I was diagnosed with Bipolar I two years ago. Was hospitalized numerous times, once for 36 days. I can trace my symptoms back to when I was a teenager and it took till my 30s to be properly diagnosed...
I am posting to see if any of you are familiar with, know of or have been yourself to the Hoffman Institute to have a 8 day retreat of intensive therapy to give you tools to cope with and hopefully...
I'm grateful and hopeful to hear that. I'm sick of changing meds and feeling down each time and relapsing. It is so disheartening. Hopefully this will be the answer for me...
I have been on Effexor for just over a year for major depression and had depression relapse pretty bad. I just today have been given abilify by my psychiatrist to use together with 300mg Effexor. Any...
My son is starting kindergarten in the fall and I was looking forward to having the summer with him since he finished preschool to have fun. I wasn't anticipating feeling this way. I feel like I'm...
I've heard this before. Never really tried it but feel desperate I'm relapsing again. Been on this forum before and got better. On Effexor 225 just increased to 300 but still not sure it's the...
Thank you so much! It has taken a lot of work courage and strength to get to where I am. To be honest I am not sure any of what I say will resonate. And in fact I have no expectations. As I agree...
Hi all, I have at the advice of my therapist composed a letter to my parents concerning their being completely unsupportive of my depression. I apologize in advance that this is fairly lengthy but I...
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I am finding therapy very helpful to focus on myself. I think the hardest part for me is that it has taken this long for me to realize that I can't count on them...
I have been struggling with severe depression. I have only in the past year been diagnosed and been taking medication but through therapy have realized this has likely afflicted me for many many...
I've been on Effexor for just over a month now. Had the dosage increased to 225mg. It seems to be helping somewhat but I'm still struggling. Saw a psychiatrist and was formally diagnosed with...
Thank you all for the support and kind words. Here I am at 9 weeks on meds with an increase at 6 weeks and I am still not better. I just started a new med today - Effexor. I am so desperate for...
So I've been on meds for 6 weeks now. And I'm not feeling better. I know this sounds harsh but I have moments where I hate my life and being a mom. I saw my doc today and he thinks my 3 yr old is...
I am taking a sleeping pill too to help with anxiety (zopiclone) and it isn't working very well. I am still waking frequently and then get up even more anxious. Will this start to work better once...
I was on meds earlier this year (cipralex 10mg) and took a course in cbt. Also saw two therapists. Got better really quickly and doc said I was ok to go off meds in November after 6 months. I truly...
I am new to this kind of thing. I am in the midst of anxiety and not functioning and it's so hard! I am a full time mom of a 3 yr old boy. It's even harder to be going through this when I have more...