirzapine(30mg) which seemed to help initially but I began to realise that I needed to give myself more time and am currently taking a day at a time while the process takes its natural course (still taking the meds).
I never expected to take part in a forum of this kind but now I have retired (after the recent illness) I am interested in writing in general (I want to do creative writing and self publish). I also thought that if any of my experience of depression can be of any help to anyone else I am happy to share it.
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hi and welcome *()
Z xxx
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Hello jakers, and welcome to the forums. This is a supportive, friendly site, and I'm sure that your insights and experiences will help others here, just as others may help you. Best wishes. +-_