I agree with Sparticus. It doesnt help, but you cant go without it either. The most difficult part for me is trying to get the right medication, have tried three different ones so far and its not helping. Prozac worked but that made me completely "dead" like Mila said you loose yourself.
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I agree with Sparticus. It doesnt help, but you cant go without it either. The most difficult part for me is trying to get the right medication, have tried three different ones so far and its not helping. Prozac worked but that made me completely "dead" like Mila said you loose yourself.
WaxLyrical
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For me the meds just made it worse because you become so dependant on them you literally lose control.I became more depressed in trying to wean myself off them that the actual thing that caused the depression in the first place.
Ekstasis
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Lots of sufferers on Mybb
DominionZA
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A typical forumite for you. I have said it a couple of times that almost everyone on myBB has some sort of condition.
Go to CA and see them episodes. Sick joke I know.
copacetic
King of the Hippies
Thanks, will take a look.
Aye, nothing more irritating than someone piping up 'man I've had a crap day, I'm so depressed'.
Really now? Try 15 or so years of deep mental torment and then come back to me ****face. 
Good stuff.
What the hell are you talking about?
copacetic
King of the Hippies
Proud of you copa, you're a great guy and you've turned out great in my eyes, even if you feel like life may not always be
I need to get some money together so i can go and see a doctor too
Do it. Thank you sir, I only hope that it might help some other folk with their struggles.
What puzzle me is. When doctors ask me Are you Clinicly depressed?
How the fark should I know? is there a diffrent kind?
I know how I feel. I know I should not. Does that help?
They give me the stinky eye and give me meds. Which takes away all my "milaness", and I end up not liking myself... again.
Fark.
Thanx for your post
Have you seen a mental health professional, or just a GP? As for taking away your 'selfness', that was one thing I was very worried about, but it turns out that the drug I am taking doesn't do that at all - On the contrary, I feel more capable of being how I've always wanted to be. It's pretty wonderful, actually.
A pleasure indeed. It's nice to know we are not alone.
Not really, there are many thousands of people on this site, and only a small handful have responded as 'sufferers'.
In any event, I'd be willing to make a bet that most of the depressed people are probably the most interesting and empathic people, so we do get something out of it.
D3nz
Honorary Master
My sympathy to all who have depression...being on the verge of toppling into it sometimes, I
do understand how you feel. Being in mental anguish and stress must be very painful,but I
just want to ask if you understand how the people close to you feel ?
My husband was diagnosed with depression in 2006. I have 2 children and there were days
I felt like I had 3 children to worry about.
There were even days I felt like I don't need this in my life. I can't take this crap anymore.
Sometime's it's hard having to be strong all the time...but my husband is an amazing man and
I love him too damn much to ever give up on him.
So while I know you are the one who has depression, spare a thought for the people who have
to put up with you. It's no picnic for us either.
do understand how you feel. Being in mental anguish and stress must be very painful,but I
just want to ask if you understand how the people close to you feel ?
My husband was diagnosed with depression in 2006. I have 2 children and there were days
I felt like I had 3 children to worry about.
There were even days I felt like I don't need this in my life. I can't take this crap anymore.
Sometime's it's hard having to be strong all the time...but my husband is an amazing man and
I love him too damn much to ever give up on him.
So while I know you are the one who has depression, spare a thought for the people who have
to put up with you. It's no picnic for us either.
copacetic
King of the Hippies
My sympathy to all who have depression...being on the verge of toppling into it sometimes, I
do understand how you feel. Being in mental anguish and stress must be very painful,but I
just want to ask if you understand how the people close to you feel ?
My husband was diagnosed with depression in 2006. I have 2 children and there were days
I felt like I had 3 children to worry about.
There were even days I felt like I don't need this in my life. I can't take this crap anymore.
Sometime's it's hard having to be strong all the time...but my husband is an amazing man and
I love him too damn much to ever give up on him.
So while I know you are the one who has depression, spare a thought for the people who have
to put up with you. It's no picnic for us either.
Absolutely.
In some sense, I now see my future being to a degree invested in reparations to those who had to deal with me all these years.
There are many people close to me who also suffer from real depression, so I am very fortunate to have many who can truly empathize. Those who have not been through it can't understand it, period, and I don't say that with any recrimination - It's just not possible.
One thing that is helpful though is some gentle prodding, poking and pushing (thanks again, to you know who.
), as it's very difficult to clamber out of the hole you find yourself in. One thing that I lost is perspective, and the only way to get that back is via other people.
I though that was just called "having to go to work"
haha
To a degree, but people that suffer from depression, like myself, have bouts where they wish they'd died in their sleep, the idea of bunking work & getting fired yields no direct consequence in their minds, ie: when you are depressed your entire outlook on life is warped, you can go through episodes where death/losing your job/everything doesn't phase you and it can get worse.
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Wow, hurts to read this. G'luck dude. I think I need to go see someone.
Yuu
Executive Member
Copa , should make this a sticky Depression support thread .
Really brave of you and the others for sharing, love you all.
.Really brave of you and the others for sharing, love you all
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copacetic
King of the Hippies
haha
To a degree, but people that suffer from depression, like myself, have bouts where they wish they'd died in their sleep, the idea of bunking work & getting fired yields no direct consequence in their minds, ie: when you are depressed your entire outlook on life is warped, you can go through episodes where death/losing your job/everything doesn't phase you and it can get worse.
Yep.
If you feel like you should, do it, you have nothing to lose.
Copa , should make this a sticky Depression support thread
Really brave of you and the others for sharing, love you all
A pleasure.
Don't temp him, he's always wanted to be known as The Master of Sorrow
I am now the happy piper of joy and light, mother****er.
Vitamins and minerals may help keep the billy goats at bay. Though if you suffer with anxiety as well perhaps speak to your doctor first and start with small doses. Also make sure your Vitamin D levels are adequate and that you get enough magnesium. Magnesium has been known to show results in treatment resistant depression.
Depression can even progress to a catatonic state so there is no lowest state.
This I can concur. There's an amazing mind-body connection that helps us fight whatever it is we're fighting but with depression that very organ is the one that's sick.
I'm sorry but it does not sound like you know what you're talking about. Depression is not just having the blues. You can't just sleep it off and feel better. Often you'll actually hear people say they go to bed feeling good and wake up with no will to live.
Depression can even progress to a catatonic state so there is no lowest state.
InternetSwag
Expert Member
I get depressed because I'm stupid and I worry about my future.
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Picard
Guest
In many respects I have a great slot in this world ... a group of friends that are some of the most fantastic people on the planet,
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tl:dr - I was forced at gunpoint to make love to a billy goat last night, and now I've got a really strange rash on my penis and I don't know what to do. Further, the dwarf who orchestrated the whole thing is demanding money, which I don't have, otherwise he's going to put a video of the event on the internet.
Tl:dr ... rest of thread.
Concerning the part I quoted, I have reservations about the people you choose to hang out with.
copacetic
King of the Hippies
I'm now in my second week of treatment with Escitalopram and Clonazepam for anxiety
Spent the first week yawning constantly. That's subsided a bit now but other certain other side effects have appeared
Hopefully I should start seeing positive results soon
Spent the first week yawning constantly. That's subsided a bit now but other certain other side effects have appeared
Hopefully I should start seeing positive results soon
demon angel
Expert Member
Nice thread Copa.
I had a terrible bout of depression myself last year with the same characteristics you explained in your first post.
I'm was the biggest worry pot known to man and thought I was bipolar or something as I have never suffered this much in my life
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I eventually got on to try epilim CR 200 and I have never felt better in my life.
I have GAD and have had my whole life without even knowing it.
However it was acceptance of self and slowly working through the issues I had no control over that has made an even bigger difference.
Thanks for sharing your story as you really have to fall into that pit of depression to understand it.
I had a terrible bout of depression myself last year with the same characteristics you explained in your first post.
I'm was the biggest worry pot known to man and thought I was bipolar or something as I have never suffered this much in my life
.
I eventually got on to try epilim CR 200 and I have never felt better in my life.
I have GAD and have had my whole life without even knowing it.
However it was acceptance of self and slowly working through the issues I had no control over that has made an even bigger difference.
Thanks for sharing your story as you really have to fall into that pit of depression to understand it.