KNOWLEGEABLE HELLO KITTY?

Hello Kitty SAY .

Ok lah....not that bad mah.... guess it is the side effects of the SSRI....once things r stabaly ised & when u r off the drugs u should "shrink" back again.

Be positive & cheerful! Just tell yourself, a bit round round looks more cute mah.....haha....just laugh it off & u will feel better trust me! Knowing it is only temporary as the side effect of the drug & that is all there is!

Did u know that in the peak of my "Roundness" career I was 105kg! In other words, 0.1+ Tonnes. Sounds more like the weight of a shipment cargo than a celebrity cat! Haha....

I knew I put on weight but I did not realise it was that bad until one day I was mobilised by the army in an open mob exercise. I rush home grab the uniforms that I had not worn for 5 yrs; Then I realise the pants totally cannot "hook on". There was a gap of like 4 to 5 inches between the hooks!!!! So I used rubber band to secure the hooks(Undies exposed!!). The army pants was so tight I looked like a ballet dancer in thighs!!! My shirt only can button the top 2 buttons. Same thing use rubber band! haha!!

We can all look back & have a good laugh. On the same token, u will too very soon. So just be cheerful & be patient with the effects of the drug & u will be back to your original weight in no time! :)

Thanks Hello Kitty , you had confident that i will be back to my orginal . To be Honest , I dont know . I sometimes just want to THROW the anti depressant away instead of whinning them off slowly .
I just cant think right and there are times I hate of beening on them .

But SSRI help me to not to be crappy , oversenstive and strongly THEY HELP ME TO SLEEP AT NIGHT . I think not fully ,but at least I am able to work .

I dont break down suddenly .

BUT laTELY been teased of been fat . I had a plan to THROW THEM AWAY .

But then Yoda and Hello Kitty remind me .
I share my deepest evil thought in my mind ...
THROW THEM AWAY AND GET BACK TO PAST ME ... and .....nomore side effects .
BUT Hello kitty is right .. He advise me again .

Let your Doc advise you on when to get off it and never just "stop" taking it cold turkey .....there may be very severe withdrawal symptoms & side effects by suddenly stopping....

I think the Doc may need to switch you to fluoxetine for the longer half life and/or reduce the dosage progressively for your body to adapt. Overall, let the Dov advise you on when it is the best time to get off. Key thing is to let your condition improve first.....

Discuss with your Doc & follow his advise...


Once again HElLo kitty is very knowlegeable sian .Indeed I agreed..Side effect cana be severe . SO Suddenly PEOPLE I DISAPPEAR and dont want to talk TO Anybody and then just MIA .

You know ... It may be side effect of the withdrawal of SYMPTOMS .

Dont be offend if I suddenly feel like disappearing .

Coz I am KICKING OFF THE DRUG . whinning them slowly . I am quite impatient to do that .

another encouragment from HELLO KITTY ... THANKS

Appreciate your sharing of your blog on your journey of depression. Good to know u r better now.

If I may share some of my stories on depression....I had a couple of "rough" years in my personal life. Till at one point of my life, I found myself waking up every morning feeling very really lousy, moody, sad & sometimes down right sick to the core consistently for no apparent reasons. My "Personal National Anthem" was like "Life really sucks, why am I still here? How long more do I still need to be here?"

I wasn't sure if that was what they would call "depression" and it seems to be affecting every aspects of my life. I found myself getting increasingly agitable, disconnected, down all the time and somewhat withdrawn! I do not want to admit it(Not told any of my friends either) but I got a little bit concern and started doing some research on it.

First I look up on the definition of depression and it seems that the symptoms presented fits pretty well. That really caught my attention! Then I look up on the cause & available treatment. Keyword is Seretonin or the lack of it. Treatment is primarily prescription of the anti depresant - a psychoactive drug.

Secondly, I also look for other conditions that may present with similar symptoms & I found this, "Dysthymic disorder". A sub set & milder form of depression.

Generally, whatever it is, treatment is generally through these psychoactive drugs which bascially treats symptoms not the cause and the downside had always being "Dependency" or addiction. I didn't like the idea one bit.

I researched further. I found that nutrition had huge impact on moods according to some of the reliable researches. I was initially very sceptical. For I'm no Vitamins Nerds and I'm too macho for that!! Haha!

I researched on, & found that most depressed people are deficient in Vit B6, B9 & B12; and one of the standard treatment in hospital ER's for suicide case is a jab of concentrated pyridoxine and/or cobalamin. The depressed patient usually starts smiling like in 30mins. This is the best part, these r NOT "Drugs" at all! They are just Vitamin B! Pyridoxine is B6 & Cobalamin is B12!

So, what I did next was to construct a list of food that r naturally rich in the content of these nutrients & eat MORE of it! And yes, I'm also started taking some Vit B supplements & Omega 3(But I'm still not a Vitamin nerd!!! Hehe).

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I had also made changes to my life by incorporating high intensity exercies to :
-raise testosterone level naturally(Low testosterone level r known to cause depression too)
-increase muscle mass to raise metabolism for moods improvement/management & to shed off those extra pounds

Once again, Im a happy kitty again!! Haha...


This is another friend who share the same problem and willingly to open up encourage me and didnt say ," She is fat ass ! " Or will u take a knife to kill me suddenly ?" No sacastic remarks and real honest and sincere friendship . I thank God for knowing this hello kitty .Hello Kitty is cool dude who did alot of things I wish I could do like suba diving . The sad part is I dun know how to swim , so goodbye to my padi license dream . But I am learning swimming through books..Kinda of stoopid ..But well ...let take a small step at time. I learnt that it is friend who give you a push are like flowers on beautiful moutain that make life easier to burn .

SO LET ME GIVE CHEERS TO HELLO KITTY .....

THANKS . I am glad that I found a friend in you .