LONG: depression update

i'm so glad that you're feeling better. actually, your post was what gave me the courage to post about my own battle of depression - so i really thank you for that. i did talk with my psychiatrist the other day, and she has doubled my prozac for the time being. i go and see her on aug. 22, so if i've not noticed an improvement by then, i'm going to push her to put me on something else - though, it seems as if i've tried just about everything out there. i can't take wellbutrin at all, as it caused me to have some pretty severe heart palpitations. this board - and the people on it - are truly amazing. you all have helped me recognize, deal with, and begin to accept so many things about this surgery, myself, and life in general. i honestly don't think that i could've ever made it this far without all of you. take care, kym

Kym, Please don't feel alone. Many if not all of us have struggled with many similar issues. It seems like the WLS, while not directly connected to other changes, has become a magnet for change--and that brings stress. You have faced many changes which you did not directly plan, and that is hard, especially the loss of your precious furbaby. I don't have any easy answers--all that any of us can do is to keep on trying to live each day the best we can. Sometimes we are the windshield... sometimes we are the bug! Do push your medical people to find an antidepressant that helps you cope better, and look for some small simple pleasures (a starry night, a sunset, a flower, a bubble bath, a book). Be your own best friend. Buy yourself some grocery store flowers! Pick a movie and go with your DH. Do just one tiny thing for yourself each day. You deserve it. And no--sleeping in doesn't count! Post here anytime. You are a regular, not a lurker, silly! Joy

are you sure sleeping in can't count?! lol my dr. has doubled my dosage of prozac, so hopefully that will help. i go and see her on aug. 22, so if i haven't noticed a significant improvement by then, i am going to push her to give me something else. i've also managed to convince my husband to go to my next counseling appointment with me, so i am very hopeful about that, as well. so, things seem to be looking up - if even just a little. thanks so much for all of your advice - it really means a lot to me. and, as silly as it may sound, for you to refer to me as a regular and not a lurker really meant a lot to me. i come to this board several times a day, but most of the time i honestly don't feel like i have a whole lot to contribute...even when i feel like i might, i just don't feel like i have the energy or motivation to actually type out a response. thank you so very much, kym