Thanks for the tip. I do take D3. Will look at dosage....
I'm Back!!!!!! Been a long while as I found a very good psychiatrist who not only prescribes meds, but also listens! We have 45 min. sessions when I feel the need, which has been very few lately. My...
Hawk: Hang in there and do not be ashamed of your depression. I was once too and now realize that was a mistake. Since I have started telling family and friends of my problems, not only do I have...
Hawkeye: Try small steps. Take a walk or stroll. Start small. Ride for 20 minutes or run for 20 minutes. Sign up for a 5K! That'll make you train. Find a running group. Local running shops can help....
Good morning all. Today is sunny and clear skies. Got my run in last night and an easy bike ride this morning. Did lie down afterwards, but the anxiety seems a little bester. Need to push myself...
Thanks getting by…lawn is done. Now off to my daughter's diving meet. You are right. I am trying to take it a bit at a time, move forward, and count my blessings. Because I have a lot of blessings!...
Well…been doing well and haven't needed to post in a while. Yeah! Exercising, enjoying the weather, getting quality family time and getting things done. Then I hit a wall this week. Felt it coming...
OK. Been a while…as usual Things have been going pretty well. Wife and I had a nice weekend away recently and I'm getting along with the kids. Started seeing a new Psycharist. Liked her after the...
Swam today. Check. Got some work done. Check. Helped kids. Check. Made dinner. Check. Curled up on the couch. Ouch. The positives outweigh the negatives! Score one for me....
AWESOME!...
Glad to hear your doing better. No one is beyond hope. Knowing little of your experiences or the health system you're in, I can only relate what has helped me. I have had a rough year and a half that...
OK. Still fighting the blues and the coach monster, but there are rays of hope. POSITIVES God was with me Sunday and I didn't get killed while biking (hit a large ground hog going 25 mph!) I am still...
Thanks…I am trying and I have been doing better. Just hoping this is another one of those bumps along the road to recovery....
Again, been a while but I am doing better. Some up and downs. Thought through a tough period with help from here and my mental self an came out on top. Job seems secure. Wife and I have a couple...
Keeping busy and taking it one day at a time!...
Rob: Your stories of how little acts of kindness can be uplifting for all involved. Giver and receiver. I must always remember this when things seem to be too hectic to help. Peace. —M...
Rob: Thanks for the insight. All: Thanks for the words of encouragement Ran yesterday and had lunch with my wife. We had a good talk. Starting to feel a little better. Went into school today to work...
OK. Doing a little better today than last week. Still have anxiety, fatigue, and some depression. darn Northeast Weather! On the bright side, my wife cam home early from her half marathon in Virginia...
Thanks Karen. What else do you take with Pristiq. Do you find Pristiq works? I have been on it for over a year and I am not 100% sold....
Thanks Karen and Michele. I did need to rant. Just gets so overwhelming. I am in a much better place than I was a year ago. It's just the setbacks and the uncertainty of it all that gets so...
Do you have insurance? If not, call offices and ask if they offer any assistance or if the could direct you to public health agencies or groups that could help. There is help out there. You sound...
OK. Been a while since I posted. Things had been in a good upswing for the past 3-4 weeks after a short setback. Exercising, re-connecting with the wife and kids, keeping busy, feeling pretty good....
Sorry to hear that JB1. I know that feeling too. It has snuck up on me again too. Hang in there and God bless. Peace....
I have had ECT. For me it did not work as well. I would still say try it if your doctor and therapist highly recommend it. I have had memory loss and it took a while for ECT to kick in. It did get me...
Thanks Karen. I appreciate the words of encouragement. The times are tough this week and I'm tired of the good fight....
Hi all. need to get in the habit of posting at least weekly. Had been doing better except for feeling chronically fatigued (had blood work done--B-12 deficient) and cranky, but not depressed. Then...
Going off meds can be tough. Usually not worth it. Have you talked to your doctor about your lack of energy? Maybe a blood test to check hormone levels and vitamin levels to see if you are where you...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is 2014 and I resolve to make this a better year then last (it was down right awful). I have sporadically turned to this forum the last couple of months and hadn't posted since...
Thanks everyone for the kind words of encouragement. Now the hard part. Putting all these suggestions into action. I know I feel stuck and I need to move forward. Wish me luck. Today, git up,...
JB1: I have swam in the past. I have a love hate relationship with it. I swam competitively for many years and then didn't start up again until about 5 years ago. It's one of thos things that once I...
Thanks Trina. My sister has been pushing me with the same advice. I guess my hangup is that I was doing triathlons and when I crashed last year I stopped everything. I have been riding in spits and...
Thanks JB1. I have thought about yoga. I just haven't been able to motivate myself to do it. Maybe this is the push I need. Thank you....
Been a few weeks since I last posted and I have ha my up and downs. I go a couple weeks of feeling great and then a few of feeling anxious and depressed. This week has been one where I have let the...
Thanks Trina. I may look into sun lamps. I have heard mixed reviews from others and those in the medical profession, so we'll see. I do take Vitamin D along with some C and Fish Oil. Maybe a blood...
OK. We just had a cool week and it got me down because I know winter is right around the corner. Last year at this time of year, when winter started nipping at my heals, I started a very bad slide of...
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Well…today was a better day, so far. Leaving for a weekend in Annapolis with the family. Anxiety seems a little better. Didn't sleep well last night, must be something in the air. My daughter doesn't...
Karen: You're right about my wife and we are working on that in counseling. Right now the relationship is so strained that I don't want to add any more stree or fear. I will talk about this with my...
Thought I'd check in for the first time. As I said in an earlier post, I have recently emerged from a year-long battle with a debilitating depression that resulted in ECT. It wreaked havoc on my...
Thanks Karen. Unfortunately, I have to wait until next week to see her. I will just have to try and gut this out. Unfortunately, today has been another bad day when the "couch monster" has sucked me...
Thanks Karen. I am still taking medications and will be for the rest of my life. I have a call into my therapist. We'll see if she has an opening this week. Thanks for the support....
I am new to this forum and I will try and lay it all out. So, please be patient with me. I had been depression free for almost twelve years until about a year ago depression reared its ugly head and...