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My experience with anti-depressants. A thread.
I’m gonna skip to my latest experience with an anti-depressant named Prozac. I started taking Prozac on 22 March 2020. I take one pill daily and it’s been around 5 months.
During the first few weeks, I had a horribly low blood pressure, somewhat between 90/60 and 70/50. During this time, I seriously considered quitting the medication, I thought I was gonna die. The idea did not scare me and that’s what kept me going.
Later, I started feeling a lot more numb. I couldn’t even yell even if I wanted to. I had a very strong argument at work and nothing happened, I just sat there reactionless. I couldn’t argue back, I felt the blood boiling in my veins, but I had no energy!
Few weeks later, my self harm thoughts have stopped completely. I lost weight and I started feeling things again. It took me 3 months to feel human again. It took me a lot of persistence and understanding from those around me.
Despite the negatives, this medication has helped me survive. I am alive, trying and self harm free because of it. It took time to work, I might even stay on it forever, but it is the best thing I’ve ever done to myself.
Don’t be scared to take your meds. Trust me, it works. Just be patient and love yourself, that’s the hardest part of it.
