Comment on Discussion Thread 🎲 Thursday 19 March 2026
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 2 days ago🫂🫂🫂
In the past I was very adverse to medication due to side effects, till I found a Dr that was willing to work with my concerns and we found a non-SSRI med that didn’t have the side effects I was worried about (Agomelatine/ Valdoxan). It may be worth broaching the topic with your GP to explore options.
I also wonder if a commissioned soft toy of Melbcat would be comforting. It may also be safer than her Urn to sleep with. 🖤
You are doing so well working through this grief. The first month is the hardest. Numbness seeps in a bit like a scab.
I lost my dog a couple of years ago.
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**it was the hardest thing to bear. If I hadn’t have been in a relationship with someone else acting as a tether at the time, I’m not sure I’d still be here.
For me the first year was a year of mourning, but it gets easier to remember all the good times, and how much they were loved. I have developed meaningful rituals on his birthday and anniversary of passing. He continues to be a part of my life as I continue to move on.
I hope you gentle recovery and I hope this somewhat helps or consoles you. 🖤
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’ve tried that one repeatedly. It made me mildly sleepy for a few weeks initially then pooped out, now it does nothing. I’m possibly a lost cause.
Soft toys are too light. They feel cold and dead.
I’m sorry to go on but I loved my cat like a child and losing her has been the straw that broke the camels back.
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Completely understandable. No need to be sorry. 🫂
I’m sorry for the unsolicited advice. I only wish there was some way to help. Which I also know is impossible.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
It’s cool, I’m just a bit inconsolable