hi, i havent been on here in ages, which i guess in some respects is a good sign. I found this site when i was first diagnosed with depression altho it wasnt too long ago i had been suffering for...
Sertraline Hydrochloride? Ive not been here in ages, as i thought i was dealing well. it turns out i havent. i have been to A & E twice in the past three weeks, due to anxiety and feeling like i...
i was so stressed out today, i have a deadline for an essay on wednesday that i wont get done, i am having problems with housing for next year. i had some serious reservations about the house, the...
hi famous, reading your post was like looking at something i would write much of what you said i have gone through. i was denied my first university choice and had to change my course to get into...
have you looked into SAD (seasonal affective disorder) where you get depressed in the winter months when there is less sunlight. you can get light-boxes which giove out a light which is similar to...
Oh Maggie, i know what you mean, i have depression for 'no reason', but never wish you had a reason. Sometimes i feel like if i had a reason i could fix things but if you couldnt 'fix' it, you would...
Hi frassy and welcome! A while ago a few of us attempted to organise a scheduled chat but most of us forgot or didnt read the post, so i was thinking of trying to organise another as there are often...
When i got home for christmas i felt really good, i was getting up at 8am on my own (which is a big improvement on 1pm!!) i was walking the dogs 3 or 4 times a day, ok it was kind of an excuse to...
hi shift, i am currently taking prozac 20mg per day. i think it kinda depends what dose you are given. but it started working for me after about 4 weeks, now i have lots of energy, i feel a lot more...
ive been taking prozac 20mg for around a month or so, and although i feel i have more energy, i find it difficult to concentrate even on tv. i have work to do and i cant even start doing it as i cant...
hi axelsmom, i am currently on 20mg/day of prozac, and i have not found that i have put on any weight, in fact when i returned home for christmas, everybody commented on the fact that i looked...
hi wizzer, i am currently taking fluoxetine, and i have very vivid dreams. sometimes they are ok, but last night i dreamed my mum died and i was crying. my doc said ppl with depression dream more...
[color=#660099]Hello, and Welcome to the Mental Health Hotline: If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have...
just to update you, i took my dogs on a walk but this time i borrowed wellies to wear, the path i took was very muddy but because my jeans were tucked into the wellies they stayed clean. my wellies...
i arranged to meet my friend to go to his dads house for a party. we met up in a pub, played some pool and had a good laugh. i then decided to get some food, we went to mcD's. when we got inside i...
:) lol! im glad we're all a bit weird!...
hi nichtimmer, im sorry you feel so sad. I know what its like to wallow in misery, sometimes it makes you feel better (no idea why). You deserve to be loved and at the right time you will find...
Thanks you guys! you really made me feel better, it made me realise we all have litttle weird things that we do (like i cant sleep if the duvet cover is the wrong way round!) i guess its no big deal,...
i have just been put on prozac, i have been taking them for 3 weeks, so maybe they will help with the anxiety and weird behaviour at some point soon!!...
i dont normally come to this forum but here goes...i have been diagnosed with moderate depression and moderate anxiety (the latter came as a surprise). ive always been highly stressed about little...
im so sorry youre feeling down, its a good step to post on here. i hit rock bottom when i was 20, got kicked out of home, couldnt hold down a job, started getting drunk on my own, self harmed, i was...
i know that a lot of people on here feel the way you do, its been two years since i bottomed out completely, and although in this time i havent felt brilliant, ive felt ok. of course ive had bad days...
SO funny! really cheered me up, havent laughted so much in ages!! thankyou so much! xx...
hi polly-pet, im so sorry that youre not feeling great. I know all about not feeling normal for a very long time! i havent been happy since i was 15yrs old. I have been feeling terrible for 8 yrs,...
hi, thanks for the replies, its nice to hear from people who understand what im going through. Ive been put on fluoxetine (prozac) 20mg per day, which should hopefully help with the tiredness...
i went to the doctors today, i had to fill in loads of questionnaires, he put the info into the computer and apparently out of mild, moderate and severe depression, i have moderate depression and...
im really sorry i dont have an answer for you. I dont have a boyfriend (too commitment phobic!!) but i know how hard it can be to tell people. you never know how they will react, most of my friends...
hi im so sorry what is going on at home, but i totally understand how you feel. My dad used to be the boss of the household, always yelling at me and me at him. He used to say mean things and i would...
i know what you mean, i have a list of sad songs saved on my computer. they always used to make me cry and i always felt better afterwards. But im not able to anymore. Not sure why either. you didnt...
thankyou, everyone here is so kind. It makes me feel better, even when im really down like today....
yes, but my parents are in the middle of a divorce, my mother is miserable and has no money and is always ringing me to dump her negative stuff on me, and my dad blames me for the divorce so we dont...
ms bubblyboo, im so glad you are feeling better, im at alow point today but im hopeful i can feel the weight being lifted off my shoulders soon. i want to say i wont be drinking again but thats not...
/community/emoticons/sad.gif thankyou very much wizzer its just what i needed to hear today. i feel terrible i drank a lot last night and im so depressed today. Leigh Ann, thankyou for your...
/community/emoticons/sad.gif im so tired, and I cant be bothered to make my dinner, have a shower, read watch tv or anything. im trying to motivate myself somehow but i cant. im supposed to be going...
Its funny, i dont feel like a fake today, i feel numb, nothing, so i feel justified. thats the problem with my depression, i can feel really down then kinda normal (for me anyway) its like a...
Thankyou very much. I am a student and its really hard to keep up with everyone, and i dont want to 'burden' them with my problem. Although i know some people are understanding, some would not not...
I was diagnosed with mild depression and have been given 20mg a day of prozac. To tell the truth I feel like a bit of a fraud. Ive been feeling this way for 7 years, and I just got used to it. I...