Originally Posted by
littlewhisper
they are not helping completely. It's so hard to know how good i should be feeling, is that normal?
As Roiben says it's good you've found something that helps, but they're not a magic cure for most people.
There isn't a measure of how good anyone "should" feel, or what is "normal", so that's hard to answer. Do you think you currently have clinical depression though?
Originally Posted by
littlewhisper
if i accidently forget to take my pill...i feel the effects within a couple of hours and badly...I go really scarily depressed and angry. I take it out on people, get paranoid and headaches and i have a tendency to only self harm in those times.
Can you set an alarm? Because what you've said should give you quite an incentive to remember!
Originally Posted by
littlewhisper
I'm never going to be able to come off these pills am I? I want to up my dosage but in doing so will I get more side effects etc?
Most people who are prescribed anti-depressants don't need them forever, although some do. Side effects do tend to increase with higher doses, so it is worth asking about other options first.
hope some of that helps x