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Posted by Trish on September 27, 1999, at 10:32:39
I am so tired of this depression. I was officially diagnosed three years ago but have suffered most of my life. Prozac worked wonderful for a while but now I can't find anything that works. I have seen three psychiatrist and I feel like I am no where. I have gained an enormous amount of weight and I am deeply in debt. I have been using food and things trying to make me feel better but of course they are only making the problem worse. I am on 225 mg of effexor Xr and 300 mg of Wellbutrin SR. I feel like I will never be normal.
Thanks for reading this. I guess I needed to be able to put this into words. I don't dare tell anyone other than my doctor how depressed I really am. I'm not suicidal but when I found a lump in my breast, I was part scared and part relieved. It scared me that a part of me did not fear death. ( I had it checked by dr had mammogram, ultrasound and will have needle biopsy thursday).
Thanks for listening.
Posted by dove on September 27, 1999, at 11:23:01
In reply to I'm Tired!!!, posted by Trish on September 27, 1999, at 10:32:39
It can be such an uphill struggle, my heart goes out to you. Besides dealing with depression you have other serious issues weighing down on you. I send my thoughts and prayers your way in hopes that you don't feel alone and overwhelmed. I think that having something measurable and visible wrong with you can be a relief. It's like it's not all in your head and now you have this tangible illness or affliction and you have the "right" to feel bad or be anxious. You can share this tangible thing with others without the stigma of mental illness, and that can alleviate some of the pain and isolation.
Hope to you :-)
dove
Posted by Noa on September 27, 1999, at 18:17:59
In reply to Re: I'm Tired!!!, posted by dove on September 27, 1999, at 11:23:01
Hang in there, Trish. I can understand that sort of resigned feeling about the lump. Kind of like, well what else can I expect. I don't deserve better. Kind of passive. I feel like that a lot. But I hope the lump isn't serious. Also, I know that when I have something to be anxious about, I get depressed, like an automatic switch from anxiety to depression, and I never even experience the anxiety directly. In a sick sort of way, I think of it as my depression coming to the rescue to save me from intolerable anxiety. But it helps to talk about the situation that is making me anxious. Glad you wrote today. Hang in there. Let us know how you are.
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