Still doing very well with the Prozac. Still having a bit of trouble excepting my hubby choosing the other woman (his daughter), & her kids, over me. But is HIS lose!!! Makes me kind a sad that HE...
I started on Prozac on 9/2/'14. I swear it kicked in by week 2. Other than some anxiety with upcoming root canal, I feel great! I have never had so many days of feeling "happy"! Just need to find a...
I was on Prozac once before. It did make me feel better. But this time? I feel great!!! Maybe not just the med.? Am not going to question it. It just is! I do have to thank this site yet again. With...
I would look at a new diagnosis of depression as I would finding out I was an alcoholic. Get into a program & concentrate on that. & that alone. Just like AA & NA, they suggest you do NOT start a new...
I was able to get into see a Therapist right away. But not a Psychiatrist....
So it is every where. 60 Minutes last night on Psychiatrists in America. There isn't enough of them to go around. And that 3 month wait to get into see 1 is pretty much the norm. :(..... WOW! Thank...
I have worked for just over minimum wage from 19 y.o. on. So I worked 2 or 3 jobs at a time. I didn't have to marry. And was able to care for myself just fine. Even able to buy my own home....
I have said this before. Headaches? Check your B/P. I went thru yrs. of head aches (only 3 migraines tho :).....). I finally found out it was my B/P being up. I am on Ambien too, but headaches came...
Any time my B/P gets to 140/90, I start getting head aches. My norm. should be average (120/80), which it was my last trip to the Dr. (the day I started Prozac). I thought of stress too. Seeing...
I have been on Prozac since 9/2. My B/P has been up since atleast 9/8 (1st time I checked it since start of med.). Can it be the Prozac? I asked my Dr. before starting it. She said it could not...
Have gone thru Tricare's list. It is very short. & the clinic my primary Dr. works for has no openings, & none of the people they recommended to me dispense meds. :(. So my therapist, that I finally...
My primary went thru 3 meds. & gave up. Preferring a Psychiatrist deal w/ it. I got to my appt. today, & was told it had been cancelled = they were sorry they didn't get a hold of me before. Had been...
I have found a counselor. But she does not prescribe meds. But trying to find a Psychiatrist is not going very well. I get names & numbers, & they aren't what I am looking for. Some are not even...
Did my "intake", I guess you call it, today. Answered all sorts of questions. 1st appt. w/ counselor is 9/9. Still waiting to hear from actual Psychiatrist for an appt. there. Started Prozac Tues....
Will give credit where credit is due. Had a small flood in the basement (leak in sprinkler system valve). Called my husband, & he came right down. I mean immediately!!! It is fixed, & he promised to...
To be married to a man that walks away when you are at your most vulnerable. Don't think any amount of counseling will help me to understand this 1. But then I am a CNA. So the more I am needed, the...
jan1952, w/ Tricare as my insurer I have to get a Dr. referral for counseling. I see my Dr. the 2nd. & the last time I did see a Physiatrist? It took me 3 mos. to get in. So yeah, I am trying!!!...
My brain knows I married the wrong man. I just have to convince my heart. My 1st objective in counseling will be to separate myself from him. To make my heart understand what my brain all ready...
I am trying to find a support group here in Spokane. I don't know how to find 1. I am not religious, so can't ask there. I am sure once I get to a counselor, they can help. But might be a little bit...
I can't call him. His daughter might not like it. How can there be any good reason not to check in on the woman you are married to when she is trying to ? Short of him being in a hospital some where....
does anyone know if Tricare will cover a Psychiatrist & couples counseling? 1 for just me, & another for hubby & me....
I expect people to keep their word. Still! Even w/ so many let downs....
Thought my husband was going to be here for me (emotionally) until I can get my problems resolved, or at least get on the right track. I had asked him to check in on me every eve., to help my mother...
Thank you! A...._V.........
I can check off a lot of those boxes. I need info. on, if I may? Anti depressants that do NOT effect B/P ??? My primary Dr. stopped trying after 3, 2 of which raised my B/P. & I won't do side effect...
I am finally finding out what Spokane has to offer for emergency mental health issues. What I can do when I am about to step off that edge. Today is another fairly good day, but Fri. night was so.......
Are you keeping track of your B/P? I have had antidepressants raise my B/P, which in turn gives me headaches....
Been just swapping e-mails w/ my husband. So last night he responded to 1 of my e-mails to him, with a pic. of Robin Williams & something he had said about loneliness. My hubby had no clue that Mr....
My mom calls me every day, to see how I am. "I'm just fine". I have no friends. My hubby was my 1 & only. When he left our marriage, he took our friendship too. I sent him an e-mail to tell him 1 of...
I was raped, after being kidnaped out of my car, then beaten. I decided right then it was not going to own me. I minimized it all. I expected to die that night. But I didn't. But now I startle so...
I see my primary Dr. 9/2. Therapy & ......... after that. I do blame the daughter too. Being a woman, & knowing she would never let her hubby spend all his time taking care of someone else's home,...
I knew it would happen. My hubby had agreed to us spending 1 day a week together, to work on our relationship. When I 1st brought it up he grinned from ear to ear. But after spending 5 days w/ the 2...
Gizzy? is it? Both barrels because using just 1 doesn't make enough noise & he can't hear me. And when I am at my lowest, I hate everybody, including myself. And I get very angry. Also, am staying...
Animals are like people. All different personalities. I have a cat that is 3rd generation. Her grandma just showed up 1 day. Had kittens, then left when they were 8 wks. old. She would purr & rub up...
I was in therapy for a few mos. until my shrink cancelled 50% of my appts. My husband said that I should get therapy, but he didn't need any :(. I was the 1 w/ all the issues. Now he says if the...
We have no sensor button. No pause button. No edit button . I think this is more apt to happen to people who don't lie. We don't need to think as much, before we speak. So we do it less & less, til...
I am 56 & have never been poor. Plus I have 4 cats & 3 dogs that would also loose their homes. & how do I get help w/o insurance? Obamacare? Yeah right! I know! Beg him not to divorce me, & promise...
1 more thing. We are all taught to count to 10, before we react. Well, I am my mother's daughter. It is the same w/ both of us. & she is now 83. The words come out before we even realize we thought...
I know my reactions or a huge problem. Anger management also runs in the family, w/ the depression. & yes, I am jealous! Of the fact that he will take care of his daughter's wants & needs before...
And the 1st wife's cheating? He had his suspicions for yrs. He even told me he was so glad daughter #3 was Caucasian, cuz he was afraid she might look Japanese (he was stationed in Japan @ the time)....
And being in the here & now? That is a foreign language to me. Am a planner. Am a worrier. That will take a lot of work!!!...
My husband gets it w/ both barrels when I am in a bad mood. And he has told his daughters. So know they hate me. I took vows. I told my husband before I agreed to marry him, that divorce would not be...
Waiting for the other foot to drop. My husband spent the last several days w/ daughter #2, & #3. They were the ones who made sure my husband found out his 1st wife was cheating on him (their mom),...
I have to say THANK YOU!!! to everybody here! I haven't felt this much hope in 1.5 mos. The advice, the empathy have been so touching! I am so appreciative! & am so glad that I found you all! +...
"body scanning" from "mindfulness" sounds like what I call self hypnosis. so am working on that. :). Thank you Hospice of Spokane for that knowledge & teaching!...
Last I heard about Amitriptyline is it is very EZ to O D on. Forget you already took a full dose, & take a 2nd? Might very well be too much. I go back to the Dr. on 9/2, so will be looking into...
Ambien CR. Tried it when Ambien 1st became popular. But no generic form, so too pricy. Had to switch to generic Ambien. & couldn't see any real difference. Wasn't sure CR even still existed. Never...
Also, I have tried self hypnosis, which should be a lot like meditation. It's talking to your entire body, 1 part at a time, & getting it to relax. I am a CNA & learned it thru Hospice, to help...
I know better than to use caffeine :). It can affect me for up to 14 hrs. And the acid on my stomach , & other internal organs, from coffee, tea, cola, etc...... is not worth it either. But I love...
I googled Dr. Oz & the natural anti depressant I thought I heard him mention yesterday. All I found was something more for weight lose. Did anyone else see this? Know what he just recommended as a...