Depression · mental health · Poetry · Writing

Normal


Feeling normal. Being normal. School run, washing clothes, swimming lessons, food. Normal life just rolling on But everything is wrong. Feeling normal. Being normal. Sleeping badly, crazy dreams, anxious, frightened, tired. Normal life just rolling on But everything is wrong. Finding normal. Adapting normal. New routines, exercises, good days, bad days, change. Normal life just… Continue reading Normal

Depression · Health · Life · mental health · YALC

How Things Are Now


Latest update on how I'm faring on Duloxetine...

Depression · Health · Life · mental health

On The Other Side


Well I've been on Duloxetine for a little over a week now and the withdrawal effects from the Citalopram have finally worn off. Now I'm getting to know my new normal on the Duloxetine. Obviously, it's going to take a few more weeks before everything settles but already there is a difference in me. I'm… Continue reading On The Other Side

Depression · Health · Life · mental health

Withdrawal


So, I'm just over halfway through reducing my dose to wean myself off the citalopram ready to start the new stuff I can't spell. Turns out those tiny little tablets had worked their way into my body very effectively and it isn't responding very happily to them going away. All the time, I feel weird.… Continue reading Withdrawal

Depression · Health · Life · mental health

Hold Tight!


We're going for a ride. Well, I am anyway. If you count changing medication as a ride. The stuff I have been taking seemed to be taking the edge off my depression but in return was making me jittery and anxiety ridden, prone to panic attacks and disturbing my sleep to the point where it… Continue reading Hold Tight!