kinda OT: Advice to Pre/post ops

jhadden
on 3/7/06 8:36 am - Danbury, CT
Hi, I want to first say that it was very brave of you to share that very personal experience with us. Depression is such a dark place. I have been there and disagree with many about the meds. I think the medication helps immensely. It is like night and day for me. Without it, I wake up with no hope, nothing to look forward to, a feeling of doom, a sinking feeling in the depths of my stomach. What makes it more difficult is that the word "depressed" is used so innapropriately. People say i'm depressed to describe a bad mood, when it is much, much more than that. The medication controls the imbalance and gives your brain what it needs to function properly. When you find the right medication, you will certainly know it. I wake up with a renewed optimism and energy. You want to be with people and get out and live life. Before I wanted to hide in my house and hated being around people. What I'm saying is that depression is serious and, in my opinion, needs to be treated medically. Antidepressents sometimes take up to four weeks or more to really kick in. Give them a chance. When they are working, you will know it. Hang in there; there is always tomorrow and things will get better. My friend committed suicide due to depression and alcoholism. I always wonder, if he had just hung in there one more day, would he have connected with someone who would have made a difference, would he have discovered the right meds, would he have found hope? I will never know. And, because he ended his life, the world is missing out on a very special person. Fight it and get the help you need. It sounds like there are many people who love you and care about you, well worth living for. You are in my prayers; you can beat this thing!
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