DA Baracus Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 40 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: I don't mean indefinitely but a decent period of time brings benefits. Done it plenty of times and no doubt will do so again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Best therapy for me - a walk in the woods. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Over the past month I’ve been reducing my dose of my medication (Fluoxetine, which I only recently discovered is Prozac!) with a view to stopping it altogether. It was the 20mg dose so apparently this makes it easier to come off of. It’s now been a week since I last took one. I have to say that I have been feeling better cycling off of it, and I’m hoping the benefits will continue. I feel far more attuned to my emotions and thoughts and despite having some anxiety about some things have felt that I am far more able to deal with the anxiety, whereas before I would have worried and fretted over it for ages. I feel more ‘clear headed’ and able to process thoughts easier, and feel like my short term memory has improved. I feel more alert as well. A lot of the time I just felt like I was on auto-pilot and had almost a fog in my mind and that I was just going through the motions of living. Of course there have been side effects. Even though I feel more alert, I have been pretty tired. I had a couple of days where I felt exhausted. I’ve been getting weird nightmares that have woken me up almost every night the past week (although I got back to sleep pretty easy). I’ve experienced some brief periods of light headedness. Strangest of all are the ‘brain zaps’ (look them up). They were pretty wild on Tuesday although seem to be calming down now. It might be a total placebo effect, but I’m glad I’m off them and hope the positivity remains, especially with the S.A.D. period rushing up. Also need to see what it’s like having some beers, as when I was on them the very first drink would hit me in a strange way, and I felt like I got drunk much quicker and on less than before. I often went to some pretty crushingly dark places when pished and on the pills (as some previous posts on here can attest to), so hope that the few beers (not too many!) I have on Saturday will be ok.DA, am I correct in thinking that you live away from your home town? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: DA, am I correct in thinking that you live away from your home town? You are indeed correct 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 You are indeed correctOk, do you have a group of friends in your current location that you can have a few beers with, or are you drinking alone in your house / flat? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: Ok, do you have a group of friends in your current location that you can have a few beers with, or are you drinking alone in your house / flat? The latter. Have been cutting it out for the most part but have succumbed on occasion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, G_Man1985 said: 23 hours ago, Stellaboz said: I don't mean indefinitely but a decent period of time brings benefits. Notice how I got rubbered. I've tried :-( Sorry. Foot is getting better though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I would think that a reasonable timescale 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I would think that a reasonable timescaleYou been to see anyone about the foot? My knee being knackered really got me down tbh but it’s on the mend (kind of, lot of physio to do but at least the ball is rolling) has helped be less annoyed with it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Spoke to a doctor at work who advised a few things which are helping. Biggest issue that's affecting it is my weight. Need to get that sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Spoke to a doctor at work who advised a few things which are helping. Biggest issue that's affecting it is my weight. Need to get that sorted.You should get a plan together on that, I can still help if you want if you think it'd be beneficial. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I've got a plan on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I’m struggling to keep my mind occupied, in as much that unless I’m playing football, working, or out socialising, I’m completely devoid of any sort of positive emotion. It’s been a relatively hectic year so far, and I think it’s down to the fact that I can’t really seem to appreciate down-time like I used to. I need to be constantly stimulated by music if I’m out and about, otherwise I just get bored of existing. This has an impact on others around me because from the outside looking in I must look like an unapproachable, miserable c**t who just looks “done” with other people and just listens to music. It’s definitely down, in some part, of just not being comfortable in my own head anymore, and that’s a red-flag for me if there ever was one. All in all, I feel like I’m stuck in a loop whereby I need to be doing something (which isn’t always possible) to feel happy with existing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 The latter. Have been cutting it out for the most part but have succumbed on occasionTotally understand, if you enjoy the occasional beer, nothing wrong with that at all. I was in a similar situation as you around 10 years ago, new city etc. I ended up becoming quite insular & took to drinking in the house, alone. Never vast quantities, but enough for it to be a depressant. My sister suggested going to the pub once a week instead of drinking in the house twice a week. The social interaction with even the bar staff helped a lot, I ended up joining the quiz nights & watching their Sunday league pub team. Even went to a couple of Partick games with a couple of the regulars. Certainly helped widen my social circle. Might be worth a try? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Aye I do love a pub quiz Could be a plan. A couple of weekends ago was the first time I'd sat and got pished alone for ages. Was more of a slip than anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Don't think of it as a slip. Just something that happened. Also, maybe some PnBrs might be up to meet for the pub quiz instead of going alone?Also, I'm the fucking king of pub quizzes. Especially team names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Don't think of it as a slip. Just something that happened. Also, maybe some PnBrs might be up to meet for the pub quiz instead of going alone?Also, I'm the fucking king of pub quizzes. Especially team names. ^^^^ Quizzy Rascal ^^^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: Don't think of it as a slip. Just something that happened. Also, maybe some PnBrs might be up to meet for the pub quiz instead of going alone? Also, I'm the fucking king of pub quizzes. Especially team names. Pish. You were shite that time at Legends. You just chucked stools around 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Pish. You were shite that time at Legends. You just chucked stools aroundThen went home smashed up the bathroom and kitchen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Don't think of it as a slip. Just something that happened. Also, maybe some PnBrs might be up to meet for the pub quiz instead of going alone?Also, I'm the fucking king of pub quizzes. Especially team names. You never came up with "Chris Maguire is a c**t" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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