Date: 9/19/2004 7:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 48250
I don't really know I think there will be someone here who can explain this much better than I...T/C  |
Date: 9/19/2004 7:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 62881
I hope that your mom didn't just stop your meds cold turkey. You have to be taken off of it slowly so your body and mind can adjust to the changes. It can be harmful to just "stop" taking them. There is a government website that explains manic depression and bi polar disorder. (I am not exactly sure of the requirements in posting web addresses so message me if you want it.Or justdo a web search and read about it yourself.) It seems to be the same, but the highs and lows are more severe with Bi Polar Disorder than manic depression. I was treated for depression several years ago, but I just do not want to be dependent on any medications and I didn't like how they made me feel. I was being treated for manic depression because I was told I was having highs and lows as far as nood swings, but I didn't think that my mood swings were that serious. I haven't been back on the meds and I haven't been to counseling in 5 years. I seem to be doing fine. The main thing is be sure to go to counseling to help you deal with your depression and to be accurate as to the actual type of depression you have. I hope everything turns out okay for you. Green Eyed Froggy  |
Date: 9/19/2004 8:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 34487
Depression can be triggered by SO many things that to know if it will ever leave is almost impossible. It can be a heredity condition, it can be triggered by hormones and it can be triggered by life conditions or stress. If someone has battled it most of their life, it's probably going to continue to be a battle for them. Most of the women in my family and myself, suffer from some form of depression or mental anguish. I wish you the best and don't give up.  |
Date: 9/20/2004 7:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 58308
BiPolar Disorder is more severe than manic depression, although, it is a form of manic depression. You say that your moods change constantly, that's a sign of BiPolar. My son, Matthew, has lived with this dreadful disease for a few years now, and it's not fun! I wish you all of the luck!  |
Date: 9/20/2004 8:54:00 AM
From Authorid: 62766
Get depression out of your head first of all. you have to be strong. I always feel a depression slipping its way in. Its normal. The thing is are you strong enough to Push it away from you. And you are strong. Anyone can over come depression. Sometimes these doctors out here will diagnose people with all kinds of depression problems when half of these people really have nothing wrong with them. If its the kind of depression where you feel crappy one day but fine the next. and dont get me wrong I am no doctor but I think thats honestly Normal. some days I feel like crap and other I feel like I have the world in my hands. Its just life. Are you young also. If you are young then it could just be you growing up. Life and growing up isnt easy it does have many bumps. Medication I think should be the last and final straw. If your mom feels like you do not need it and if you feel like you do not need it Then dont take the medicine. Please try and work things out with your mind first. start by doing things for yourself. Things that make you happy. You can build yourself a happy personality. I did it and believe me Ive been through things growing up as a young woman that could have sent me over the deep end but I became best friends with my mind and just sorted things out on my own Try the filing cabinet meditation. its where you picture your mind as a filing cabinet and just start organzing things little by little. I never believed in meditation Untill this one night OMG it really works I was acually flying through a tunnel. Try it. and remember you and your mind can over come anything yous just have to work together like a team. and BOOO these doctors There not always right you know.  |
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Date: 9/20/2004 8:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 62766
stop thinking depression because when you think it. It does get worse. your strong I know you are you can get by |
Date: 9/20/2004 11:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 62118
62766 - I suggest you do some research before making bald assertions, maybe if you did you would know its more than just feeling "crap" some days.  |
Date: 9/20/2004 3:26:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 61673
62766-i have been feeling like this since 7th grade...i just graduted from highschool...and its not just normal depression. i cut myself all the time. and its not that i feel crappy one day and fine the next...its that i feel fine for 5 minutes then all of a sudden for no reason i feel really upset. my mom doesnt know how i feel about any of this because i dont feel comfortable talking to her about it. and its a lot harder to think happy thoughts and actually be happy than it sounds. i have tried that many times and it just brings me back to thinking that im worthless and i dont deserve to have those happy memories and what not. sorry if im going overboard with this but i get aggrivated when people try to tell me things that just seem impossible to me.
62881-no my mom didnt just take me off if it..i took smaller dosage of it until it was ok to just stop taking it.
well thanks for all your help! *hugs*   |
Date: 10/8/2004 1:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 14677
I think depression is something you have to deal with all your life. Its like alcoholism that way, sure they [alcoholics] quit drinking but they still have to fight the urge and they still have the alcoholic disease. Dont let this get you down though. Depression is manageable. First you should be seeing a therapist. If you cant go to a professional you can speak with your guidance counselor. Then if you need it, be on medication. If you are cutting your self then you still have the problem [depression]. Once you speak to a therpaist, they will help you the rest of the way. Dont be afraid to be honest with the therapist. They cant help you if they dont know what is going on and trust me, they are not judgeing you. Good luck and if you think you need to talk to someone you can IM me or there are websites for support.  |
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Date: 10/8/2004 1:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 14677
OH and one more thing, get a journal and write down what you are feeling and when you feel it. It may lead to some clues about what triggers your depression. Plus it will help you to remember what is going on so you can discuss it with your therapist. |
