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 2009-12-11 9:08 AM in reply to: #2553409 |
Extreme Veteran  1074  |  Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in!mchally - 2009-12-10 8:20 PM ChicagoMan65 - 2009-12-06 7:55 PM mchally - 2009-12-06 1:46 PM I really should check in more often... I've been quite depressed lately. I'm trying to get on a new medication regimen, but it is taking a long time to get to a therapeutic dose.  I have hunkered down at my parents place and haven't been to my place for more than one night in the last 3 weeks. I am not sure that I like my new psychiatrist. Hey there...Meds definitely can take time to get it just right, but they certainly elp. If you dont like your shrink, get a new one. Shrinks are just another med---sometimes the dose just aint right. Hang in there!!! This is a new one...and highly recommended. I have had trouble finding drs in my area that deal with both bipolar disorder and adhd. It is already a bit of a drive to see this guy. Well, it takes time, you know? If this guy's as good as the recommendations, maybe he can tweak something in 10 minutes med-wise. You know? Like adjusting a derailleur--you dont need a whole tuneup everytime you skip a gear. Do you have a therapist behind the doc? Hang in there. Its all about forward motion!!!!!!!! |
| 2009-12-11 9:56 AM in reply to: #2553898 |
Champion 7931     Sequim, Washington | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! ChicagoMan65 - 2009-12-11 7:08 AM mchally - 2009-12-10 8:20 PM ChicagoMan65 - 2009-12-06 7:55 PM mchally - 2009-12-06 1:46 PM I really should check in more often... I've been quite depressed lately. I'm trying to get on a new medication regimen, but it is taking a long time to get to a therapeutic dose. I have hunkered down at my parents place and haven't been to my place for more than one night in the last 3 weeks. I am not sure that I like my new psychiatrist. Hey there...Meds definitely can take time to get it just right, but they certainly elp. If you dont like your shrink, get a new one. Shrinks are just another med---sometimes the dose just aint right. Hang in there!!! This is a new one...and highly recommended. I have had trouble finding drs in my area that deal with both bipolar disorder and adhd. It is already a bit of a drive to see this guy. Well, it takes time, you know? If this guy's as good as the recommendations, maybe he can tweak something in 10 minutes med-wise. You know? Like adjusting a derailleur--you dont need a whole tuneup everytime you skip a gear. Do you have a therapist behind the doc? Hang in there. Its all about forward motion!!!!!!!! Yep, I've got a therapist that I really like. |
| 2009-12-11 10:16 AM in reply to: #2553995 |
Extreme Veteran 1074 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! mchally - 2009-12-11 9:56 AM ChicagoMan65 - 2009-12-11 7:08 AM mchally - 2009-12-10 8:20 PM ChicagoMan65 - 2009-12-06 7:55 PM mchally - 2009-12-06 1:46 PM I really should check in more often... I've been quite depressed lately. I'm trying to get on a new medication regimen, but it is taking a long time to get to a therapeutic dose. I have hunkered down at my parents place and haven't been to my place for more than one night in the last 3 weeks. I am not sure that I like my new psychiatrist. Hey there...Meds definitely can take time to get it just right, but they certainly elp. If you dont like your shrink, get a new one. Shrinks are just another med---sometimes the dose just aint right. Hang in there!!! This is a new one...and highly recommended. I have had trouble finding drs in my area that deal with both bipolar disorder and adhd. It is already a bit of a drive to see this guy. Well, it takes time, you know? If this guy's as good as the recommendations, maybe he can tweak something in 10 minutes med-wise. You know? Like adjusting a derailleur--you dont need a whole tuneup everytime you skip a gear. Do you have a therapist behind the doc? Hang in there. Its all about forward motion!!!!!!!! Yep, I've got a therapist that I really like. Good, thats half the battle. I havent found one I like yet. They are all OK at the beginning. Then they tell me whats REALLY wrong with me. HA! |
| 2009-12-11 10:31 AM in reply to: #1319576 |
Expert 671 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Bad day....Need to get outside and ride to brighten it. Meds don't seem to be working so we are trying something new. I'm impatient but do realize I can't change or fix it immediately. I'm new to this thread so will need to read for a while to catch up on everyone. Just talking helps. |
| 2009-12-11 11:11 AM in reply to: #2554110 |
Expert 1158 Chicagoland | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! cayrip - 2009-12-11 10:31 AM Bad day....Need to get outside and ride to brighten it. Meds don't seem to be working so we are trying something new. I'm impatient but do realize I can't change or fix it immediately. I'm new to this thread so will need to read for a while to catch up on everyone. Just talking helps. Well don't despair, I have been lookin for the magic combo for awhile. It is frustrating but you are trying so that is half the battle. And talking does help!!! |
| 2009-12-11 11:25 AM in reply to: #2553589 |
Expert 671 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! blairrob - 2009-12-11 12:23 AM What in God's name can a Psychiatrist do in 5-10 minutes? That seems wrong, particularly when your a new patient. Good luck with him and keep us posted- I sure hope he shows better colours soon. December can be a tough month, but it also can be a great month. Hope its the latter! Blair Psychiatrists diagnose chronic pain in Colorado that fast and give out medical maryjane scripts even faster. It is comical to watch. How they aren't getting busted for malpractice I'll never know. |
| 2009-12-11 3:29 PM in reply to: #2554339 |
Extreme Veteran 1074 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! cayrip - 2009-12-11 11:25 AM blairrob - 2009-12-11 12:23 AM What in God's name can a Psychiatrist do in 5-10 minutes? That seems wrong, particularly when your a new patient. Good luck with him and keep us posted- I sure hope he shows better colours soon. December can be a tough month, but it also can be a great month. Hope its the latter! Blair Psychiatrists diagnose chronic pain in Colorado that fast and give out medical maryjane scripts even faster. It is comical to watch. How they aren't getting busted for malpractice I'll never know. Too stoned to sue? Colorado. Gotta love it. Its California at altitude!!!!!!!! |
 2009-12-16 6:12 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
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| 2009-12-17 5:31 PM in reply to: #2563358 |
| Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! melbel1038 - 2009-12-16 7:12 PM cut back on therapy? So I have been doing pretty good for about 6 months. I have been in therapy once a week for about a year and a half. I'm thinking about cutting back after the first of the year. It gets expensive ya know? Also we don't seem to do any "real work" anymore. I feel like I'm paying to talk to a girlfriend LOL. Exercise seems to keep the depression at bay. Anxiety comes and goes but I deal with it better. Do you think once a month is enough for her to keep tabs on me so I don't slip again? I do not take medication. I used to go to therapy once a week, for years. It got too expensive once I was an adult and paying for it myself, and I cut back to once a month and it was fine. The thing was, I slipped in and out of depression regardless of whether or not I was in talk therapy. It really was like paying to talk to a girlfriend. Like you, I felt like I had learned all I needed. In my case, I learned it all years earlier. Anyway, you'll never know until you try. And try journaling to keep check of your moods. |
| 2009-12-17 9:35 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Extreme Veteran 1106 , Connecticut | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Hi all, Just catching up on all the posts, getting to know people. Haven't posted in about a year. I too found working out and meds to help my mood. I went from loving the gym and taking 2-3 classes in a row to barely getting through one. I hit 50 and blood pressure went up and think that the meds are affecting my ability to train. The depression is back hard, and I am eating a lot! Feel like and the weight is coming back (never fully got it off anyway). Glad you guys are here and I'll be sticking around. |
| 2009-12-17 10:03 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Member 23 Homeless in Tacoma | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Hi, I havent checked in in a few weeks. The meds I am on are helping in some ways... not at all in others. I sure hope that next year is better than this one!! Had a colonoscopy today. Didn't go well and will be waiting for pathology and biopsy results... Yep, getting old sucks. I am not liking the age of 45.. it isn't a good year for me. Divorce is final tomorrow morning. Still homeless and waiting on USDA loan decision... Yep,,, bad year... Worst is being alone in a city with no family except ex-husband and his family.. at least they are still there. (daughter's father not the marriage that is ending tomorrow). Christmas, bah,, my daughter and I are going to spend the day watching movies, going to the theater, going for a drive and finding a good restuarant that is open. Neither of us want more. We will both spend part of christmas with her father and his family and his fiance. Funsville. But, I HAVE to be sociable some how.. Am searching for a new therapist. One that is more focused on me and helping me to move on and become stronger, not to discuss the past relationship. That wasn't helping me, I think it made it all worse. |
| 2009-12-17 10:40 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Regular 88 chicagoland, northwest indiana | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! sorry to hear but things change for reasons.... it usually helps me to get through rough times by reaching out to others who have it worse (there is always someone who has it worse).. maybe you could reach out to a food drive or christmas dinner at the local church??? i pray you have a "GREAT" Christmas!! |
| 2009-12-18 9:35 AM in reply to: #2565936 |
| Extreme Veteran 1074 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! MuscleMomma - 2009-12-17 9:35 PM Hi all, Just catching up on all the posts, getting to know people. Haven't posted in about a year. I too found working out and meds to help my mood. I went from loving the gym and taking 2-3 classes in a row to barely getting through one. I hit 50 and blood pressure went up and think that the meds are affecting my ability to train. The depression is back hard, and I am eating a lot! Feel like and the weight is coming back (never fully got it off anyway). Glad you guys are here and I'll be sticking around. Hey, welcome back!!!! Everyone is here for everyone. We need you here to help us along, and maybe we can help you, so stick around! |
| 2009-12-19 9:22 AM in reply to: #2563358 |
| Champion 7931 Sequim, Washington | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! melbel1038 - 2009-12-16 4:12 PM cut back on therapy? So I have been doing pretty good for about 6 months. I have been in therapy once a week for about a year and a half. I'm thinking about cutting back after the first of the year. It gets expensive ya know? Also we don't seem to do any "real work" anymore. I feel like I'm paying to talk to a girlfriend LOL. Exercise seems to keep the depression at bay. Anxiety comes and goes but I deal with it better. Do you think once a month is enough for her to keep tabs on me so I don't slip again? I do not take medication. Or maybe you could see her every other week for a while and see how that goes. |
| 2009-12-19 6:03 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Extreme Veteran 1112 Las Vegas | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! People don't always realize that the "holiday season" is not always a fun, happy time for everyone. Gowing up in an Italian Catholic neighborhood, we were the only Jewish family around and the only non Catholic kids in school, so being different as a kid wanting to fit in, was not too much fun. In addition, we have a history of two family deaths, one on Christmas day and the other on Christmas eve. Oh well, I guess I will do what I have learned to do so well. Smile, be polite, and fake it that I am happy. |
| 2009-12-19 6:41 PM in reply to: #2569068 |
| Member 23 Homeless in Tacoma | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! We have planned out Christmas day and are looking forward to it. We are not celebrating as others are doing but going to the movies. My daughter's father is having Christmas dinner on Saturday with his family and has invited me to come along and join his family and fiance. Very nice of them I think.. especially of his fiance. but I will go. My daughter doesnt want to celebrate unless I am with her. My oldest daughter is in Alaska with her father. It is very hard though, I have found, for others to understand. I am sorry that you have "gotten good at it". |
| 2009-12-19 8:19 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Veteran 221 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! I was having a hard time with the loneliness so I put up a little christmas tree and wrapped up some presents with candy in them for myself. I also bought myself a few books I wanted to read. My holiday is going decent so far. Hopefully my family won't ruin it.  |
| 2009-12-19 10:02 PM in reply to: #2569228 |
| Extreme Veteran 1074 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! sarahswhere - 2009-12-19 8:19 PM I was having a hard time with the loneliness so I put up a little christmas tree and wrapped up some presents with candy in them for myself. I also bought myself a few books I wanted to read. My holiday is going decent so far. Hopefully my family won't ruin it. Nobody can ruin something as idyllic as a little tree with packages of candy under it! No matter what goes down with the family, you have that tree and those presents and they make you happy! Keep the vision. Hang in there!!! |
| 2009-12-21 9:36 AM in reply to: #2569228 |
| Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! sarahswhere - 2009-12-19 9:19 PM I was having a hard time with the loneliness so I put up a little christmas tree and wrapped up some presents with candy in them for myself. I also bought myself a few books I wanted to read. My holiday is going decent so far. Hopefully my family won't ruin it. Same here on the loneliness + tree + book presents.  I haven't checked in here in a while and hope everyone is getting through the holidays as best as they can. It is a really tough part of the year for me....it has been, for some years now, but I just moved out into an apartment and away from my wife of 34.5 years. One of the good things is that I have been able to hold the darkness away for the most part and I have also started on a journey of discovery about me and why the relationship failed after so long. The first thing I have come to know is that we were in a codependent relationship and while I may have known this on some level I didn't realize my part in it and the fact that I was also codependent in my actions....all along I thought I was just helping and "expected" to do everything. Most of the information I have learned so far has come from a GREAT BOOK...."Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie. Heavy stuff but very relevant for me. Right now I am bored and after I decorated the apartment for Christmas I realized that no one but me would see it. So I got busy and made some plans to have my son and grand-daughters over and also one of my training partners. So glad I did that.We have not started the divorce process yet and are not until the holidays are over. Hopefully we can come to an agreement and not spend what little money either of us has on attorneys. I have signed up for a marathon in March and have started training for that and that is helping a TON. Even just the social interaction with several members of our Tri club that are doing the race is wonderful. Everyone here please remember that there is help out there and there is help here on BT, even if it is just a thread like this...use these to get through the day...the week...and the season. Take care and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you. Steve |
| 2009-12-21 2:11 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Champion 7931 Sequim, Washington | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Sorry that the holidays are so rough for many of you. I am hoping that the time I spend with my family will go well this year...There are so much stress there for me...I haven't been able to go there without a xanax on board...that or I end up having an anxiety attack, leaving, and spending the remainder of the day all out of sorts. |
| 2009-12-21 4:30 PM in reply to: #1319576 |
| Expert 904 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Hi everyone. I was diagnoised with postpartum depression back in April. I have been on Zoloft since then. They started my medicine out with the smallest doseage, but now I am at the highest doseage. I have really bad anxiety and I have been having some really bad days lately. I haven't slept a whole night since February/March of this year, the doctor can't put me on any other type of medicine until I stop nursing my daughter. I have been to a pschyologist, but I'm not very fond of going to them. When I went to the pschyologist she just kept telling me about her other patients and she would always forget what we talked about the last time I was there, or we would talk about the same things. |
| 2009-12-21 4:52 PM in reply to: #2571789 |
| Expert 1158 Chicagoland | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! iwantotri - 2009-12-21 4:30 PM Hi everyone. I was diagnoised with postpartum depression back in April. I have been on Zoloft since then. They started my medicine out with the smallest doseage, but now I am at the highest doseage. I have really bad anxiety and I have been having some really bad days lately. I haven't slept a whole night since February/March of this year, the doctor can't put me on any other type of medicine until I stop nursing my daughter. I have been to a pschyologist, but I'm not very fond of going to them. When I went to the pschyologist she just kept telling me about her other patients and she would always forget what we talked about the last time I was there, or we would talk about the same things. Sorry about the bad days. You have a choice your psychologist. I have been through a lot until I came to one who was addressing my problems. You need to feel secure with someone, it's your money! One warning about Zoloft, it may cause weight gain. It did with me and a friend. I am not sure there is a substitute but I would stay on unless the doctor can substitute. Hopefully it won't have that effect on you. I am not trying to give you bad news, just that I have been on so many different meds that I know a lot of the side effects. Going to the gym is a great idea, even if you are there for 30 minutes. You just gotta keep going! |
| 2009-12-25 2:55 PM in reply to: #2565976 |
| Veteran 221 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! donna999 - 2009-12-17 10:03 PM Hi, I havent checked in in a few weeks. The meds I am on are helping in some ways... not at all in others. I sure hope that next year is better than this one!! Had a colonoscopy today. Didn't go well and will be waiting for pathology and biopsy results... Yep, getting old sucks. I am not liking the age of 45.. it isn't a good year for me. Divorce is final tomorrow morning. Still homeless and waiting on USDA loan decision... Yep,,, bad year... Worst is being alone in a city with no family except ex-husband and his family.. at least they are still there. (daughter's father not the marriage that is ending tomorrow). Christmas, bah,, my daughter and I are going to spend the day watching movies, going to the theater, going for a drive and finding a good restuarant that is open. Neither of us want more. We will both spend part of christmas with her father and his family and his fiance. Funsville. But, I HAVE to be sociable some how.. Am searching for a new therapist. One that is more focused on me and helping me to move on and become stronger, not to discuss the past relationship. That wasn't helping me, I think it made it all worse. Hey, hope your holiday is going better than you could have imagined. My mom missed her flight this morning, so she might not be able to make the visit. Just wanted you to know I was thinking of you and wishing you a happy holiday. |
| 2009-12-25 6:13 PM in reply to: #2577653 |
| Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! Here's hoping that all of us made it through the main part of the "holiday Season" in tact. It has been a very up and down time for me and some of the people I am regularly in touch with here on BT and in real life. The main thing I am most proud of is that I have been able to keep the completely "dark" days at bay for almost 3 months now. What creeps in now is more like boredom and frustration more so than depression. Training for a March marathon with an accountability running partner is REALLY helping with my need for social interaction....I am retired and having just moved...I got nobody to interact with or just hang out with. Currently I am looking for a professional to start Cognitive Therapy with and I'm doing an enormous amount of reading/studying on codependency and being more self-aware and self-loving....I am excited about this but I feel the need to finally get hooked up with a psychiatrist and see what happens. Hope all is well for you guys and gals....and remember that New Years eve is a VERY stressful time for those of us that are prone to bouts of depression...especially those that self-medicate.....be VERY careful out there. Steve |
| 2009-12-26 6:56 AM in reply to: #2571789 |
| Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Depression and Moods- Check in! iwantotri - 2009-12-22 4:30 AM Hi everyone. I was diagnoised with postpartum depression back in April. I have been on Zoloft since then. They started my medicine out with the smallest doseage, but now I am at the highest doseage. I have really bad anxiety and I have been having some really bad days lately. I haven't slept a whole night since February/March of this year, the doctor can't put me on any other type of medicine until I stop nursing my daughter. I have been to a pschyologist, but I'm not very fond of going to them. When I went to the pschyologist she just kept telling me about her other patients and she would always forget what we talked about the last time I was there, or we would talk about the same things. A special Yanti {{{MELON PRESS}}} for you. I don't know what postpartum depression is like, but I know very, very well what major depression and "really bad anxiety" is like. The lack of sleep can really take a toll on you, too. It is definitely touch-and-go with psych meds and nursing ... is your doctor a psychiatrist? Or are you getting Zoloft from your GP? Psychologists are like any other relationship--might take a few before you really "click" with one. I've always done better with ones who give me specific things to do or to try, or take me through specific imagery or other types of psychological exercises during our sessions. Here in Indonesia it's very slim pickin's on what kind of medications you can get and there aren't any Western-style psychologists where I'm at. I've done astonishingly well in very difficult circumstances with meditation and intensive writing therapy. If you want to know, feel free to PM me. You are in my thoughts. |
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