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Posted 11/9/2015 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
I feel kind of angry all the time and irritable. I don't have as much hope about things....I'm not sure if it's depression. Things that I used to appreciate about people I don't think about anymore.
It's hard to feel happy for me right now. Do you think an ssri could bring me out of this funk....because what I'm doing isint working....
I'm so critical of myself. I must sound like a broken record. I've been taking the klonapin and that helps my anxiety but sometimes it just doesn't seem enough.

Post Edited By Moderator (BnotAfraid) : 11/10/2015 9:41:55 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/9/2015 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry that you're feeling that way. It might not hurt to talk to your doctor about an antidepressant. It could definitely help with how you're feeling but they do take awhile to kick in. Anxiety and depression frequently come hand-in-hand.
Posted 11/10/2015 6:58 AM (GMT 0)
agree with jfr. maybe a chat with a counsellor will help? healing thoughts.
Posted 11/10/2015 3:38 PM (GMT 0)
I know how you feel. I felt the same way for a long time. Many times I let my anger take over my life. I tried medication but what the doctors gave me did not work. They actually made things worse. I finally had to give up on any help.
The thing that worked for me was letting my anger go when it first started building up. I still get angry but it does not build up like it once did. If I get angry at a person I let that person know at that time what is making me angry. I still get angry but it does not build up like it once did.
Posted 11/10/2015 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like depression, I would talk to the doc. If not medication, maybe therapy.

Hope you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 11/10/2015 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
Most of us need to take a combo of medications. Talk to your provider about how your feel 100% and the other med choices available.

Also discuss "coping skills".

Medications do not do all the work. We need to own the diagnosis and do our own work along with the meds. Some of the skills are:

Cognitive behavior therapy CBT
Art/coloring/mosaics/drawing
music/listening/learning/playing
mindfulness
meditation
walking/exercise
dialetic behavior therapy DBT
crosswords/soduko/ all book form puzzles or jigzaws
Unplugging from media much more often

Hope this helps.
Trina
Posted 11/11/2015 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like depression. I also get lots of stress, anger and anxiety, and my anger often results in a depressed mood because I do not express it according to my therapist. My therapy is directing me to offload my anger in healthy ways and not to keep it in and turn it on myself. I'm hoping this will help but is early days, but I think it's worth looking into therapy as they can help you untangle all your emotions and deal with them in a healthier way.
Posted 11/12/2015 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the replies. I feel like my thoughts are just so dark these days. I've spent so much time pretending to feel happy when I didn't...when I'm actually alone and I don't have to pretend anymore things are just dark.
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