Consistent Thoughts..

Lasha said:

Diagnosed with Anxiety/Panic Disorder/Depression years ago - was given Zoloft which helped - last about 10 years and then all of the above was bleeding through the medication - doctor switched me to Celexa which was *amazing* this last 17 years - about 2 months ago I had a severe drop in my blood pressure and was put on medication for that, paired with that was my anxienty/depression once again bleeding through the medication - WHY? I have now been on Lexapro for almost 2 weeks and can't seem to come out from under the depression, constant negative thoughts - any help/encouraging words would be great! How long does this process take - I remember on my switch from Zoloft to Celexa I was great within like a week! Why is this taking so much longer? I also had to come off the Pill due to blood clots I gained post a surgery - may it's just my hormones running wild that it's taking so long to work? Maybe I'm 49 and hitting menopausal side effects as well - thank you for anything you can send back!

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Hello there @Lasha it's nice to meet you and a very warm welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear about your illness. Anxiety and depression are horrible illnesses to endure.

If those pills are making you feel worse then it may be an idea to go back to your doctor asap. Tell him the effect they are having on you and the concerns you have about your age and blood clots. He will try you with different meds and he will know if they would have any effect on your menopause or not. It may be your hormones a bit upside down at the moment but only he will be able to tell you for sure.

Some meds can cause negative thoughts and I have heard as well that it can depend on the age of the person. I don't know how to stop negative thoughts. I'm going through it myself as well at the moment. Any thought, which are mostly memories seem to come as a flash in front of my mind with pain. I don't know why they hurt emotionally.

There have been some things that I have seen that are supposed to help with thoughts but they don't always work because I don't always remember to do them.

One way is that you have to replace the negative thought with another positive thought. First you have to get rid of the negative one. Apparently, this can be done by closing your eyes the moment the thought comes and looking upwards to the inside of your skull. What ever the thought was, say out loud, "I don't know about that, all I know is......." So say for example a negative thought comes to mind that you hate chocolate! What you do is close your eyes and look upwards as high as your eyes can look. You are talking to your subconscious. Then you say, "I don't know about that, all I know is that I love chocolate."

Here is a video that you may find useful.