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Dealing with Depression
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My secret to calming myself when I’m about to lose it. Like really lose it.
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12 Similarities Between College Spring Break and Spring Break with My Kids
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Hello, I read your blog and I too suffer with depression and now post-partum depression. I am struggling so bad inside that I just want to scream. I was on celexa for 13 years and had been going back and forth with I dont want to be on any medicine. So I went through the whole switch from celexa to zoloft, which was a horrible experience and then wellbuterin then Prozac I had so many side effects so finally my doctor told me to stop the celaxa all together and I had major withdrawals……to the point of suicidal. I am now under a new doctor and not taking anything, just therapy……I think I need something though I just can’t pull it together….please help.
I so understand your frustration. If you feel you are not getting relief with therapy alone, you probably DO need medication.
You mention post-partum depression… Are you “on your own” as far as child rearing? My husband worked for a company that had him out of town for 2 weeks then home every other weekend for years. I only saw him twice a month. The depression was severe. I felt totally alone and isolated from the world. This was back in the early 1980′s… but post partum depression, or depression at any point of your life, is real.
Ask for the name of a Pychologist and keep shopping till you find one you truly “click” with. I found that having someone to talk to, helped immensely. Sometimes we just need another human being to validate how WE feel. But please do not ignore the chemical imbalance that you may be suffering with. Meds aren’t ALL bad, but we need to find a professional we really trust to get us through the mental and emotional struggle.
Good luck my dear…
Hi JD Bailey, I did see you on Katie and I am sorry that people weren’t nice. I am a 60 yr.old woman. When I became a teenager, and the hormones started bubbling all over the place- I had a hormone embalance. This is a chemical embalance in your brain- it is physical that may cause problems mentally. In my day, you did not talk about this. I cannot tell you what I was put on temporarily. When my dad died in I was put on Zoloft. That drug took exactly 30 days to work and I felt fine again. The weaning on and off these type of drugs are very serious . I never could understand why my family friend was on anti- depressant, seeing a psychologist and committed suicide. After 6 months of being on Zoloft, I distinctly remember that I was standing on the edge of a cliff and decided to get off the drug. I was strong enough to make the write decision. What if I wasn’t?! So when people say this is a cop out or you don’t need it- this is serious, luckily I went on lexapro and then celexa. You can’t fix it yourself. This is just to having a bad day. So the people that critize you and say terrible things, they do not have a clue and unfortunately people like that may prevent a person that is close to them from getting help. I am glad you are speaking ou and you are doing well. Debbie Kilton
I so agree…Deb. after 20 years of dealing with depression, I found a Dr, that took me seriously. I am 56 years old. Celexa is the best thing that ever happened to me. Yes, I tried a lot of others, but I feel normal with this medication.