Re: For Mel,
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:46:18 -0500 (CDT)
You are most welcome. I felt so simmilar before i started
anti-depressants it is quite scary. My dh andI were having an awfull
time, i was totally irrational. I hated goping out, but hated him going
out without me. I was so tired all of the time and numb. They really
and quite literally changed my life. Please do not misunderstand me,
they were not a cure all, but made life seem , well easier and more
manageable. I was so much more relaxed, my dh and i got on so much
better and i could start to plan. We started discussing adoption and
were we wanted our lives to be. Since coming off them i have actuallt
started making friends, for the forst time in 6 years and going out
heaps. I am in controll and the meds just cushioned me until i was
ready to stand on my own two feet, kind of like a parent i guess(mine
were not to hot on parenting skills when i was younger). They donmt
make it all go away, but let you look at the problems and deal with them
without feekling like you are being shredded emotionally.
Good luck and mail me direct whenever you want.
Take great care
--
Mel
At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Angie wrote:
>
>Thanks, Mel!
>
>I needed that. My counselor told me I have been depressed on and off
>for years, even as a kid. I have a family history of depression and
>mental illness. After my stoke last year, I have been on a downward
>spiral. I am totally out of control and I feel so lost. I am thinking
>maybe if I can get out from under the depression I could have some
>success with weight loss, but as of now I am not. I have no motivation,
>I cry a lot, I just want to stay home. I hate this because this is not
>my normal personality. My marriage is shaky, no one in my family
>understands me. I am just so sad. Thanks for your post.
>
>--
>Angie
>
>At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Mel wrote:
>>
>>Hi Angie
>>
>>Just to add my 2 pence in. I was taking anti-depressants for 2 years,a
>>dn although i am no longer taking them, they really helped me at the
>>time. And i knew when to come off them because i started to feel really
>>de-sensitised by them. My councillor encouraged me to make the first
>>step in coming off them and supported me throughtout the process. I was
>>taking Cipramil, a really low dose at 20 mg per day. I really felt ass
>>if the clouds were oarting and I could see the sunshine and clear blue
>>sky for the first time in years. Everyone feel differently about them,
>>and there is no right or wrong, but i do know several people who have
>>been 'helped' by them. It is a case of finding the right one for you.
>>
>>I hope this helps
>>
>>keep well and take great care
>>
>>--
>>Mel
>>
>>At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Angie wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi!
>>>
>>>I am glad to hear you feel your endo is on the right track and is
>>>supportive of you getting alternative therapies. Mine just looked at me
>>>like I was a nut when I asked him about Chinese med. He said
>>>whatever... but I feel better. Less period pain, my cycle is regular
>>>about every 26-30 days. The acup. dr. changes my herbs every phase of
>>>my cycle. A formula for ovulation, menses., after. I have not felt any
>>>ill effects from the herbs. I also take lots of vitamins. He says I
>>>have very weak liver, spleen and kidneys. Liver responsible for
>>>cleansing blood, spleen digestion, kidneys immune system. I have always
>>>had problems for all three. He also has me reading about Chinese med,
>>>and it makes a lot of sense. Also, he said I have to learn to control
>>>my emotions because people do not realize how much emotions effect your
>>>body. that has prompted me to get couseling for my depression and it is
>>>helping also. However, they think I need anti-depressants because I am
>>>borderline bi-polar. I know you said you had a bad time with the
>>>anti-depressants. I am somewhat afraid. I don't want to cause my body
>>>more problems trying to heal my mind.
>>>Anyway, glad to hear you feel like you are being heard. I may change
>>>endos again. I go next week, we will see.
>>>
>>>Take care!
>>>Angie
>>>
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