Crying alot of the time

Hi all....I seem to be having alot of crying going on just about everyday..I have had my ICD since jan...I have lots of energy but I just tune up and cry and get so depressed...Im on troprol-xl and digoxin low doses but someone said the troprol can cause depression...I dont want to add another pill everyday but this not being able to cope with things is not a good thing.some days I just dont care about doing anything but cry..Help someone are any of you having this problem..Are any of you on a good antidepresant that wont upset a heartrate or pacemaker-defib.?

7 Comments

I cried too!!

by Jax - 2012-06-05 07:06:39

When I got out of the surgery I was crying. Not sure why... Just a release of emotion I guess.

After that for the first 2 weeks or so i was so upset. There's something about having a device inside you. Kind of weird. Plus I was home and I had no diversions. This pacemaker support group really helped me.

Now I'm at Seven weeks and I feel better. If you're still upset don't hesitate to get some help. We could all use a little help sometimes.

it is a common thing

by jessie - 2012-06-05 11:06:13

crying after a device is a normal reaction i think. it is a shock to you that you all of a sudden are depending on pm's defibs etc. at first i was a mess and i was put on an antidepressant which helped. i dont take it any more. i am working on myself to change my thinking so that i dont feel so sorry for myself. this is my experience tho so not every one is the same. i had to get honest with myself after a while as to what i was doing behavior wise. true that my spouse has serious heart disease and this was another downer in my life. he is a saint and a model for behavior as he has many things wrong with his health. i hope this helps and this is only my experience. it will be six years thias august i received my p.m. for 3rd degree heart block. hope this helps jessie

dr

by Tracey_E - 2012-06-05 12:06:46

Talk to your dr. A bit of the blues is normal, crying every day is not. It could easily be the meds you're on. I would ask about switching to something else before adding an antidepressant. Someone professional to talk to might also help.

So have I!

by elle415 - 2012-06-07 07:06:33

Sweetheart- I am so sorry you are feeling down, For some reason. I have been extremely emotional and crying a lot. A lot of the time, I just don't understand why. I am 4 weeks post-op and one end of my incision at the end has a string visible. I don't know why as I had my incision closed with glue. That is bothering me. The defib is sticking out of my chest and that bothers me. Looking at that, plus I'm still quite sore, which I thought would be almost gone by now.

I have diaphragm stim and laying on my left side causes a constant thumping. A lot is on our minds on a sub-conscience level. I looked it up. People who have had heart procedures are extremely prone to this phenomenon. I am tired of running around to doctors and such. The whole ordeal is traumatizing. So crying is some what normal. Everyday may be a lot for some, and others not, a release of tension and emotions. I don't know if you ever had a baby, but crying a lot is something I did for several months. If it continues. love, I would see someone. Jax is right we ALL could use a little help sometimes.

You are NOT alone...
Feel better- Elle





Same for me

by lhc - 2012-06-08 04:06:01

Please hang in there, anniesu. This may be part of the "halo" effect after receiving your IACD or pacemaker. You are, no doubt, thankful beyond belief to be alive and, at the same time, troubled that you came so near to death. I suspect you laugh more now also.

Same for me. I am an emotional person (especially for an older man), but much more so since by-pass surgery (2003) and the implantation of my IACD (May 2010). I cry quite often, especially when I hear beautiful music and in sympathetic reaction to seeing or hearing others cry.

Try to consider it a gift -- the gift of sympathy and hopefully empathy.

Vision!

by familyliving - 2012-06-18 12:06:57

For the past 10 years I have often found myself wondering, why me? Many of my friends and such never understood how it could effect a person so much, but being a rather independent person through life, the sudden need to rely on a machine is what bothered me the most. I have found however that while crying often provides some relief, it really (and I'm sorry here), wasted my time. The reasons I would cry for were worries of life's extension, my family, whether I'd get shocked, whether it would work if needed, and why these things were happening to me. Eventually, I read what truly was a pointless article but it helped me see that those were the things I should be smiling about. I took all the wonder I had about me and pushed it onto the world. Try finding something you want to learn or haven't always had time to do. When you feel like crying, go do this thing. You will see that not only do you accomplish more, but your tears will soon become smiles, it worked for me. Even today, 9 years post op later if I feel down I stop anything else I'm doing and go focus on what I call my mind boggler and the feelings will pass. Just hang in there. Know that while in the bigger world you feel alone and like the only one, on here there is a group of people with the same feelings and emotions willing to give you the support and guidance you need to make it through(or as I've found, to listen). Have a good one.

I Think It Has Happened To Most Of Us

by Alicristy - 2012-07-07 09:07:11

Hey, I've been there. I have had my ICD device since 2004 and the new one in 2009 and I start the process of crying again. It feels like our bodies are hopeless and can't function well without these big aids. We are the only ones that understand what we go through. But sometimes I will try to remember that there are other people worse of than us and I feel like that I have a bit of a special robot part inside me that gives me strenght. Hope that helps a little.

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