Adolescent depression is a disorder occurring during the teenage years marked by persistent sadness, discouragement, loss of self-worth, and loss of interest in usual activities. ...
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ok so i have a dlema i don;t know what to do.,i took meyself off my prozac(an anti-depresstive) about 3 weeks ago. i don;t think i nee dit and i don;t want to be dependt on it. and 4 weeks ago i starte dto get major moodswings, going form up to down sometime eveery 15 mins. teh mood swings are getting worse the lows are getting lower and the highs don;t last long and don;t come very often . i had a really bad low on thursday i'll tell u about it
tigger i'm shakking as i write this. i had a really rough night last night... i almost took 8 tyleonl that were 500mg each and then cut badly...... i reisted and only took 4 pills and no cuts but i'm still very shaken i wanted it so bad i wanted to feel something i undstand and could handle i wanted to hurt myslef cuse i wsa being bad the only thing that got me outof it was taling for a good 2 hours on a sel;f help site. what would have happend if i followed thru with that? i'm so scared i don;t know what to do. i could have died i'm not ready yey i'm down yes but not that down. and these stiupd mood siwngs up and down upw and down i don;t know how mcuh more i can take. it could be form not taking my prozac but i don;t know i have beem off of it for2 weeks now. i have my reaosn for not taking it... buit my cutting has picked back up i cut tuesday and before that was last friday and before that was wensday . i'm falling apart and i'm scared.......... my ed is gettin gworse i feel so bad when i eat and i gots to get rid of it or cut. most days i don;t get rid of it but i ahve come closer and closer. i think just once won;t hurt anything but my mind that is smart says that is a lie. i'm just so lost and no clue waht to do school starts soon i'm so worried what if i'm not cut out to be ok> what if i can;t handle the stress... help me please? end anyway i need help decideing on if i should go back on my med to see if it is me being off of it causeing the mood swings. i'm cared and confused please help ..... Posted on 08/31/08, 02:08 am |
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I suggest going to see your doctor again. Taking yourself off of them could do this and putting yourself back on could be equally as dangerous. 
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I have a few friends who take medication for depression and one thing I learned from being by their side is that a person should NEVER stop taking a medicine cold turkey. The side-effects are terrible.
If you stopped taking your medicine completely, that might explain the major mood swings. In the future, tell your doctor if you want to start tapering off of the medication, but don't do it blindly. It's really, really dangerous. I used to cut, and I understand the highs and lows, but I have no advice for it. Except that I made it through. And things eventually got easier to handle. It took time, and it was hard; but little by little I got my life back. Make sure you have someone to rely on, anyone. Even Daily Strength. :) Good luck. Love, Steffycakes
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