Psycho-Babble 2000 Thread 1003

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Update on me...

Posted by Racer on January 24, 2003, at 23:07:52

My husband took me to the pdoc tonight, and asked the One Really Important Question: what's withdrawal like for this drug? He wouldn't let me go back on the Effexor, not no way, not no how, not in this lifetime LOL.

Anyway, pdoc wants me back on drugs, yecch, but we're going to try Lexapro this time. See if it helps.

What doesn't help is that Beloved Husband was laid off, we're broke, life sux, and I'm not imagining it. Makes it hard to say whether I'm depressed or realistic, you know? The doctor asked if my "agitation and irritibility" was general or situational, and the answer was, "gee, *I* think it's situational, but it does seem as if there's a pretty constant situation..."

Today is better, but I'm pretty low. Of course, the big question is: how reasonable is it to be low in my situation?

And anyone here read Dave Barry? I think he's right: Weapons of Mass Destruction should be the name of a rock band...

 

Re: Update on me... » Racer

Posted by shar on January 25, 2003, at 2:20:36

In reply to Update on me..., posted by Racer on January 24, 2003, at 23:07:52

Racer,
Good luck with the Lexapro. I agree, sometimes life sucks in general and it's natural to worry about it. That doesn't mean that, for some of us who've had chemical imbalances, meds won't help. They could make a positive difference, and I hope so.

Also, it's nice that you have your husband to go with you and help deal with it. I'm coming to believe that life is pretty much a two-person job (doesn't have to be the same person for everything...friends, family, spouses and their equivalents, etc.).

Please keep posting about how you are.
Shar

 

Re: Update on me... » Racer

Posted by judy1 on January 25, 2003, at 13:50:25

In reply to Update on me..., posted by Racer on January 24, 2003, at 23:07:52

I think I read somewhere that financial problems are the number one stressor on a marriage (and self). So personally I think you have a very legitimite reason to feel distressed and I would look at ways to deal with that situation- filing for unemployment, temp jobs, borrowing money from family, etc. I find that I feel empowered when I deal (and you are fortunate that the 2 of you can lean on each other) with a problem, and that leads to less depression and anxiety. best of luck- judy

 

Re: Update on me... » Racer

Posted by kath on January 25, 2003, at 17:29:32

In reply to Update on me..., posted by Racer on January 24, 2003, at 23:07:52

I love Dave Berry!

It's pretty hard to tell if the way you feel is situational, I agree!

I certainly hope things make a turn for the better for you & your husband.

Kath xoxo


> My husband took me to the pdoc tonight, and asked the One Really Important Question: what's withdrawal like for this drug? He wouldn't let me go back on the Effexor, not no way, not no how, not in this lifetime LOL.
>
> Anyway, pdoc wants me back on drugs, yecch, but we're going to try Lexapro this time. See if it helps.
>
> What doesn't help is that Beloved Husband was laid off, we're broke, life sux, and I'm not imagining it. Makes it hard to say whether I'm depressed or realistic, you know? The doctor asked if my "agitation and irritibility" was general or situational, and the answer was, "gee, *I* think it's situational, but it does seem as if there's a pretty constant situation..."
>
> Today is better, but I'm pretty low. Of course, the big question is: how reasonable is it to be low in my situation?
>
> And anyone here read Dave Barry? I think he's right: Weapons of Mass Destruction should be the name of a rock band...

 

Re: Update on me...

Posted by noa on January 25, 2003, at 18:15:53

In reply to Re: Update on me... » Racer, posted by kath on January 25, 2003, at 17:29:32

Racer, sorry you are having such a hard time! Hard financial times are rough enough, but even moreso with depression.

Money is one of the things I worry about a lot. It is less severe now that I have paid off my debts and bought a home (after many years of really struggling and getting further and further into debt). I was just lucky that circumstances turned out in a way that allowed me to pay them off. But I still live very close to the line from paycheck to paycheck (therapy and meds being one of my biggest expenses, of course), and I worry about not having any kind of cushion should I lose my job.

Money worries are stressful! So, your depression could be a very normal response to a bad situation. I don't know if this happens to you, but I also get depression and panic ABOUT my depression, and that just makes the whole thing much worse. This happens especially after I've been in remission for a while, which sounds like is the case for you. But I've discovered that after remission (on medication), the new episodes do remit more quickly. I am working with my therapist to not react so panicky to depressed moods, and just to try to be less judgmental toward myself.

I'll be thinking of you. Take care.

 

Re: Update on me... » noa

Posted by judy1 on January 26, 2003, at 12:04:52

In reply to Re: Update on me..., posted by noa on January 25, 2003, at 18:15:53

I'm glad you're working with a therapist to stop the 'disaster' thinking- it does go round and round and there are lots of tricks (CBT) to stop it. Lots of homework too :-), good luck- judy

 

Re: Update on me...

Posted by stjames on January 26, 2003, at 14:33:15

In reply to Update on me..., posted by Racer on January 24, 2003, at 23:07:52

yes, but if the stress level is high for a while
that will effect your depression & other mental
illness. I does for me. I am a rock unless the stress level is too high for too long.
Then the depression breaks through big time.

I take atavin during these times, and
this seems to stop the depression from
breaking through due to stress.

HEY RACER !!!!!

 

Re: Update on me... » stjames

Posted by Racer on January 26, 2003, at 20:08:45

In reply to Re: Update on me..., posted by stjames on January 26, 2003, at 14:33:15

HEY, ST JAMES!!!

How the hell are you?

 

Re: Update on me...

Posted by stjames on January 28, 2003, at 19:47:19

In reply to Re: Update on me... » stjames, posted by Racer on January 26, 2003, at 20:08:45

> HEY, ST JAMES!!!
>
> How the hell are you?

Very well. I am now the "Routing and Security Administrator" for a large ISP. I am enjoying
having a state wide network to play with & am learning a bunch.

j


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