I have stage 1 breast cancer with her2+ and no node involvement. I was told today that I will need chemo, radiation and herceptin. The herceptin is for 1 year. Anyone with any experience with this...
Hello everyone. I am 53 and have a lump in my right breast--had mammo and ultrasound. Scheduled for biopsy on Wednesday. The Dr that read the ultrasound said I have a mass in right breast and need...
Hello My husband has been given the ok to wean off wellbutrin xl 300mg. The doc gave him 100mg generic bupropion sr tabs so that he could take 200 mg morning for week then 200 one day and 100 next...
Hello. New here, but I have noticed the high level of knowledge and genuine corcern for each other. I am 53 and seem to have dense lumpy breasts. At my last checkup there are lumps in both breasts...
Hello Sadsoul. I too so understand how you are feeling, but for different reasons. My husband of 30 yrs has clinical depression. He is just so unpredictable and life has been like a roller coaster...
"and friends evaporate like morning mist" This has been so true for me and my depressed husband. There are times I feel so alone and just don't know what the next step should be. I feel like I should...
Debbie All the best for you with your surgery. I will be thinking positive thoughts for you. Get well soon. Take care Debbie...
I so understand your pain. My husband went back to work last week and it is not working out at all. He says he just can't do the assignments given to him. This was never a problem before. I asked him...
I too lost our family pet golden retriever this past May. She was 15 years old and our sons first and only pet. It was so hard to see her go, but by this time she had diabetes for several years and...
Thanks mom9mom. I wish my family was so thoughtful. Thanks for the prayers. I really need them now. My husband goes back to work tomorrow and I am so nervous about it. I know he can be ok if he has...
Thanks for your input. I too have found the only person to count on is yourself. It is just so hard for me sometimes to try and get my husband to engage in things. i just wonder if things will ever...
Since my husband was diagnosed with clinical depression with psychotic features, we see and hear from our freinds and family less and less. I was wondering if this is just our freinds and family or...
I was wondering how long does it take before Wellbutrin XL takes effect? Should I notice positive changes right away or does it take 4-6 weeks like the other antidepressants? My husband has been on...
I am pretty new here. My husband has just started this week with 300mg Wellbutrin XL in the morning. I think I see some progress with his lying around less, but I also see some pacing. Is this a...
Hello Wifeofdepression I have couple of questions for you. How do you keep on going? What gives you the strength to endure another day? Sometimes I see a glimmer of hope that things will get better,...
Thanks so much Kitt for your help. My husband goes back to work next week. We had an appointment with his Pdoc today to see how things were going. I mentioned that things were better with the new...
Thanks Kitt for your response. It seems to me that you are on a parallel journey as my husband and I and I so appreciate your insight. It seems we don't know what happenned to cause this episode...
Thanks so much for your input. I pray every day for the time when I can speak of this as "been there". It is just so very hard "being there". I thank for you for the hope. Debbie...
My husband has been diagnosed with severe depression. He is presently (for the last 2 weeks) starting on a new med (bupropion SR) and weaning off one that did not seem to do much for him for the last...
Hello My husband too lost interest in the things that brought him the most pleasue. He stopped exercising and going to karate. He also lost interest in his love of fishing. I am still trying to do...
Aurora I so feel your sadness. We lost our beloved dog this past May. She was 15. I think of her every day as I am sure you will think of Rusty. In time I hope when you think of her you will smile...
Lynn Did you say there is a problem with generic wellbutrin? My husband is taking generic buproprion SR -200mg morning and 100 mg afternoon- is this the same as wellbutrin XL? I think XL is extended...
Thanks so much for your reply wifeofdepression. I so understand your tiredness. Each day I wake up and I just don't know how much more energy I have just to try and be positive. My husband is on the...
My husband has been diagnosed with severe clinical depression. He has tried several meds and is presently beginning to titrate up to 300 mg generic bupropion SR daily --titrate down from 90 mg...
Hello I am new here and could really use some advice. My husband has been struggling with clinical depression with psychotic features since May. He was in the hospital for 2 and 1/2 weeks. Things...
Hello HealingWell Community My husband has been diagnosed with severe clinical depression with psychotic features in May. He was in the hospital for 2and 1/2 weeks. Seemed somewhat better but then...