Collateral beauty: I was on night shift last night, so I got to listen to the birds sing me to sleep when I went to bed around sunrise. Thanks for your comments Karen and Rob. I still have my bad...
Hi RobLee, Thanks for your comment. I like that tagline, "don't forget to notice the collateral beauty." I will try to remember it. My GP has been fantastic with regards to all my health issues,...
Hi Tim Tam, To answer some of your questions: I have never been diagnosed with depression before. However, when I think back, I think there was probably a time when I had depression when I was...
Hi Tim Tam, Thanks for your message. I guess I am improving, but slowly. I still have times where I question just about everything in my life and nothing seems right, but there are brief times where...
Thanks guys. Yes I am definitely sleeping better on the mirtazapine instead of fluoxetine. I sleep pretty much every night now and usually manage to fall asleep fairly quickly. The only problem will...
Hi kellyinCali. Yes it was an SSRI, it was fluoxetine. But I was not sleeping many nights before I started taking that too. And was still not sleeping after I stopped taking it. It was definitely...
Hi everyone. Just thought I'd post an update in here. So the not sleeping thing got really bad so I went back to see my doctor, who put me on a different antidepressant. Mirtazapine, which also helps...
How am I feeling on the antidepressant right now? Well I felt a little better for a couple of days last week. But since then I haven't slept (50 hours awake and counting...) so have been feeling...
Thanks RobLee. I have slept the past two days, so that is something. Though I always wake up lots during the second part of the night so I generally get up feeling tired and disappointed. New...
Hi guys, Thanks for your replies. I have an appointment with a counsellor now but it's not until next week (they said it would be within 5 days, but I guess not). I figure that the idea of...
Nope, I have never been to a counselling session. I am concerned about it because it encompasses two things I am not good at - talking to people and talking about myself!...
Hi guys, I had my appointment with my GP. He said I have depression and anxiety brought about by stress and put my on an antidepressant as well as sleeping tablets. He also referred me to a...
Hi guys, thanks for your messages. You'll be pleased to know that I finally made an appointment. I couldn't get an appointment until the end of the week, but Im going in on Friday morning so that is...
Thanks RobLee, your replies are helpful. Yes, that sounds just like me, I'm sure your wife would tell me to "let go" too! 😂 Thoughts just pop out of nowhere sometimes, but once it's there it's...
Hi RobLee, Thanks for your reply. I understand what you're saying, and no it doesn't sound harsh, as these are all questions that I have asked myself anyway. Yes, I'm lonely, discouraged, and...
Thanks for your replies. Tim Tam, your advice is really helpful. Though I think where I live, it has to be done through a GP... maybe not. I'm not sure. I read about bipolar like you suggested but I...
Thanks for your reply, Tim Tam. I will look into melatonin. I think you misunderstood me a little though. None of my family have been diagnosed with depression, that I know of. But having depression...
Hi everyone. Thank you for your replies and support. I now agree that I should go see my doctor... though I am kind of scared about it. I haven't made an appointment yet... I would say that things...
Hi, I apologise that this is really long. I just signed up to this forum because I wanted some advice. I guess I don't know much about depression and everything you read about it makes it sound so...