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More about me and some questions
| Sat, 01-03-2004 - 1:13am |
Thanks to everyone who responded to me in my first post.
| Sat, 01-03-2004 - 1:13am |
Thanks to everyone who responded to me in my first post.
On the sleepiness and antidepressant issue, I had the same problem. I stayed up late and felt so sleepy in the morning. My doctor suggested that I take my antidepressant around 6 pm instead of right before bed. It takes our bodies awhile to digest and absorb the pill. So if you take it earlier, hopefully you will get sleepy at a better bedtime, like 10 pm or so. It helps me to do that.
Also, if you hardly ever feel good, it doesn't sound like you are on the right medication for you. You are probably on the right one for obsessivenes, but not for depression. My antidepressant (Paxil) gives me a sense of calmness and happiness. But my moods and issues still can bring me way down. Therapy, especially Cognitive Therapy, has taught me how to change my mindset to stay out of the dark place or to get myself out of it if I've gone down the hole.
I agree that this is a very cool place. I always felt alone and stigmatized by my fight with depression before I found this place. Coming here has helped me to feel more normal. I don't feel like depression is this deep dark, freaky secret anymore. Depression is a normal reaction to many different situations. Most people will feel some kind of depression in their lives. It is very treatable. In fact, depression has the highest cure rate of any mental illness. I've learned a lot this past year. I never thought I would have so much control over my feelings and my life. I feel grateful for this board, for my therapist, for my masters program in psychology, and for the friendships I have recently made with other therapists in training and even some practicing therapists. All of this has helped me to see that depression is a normal, treatable condition. More people deal with it than we can even imagine.
Take Care,
Maria C
Heidi,
I would check with your Doctor about the possiblity of increasing your meds.. Sometimes our bodies gets use to the lvl that we are taking and some adjustment is in order. Doesnt mean it not working just means the amount you need based on body weight and other chemical factors needs to be corrected.
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Hello, (((((Heidi)))))!
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I agree with you entirely on the 'deep, dark secret and feeling like you're different from everyone else' issues, like we have to try so hard to just 'live' when everyone else id sailing through things! I also know what you and 'breakinfree' mean about the sleepiness. I also feel sleepy and lethargic all day, but I think that's partly due to the fact that I have lost so much weight and have been going to sleep really late (in am!) and getting up during the day! Maybe exercise (which I am now planning to do) will help with that?! You must know more than most of us here about this illness due to your Masters, mine is in Management - not quite as interesting!
Breakinfree,
I can relate to the obsessive worrying thoughts and mine are accompanied by, or preceded by, very high levels of anxiety as well. I have been prescribed Celexa, but have been reluctant for months now to take any drugs, but might just have to! Have had a very bad time, which might not have been so intense had I taken them sooner! I am due to see a psychologist in the next few weeks for my first appointment and hoping to try CBT or similar therapy.
Take care.
Yvonne