I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND WAS PUT ON PRISTIQ A NEW ONE 3 WEEKS AGO . I HAD VERY BAD MOOD SWINGS AND NAUSEA AND BECAME ANGRY. YESTERDAY THE DOCTOR PUT ME ON REMERON TO SEE IF THIS WORKS. MY SON HUNG HIMSELF 2 YEARS AGO AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO LIFE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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i couldn't possibly image what the guilt would feel like if my child had taken their life. i can completely empathise with you on the loss of your child though as i have lost two myself, not through death, but they are now adopted. the pain and guilt that i experience is over powering. the grief of my loss though is the worst, but i have to keep reminding myself that it is my pain that i cry for, my loss that i cry for and although i believe that i could do more now, i could have stopped it. but this is because now i have hindsight. i can't change that time in my life but i can change myself now. i started by having counselling, which i put off for years because i didn't believe i could cope, but it was fantastic. my self esteem slowly started to come back and now i have dreams about the future. the pain of losing your soon in such away will never go but you will get breaks. i believe maybe you are feeling out of control in the sense that your life is not under your control. to a certain extent that is true, but we can all control our surroundings. write down what would make you feel in control and how you could do that. but i urge you to have bereavement counselling as they teach you how to deal with your grief and can give you access to other areas of support. please let me know how you get on and good luck
Hi Victoria...
Have you talked to your doc about these issues? I mean, I know that he is prescribing this medication to you, but does he understand all of your issues?
It helps for a doctor to know all things about your issues so he can medicate you properly.
Also, with the medication being so new, it may take a while for it to fully take effect.
Best,
Clyde