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Okay these side effects are bad enough that I've called up to get a med cert today because I'm pretty much inoperative. Feels like my heart is in my mouth, my brain can't settle and I can't even concentrate on procrastinating let alone any meaningful task. I'm straight up staring into space halfway through a sentence and 15 minutes have gone by. Damn, I thought extended release would be gentler and better than immediate release but it's clearly not working.
What are you taking? I think i missed it
Methylphenidate
Oh yep i know the feeling, rough as guts
IR has been much better for me so far despite the odd sinusy feeling, I'm definitely going back to that, I can't afford to have so many unproductive days right now.
Oh that’s no good. Hope it settles down and you’re feeling better soon
I think the meds will only be out of my system by about 4-5pm (as designed). Gonna take it extremely easy and set up all the relaxing stuff as soon as the tradies are gone and all the sounds aren't jangling my nerves even further. and I'm writing an email to the psychiatrist. At least I know the previous meds worked better for me.
The trial-and-error part of finding the right meds is no fun
After the shit experience of four antidepressants I really shouldn't have accepted another change when I found something that was mostly working for me
It’s hard to know, isn’t it?! The new one might be better, but you won’t know until you try it, and then the transition process takes ages. I finally found one that wasn’t too bad, but still the side effects weren’t great so I’m having a break. Why isn’t there a magic pill that just fixes it all!