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New to forum - babbling about meds, life changes..

Posted by moodsalot on January 2, 2003, at 18:52:54

Hi everyone. I'm been reading posts for a few weeks now and decided it's time for me to post. If I bore anyone please forgive, I just need to vent. I'm 42 and have been depressed since I was a teenager. I was on and off of wellbutrin since the late 80's. I usually had a good response to it --- it really took me out of major episodes fairly quickly. I have long-term chronic, low-grade depression with periodic episodes of major depression. I've also come to terms over the last couple of years that I have ADD. Fortuneately, Wellbutrin is good for depression and ADD. Anyway, over the summer I quit the wellbutrin -- couldn't take it anymore: too many problems with sleep, irritable, bad temper, tense muscles, social phobia. I was put on Celexa and Ritalin. Celexa made me too sleepy. Finally saw a pharmapsyche doc and he put me on Lexapro 2 days ago (I'm still taking the Ritalin also). I hope something works. I'm making major changes in my life - either this is good or I'm making a big mistake. Yikes! I've resigned my job eff. next week and intend to have a more autonomous existence. I plan on working part time, doing some work from home, spending more time with my child and generally trying to change my life in a way that makes more sense for someone with depression and ADD. I'm tired of trying to make my life revolve around my earning a living rather than making the earning a living revolve around my life and shortcomings. Does that make sense to anyone? I read a great book last year about women and ADD and how certain professions just don't work for people like us. I've been in one of those professions for many years now. So I made the leap! I'm exhilerated, i'm scared, i'm motivated! (Not to worry - I'm not manic LOL) I can always get another job in my field if this experiment bombs. But, if it works, God, it would be great. Please please please hope with me that I don't go into a major depression and have to get a real job again because I can't handle the life without structure! Please hope this change makes me soar, not land with a thud! Anyway, thanks for listening. Judy


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