too much for me to handle!!

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Registered: 12-21-2006
too much for me to handle!!
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Sun, 01-21-2007 - 4:24am

hey everyone, my nameis melissa i have posted here before but not in a while. this past week my parents have been out of town on a cruise so i have been taking care of my 3 year old brother. i just recently started a new job and have another one coming to so i will be working 2 jobs.i have had to get him ready for school, he wakes up at like 7 everyday so i havent been sleeping well. im always drowsy in the morning. i have to pack his lunch and feed our 2 animals and get myself ready for work and drop him off all before 1030am whne i have to work. i have been feeling great for a while now. i just startedd therapy and my last session was great, we accomplished alot i felt. i resent my mom for alot. shes an alcoholic and refuses that she is and wont get help, she relies on me for everything, shes so irresponsible and shes twice my age. it drives me nuts, along with the lady i got my palms read from and my therapist they both say my home life is very stressful and i should move when i can afford too. that is why im starting 2 new jobs and im hoping that me and my boyfriend can afford it by may. my parents are coming home today and its 4am and i work at 9.

i had stopped taking my prozac and my trazodone to sleep because i have been sleeping fine and feeling fine, iknow it may sound unreal but i actually feel better when i dont take them now. well, then my bf grandma said i could become very depressed ifi quit without my dr consent. so i took it yesterday and i was naseous the whole night and then when i took my trazodone again it made me have some strange dreams again.i dont want to take them anymore i feel fine.

what should i do? should i still tell my dr because i am not taking it today. i dont like the way they make me feel anymore. i havent had an attack in so long now.(knock on wood)ha.does anyone have any advice for this kind of thing?

love,
melissa

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sun, 01-21-2007 - 6:28am

ITA with your gramma. It is never a good idea to stop your meds without getting the ok from the doctor. Some folks have reported a rebound effect of anxiety/depression if their meds are stopped too soon or not gradually reduced. The dr. can help you with a schedule of how to reduce the dose to wean you off, Melissa.


I am sorry to hear about your mom, the stress & your many responsibilities. TBH, this is a difficult period for folks who don't require meds. I have always felt that stopping meds should come @ a time when things were peaceful in my life & I was coping @ my best level.


Good luck on the new job. I hope you can reach your goal of being in an apartment by May. Keep in touch. (((hugs))) jan

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sun, 01-21-2007 - 9:48pm

Hi Melissa, definitely let your doctor know that you want to stop taking the meds, or that you did & that you are feeling fine.

Sheri Ann