Topic Title: Here it goes
| |  "Here it goes"
, Tue 20 Sep 00:15:
Hi, im now on my 9th day of medication on sjw. Im taking 3-4
pills of 300mg each day of a leading Swedish brand. Im taking sjw to ease my depression which i think is mild to moderate. During the first week i have felt a bit anxious the first hour or so after taking the pills, but after that just mildly "foggy". I noticed during the first week that on most days i was feeling a bit less irritated and negative in the morning. I normally avoid people because i dont feel like i have anything to contribute. This morning though something great happened without me thinking about it until later. I was dropping my daughter off at school, and suddenly found myself approaching her teacher and starting to chat with her without feeling negative about it. I had to leave to go to work, but i actually enjoyed the conversation and would have liked to stay and continue it for a while. I felt like a rock! This would have been impossible a week ago!! Im hoping now i will have an easier time socialising with people, and maybe reconnect with some of my old friends. I just wanted to share this experience with you. There is hope. Sjw is definitely doing me some good so far. I will try to keep you posted about my progress as time goes on.
Day 16 update ---------------------------------------
Yesterday was a really crummy day, and ive felt kind of numb a couple of days before that, (day 10-15) but above all i've had no motivation at all. I had to replace my dish-washer yesterday, and i had to really force myself into doing it. My black cloud was all over me while i did it. Also found myself reading a lot of posts to keep hope up that its really going to work. Its now day 16 and today sjw is maybe starting to kick in. I feel cool, happy and that life isnt such a big deal after all. A bubbly feeling of growing self-confidence. So far so good. If most days would be like this one i would have no complaints. My good days so far have been 1,2, 9 and 16.
Sometimes i've also felt a "healthy feeling" during this period.
Ill be back with more updates as time goes by.
Day 21 update/3 week mark -----------------------------
Hiya!
Day 20 and today 21 i´ve been feeling good on waking and not so good after lunch until early afternoon. Evenings have been fine. The previous days have been low (17-19), as if depression was worsening.
These two days are the first two good days in a row since day 1 and 2. Feels like i have taken a few more steps in the right direction. If this helps I will stay on sjw for at least a year.
Thanks for encouraging me to hang in there.
6 weeks and 2 days ---------------------------------
Hello again!
Things are looking up, slowly, gradually i´m having more and more
of good times/days. I was even offered a new job which i attibute to being happier and more easy going from the sjw. I wont make a decision jobwise just yet, I want to be more free of my depression before making any big decisions. I´m not where I would like to be yet but maybe 60% there. Emotional strength is returning with a vengeance on some days. I really didn´t think sjw was going to help me, but it is. Life is improving from day to day! This is going to help, now i am convinced of it!
[this message was edited by herbie on Tue 25 Oct 05:12]
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Mon 19 Sep 2005 23:57 |
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| |  "Re(1):Here it goes"
, Tue 21 Feb 07:49
Hi Herbie - I was wondering how you're getting along. Your post was very encouraging to me because it charted your progress and
seemed to reflect a gradual improvement with some bad days thrown in. I am on week 5 of SJW and felt better for awhile but had a
string of bad days too. Hoping to have more good than bad before too long. thanks
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Tue 14 Feb 2006 7:43 |
| | "Re(1):Here it goes" , Fri 28 Oct 01:45
Hey Herbie!! Nice to hear its working for you. Just curious, did you decide to do the job? If yes, how are you coping with it? Good luck.
Posts: 11 | | Registered: Fri 21 Oct 2005 3:20 |
| | | "Re(2):Here it goes" , Sat 29 Oct 01:45
Hi
I actually havent made my decision yet, but right now it feels
like im going to take the offer. I have a chance to make a new start being un-depressed from square one in the new company.
Btw , Sjw has really given me back the power to direct my thoughts. I can now choose to think more positively.
This was impossible a few weeks ago. Thanks sjw!
Posts: 8 | | Registered: Mon 19 Sep 2005 23:57 |
| | "Re(1):Here it goes" , Wed 28 Sep 08:55
Hiya. Just a quickie to say stick with it. Over the last six months i often wondered whether sjw was doing me any good. One day i felt fine and enjoyed talking to people, the next day i would retreat back into my shell and feel crappy again. But those times seemed to come less and less as the months wore on and now i seem to be pretty much on an even keel and my emotions balanced, which is a vast improvment on how i was in early spring. So hang on in there and be patient its worth it.
Much love J.
Posts: 7 | | Registered: Fri 20 May 2005 13:27 |
| | "Re(1):Here it goes" , Tue 27 Sep 09:25
Hi Herbie: Thanks for the update on how you are progressing on your journey. I'm on my 5th week of SJW and have noticed a marked change for the better. Most days I feel like my "normal" self again, able to function and feel emotions (good and not so good) and not feel like everything is on mute. Things had been going along quite steadily and then I had a few down days and started getting worried that SJW wasn't really working until I realized that it was all normal. Life is full of ups and downs and hopefully you have many more good days than bad. Good luck and keep plugging along! Keep us informed....
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Fri 9 Sep 2005 6:5 |
| | | "Re(2):Here it goes" , Thu 29 Sep 21:21
I'm on week 3 of SJW. It is just now I'm beginning to notice that things don't seem to upset or worry me so much. I'm committed to giving it a full three months of trial usage.
Posts: 43 | | Registered: Sat 25 Sep 2004 20:49 |
| | | "Re(3):Here it goes" , Mon 20 Feb 10:29
Been watching the board for a while. Just started sjw...i'm 3 days in. I'm very optimistic, and pray that this will bring back my 'normal' life. I'd love to get through the day w/out a panic attack. Hopefully it won't take a full 3 months but I'm comitted as well.
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Mon 20 Feb 2006 10:25 |
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