Feeling grim today

Thank you for your kind words. I have had a sleep and am hoping that this will help, although my balance is still very haywire - and the pain in my face, eye and ear are seem to have taken up residence for today.

My new GP is ringing tomorrow with the results of my brain MRI, and then I am down to see her next Wednesday.

It is a tricyclic that I am on jbf - I expect the new GP will want to discuss the most suitable drug for me when I see her. This one was chosen because it is supposed to help with migraines. I have vestibular migraine which sends balance all over the place - but it is becoming so persistent that it is hard to function normally.

The migraine as been a problem for many years - it used to happen just occasionally, but it is a daily problem at the moment. I have to remind myself what it feels like not to have it!

- so sorry to read this Luckygirl. I hope it's just a glitch and you're feeling much better very soon.

So sorry to hear this, no suggestions but hope you feel better soon.

Maybe you would be best without an antidepressant at all Luckygirl. They are supposed to make you feel better not worse.

Or perhaps you could try a tricyclic? Definitely speak to your doc about this soon as possible. (Don't stop your anti-d without speaking to him first)

I think that you need to see your GP fairly soon because the drug side effects sound horrendous. Surely there is something else on the market that does not appear to make you feel 10 ten worse.

Reading your post made me think how trivial are some of my own problems. I have constant knee pain, can't take meds, but on the whole I can put up with it. You have had a dreadful night and if that's a side effect of your antidepressant surely you can change it ? Can you get hold of a Mimms or BNF if you are near a library, so that you can do your own research? Or talk to a pharmacist? They may be better informed than the GP, unless you are prescribed by a consultant. Cost is unfortunately sometimes the criterion in prescribing, although again your particular med may be appropriate for your type of depression. Akathisia certainly seems like a pretty severe side effect. Are u susceptible to migraine anyway or is that also a side effect? I wonder if you could titrate this one down and introduce a different one, but I would talk to someone, or do some research first.
Definitely cancel your choir and don't beat yourself up about it. People are allowed to be off colour sometimes.
I do hope you can sort this out soon.

You have been doing brilliantly for ages Lucky so a day when you just 'give in' to sitting and doing not-a-lot would be really good for you. We all get days like that for one reason or another. Look after yourself.

All my sympathy, Luckygirl. I get cluster migraines that leave me feeling 'grim' as you so aptly put it, and you have all the rest to cope with as well. I hope you feel better soon. If you manage your singing group I am sure that will cheer you up.

Sorry to hear that you're not so good today, it does wear you down doesn't it. Can your GP not prescribe alternative medication that doesn't have this side effect? Hope you feel better as day goes on and you manage to attend your singing group this evening.