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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 12:55pm |
My antidepressant dose was increased a week ago,..then early hours of Thurs am, I started getting itchy. By 6am I was covered in hives, and had a cough and wheeze.
Long story short- I needed 2 steriod injections on thurs and again on fri, and am on a cocktail of prednisone and phenergan.
My anti-depressants have been stopped, and I have valium to take over the weekend, then review on Mon.
Im so drowsy, and still covered in hives and itchy as, and anxious about suddenly having meds stopped..poor me 
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 1:00pm |
 Hope your hives go soon
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 1:10pm |
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Thanks Anna, I needed a moan! Im not as itchy as the last 2 days, so not heading to Dr for more jabs just yet. Did get a letter from my GP yesterday tho, encase I need to go see an after hrs Dr today. Blahk!
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 1:15pm |
Oh no! That doesn't sound fun at all 
Hope you get back to normal very quickly.
Hugs!
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 1:42pm |
OMG Kellz how alful. Hope you get better soon.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Kellz
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 1:50pm |
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Thanks guys! Needed a bit of sympathy!
Isla was up several times in the night too,..but shes staying the night at Nana and Poppa's tonight, so should get a better sleep hopefully!
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 8:46pm |
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Yay, you got the computer going!
And you got an Isla-free night!
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:00pm |
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Yep yay for me! I feel so drugged with all the phenergan etc, today has been a bit of a blur.
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:16pm |
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How are you feeling now??
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:19pm |
Mmmmm drugs, I want drugs... 
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Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:57pm |
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Still have hives, but they are seperate spots now,..not one big mass. The itch is manageable. I have been ok today off the anti-depressants, but I guess they still in my system. Have just taken the valium now before bed, plus phenergan. Will see how I am tomorrow, but not keen to take the valium 3 times a day,..I will be a zoombie!
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Posted: 04 March 2008 at 5:45pm |
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Update (cos I need to vent, and I need sympathy!) :
All the hives went by sun afternoon. Now Im just suffering the effects of having had my antidepressants stopped so suddenly.
Last took them last wed night. The stuff that its doing to my body is so awful. I feel nauseous, spacy and blank like my mind is really foggy, Im still having palpitations, and get shaky and anxious. The nightmares are the worst tho. Ive never expecienced anything like it, so so frightening when Im trying to get to sleep, like Im trapped sort of. It seems so real. Horrid.
Went back to the Dr today, and this might go on another week. I now have something thants apparently better than the valium to calm me, and hopefully I can get some decent sleep.
The plan is to get over this withdrawal period, then reassess how Im doing on no meds. I would really like to be able to manage without them. More professional
supports are in place now, plus more family support, and Isla in daycare a bit, so Im really hoping I can do it without havent to start on somehting new.
The thought of adding more meds to the mix is scary!
Went bac
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Posted: 04 March 2008 at 7:53pm |
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Big hugs Kellz, you are doing so well, hang on in there, the worst must be over by now surely!
You know where I am if you need anything.
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Posted: 04 March 2008 at 8:08pm |
Thanks Emma  Not liking the fact it may take another week for all the meds to be out of my system tho. Blahk!
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Posted: 04 March 2008 at 8:08pm |
Hi Kellz. I missed your original post about the hives etc. You poor thing. That is horrible and now you have to deal with all the withdrawl. Hang in there hun. Hope the next few days go ok.
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Posted: 04 March 2008 at 8:13pm |
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Thanks. Yeah its been a toough week alright. Feeling positive about the future tho. Looking forward to going on a shopping trip to Napier with my MIL in the weekend too! Hopefully Im feeling more normal by then!
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