Getting down
About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with depression after my grandmother died. I pulled myself together but now I think that it is back. I can't seem to get out of this slum I am in. I cry at anything, bite my family's heads off at everything and I don't want my husband to touch me. I don't know what I have to be down about. My family is wonderful and except for wanting alittle more money in the bank life is generally good. I hate feeling like this. I just want to feel normal again. Since my surgery my doctor and I can't seem to get my thyroid under control and I am hoping that has something to do with my moods. I don't want to go back on medicine again for the depression. I hate knowing that I am taking "crazy" medicine (that's what I call it). My husband says take the medicine atleast you feel normal on it. I am lucky in the husband department. He is very understanding and loving to me. I hate that I treat him badly when I get like this.
Thanks for letting me vent and listening.
Rhonda
Hi Rhonda, Just a little word of advise. Take the medicine! I'm not on medicine but my husband is (takes Zoloft) and I'm very thankful that he is. It really was putting a strain on our marriage and our family. There is nothing wrong with needing to take medicine, you are not crazy! But sometimes we just need a little help... Do it for yourself and for your family. From someone who cares!
Jill
Hi Rhonda. You are so not alone - there are many many people (not me, yet!) who take medicine to help with depression. You have been through a lot over the past 10 months and with the weight loss your body is going through a lot of changes (hormones, etc., etc.) so a little help from a pill is not at all a sign of weakness. It's not crazy medicine; it's happy medicine! It'll make you happy and more in control. What a great husband you have too! You are very lucky. I hope you feel better soon. Have a great day, at least try to anyway.
Hi Rhonda,
my hubby, at one time, felt like you, that you had to be 'crazy' to take anything for your 'moods'. He thought we could, 'snap out of it' ourselves. HE felt this way until I got really ill for a long time and suffered from severe depression and went on Prozac for over a year. Now he understands that it is a chemical imbalance and the pills only put back what is missing in our bodies that we need. We're not 'crazy', just missing a chemical. Just try thinking of it that way, and it'll be easier to take the pill that way, and you'll be feeling like yourself in no time.
Nona
I too have suffered for years with depression. I have tried different antidepressants and some made me feel worse or like a zombie. I found Celexa about 3 years ago and take it religiously. My husband even makes sure I am not out because he has been there when I would cry uncontrollably or want to check out of this world not caring about anything anymore and he knows that this medication keeps me balanced and "normal". I know I am not crazy (but I used to not know this and would never outwardly tell someone I was on medication for treatment of depression) and that my chemicals in my brain are imbalanced and this keeps them under control.
If your cholesterol or blood pressure was too high, you would take something to treat that, you ARE NOT crazy, you are like the millions of other Americans who battle this dreaded disease. Our bodies have been through hell and back in the past year and sometimes we need a little nudge to help us along.
Please consult your PCP and get back on your meds. You'll be back to your wonderful self in no time! Gook luck, I will be praying for you.
Staci
@goal My best friend is also the best person I know in the world. She has to take something for depression, and I am so happy she did. It was affecting her physically and I was afraid she would end up having a heart attack! Please don't be afraid of anything that helps you. Those people around you love you and need you.
Allison
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