Anyone still feeling this?

Is anyone still having bouts of depression? I am down 162 . But I am still having very down days. I have no idea why. Has anyone else had these mood swings more than before the surgery?

yes, I have. I think we are missing the comfort that was afford to us being so much over weight now there are somethings we have to deal with. I know you are the same person inside but people treat you differently for one reason or another.

Yes, it still hits me too sometimes. The old ghosts and thoughts are hard to fight back sometimes. It doesn't seem like it has to do specifically with self esteem or body image so I'm not sure if it's physiological or not. Hang in there. We'll get through this too. Carey 243/161/130

We had surgery on the same day Carey!!! What a day that was!!! I am 103 lbs down. I am flying to Sc on Wed., with no fear of the tiny airplane seats. Have we talked before Carey? I live in Arizona. Sandy in Tucson Dr. Fang...revision---rny---open---11/04/04 340/237/150

Joe, This is how someone explained it to me: Often persons who are obese, especially those who are obese for a long period of their lives, are very often depressed. They tend to self-medicate with food. When we get surgery, we are unable to self-medicate like we used to.... this can precipitate depressive episodes.... Careful now, because the tendency is for humans to do anything to stay out of pain.... so instead of dealing with the depression with therapy and medication.... we can easily self-medicate with other things like alcohol, sex, drama in relationships, drugs, shopping..... anything that give us that same high and numbed out feeling..... I have been struggling with this myself.... my therapist and I have concluded that I have probably self medicated with food for over 30 yrs??!!!! Bizarre and mind blowing concept. So, we are back to root causes and building foundations that were never there in the first place... Hang in there! YOu are not alone! I would advise supports groups, individual therapy, and medication if needed. B

Hey Joe - Yup, I sometimes get down in the dumps. It's a long road and I think that it's probably normal to get down sometimes. I talked to my doc and I'm taking Effexor 75mg. It really has helped. I feel pretty normal and happy most of the time but there are still times when I feel depressed. Talk to your doctor and see what he recommends. Good luck - you're not alone by any stretch of the imagination!! Take care, Deb

Hi Joe, I am now just climbing out of a 2 month long blue funk. It has been terrible. I enjoyed reading the reply from Sphinxy One. It made me understand some things. I am so glad for this site it is a life saver. Lizzi S