Posted by saw on November 22, 2004, at 2:26:45
In reply to new to depression and medication, posted by Bamboomz on November 21, 2004, at 21:01:59
Oh boy, where to start?
Ok, you have recognized you have a problem and sought help for it. Well done. That is often the scariest part of all.
I was deeply depressed after my baby's birth and by the time he was 9 months old months old I was separated. When he was a year old I went through through a traumatic divorce. So while my breakdown would have happened with or without my baby, I realise now that I did indeed suffer some post partum depression. You may be suffering from post partum depression. Is there perhaps a therapist, or social worker trained to identify and help with this at a baby clinic? While it is wonderful to have such a good diet, when depression imprints the way it does, diet alone can't help.
Effexor XR is good for many, and bad for many. I started on 75mg and felt truly dreadful that first day. Perhaps you can stick it out? After a 6 to 8 weeks you should be able to see if the drug is going to work for you. This might also see your through until your evaluation in January.
My side effects lessened after the first week. I reach a plateau but then developed an ever increasing list of side effects until I tapered and changed medication. Please remember that every experience is different.
Are you still breastfeeding? I don't know the implications of breastfeeding whilst taking Effexor XR.I feel very sad that your boyfriend does not understand. This is an issue for so many of us. Would he be open to attending a follow-up session to your evaluation?
How serious is serious? I don't think I can answer that "correctly" for I believe that everyone's depression is unique and deserves all the help it can get. I don't believe in the quagmire of this illness that anyone's depression is more serious than the other. We all feel, experience, react to, cope with, our depression differently. What keeps me going, (besides medication), is the love and support from my husband (I am so so lucky), and of course, babble. Babble has helped me tremendously in understanding that I am not alone. This place has given me a chance to cry, scream, vent, laugh and sometimes even feel good about myself. (Sometimes AdaGrace, ok?)
Please let us be here for you. You don't have to be alone with this.
Sabrina
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