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I feel like it's ruining my marriage

LongLiveTheQueenLongLiveTheQueen
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Last night, DH and I had a huge fight over something simple. I overreacted, ate dinner upstairs alone, and slept in a different bed. I am so embarassed by how I acted. We barely spoke this morning before I left for work. I lost control and went BSC on him.

There's really no point to this post. I feel like a robot today.

My doctor took me from 50 to 100mg of zoloft and from .25 to 1mg of risperdal (I have PPD/PPA). It was a little shattering to hear that I am now on the highest amount of zoloft. I guess that bothers me a little. I hope it'll help, I'm sure my husband is digusted with me.

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Re: I feel like it's ruining my marriage

  • Gina418Gina418 member
    I'm sorry - I know it's rough. My marriage is still a work in progress too. It can be draining for them too - and I think we all need to blow off steam every once in a while. Hopefully you two can come together tonight and talk about it. GL.
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  • JennlovesAustinJennlovesAustin
    I have just asked my husband to give me a little extra leeway and space.  I told him I am not my normal self right now and I can't help that so he just needs to be a bit more patient with me.  We have had some ridiculous fights though - for sure!
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  • LongLiveTheQueenLongLiveTheQueen
    Glad I'm not the only one. He understands what I'm going through (he's the one who actually made the inital appointment for me!) but, sometimes I feel like he doesn't know how it really feels sometimes. Or he thinks that I should already be cured.
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  • KrystalD7KrystalD7 member

    Oh hun, I know what you mean. I think you have a very supportive DH and he will understand if you talk to him about it tonight.

    One thing I have learned while struggling through days like this, we are so hard on ourselves. We put the weight of the world on our shoulders.

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  • ELPBELPB
    DH generally knows now that my picking fights with him is anxiety-related and tries to understand. But that's not to say that we don't have some rough patches... we darn sure do. I do better on the higher level of Zoloft too. Hang in there...
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  • yourmom5309yourmom5309 member
    Hang in there mama.  Tell DH your sorry and try to explain this whole roller coaster of emotions.  I flipped out on DH so much last week that I spent the whole weekend feeling guilty.  I am sure he loves you and will understand that you are trying the best you can. 
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  • meryltheresameryltheresa

    imageLongLiveTheQueen:
    Or he thinks that I should already be cured.

     

    Yup this is how I feel.  Just because I'm on meds he thinks everything should just be peachy.  I've just started my 3rd week, and things have gotten better, but yesterday afternoon was bad.  We got in a huge fight because I didn't want his cheese roll up from Taco Bell.  I had already eaten lunch, and wasn't hungry.    I just sat him down lastnight and explained that I need him to be more patient and understand that yes the medicine is working, but not fully yet.  He understood and said he would try to be more patient.  Hang in there!

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