Tears and more tears
I have had the best christmas with my family, we played games, watched movies, sang singstar and ate wonderful food. I got out of hospital on the day before Christmas eve after spiking a fever of 39....
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Hi Kathryne,
I went on zoloft, and am still on it. ( seretonin reuptake inhibitor ..SRI )
The Psychiatrist told me they help reduce " perception" of pain, hot flushes and increase circulating seretonin, therefore mood. I sleep better now too. I am on 50 mgs, sometimes take 25 mgs.
I was up to 150 mgs at one stage, daily.
I probably would have stopped them after 6 to 12 months, but, I did a few things, and have more discomfort/ pain in hands and arms. I find the zoloft, takes the edge off discomforts so i do not dwell on them, and be miserable.
Maybe the chemotherapy and other drugs, disrupt our neurotransmitters, plus all the added stress at this time too ?
Take it easy. You have been through an ordeal and still not over yet. Time will help you adjust. It is ok to cry. You have to come to terms with many things/ loss/ grief. Hopefully, in time you will also see some blessings from the experience.The vasodilation of blood vessels is not fun ! I had severe flushes, many times a day. I have adjusted to going in second gear now; sometimes third if i have a good day; very rarely fourth, and never fifth !
Good luck. Maybe have a celebration after you finish Radiation and Chemotherapy, to acknowledge going through it, and the beginning of a new stage in your life.
Fingers crossed, Kathy.