Depression

[Peloso]

I am working on getting someone. I talked with her this afternoon. I have also been delaying a very important hernia surgery because I have no one who can fill in for me. The situation is getting serious and I will have a strangulated hernia.

Make finding someone a priority because you need to attend to yourself. You can't take care of anyone from a hospital bed.

I'm bipolar too and I implore you to reach out before something bad happens. Is the person you are caring for insured? Because sometimes ins. companies can help caregivers, too. You can also check social services in your area.

 

[KaraBulut]

The doctor has just increased my Depakote for bipolar...

The Depakote is more for the manic phase of bipolar disorder.

If you are feeling depressed, you need to talk with your physician. They may want to adjust your meds accordingly.

... I hate to give an absurd sob story, but I am overwhelmed.

Depression lies to you. Depression likes to be fed. It feeds on silence. It feeds on telling you that no one cares. It feeds on doing things that make you more depressed.

Don't feed it.

 

[eddielee]

I thank everyone for your concern and good advice. I will talk to my psychiatrist next week. I had steroid injections in my back to help relieve inflammation, but it raised my glucose level to 580, which is not good. At least my sugar levels are back to normal. I now have someone who said they would help me care for the family member with dementia, and I can go ahead and schedule my hernia surgery. I can push the hernia back in, but when I cough or lift something it bulges out the size of a grapefruit.

 

[m1thousand]

The Depakote is more for the manic phase of bipolar disorder.

If you are feeling depressed, you need to talk with your physician. They may want to adjust your meds accordingly.


Depression lies to you. Depression likes to be fed. It feeds on silence. It feeds on telling you that no one cares. It feeds on doing things that make you more depressed.

Don't feed it.

I learned that - depression lies to you - in the past year. You have to challenge those thoughts that arent true.

Ive wanted to take Rexulti because I have seen it advertised as a 'booster' depression. I cant take it because of my heart.

 

[ShadowCat]

Here's a wild idea, stop being depressed.

If you don't know what you're talking about kindly butt out of it! Unless you were just ribbing him! It is not easy to just not be depressed it is an ever deepening hole you fall into! It in some cases is damn near impossible to dig yourself out of! And well what about antidepressants well thats nice, but those come with side effects sexual side effects and weight gain side effects! I gain 50 60 pounds on antidepressants I'm not going to be too happy! I would rather suffer and muddle through than put on any more weight! I would force myself to getup than take a pill that is going to have a laundry list of shit that can go wrong!

 

[rareboy]

If you don't know what you're talking about kindly butt out of it! Unless you were just ribbing him! It is not easy to just not be depressed it is an ever deepening hole you fall into! It in some cases is damn near impossible to dig yourself out of! And well what about antidepressants well thats nice, but those come with side effects sexual side effects and weight gain side effects! I gain 50 60 pounds on antidepressants I'm not going to be too happy! I would rather suffer and muddle through than put on any more weight! I would force myself to getup than take a pill that is going to have a laundry list of shit that can go wrong!

I think you may have missed the bitter truth of his post.

And here's the thing. You don't need to gain weight on anti-depressants.

And you shouldn't ascribe the weight gains to them.

This is why I go back to the post where I agreed with Cormac that a walk in the park will be good for you too.

With depression, you absolutely have to be, MUST BE your advocate an do the heavy lifting. And I say this with love and experience working with one of the most important providers of mental health care in North America and someone who knows what the fuck they they are talking about.

 

[Thad1527]

Depression certainly does end joy, and ruins self-esteem.

Yeah, I wish it could be easily ended.

I'm not depressed these days. When did that happen? During lockdown, I certainly was.

Nothing is forever. I truly believe this.

 

[rareboy]

^ I also believe this...but I also appreciate that depression can be a deep dark pit that can take some time to climb out of...and the first step is to find the support out there to listen and understand and empathize or really sympathize.

And in my experience, there is always someone out there, even more so in the electronic social media age who is there to help.