depression/mood swings/being mean

[Skydreama]

Hi...

I went through a pretty traumatic event in January of this year. I have been having mood swings and being very depressed and i was thinking it was all because of the event that happened then.... now im wondering if it could be partly due to the Phen?

I get mean sometimes... and my mood changes suddenly. I went to the grocery store with my little sister (18) and she also works there so when we walked in, she started talking to one of the bag boys and I got SO MAD that she was ignoring me and not shopping with me..... and i know that sounds crazy....

My boyfriend cannot do anything right.... if he text messages me, i get mad that he didnt call, if he calls, I think he should have just texted me... if he doesnt call when I want him to, I get furious. he thinks im nuts.

I even get mad at the ladies at work, my mom, my dad, etc... but just as quick as the anger comes, it leaves... but everyone is started to get mad at me for it! i am not doing it on purpose and cannot control it...

I am eating throughout the day, i drink PLENTY of water, I exercise about 4-5 days a week, I havent been sleeping well lately... and I have even been taking Phen breaks (every 3 days I take a day off)....

Just wondering if anyone else experiences this? I guess i just feel like I am alone and all my feelings are super sensitive right now so I go from happy to depressed very quickly....

I just re-read this post, I sound totally crazy... I promise I used to be normal!! I dont know what is going on....

Help?

[divinegurl]

Sorry you're feeling bad. I think being "crazy" is kind of the norm on Phen.

There was a thread a couple of days ago about mood swings. I know I have them.

If your doctor prescribed Phen, maybe you should talk to him/her and see if you need antidepressants. Don't really advocate more meds but at least it would only be temporary until you're off Phen.

Are you taking 5-HTP or St. John's wort?
Word of caution, I KNOW St. John's wort causes bc pills to be less effective and I think (because they are similar supplements) 5-HTP would as well.

This is why I take neither.

Good luck to you. I'm sure it will get better.

[PrincessNess]

i sent you a pm

[Special521]

Mood swings are one of the things I refer to as a (diet pill side-effect)! I don't care what diet pill I have ever taken, mood swings have always accompanied. I just started back taken phen, and on the very first day I felt it hit, so I kept to myself. You do feel them coming on, and you can't control it. I know about feeling :thinking: "crazy"!!! But you'll get through it. Just hang in there. ;)

[coco-pebbles-aholic]

My boyfriend always says I am indecisive, have unmanageable anger,and literally I pick fights about crazy stuff when I am on phen.I told him NO WAY!It's either him or PMS,and just a rule of thumb it is generally him! :eek: We went to see Monster-In -Law and he claims I picked a fight about the movie.No,he is just crazy for believing the movie wasn't about his mom....I always got an explanation he just never believes my answer.(didn't Jane Fonda look teriffic in the movie?I thought she looked amazing!)

But I truly agree that somehow it makes u super sensitive and my sense of smell so keen.But it beats living in a body that didn't match my mind set.I guess we all gotta choose either loosing weight with some side affects that r tolerable or living with fat that can kill u.....

[amyp]

Hi I posted on the buddy board
amy

[cutegurly]

Hey sweety. That also sounds like depression. If you are not always on the phen and this is happening talk to your dr. I have been there.

[Mimilynn]

I was having the same thing maybe it is in my head but I swear that it is better now that I'm taking B-12. Also with the B-12 I'm sleeping better too so maybe that is what is helping.

[jazo]

That's what I take. B-12 and I can tell the difference when I don't take it, and so can my husband.


SW: 209 5/19/05
CW: 205
GW: 150

[Skydreama]

I was taking b-12 shots the first 3 weeks I was on phen and then stopped... but now that I think about it, the mood swings, etc got worse after I stopped... also for the last week and a half or so I cannot go to sleep before midnight or later and I have to get up at 5am for work... Maybe I should buy some b-12 supplements....

Thanks for the info!!