Depression

I am also on escitalopram, with mexazolam for anxiety. I felt great on it for a while but recently had to have the dose doubled as I had not been coping very well. So far, so good. I wish I had been offered them years ago as I have struggled for a long time

pompa I wish you luck.

Have been awa' for a while so only just seen this thread. I'm sorry to hear you're feeling low, pompa. I am no stranger to depression or anxiety myself and have felt pretty dreadful until relatively recently. A change of medication from my psychiatrist has brought a change for the better when I believed it impossible. I don't know whether it's a temporary improvement but as anyone who suffers from depression will agree, any respite is welcome.
I have been given escitalopram, which, together with pregabalin for anxiety, is really helping my mood. If you haven't already tried an alternative I'd recommend doing that, but I might be teaching my gransnetters to suck their proverbials....

I can't take Ibuprofen with fluoxetine, I will be seeing the Doc on the 2nd Dec, will see if he can give me a blocker so that I can used Ibuprofen or possibly a stronger NSAID

NSAid + Fluoxetine = danger of stomach bleed.

Paracetamol has taken the edge off the pain.

I believe that you can alternate ibuprofen and paracetamol i.e. ibuprofen at 10am, paracetamol at 12.00, ibuprofen at 2pm if pain is severe?

Wouldn't ibuprofen be better pompa?

WOW, ginny, you are doing well.
I'm in pain again now, stopped the co codamol a week ago, was not keen to replace it with anything until I had got over the withdrawal. Started on paracetamol an hour ago.

So, one week on from second knee replacement. Doing ok and physio' pleased with me but I have in fact been told off for doing too much!

Things are progressing in much the same way as before except this time I can already lift my leg from the bed ( took me 3 weeks last time). Also, I am not sleeping so well at night which means I am feeling much more tired.

Hope others are continuing to feel a bit better each day.

You sure do sound more positive Mishap. I'm sure you are expecting too much too soon and stressing yourself unnecessarily.
You will still have bad days/nights, but they will get less and the good days will dominate.

You sound so much better Mishap, you've just got to take things slowly. Please don't worry.

Just seen physio. She thinks that hip-wise I am doing fine, but that I am doing too much - in every way: exercises, activity etc and says that I must take it easy - how much more easy can it be possible to take it without being comatose!

She is not in favour of the hydrotherapy that the consultant suggested as she thinks that whilst I am still quite flaked out it will be too much for me; also she thinks that I need to get the whole heart rhythm thing sorted before embarking on it. Given that a shower can knock me out for several hours, she could be right!

She is keen for me to keep using crutches - or sticks - in order to encourage normal walking without a limp - she says you can get into the habit of a limp if you try and walk unaided too soon.

She says that there are many others like me who take a long time to surface fully from the surgery and who get depressed; she was not surprised that I was depressed after all the heart and other problems.

So...on the whole she was encouraging; but I am not wild about the long recovery period that she is proposing.

I have been better in mood for a few days; but not quite so good last night and this morning. I have to hope that it will sort itself out over time.

Thanks, pompa!

Don't worry, if it's one of my posts, I am probably due a report someday.

Just had a 'fat finger' moment and think I may have accidentally 'reported' a post, (but not sure which), on this thread... I'm not really sure how it works, but my sincere apologies if I did and anybody was upset by it.

Mishap, sounds like you are on the upward slope, Lets hope it continues.

Ginny, it's those @@~@@:** exercises now !!! No pain no gain (or at least that's what I keep telling myself)

Been on my feet most of today at RHS Hyde Hall, knee is a bit sore but not bad. Will try with no pain relief tonight.

Here's to a speedy recovery from me too ginny

Thank you Mishap

Thank you Mishap

Ginny - lots of good wishes for a speedy recovery from your knee op.

Mishap I do hope the BBs work for you.
Had my second knee replacement op' on Tuesday and doing ok but very tired and sore. Now the hard work and exercise start.

Having been out of the loop for a while I've only just caught up with this thread and reading through the posts I'm really touched by the degree of warmth, humour and encouragement that shines through. I do think that a major strength of Gransnet is that although it's a 'virtual' community it is a very real one and threads like this show how even a little support from the 'virtual' world can make a vast difference to our lives.
to all who need a bit of TLC today.

So pleased to hear you had a full nights sleep. Something fundamentally important to help your recovery.

Hopefully you will start to feel some progress at last.

I have' nt had SVT since I started taking B blockers.
They're good

That's good news Mishap and your DH is right about getting used to drugs over time. When I first start taking my hayfever tablets in the spring, for the first few days I feel so doped up I can hardly stay awake but by the end of the week I am getting used to the dose and it doesn't cause me a problem.

It's pouring with rain here but hope you all get some in your lives this weekend.

Got through the night with no adverse heart episodes. I feel a bit "spaced out" by the B-blockers but at least I have had a non-traumatic night. OH says I will acclimatise to the drugs in time. I do hope so.

Thanks for all your encouragement.

[hot chocolate] and wishes for a good night's sleep tonight Mishap