I am making it a point to come back to this forum occasionally even though I've been having better days for quite some time. In the past I've emerged from my depressive episodes and abandoned things...
Maybe I can offer some insight - I have been badly depressed like your fiancee and one of the things it caused me to feel was unworthy of my relationship with my wife. I was very down on myself and...
Hi, I am very familiar with concerns about taking things like xanax, ativan, and in my case klonopin. I can relate to the concerns - taking the Anti depressents is one thing, but taking those...
Feeling better today, a good night sleep is helping I'm sure. Sorry I made this post all about me yestderday, occasionally I hijack a thread, when I start them they don't seem to get this much...
jessid, thanks for starting this post when you did, it was remarkable timing. Having said that, I'm no stranger to this "making it though the workday" thing. It's amazing how impossible it seems on...
In a strange way i feel like I abandoned this forum because I felt better so I stopped posting. Now I feel depressed again and I've come crawling back. I guess that's kinda the way it's supposed to...
I am just not getting anything done today, feel bad about it, but I just want to run off somewhere. I was doing OK for several weeks. I just can't focus at all today. i have 2-3 hours left and...
Wow, this is exactly where I am! I've been doing OK for a couple months, not great but I was out of my horrible phase of depression, or so I thought. But this morning I woke up feeling not so great...
Still feeling better than before, which is encouraging. I don't completely understand why - I know that no AD can work that fast. I think maybe just quitting the zoloft helped me, like maybe it was...
I think this is a good place to be in your situation. I've found this forum useful, allows you to type everything you're going through. There are many people here who can relate to your situation and...
Even though today is my first day, I felt better, I think the Cymbalta has a slight sedating effect compared to the Zoloft I was taking, I've also got a dose of Klonipin in the mix so that has...
Me too, I'm starting Cymbalta tomorrow morning, I hope it helps us, let's keep posting about how it's going....
I'm at about 7 weeks on 150 mg zoloft and it doesn't seem to be helping. I'm really woried that I'll have to start over with something else, and who knows how long that will take. I've gotten out of...
I'm feeling miserable right now also, so you are not alone. I'm just trying to get through and hoping that there are better days ahead, I have no other choice. I do remember times that I felt pretty...
Thanks, you are a big reason why this is a good place to come. We could use some of that rain here in Missouri, very dry here and it's beginning to be a problem for us. I'm still trying to develop...
This forurm is a blessing and i just want to say how grateful I am to have an outlet like this. Being able to type out my feelings and describe my despair is helpful, maybe it's a small thing but...
This may sound strange, but reading these posts I feel a little bit like I'm missing out because I only cry once in a great while. Sometimes I wish I could cry, and try to, but that doesn't work....
Hi, I think you have done yourself some good by typing this post and talking about your situation. And I can assure you there are pleny of people here that can relate to how you're feeiling. For me,...
Very nice to hear more point of views on this. I just know that for most of this year, thist type of drug has been a must for me, without them I eventually wind up in a very dangerous state of mind....
I've been trying to find a Therapist using online searches, and I've found a few that way but they either aren't taking new clients or can't work with my schedule. I don't really have any connections...
Thank you as always for sharing your experiences, you are always so kind. It definitely helps me, I just wish there was some "acceptable" medication that provides instant relief. I guess we all wish...
I am in the waiting game with Zoloft, I already know from past experiences that it takes a full 8 weeks for it to really work. Meanwhile I'm taking 1 MG ativan as needed - and I need it pretty often....
Yes Zoloft is an SSRI and is for anxiety and also OCD. If the anxiety creeped in gradually after lowering the dosage to 25mg, then I think that might very well be the cause. I've taken myself off...
You guys are awesome, it's so nice to get responses when I'm feeling low. I actually am reading "Mindful way though Depression". I've been trying to use the meditation off and on, but I know it takes...
I just don't know how people can stay strong in dire situations. How do people who have a terminal illness or a permanent debilitating illness manage to go on and keep trying and live to the fullest?...
Thank you for responding, it's very nice, and really does make a difference. Sometimes it just seems like life should have come with more instructions. When we're left to make our own choices we can...
I've been trying to do all the right stuff and get as much help as I can, but every once in a while I get this attitude of impatience. I'm worried that I'm stuck in this conditionion for good like so...
So I'm wondering lately, this happiness I seek, what does if feel like? or maybe I should ask what do I want it to feel like? Several months ago I was not depressed, but was I happy? I'm not so sure....
We made it through another day and: Maybe the day had some dreadful rough spots, maybe we didn't want to get out of bed, maybe we cried or obsessed over some fear or regret, maybe we are getting worn...
I know how it feels, i won't give you the hang-in-there pep talk. You just have to take a little refuge in the fact that you are not alone, there are many suffering with you. I know how it can wear...
Lonelyone, I am in the exact same boat you are in with a wife I love very much and all I feel like doing is telling her how bad I feel, crying on her shoulder, etc. I have found that I can also go a...
Thanks to both of you for your suggestions, I'm grateful to have people like you on this forum. It really does make a difference....
This is the fourth time in my life I’ve gone through a battle with depression, and it never gets any easier. You might think that there’s an element of getting used to it or that you would gather...
I know it's gotta happen pretty soon, but I'm just not having good days. I'm pretty well stuck in the same place and getting very impatient wanting to feel better. I guess I'm not horribly mizerable...
I have been a terrible sleeper for most of my life and I am in a very rough patch now, but the blessing I've had this time around is that I have discovered something that at least takes care of the...
Does anyone ever use the Depression chat room? Just curious....
Maybe you could look at it this way: Even though it's hard to believe right now, someday you will emerge from the way you're feeling and you will be a stronger and more independent person. Then you...
Does anyone else have trouble finishing even the most basic task without worrying about the outcome and stressing over it and feeling bad? My confidence in my own ability has faded to the point where...
Hi, I had similar trouble adjusting to Zoloft at first but I rode it out and got used to it eventually. I find it's pretty common to have trouble adjusting to an AD for the first week or so. I'm...
In addition to what Jim suggests, all very good suggestions, you might try reading some self-help books about Depression and/or Anxiety, there are a lot available if you just go to amazon and search...
It's just so cruel sometimes, been taking Wellbutrin since Monday, take it as early as I can, but sleep is very difficult and frequently interrupted. It was the best escape I had, I would look...
Mine are intense exercise, reading something inspirational, and being kind to, or helping others. I'd love to get some new ideas. Do you all have any other tricks up your sleve?...
Thank you so much for the suggestion, I have it on my reader and will begin reading it today. God bless you for caring Karen, I will be praying for you!...
Thanks Karen, I will follow up on that advice. I've known for a while some of those are things I need to improve on, some of it I'm working on but it takes time and I guess I have to be patient. The...
Taraturtle, I'm too broken to fix anyone else, but I can tell you that you're not alone. I can relate to your situation in a way because I am trying to identify what means a lot to me in this world...
Every few years I find myself helplessly stuck - always starts with elevated work/life stress. Once trapped I immerse myself in self help books and try some of the techniques, also take prescribed...