Ah, thanks Dawn. I didn't realise that.

It's hard to separate out what's been caused by the antidepressant and what's been there since I got ill. The antidepressant made things worse in some ways, and threw some new symptoms into the mix.

At the moment I am finding that if I'm busy with work 4 days a week, or if I'm busy with it in the evening (i.e. planning lessons), I'm on an even keel. But Thursday night and the three days after, when I'm not working, it's like I crash and become leaden and low. The sleep problems slap me in the face. My motivation goes. Logically it sounds like being busy with my job keeps my adrenals working better, and they just lay off over the weekend and leave me feeling crappy. Resting used to feel like a well-earned pleasure. Damn it, it ought to.

I don't know if this would have happened before the drug withdrawal, because I wasn't working. I do know that cortisol dysregulation is a common effect of withdrawal. My internet ND says the only thing that will heal it is time, diet and supplements.

I'd been intending to wait to see Dr. Peatfield before I do loads more research on my own. He's an expert, right? Or do you think I would benefit from learning a few things first? I'm honestly not sure how far adrenal fatigue and thyroid are problems for me. It would be nice to see more evidence than vague symptoms which to my meagre knowledge could point to many different things.