Posted by bulldog2 on November 12, 2009, at 13:41:49
In reply to WANT TO MOVE FORWARD !, posted by Buckeye Fan on November 12, 2009, at 6:47:44
> I would like to move forward now with a gradual reduction of the 3 Meds I am on. I feel I am ready to proceed with "getting on " with life, which for me means rejoining the workforce and becoming Med-Free.
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> My now, mild depression is a result of ( I believe) situational depression
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> It was triggered by an increasing inability to do the job in my secular line of work ,that I have been doing since the late 1980's.
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> Now... partially because of the Meds and the Economy...I am having difficulty in finding work. More specifically....in having the motivation, courage and desire...to aggressively seek out new employment...or even have a GOAL as to what I want to do! My question is this:
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> How much are the Meds effecting my ability to obtain employment?
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> I feel as though I have been living in a a sort of "limbo" for the past 4 months and I am having a hard time focusing on ,.... what should be my main task...getting a Job !
> Being unemployed makes me feel worthless, lazy, unproductive and depressed....besides being broke al the time!
> Sometime I want to scream ! I hate not working and contributing...no scratch that...I really hate not being the sole, main breadwinner in our household.
> There...I said it.
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> I dont want to blame everything on the Meds....but between the 50mg's of Pristiq, 25 mgs of Librium, and 100 mgs of Trazadone...I KNOW that these are effecting my ability to feel...live...function...and be normal!
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> Any suggestions as to which Meds to reduce first... and in what order to reduce them ??
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> Pristiq , prescribed for depression
> Librium....anxiety
> Trazadone....sleep.
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> Thanks
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How much are the Meds effecting my ability to obtain employmentThere's no way that any person can answer that question. For many meds help people get back to work or keep a job. It's fine that you want to get back to work and be med free. But the meds may have nothing to do with your inability to get a job.Also some of your symtoms sound as if you are still in depression which means your ads are not working. If that's true than stopping your meds may not improve your situation. Bottom line is your meds may have nothing to do with your negative situation. Maybe your situation is what's driving you crazy not the meds. The meds simply may not be working.
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