Posted by gabbix2 on August 3, 2003, at 16:39:07
In reply to Re: Hello Yesac » gabbix2, posted by yesac on August 3, 2003, at 15:59:17
Hey,
Lets see, what I've learned in depression school.
I suspect your brain is playing the really nasty anxiety trick on you. Which is, you'd be feeling
the anxiety/depression anyway, but brains being what they are, they have to find a reason to attach the anxiety too, so they will make you freak about things that perhaps aren't even really problems.I know thats what my brain does. If my life is secure, but anxiety rears its ugly head due to chemical imbalance, I'll suddenly suspect that my closest friends are angry with me, or get overly upset about something like a skein of wool. Try to keep that in mind, if you are really panicking over money that might not be as serious as you think.
As for medication. Thats tricky, some people need cocktails of medication and you do have to keep trying, and its exhausting. I was fortunate, my first Psychiatrist was a genius, I don't have him anymore which is why I'm suffering now.
But it took 5 different medications, and then the addition of dexedrine, and a thyroid medication
to keep me stable for 8 years. Some people have had to try as many as 27.
Its incredibly difficult especially if you have a Dr who wants you to take one pill and merrily
walk off into the sunset. My current G.P, said to me last week he was "Sick and tired of this"
Fortunately Dr's no longer intimidate me, but at one time that would have had me in tears.
I simply said "YOU'RE TIRED OF IT! THIS IS MY LIFE! You're a young Dr perhaps you can use this as a learning experience. I still can't believe
I talk that way now, but you have to.The web has helped me a lot, its good to arm yourself with the knowledge that having you settle for half a life is not what a good physician expects and you have a right to feel normal.
And don't worry about long posts, they always seem longer to write than to read.
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