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Pristiq - what do I expect?
Hello. Three months of struggling and more to come, so on the gentle advice of three members of my medical team, I'm about to take anti-depressants for the first time in my life. The oncologist and...
@kmakm - I found the psych to be very easy to talk to and she seemed to have a good grasp of personality traits (you'd hope so but it doesn't always follow). I am going to go back to see her as the fact that I was able to talk to her and that she's well-versed in the impact of breast cancer on people is a plus.
I really want to know now what my echocardiogram showed but I guess I won't find out for a couple of weeks as my onc is on hols until my next appointment. Even though I felt that my heartbeat was a bit racy at times over the last week, I didn't expect to be told that it was too high to risk going on the exercise bike (maybe it was exercise bike anxiety - I don't like them much).
I really want to know now what my echocardiogram showed but I guess I won't find out for a couple of weeks as my onc is on hols until my next appointment. Even though I felt that my heartbeat was a bit racy at times over the last week, I didn't expect to be told that it was too high to risk going on the exercise bike (maybe it was exercise bike anxiety - I don't like them much).