WantToGetExBack Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 My psychiatrist put me on this medication, it's called seroquel, basically it doesn't help my depression at all, but just puts me to sleep after like an hour. I end up sleeping like 15 hours easily. I have decided to resume my university after a month( got notes from doctor and hoping that they can excuse me from all the missed evaluations and let me write exams that are starting soon next week). The problem is with these pills, I sleep a lot and when I'm up, I'm feeling very drowsy, so I don't get lot of time to effectively study. I also have ADHD (problems with focus and concentration), but I have been off that medication. I am going to resume that so I can catch up with a lot of school work and salvage my year (sucks that can't salvage my relationship anymore). My only dilemma is that sometimes at nights I feel so bad, I just think about her, what's going on with her (since she is in another country, and I wanna know what really happened because she said some story about her family finding out about us and she cut all ties with me), but mainly the thought that she might be with someone else is what just does it for me, I end up crying like crazy, regretting over some mistakes I made, I just run and take that pill to put me sleep and wait like an hour for this misery to end for time being. I wanna switch to other medication so I can start to study but this does ease the torture by putting me to sleep. How can I deal with this because I do hate the break downs.
The Paper Knight Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 I end up sleeping like 15 hours easily. shouldnt last that long, sounds more like depression How can I deal with this because I do hate the break downs. If you wake up, then go back to sleep thinking about her, then force yourself to get up and take a cold shower and go for a run or to the gym. Its not easy, but get your body moving again. You will start to forget her over time, but mean while keeping busy is VERY important. Love yourself at all costs and remember you are not starving in a ditch somewhere.
breakbeat Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Hi wantogetexback... I would look into St john's worth . .it's a natural antidepressant with practically no side effects , however it can interact with some prescription medicines. Here some info » http://depression.about.com/cs/altmedsjw/a/stjohnswort.htm Fish oil supplements are also good for controlling your depression (and additional benefits as well) .. certainly much healthier then those chemicals you put into your system. I use herbal tea to relax in the evenings (look for tea which contains Valerian) Edited March 31, 2010 by breakbeat
angelaM Posted April 1, 2010 Posted April 1, 2010 There are other antidepressants that can help you sleep without knocking you out for so long or making you groggy all the time. If your doctor thinks you are depressed, finding the right medication can help you get your feet back under you so you can cope with your breakup through a normal grieving process. Grief always hurts, but it doesn't have to knock you off your feet. Please see your doc and voice your concerns, and see if another medication might help. When I first took Zoloft many years ago, I learned the difference between normal grief and depression. The difference was dramatic for me.
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