Depression Support

[Goobersmooch]

So how has everyone been doing recently?

I've been considering starting anti depressants again (I stopped for about a month and a half to see how I'd cope without them after being on citalopram and prozac for just under a year.
How do u know for sure whether its the right thing to do? I'm trying to pray, but when your mind's depressed, it feels almost impossible

Let me just say that I was off my meds for 6 monthes and it was like having a fog around me all the time. I could not see anything but misery around me all the time. I slept all the time, I thought of death all the time, and beat myself up for the things I did wrong. After being on all my meds for 5 monthes I haveseen t5he sun come out and take the fog away literally. This is exactly how it feels now. I feel great and I know that I will be on medicine the rest of my life but it's worth it to feel normal again. for u

Melanie

 

[Soulwings]

Judy, I think that you should be on meds. At least for the time being. It's a kick start, a push start to help you off in the right direction. Just because you're on them now doesn't mean you will be forever - give it another go and don't wean yourself off them too early. You're still depressed without them - therefore you still need them.

 

[Judy02]

Judy, I think that you should be on meds. At least for the time being. It's a kick start, a push start to help you off in the right direction. Just because you're on them now doesn't mean you will be forever - give it another go and don't wean yourself off them too early. You're still depressed without them - therefore you still need them.

sigh...yeah maybe. I really don't know what the best thing is to do sometimes. I'm gona pray and see how I feel over the next few days. I'm better than I was last year...which I guess thats a good thing?

 

[wakeuplucid]

Sometimes I am so depressed I am scared to be around people or even look my loved ones in the eyes. I feel like they will want to help me and I don't want them to be depressed...... Is that depression?

 

[Mr.Cheese]

Can I join this thread? I've had depression for about 5 years, and I started on Prozac only about a month ago. I was doing well at first, praise God, but it doesn't seem to be working like it did at first. I'm going to try surrounding myself with prayer and support from other Christians before I work on making any adjustments to my meds. I'm definitely not feeling as bad as I was, but I'm still kinda blue.

If a dose is too high it will work well at first, but once your blood levels rise above what is ideal for you then the medicine will begin to not work as well. Weird I know. So you may just need to back the dose off a bit.

 

[AnointedPoetess]

Did our thread die?? How's every1 been doing?

 

[youthwalk]

Hi Crys!

Hi all.

I'm most likely going to be put back on Paxil soon, in combination with the Lithium I already take. I've hit a rough spell it seems. It's been like this for months so we don't think it's a depressive episode any more.

I'll let you know.

 

[Judy02]

Hey everyone! I was wondering where everyone had gone, but I often post in here, and I didn't wana seem like I was dominating the thread

Hope you're ok youthwalk. PM me anytime if u need to chat. Oh and I love your skirt, its lovely! xx

 

[PrairieGurl]

Hey everyone! I was wondering where everyone had gone, but I often post in here, and I didn't wana seem like I was dominating the thread

Hope you're ok youthwalk. PM me anytime if u need to chat. Oh and I love your skirt, its lovely! xx

How is it going Judy02? Was reading your other last couple of postings and are wondering "where your at with life today"

s & s
Wendy

 

[youthwalk]

Hey everyone! I was wondering where everyone had gone, but I often post in here, and I didn't wana seem like I was dominating the thread

Hope you're ok youthwalk. PM me anytime if u need to chat. Oh and I love your skirt, its lovely! xx

Hi Jude Long time no talk. How have you been?

Thanks alot...I'll get you one soon.

 

[Judy02]

Hey guys. I'm not too bad thanks. I'm still a semi student. I have 2 exams and an essay to do next may! Long way off lol, but I didn't quite pass everything, coz depression made me find studying very difficult, but the uni are letting me do them again as first sittings, due to my situation. Anyway for now I am looking for work, preferably something admin/office related, so I'm applying, although my motivation isn't always great. I get tired easily sometimes, which has stressed me out before, but I don't know if thats down to having no money, being sat in the house bored all day, and not eating properly lol.

I dunno, hoping I'll be ok, but I'm not fully confident on my ability to cope with a job yet which makes me nervous, but praying and trying to relax. So things are ok, I've moved back to my hometown living in my parents house, and is actually ok. Looking for a new church too; last one I went to last couple of weeks seems nice. Things are still a bit unsettled right now, but trying to trust, take things one step at a time,and hoping God will help me. Someone had a message from the holy spirit in the evening service last week saying 'someone in this room's life feels fairly unsettled right now, but God is just saying, take my hand and it'll all work out.' It may have been aimed for other people too, but I have a good feeling it was also applicable to me. So that was good, and reassuring for me I guess! First time I've been to pentecostal churches before, not fully used to the way they do things, but it seems nice, and the worship is great and lively, which is always something I like!

Hope things are ok with both of you xxx

 

[AnointedPoetess]

Hey Judy02,
I'm glad to hear ur doing better! Keep up the great work

 

[AnointedPoetess]

Hey Guys, things with me seem to be kinda shaky emotions wise and it feels like i can't express myself or how i feel anymore w/o it getting invalidated. I really need some advice and encouragement. Thanks!

 

[youthwalk]

Hey Guys, things with me seem to be kinda shaky emotions wise and it feels like i can't express myself or how i feel anymore w/o it getting invalidated. I really need some advice and encouragement. Thanks!

Hi Crys...I was on messenger yesterday for a little while but I didn't see you around. I'm praying for you that you will be strengthened and uplifted.

 

[Judy02]

Hey Guys, things with me seem to be kinda shaky emotions wise and it feels like i can't express myself or how i feel anymore w/o it getting invalidated. I really need some advice and encouragement. Thanks!

Hope you're feeling better. I'll pray for you

 

[GoddessGirl]

Hey Guys, things with me seem to be kinda shaky emotions wise and it feels like i can't express myself or how i feel anymore w/o it getting invalidated. I really need some advice and encouragement. Thanks!

I'm sorry you're feeling that way. I can totally relate, though. I'll pray for you and I hope that you can learn to find happiness in your life again. God bless.

 

[Judy02]

Hey everyone. I've become extremely down today...its kind of a long story, and this might sound a bit strange to some, but I've gotton involved in a christian debate issue, and some people's views on it have gotton me very down before (this is actually what caused my depression 2 years ago) - I shouldn't have done if its just gona make me feel worse, but plz cud 1 or 2 ppl pray 4 me that God will help me and give me peace, plus be wise on how to help myself and what to avoid? Thanks Not many people I can openly and honestly talk about this with xx

 

[newyorknewyork]

so...any wedding pics??



hows everyone going? i haven't been on in awhile... been so busy!!

im doing much better these days.. I'm seeing a counsellor regularly and she is doing COgnitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with me which is helping to renew my mind!!

I'm also reading this FANTASTIC book by David Burns called "Feeling Good". My counsellor recommended it to me and I love it!!

Go read it it will help you!!!

 

[pumanator]

Not sure what to do here. Well, here ya go. I deal with chronic pain and it can be quite depressing. I can no longer continue to finish the work on the "fixer upper house". Fatigue is an issue and all those combined can shorten my temper. I've tried anti-depressants and I had no luck...too many side affects. I have a low tolerance to pain meds and can only take them at bed time due to my job. My wife has been on prozac for yrs to deal with her depression. All these things have brought us to a point in our marriage where it may end. Our marriage problems have always been there but the physical problems, depression, trying to get grown children through college has become to much and to the point of us possibly seperating. We don't have a church family to turn to but I've also found in the past that even asking for prayer for these things brings isolation...most ppl can't relate or they don't want to be reminded how fragile all our lives really are. We stopped going awhile ago I've even considered dropping from this forum

We both come from really messed up families and someone once sold us on the idea of "God's family" and I've found that to be somewhat of a misnomer. These forums have been a real blessing, but God designed us to need human interaction...which seems to bring mostly pain. I love history but it can also be a depressor in that all you see then and now is that what ppl do best is cause each other pain...mostly to the point of destruction.

Ok..sorry for babbling. I promiss to keep short in the future.

 

[wes1948]

I confess that I am doing better since joining this forum. However it doen'st change the fact that I have had constant low level depression since I was young except for a couple of times when the anxiety and anger and ADD sent me to the hospital for one week. I am taking several meds and thank God for every day that I am able to cope with my disease. For the last five years I have been able to function and have worked my way out of a bad time. I lost my job over it. But God was close to me in my trials and actually led me to a better place. I'm kind of glad it happened even though it was a tough time. The people at my last job probably wouldn,t believe I have been doing so well at this one. However I am always sad and the meds make me pretty much feel nothing. But it's way better than the alternative. With God's help I can remain functional. I probably will have to be on meds the rest of my life. It's OK.