It just feels like there is no escape from this depression. It feels like im here but for no real reason at all. I can not physically make myself be happy. Im just sad all the time and other people see this so they stay away. Cutting just isn’t helping anymore. The medication isn’t helping anymore. I’ve been thinking about taking an overdose of paracetamol for a few days now. I just don’t have the guts. I wish I did. But i’ve been hurt so many times I don’t want to hurt my mum, because when you hurt it can destroy you. I don’t know what to do. I just want to escape depression, and anxiety. Anxiety has taken over my life, I don’t go out anymore, I don’t go to school, I don’t socialize because I can’t. Fed up.
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I know what you mean…my meds don’t seem to work that well so they keep increasing the dose :/
Don’t be sad…you’ll make friends on this site at least..they’re great on here..
What should you do? try your best..I know that feeling hurts..but try and persevere through it.
@AtTheEnd what meds do you take? i take fluoxetine (prozac). yeah they just increased my dose too still isn’t working i think it’s a load of rubbish tbh. and yeah im so glad i found this site, i feel as if people actually understand me on here, i can’t tell anyone how i feel but on here i feel i can.
FYI – paracetamol is acetaminophen … or tylenol … taking too much of that will only add to your problems
med dawg
It’s virtually impossible to OD on parecetamol.
Pharmacist Duke 🙂
Get your own gimmick Duke!
😀
original dawg
You don’t own the phrase.
Copyright and patent Duke 🙂
@Duke of Marmalade @Dawg excuse me but you can overdose on paracetamol. If you take enough of it, it closes your organs down… loads of people die from overdose on paracetamol. sorry but I know you can.. even doctors in hospitals have told me so you’re wrong…
Im not the authority but it must take hundreds of pills. Not a very efficient method and you will probably end up being sick before that happens.
esearches have reported that the threshold for liver damage to start from a single paracetamol overdose is 15 gms (30 tablets).
An important point my however noted that as per the standard hospital guidelines, they allow an extra cover or safety margin and consider that liver damage could start to occur at a single overdose of 24 standard tablets or 150 mg/kg body weight, (whichever is the smaller). The overdose border or threshold may be lowered in a person on prescription medicines, or someone who is an alcoholic or is undernourished to some extent.
Symptoms: Overdose Of Paracetamol often shows no symptoms within the first 24 hours after the overdose. In some cases although there may be mild nausea and vomiting. If the overdose is large then liver function may start deteriorating leading to either of these; jaundice, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Death due to overdose of Paracetamol is rare but when it occurs it is in majority of cases due to liver failure.
In severe poisoning, hepatic failure may progress to encephalopathy, haemorrhage, hypoglycaemia, cerebral oedema, and like discussed earlier, death. Abnormalities of glucose metabolism and metabolic acidosis may occur. Acute renal failure with acute tubular necrosis, strongly suggested by loin pain, haematuria and proteinuria, may develop even in if there is no severe liver damage. Cardiac arrhythmias and pancreatitis have also been reported as a result of overdose of Paracetamol.
Treatment of a serious paracetamol overdose is done by administration of an antidote, which can defeat and combat the toxic effects of the overdose.
Immediate treatment is essential in case of paracetamol overdose. Wen a person has had an overdose of paracetamol, and there are no significant early symptoms, patients should still be referred to hospital urgently for immediate medical attention. Symptoms may be limited to nausea or vomiting and may not be severe but the risk of organ damage has already set in so steps should be takne immediately.
Docotors normally consider treating such patients with activated charcoal if the overdose has been taken within 1 hour. Likewise, treatment with N-acetylcysteine may be used up to 24 hours after ingestion of paracetamol. However one must know that the maximum protective effect is obtained up to 8 hours after ingestion. The effectiveness of the antidote diminishes sharply after this time. If vomiting is not a problem, oral methionine may be a suitable substitute for remote areas, outside the hospital.
Nicked this off a online drug site
@Duke – imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. so … thanks 😉
@Feelingempty – I respectfully disagree … you’d throw up uncontrollably before enough of it could be metabolized and that would happen before you could even swallow enough to reach a toxic dosage. But no one here want you to try and find out.
Just trying to be informative … not contrarian.
info dawg
… from answers.com:
“This is not a quick drug to be lethal. Death will come, but it will be quite painful and may take a few days, weeks, or months.”
If I post the link, this comment will be delayed for moderation… but a few sources basically contain the same information… Overdosing on acetaminophen generally isn’t a quick process.
The liver can repair itself as long as you don’t go over a certain threshold. That’s why I stop drinking between 1am and 9am
I know this is a stupid question so i appolagise… but why cant u overdose on prozac?
They probably don’t prescribe enough for obvious reasons.
The anxiety will probably diminish as you get older. I think that the problem will probably arise when you are in an uncomfortable environment. Get this, I can talk at home or to the people on here fine but when I’m at work or in an artificial environment I can’t because I, well it’s artificial.
@procel i probably could overdose on prozac..
@duke of marmalade @dawg @distant.road thankyou all for the support
@dawg sorry if i came across the wrong way
@duke of marmalade i do hope so but i feel anxious all the time even at home:/
Have you been able to identify any particular cause
@duke of marmalade I have generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder so i’m undergoing like therapy and stuff but it doesn’t even work
I don’t know how old you are but you have to give these things time. Sometimes treatment can make things worse. It’s just a process of trial and error. They can’t look inside you and see what’s wrong so they have to try different things and see what works. It’s important to communicate with them to obtain the best results. It is usually the case that they will start with the most limited treatment and work upwards. It’s not going to go away over night and it may well be the case that you never feel fully normalised but it will probably be more tolerable than it is now. There is no reason why you can’t live a normal life.
@duke or marmalade i am 15 years old and yeah i understand that this is going to take a while and i can’t just make it go away, i can’t live a normal life though
Yes you can. What normal stuff can’t you do.
@duke of marmalade i can barely leave the house, i can’t talk to people in person, i can’t go to school…
You have allowed it to take control. Start slowly and stick to a routine. Try going to secluded places with your mum or whoever, then build up from there. Each step takes you further but is no more difficult than the the hundreds before it.
Hello Feelingempty,
I think Duke is right on! I have suffered from GAD my entire life…and then the panic disorder and agoraphobia set in. I couldn’t even open my front door to get my mail without having a panic attack. I have been dealing with this disorder a long long time…and am curious if you are on any meds for the anxiety. Currently, they tend to put you on anti-depressant meds…which they say have a tranquilizing effect…but I think it is absolute bullshit….they only make my anxiety worse. In the end….relaxation techniques…breathing techniques…self-talk and lots of pams seem to be what works best for me.
I dealt with the agoraphobia for about 6 months before I beat it….but you can beat it….and just the way that Duke says to….me I like to jump right in and try to swim….so I went to work as a waitress…lmao. So please don’t tell me that your life is going to be like this forever….I wish life stayed the same for two minutes or more….but it won’t change unless you change it. I recommend the tranquilizers!!!! They won’t solve your problems….but you won’t feel like you’re dying quite so much of the time…and as you overcome small problems…you get better and stronger.
Good Luck,
Don’t give up or give in
Amakua
@FeelingEmpty – No worries 😉
zen dawg
@amakua thankyou so much this means alot<3
@Amakua I thought you had split ya old dawg you o:
@feeling empty
Skype? c:
oh and I’m on effexor and abilify XD
I suffer from withdrawal if i dont take em so…yeah
Hey You,
Long time no bother with me eh? lol Just on for the evening…sorta. Borrowed computer and all…lol. Gotta run out for a wee bit…hope to talk later…if not….nice to know you’re still around….it just seems like we started to get to know each other and ooooops….life happened. Read any good books lately….hmmmm…my daughter asked me to bake tonight for a potluck at school….Gonna make a Dutch Apple Cake….with lots of cinnamon and sugar….mmm….eat any good apples lately…lol. Yeah yeah…I know….what is it with me and food. Rather talk about it than eat it most days tho…lol. I’m supposed to be getting a new computer on Cinco de Mayo…so hopefully we can pick up next month where we left off last month..
Take care of yourself
Lots of Love
Amakua
Heh … I got “potluck” … we’re working on burnt steak sauteed in random shit we found in our bachelor fridge served over rice … should be interesting to say the least … or the dogs will eat well :/
grill dawg