Posted by leeran on April 19, 2003, at 0:19:20
In reply to Re: Pissy, snipey, itchy and scratchy. » leeran, posted by wendy b. on April 18, 2003, at 23:40:10
Wendy,
I agree. The rational part of the mind knows that everyone isn't out to ruin my day but sometimes it just seems like everyone is IN MY WAY.
I wonder if that isn't the anti-social aspect of depression rearing its ugly old head. It just "seems" like people are in my way because the prospect of dealing with them is currently so unappealing.
Maybe it IS the full moon. Do the tides corrode the face as well as the shoreline? I'm using Tazorac for acne right now and there is this "it's gonna get really bad before it gets better" phase that they warn you about, and I'm stuck in it this week. My face looks worse than it did in high school and I feel like the epitome of that old joke: "Does your face hurt?" - "No, why?" - "It's killing me." I made a dash to the seat facing the wall when we went out to eat tonight.
So, yeah, I can totally relate to the pimple situation. It makes me even more withdrawn and edgy. If only I could wear my hair like Cousin Itt on the Addams family . . .
I looked up "depression" and "acne" today and it seems that acne can make people more depressed, and depression causes an increase in sebum production. Talk about a vicious circle!
On another note, the way you described Neurontin sounds wonderful. All these drugs I had never heard of until I landed here a few weeks ago. I'm afraid to ask if it causes weight gain (something tells me it does?). I have an appointment with my psychiatrist Monday and maybe I'll mention it.
Take care, have a good weekend (hopefully free of the revving of your neighbor's old flat-bed), and may tomorrow dawn, pimple-less, in your neck of the woods.
Lee
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