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Posted by LT on January 10, 1999, at 13:40:50
Hi,I have been reading your posts since the Jan 1, and if the boat has room for one more, I,m about ready! I read the posts frequently, but usually don't have what it takes to answer, I was encouraged by the ECT treatments you received, Nancy, & I almost cried (ME CRY!) when I read about your New's Year's Eve suicide attempt, and then Racer feeling the same way, maybe there is no escape for us, sick of existing, sick of meds, I wish we could help each other somehow, can't concentrate on how though. Nancy you have a thread of hope w/ECT, maybe you wil have to have the damn treatments weekly in order to survive, I can't afford them, at least continually, no meds left to try - how many in the boat so far???
Posted by racer on January 10, 1999, at 22:07:40
In reply to Racer & Nancy, posted by LT on January 10, 1999, at 13:40:50
I'm sorry to hear that there are others in a similar plight, LT, but I'm glad you said something about it here. I can tell you something that helped me tremendously: the local Depressive/Manic Depressive Association group. You can find out if they have a group near you by checking out their website, which I think is www.ndmda.org, but I could be wrong. THis is a patient group, not a therapy group, but I've found that it helps to talk and listen in a group that understands if you burst into tears at every other sentence. The support I've received there is overwhelming, and gave me the impetus I needed to force my doctor to discuss changing my medication. I'm only a day or two into the new drug, but feel better already. Please look to see if you have such a group near you. It really did help me, because I remembered in the group that I used to feel good, I could feel good again, and that I really *could* fight for my own health. Now let's hope that the new drug is more effective than the last.
There's also a similarly named group, I think it's the Manic Depressive/Depressive Association, and if one isn't available near you, the other may be.
And don't give up on relief, with so many options out there, some combination that you haven't tried yet may give you the relief you need.
Good luck.
Posted by Janice on January 12, 1999, at 2:31:24
In reply to Racer & Nancy, posted by LT on January 10, 1999, at 13:40:50
> Hi,I have been reading your posts since the Jan 1, and if the boat has room for one more, I,m about ready! I read the posts frequently, but usually don't have what it takes to answer, I was encouraged by the ECT treatments you received, Nancy, & I almost cried (ME CRY!) when I read about your New's Year's Eve suicide attempt, and then Racer feeling the same way, maybe there is no escape for us, sick of existing, sick of meds, I wish we could help each other somehow, can't concentrate on how though. Nancy you have a thread of hope w/ECT, maybe you wil have to have the damn treatments weekly in order to survive, I can't afford them, at least continually, no meds left to try - how many in the boat so far???
Hey, you guys, we gotta get out of this boat.
The Snickers people might start parodying us, too!
: Depressed? Not going anywhere? Have a Snickers
bar.They've mocked the refs, the football players
who have taken one too many hits...who's next?I mention this with the best of intentions, to
humor myself and you. I hope you won't take
offense. Depression is quite painful and we've all
probably lost a lot. I'm depressed, too.
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