i posted here a while back. few of you might remember my story, and i want to thank the same few who took time to respond and support me while i was dealing with my then husband. so we have...
theHTreturns...I have no doubt ECT works. it's nothing short of a miracle for psychiatric illnesses and has been effective for so many. as I've mentioned multiple times before, I would much prefer...
hi Karen- as always, thanks for your support. I wish my husband was as strong as you and actively sought treatment for himself. it's hard not to have already lost hope and if he does turn around, I...
I heard it works and some more recent studies show that it is more effective than ECT (according to one of the psychiatrists my husband had). good luck and I hope you notice a difference immediately....
theHTreturns- thanks for responding even though you're not feeling well at the moment. I was hoping to help him from hitting rock bottom, but I have already stepped back. I no longer initiate hugs,...
my kids are 3 and 4 years old and still adore him. when the time comes, I will definitely get them to counseling but right now, they don't get it. they only know that they'd rather be with me than...
hi everyone. I hope you are all doing better these days and at the very least, have people who can support you. I'm sorry for not responding to your replies as it also takes a lot of energy and...
thank you happy turtle...I wanted him to be hospitalized from the start but my husband would never be amendable to that and he does not meet criteria to be held against his will. believe me...I...
briefly, my husband has been with severe depression and we have finally found a combination of medications that is giving us more hope. he's still very withdrawn and negative and has completely...
If this last for more than two weeks from the time your depression started then you need to seek help. If having suicidal thoughts then seek help ASAP....
you are not alone in this. my husband has been depressed for over 1.5 years with the past 7 months being hard on me. he showers the kids with attention and is withdrawn from me. despite giving the...
Thanks Trina. Can you clarify, inside he thinks of me as what? A friend, a foe, a nuisance?...
thanks turtle! i'm glad to hear ect worked for you. i've been reading so many horror stories regarding ect as people tend to be more vocal with negative experience, but i know it works and i hope he...
thanks turtle! actually, i switched to this psychiatrist because i want ect for my husband. he is so depressed. one of my colleagues finally visited him and was shocked by the changes. she heard...
hi guys, he finally saw the new psychiatrist. it was chaotic as our babysitter got ill and I had to bring both of the very young kids to the appointment. despite the noise and distraction, the...
thanks for the advice. unfortunately, he is so withdrawn that there is minimal conversation between us. he does not pay attention to what I say and gets easily agitated when I communicate with him....
I hope we can come across a combination of medication soon. my concern is, the last time we spoke to the psychiatrist, the pdoc made it clear that he would not change the med even though he agreed it...
thanks for responding guys. living with a depressed spouse has been the most challenging thing for me. I have a mom with narcissitic personality disorder and even she has been quite a handful, but...
hi all, my husband has severe depression and moderate to severe anxiety. he has been seeing a psychiatrist for 3.5 months. currently, he is on pristiq 100mg and abilify 10 mg with little improvement....
liv2017, I hope I can help with what I've learned over the past few months. my husband suffers from severe depression (still is and we're still working with the psychiatrist to find something that...
his psychiatrist keeps on reinforcing the importance of him seeing a therapist. I brought it up again and also discussed how it will help him retrain his thought process and better recognize his...
depression is a terrible illness. as you know, it demotivates you and tells you to continue to be depressed. that said, I am very glad that you have taken a stand against it and doing what you can to...
hi all. I went to my first therapy appointment yesterday. not sure how I feel about this therapist. he listened to me, asked the right questions and all but I'm not sure what will happen next. my...
hi bluemoon. will be keeping my fingers crossed for you. rejection is hard regardless of who you are. but please try to think of it as gaining more interview experience so when the right job comes...
chartreux, wow so much going on in your life right now. congratulations to your daughter. this is such a happy occasion and I hope you will be able to enjoy it. no matter how perfect or imperfect the...
nicecupoftea, thank you for your honest response. my kids are very young so they are unaware, but you are right. this is when they are the cutest and I am missing out. i don't want them to grow up to...
yes, i have a therapist scheduled for myself this wednesday. i'm hoping that my husband will be open to seeing a therapist again soon (i will take him to see his pmd for joint pain evaluation and...
happy turtle, when I did the calculation, my husband has been depressed for almost 1.5 years...he's been on meds for almost 2 months with little improvement and is still resistant to the diagnosis. I...
Thanks for helping me guys. I guess I just need to know that I'm doing everything I can to help him and I'm not missing anything. so if we end up divorcing, at least I know I've tried my best. I do...
I took him to 6 counseling sessions and 2 psychiatry appointments to date. I had to take time out from work because I knew he would never show up for any of those appointments unless I drove him...
i really wanted my husband to check in to a facility to get a break from all of this but he has too many work responsibilities and he still doesn't believe his diagnosis. today was a bad day as i...
thanks Karen. again, my husband left for work and has not come home. it is almost midnight. I texted him (as he no longer picks up my calls) to see if he was coming home just to make sure he's safe....
hi ali, any updates to your situation. I am going through something very similar but more recently, because of my husband's depression, everything is falling apart around him including work. and...
happy turtle. I will. what I didn't mention was he was on about 4 weeks of Prozac before the psychiatrist switched him to pristiq. I am glad he's more willing to take meds now as much as he hates it,...
thanks Karen, I have been following your post about pristiq so I'm very grateful that you've responded. I hope it is also the right medication for my husband too. the psychiatrist also wanted to kick...
My husband and I have been together for 9 years, married for 6 years. We have two young children together (2 and 3 years old). Over the past year, my husband has changed, but I assumed he was...