The drugs do work!!

I thought I would share a conversation with you that I had with my 12 year old son today. He came home from school at 3.15pm and as per I was lying on the sofa exhausted. The conversation went as follows:

Son: Hi mum are you ok, you not feeling well?

Me: I'm fine mate, just really tired as usual.

Son: Do you want me to do anything for you, get you a drink or anything?

Me: No honestly son, I'm fine.

Son: Mum I know you have ME and that makes you unwell and I know you have SAD now cause of the time of year, but if you have SAD, why are you so happy?

Me: errrr, what do you mean mate?

Son: Well usually when you have SAD you are really grumpy and having a go at me all the time, shouting, crying and really unhappy and stressed, but you are not now. You are being really nice and kind.

Me: Well, I'm not really sure.

Son: Are you on?

Me: Am I on what?

Son: You know, are you on, you know your thingy?

Me: You mean my period?

Son: Yes.

Me: No mate, that was last week.

Son: See, I usually know cause you are dead stressed and angry, always having a go and shouting but you aren't. You are dead calm and nice.

Now tell me that it's not worth taking the medication! If it means my son and my family feel happier, more secure and more loved around me then I will put up with a few side effects for 6 months of the year.

Lol I think it might soon Me.......

It was a very funny conversation with him going "you know" and gesturing his head in a weird manner lol. It made me laugh too. But it also made me realise how difficult I must be to live with and how much my medication must be helping me. I have been on new meds for 6 weeks now and they are obviously hitting the spot.

Great to hear Suzie! Made me smile too!
I really am one of these people who think the drugs do work! I was on them three years ago and although it was a great feeling when I came off them, I really do believe they helped me get through that winter.

Thanks guys, just thought it was worth sharing. Like you say, lots of bad press about the meds but our loved ones obviously notice the differences that we may not.

Thats weird...

My doctor said it couldnt possibly be working until around 3 weeks, and took me off. I knew differently but
just reckoned it was the placebo effect.

I reckon that we all must be super sensitive in more ways than one.

Hi ya all.

Me x

Thats great news Paulst, do you feel better than you did? I sometimes think I have been a nice person to live with and my OH is soon quick to put me right lol.

Thanks Purpleivy, It did mean a lot. It made me realise that the decision I agonised over a couple of months ago was worth it.

Any news about your lamp mate?

Silly silly workmen.... they just don't care do they. They don't realise how important these things are to us. Deduct if of his bill!

Oh Suzie, what a bittersweet conversation w/ your son. He shows remarkable maturity and insight in being able to tell that depression and/or PMS makes you lash out sometimes and be cranky, and is so well balanced to be able to not take it personally. You are raising a fine, fine young man.

PurpleIvy,

Black screws in the light switches, arrggh, chuckle. I live w/ a man who likes to do it himself, and if there is a way to do it up ugly and crooked, he'll find it.

In the spirit of your sensible plan to keep things in perspective, it is pretty easy to screw them back in w/ the right screws. You'd think a professional you hired would know better though, sheesh.


jeanne

Thanks Jeanne, that is a lovely thing to say. x

Glad you are feeling better Paulst, onwards and upwards hey my friend x