Can't believe no one has rep;ied to your post. I don't think it is an uncommon problem to. Used to be a sub-group that offered support for "transfer addictions" as they call them. Hang-in there and keep trying. I find that a drug called Campra has helped me.

Today I am grateful..

For the people who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor and all the Veterans that have served our country..  If you can read this thank a teacher and since you are reading it in English thank a Veteran..

That I live in this Great country..

That I am not a Jets fan..

For the lights of my life..

For another day to pay it forward..

Here are the words to the song..

STAND BACK UP BY SUGARLAND

Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
Only human aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when I say,

I will stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid, and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,

I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
There's a light that just won't let me,
It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,

I've weathered all these storms,
But I just turn them into wind, so I can fly,
What don't kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
That's when I'll just give up,

So, go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you can't keep me down,

'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,

You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.

 This is RobinKY.  I had to make a new login because I forgot my passwords.  I have suffered from depression for over 10 years now.  The first week of November I had myself hospitalized because my meds were not working, and since I knew the surgery was getting closer I wanted to get them straightened out.  The Program Manager of the hospital I am/was going through called one day to check on my status with my CPAP.  I thinking it was no big deal mentioned my hospital stay.  She then told me that before they would go any further they would need a letter from the doctor who treated me saying I am ok for the surgery.  When I went to the doctor she said she felt comfortable writing the letter for me, and it shouldn't be a problem.  Well there were several doctors involved in my treatment, and one wrote in my records that I MAY be bipolar.  This was the first I had heard of it.  The Program Coordinator called me and told me that the surgeon who was going to do my surgery said he would need another 6 months before he would consider doing the surgery.  I was literally days from setting a date.  Naturally, I was devastated.  She then went on to say that if I was bipolar that they would under no cir****tances do the surgery.  So here are my options:  Go to therapy like I already am, take the meds I already am, and hopefully convince my psychiatrist I am not bipolar.  I have seen many psychiatrists over the years and this is the first time this has come up.  My second option is begin the whole process again at a new facility.  I am also considering doing both at the same time, and go with the one that gets me done first.  

I had been diagnosed as being bi-polar (don't ask me what type--my shrinks have always called it manic-depression).  My shrink even listed it as a comorbidity and it did help with getting the surgery approved.    I thought the listing as a comorbitiy was a bit funny because I know that it's hereditary in my father's family.  There's a family history of depression and manic-depression.  He didn't have it, but he had a brother and sister who each had manic-depression and another sister who suffered from depression.  Further back we know that his father was an alcoholic, but we don't know if he also had underlying mental problems.

I know other people who have had gastric bypass surgery who have manic depression.  I've noted who they are and became an online friend with another man about 10 years ago when we both joined OH.  I've been able to stay on my program more closely than he has but I have the advantage in that I am getting a full Federal Civil Service disability pension due to my condition.  That is, I don't have to worry about working and how my mental or physical condition would affect a job.  I know another man who is manic-depressive and is a practicing attorney.  I honestly don't know how he does it.  But, I do know that he struggles with his condition.  Of course, I rarely see people post who are not having a problem due to their mental condition.  That is, they have a mental problem but itis not affecting them post-op.  Look at my Latest Posts or Contact me directly if you want to discuss this further.  Bob