I’ve tried to deny it this year for some reason. I’ve tried to think that I can get through it on my own, thank you very much, no need to seek professional help or anything. But people, I can’t do it any more. It’s affecting my marriage, my relationship with my kids, and the very core of my mental health and well-being.
It’s time to call my doctor and get my annual Winter’s-A-Comin’ prescriptions for antidepressants. PLURAL, I might add. It used to be that just one did the trick, lifted my mood out of black and ugly up into beigey-grey and tolerable. But two years ago I told my doc that one wasn’t doing it anymore, so she added a second one. Without them, I sink into a murky place of constantly feeling “sick”, feeling like everyone else is trying to hurt my feelings, feeling put-upon and underappreciated. I don’t like who I am when I get like this, and the people I love don’t either.
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I understand completely where you are coming from. Sounds like you may have SAD-Seasonal Affective Disorder? I am on a anti-depressant and have been for years because I have major depression issue. Take care
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Julie- Yes, that’s what I have, SAD, combined with chronic, mild-to-moderate depression. Saw my doctor this afternoon, she prescribed one dose of Effexor to replace two doses of Wellbutrin and one of Lexapro. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Okay I’ve been battling with the “murky place of constantly feeling “sick”, feeling like everyone else is trying to hurt my feelings, feeling put-upon and underappreciated” for a few months and then I really sank into sadness – crying all the time over nothing. I finally went to my naturopath and she gave me a seratonin booster, which I only had to take 3 doses of (over 2 weeks) and now I’m MUCH better! I never associated the feeling sick and put-upon as part of the depression, but it makes sense now. Thanks for sharing your story, I hope it helps you to know that your shared negative experiences can (and do!) help others.
Be well,
Shannon