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Posted by Finallyhappy? on April 4, 2001, at 12:38:34
I am 37 years old and have been depressed since I was 11 or 12. I didn't know what to do. Finally in High school I talked to my doctor and he told me to " shake it off, evryone gets the blues now and then!" WOW, what a slap in the face. It took all of my courage to discuss this with him and that was what I got!So, I lived with it. Well, I tried not to. I attempted suicide twice and was a failure at that. My drug overdose just put me in the catagory of a partier gone astray. I have always had a negative and peesimistic attitude. I did get some of that from my mother. She was always finding fault and being negative about evrything and still is! My deep depression was horrible in my late teens but subsided in my early twenties significantly. It resurfaces evry now and then. I always have a minor depression. You know, that feeling that you are worth more dead than alive. But not enough to attempt suicide again! The past couple of years I have had major relapses with my deep depression. I cannot get out of bed sometimes or eat at all. I will be driving down the highway going to a clients office and I have to pull over because I am breaking down and crying. This happened about 3 times in the last 4 years and can last 2 or 3 months. I am married to a wonderful, caring and beautiful woman and also have a fantastic 4 year old daughter. My problems were going to cost me my marriage and I cannot let that happen! So, I went to the doctor again, a new doc, for a physical. I brought it up that I was depressed and she actually spent time listening to my problems!! She put me on Effexor, 37.5 for a week and then upto 75mg after that.The first couple of days I felt really wierd. Fuzzy headed and unable to think or sleep very well. But that has since subsided. My libido definitely took a dive and I explained this to my wife. She understands and has to initiate sex when she wants it. Thats OK with me. I can perform like a champ but the delayed orgasm is not great. I can always have an orgasm but sometimes I think I may have a heart attack first!! Overall, I am doing well.I had good results in about 3 days. For the first time in my life I do not have pessimistic and negative thoughts constantly entering my brain!! WOW, what a relief. So all of you who are having trouble with this drug I am sorry. Those of you that just started, hang in there!
If you are lucky like me, you may be taking the drug that will save your life! Good luck to all of you!
Posted by Joy on April 4, 2001, at 13:48:16
In reply to I've had good results, posted by Finallyhappy? on April 4, 2001, at 12:38:34
I'm so glad it works well for you. Prozac does the same for me.
Joy
> I am 37 years old and have been depressed since I was 11 or 12. I didn't know what to do. Finally in High school I talked to my doctor and he told me to " shake it off, evryone gets the blues now and then!" WOW, what a slap in the face. It took all of my courage to discuss this with him and that was what I got!So, I lived with it. Well, I tried not to. I attempted suicide twice and was a failure at that. My drug overdose just put me in the catagory of a partier gone astray. I have always had a negative and peesimistic attitude. I did get some of that from my mother. She was always finding fault and being negative about evrything and still is! My deep depression was horrible in my late teens but subsided in my early twenties significantly. It resurfaces evry now and then. I always have a minor depression. You know, that feeling that you are worth more dead than alive. But not enough to attempt suicide again! The past couple of years I have had major relapses with my deep depression. I cannot get out of bed sometimes or eat at all. I will be driving down the highway going to a clients office and I have to pull over because I am breaking down and crying. This happened about 3 times in the last 4 years and can last 2 or 3 months. I am married to a wonderful, caring and beautiful woman and also have a fantastic 4 year old daughter. My problems were going to cost me my marriage and I cannot let that happen! So, I went to the doctor again, a new doc, for a physical. I brought it up that I was depressed and she actually spent time listening to my problems!! She put me on Effexor, 37.5 for a week and then upto 75mg after that.The first couple of days I felt really wierd. Fuzzy headed and unable to think or sleep very well. But that has since subsided. My libido definitely took a dive and I explained this to my wife. She understands and has to initiate sex when she wants it. Thats OK with me. I can perform like a champ but the delayed orgasm is not great. I can always have an orgasm but sometimes I think I may have a heart attack first!! Overall, I am doing well.I had good results in about 3 days. For the first time in my life I do not have pessimistic and negative thoughts constantly entering my brain!! WOW, what a relief. So all of you who are having trouble with this drug I am sorry. Those of you that just started, hang in there!
> If you are lucky like me, you may be taking the drug that will save your life! Good luck to all of you!
Posted by mila on April 5, 2001, at 23:00:55
In reply to I've had good results, posted by Finallyhappy? on April 4, 2001, at 12:38:34
Hi Finallyhappy?,
congratulations! That is so good to hear. I am happy for you.
i am also 37, and my depression also started when I was 11 or 12 ( I got this from one of my dreams, before having it I thought that my depression started when I was 18 after giving birth to my son). Do you remember what happened in your life around that age? In my case, we moved from Kara Kum desert to damp and cold northern Europe. It seems now that change in amount of solar radiation and total change in diet hurt me. I now bask in sunlight 2-3 hours daily and eat only what I ate prior to age of 11. I feel so alive, I can't describe it :) At this point I am still on 5 mg of Paxil, but feel that soon even that won't be necessary.
thank you for your bright post
and
BEST wishes
mila
Posted by mikes on April 6, 2001, at 14:30:14
In reply to Re: I've had good results, posted by mila on April 5, 2001, at 23:00:55
I'm 17 and I've had atypical depression for as long as I can remember. I think I've also had several bouts of normal depression along the way. I've always been very, very restless and anxious in school. I've also always been negative, and the only time I enjoyed life was when I went on vacation. St John's Wort, 5-HTP, and marijuana all worked pretty well, I have started taking Zoloft (w/o any of the other three). It hasn't yet worked as good as the SJW or the others.
Posted by Christina on April 6, 2001, at 16:55:06
In reply to Re: I've had good results, posted by mila on April 5, 2001, at 23:00:55
Mila:
What are you eating that makes you feel so good?
I eat junk and feel like junk!> Hi Finallyhappy?,
>
> congratulations! That is so good to hear. I am happy for you.
>
> i am also 37, and my depression also started when I was 11 or 12 ( I got this from one of my dreams, before having it I thought that my depression started when I was 18 after giving birth to my son). Do you remember what happened in your life around that age? In my case, we moved from Kara Kum desert to damp and cold northern Europe. It seems now that change in amount of solar radiation and total change in diet hurt me. I now bask in sunlight 2-3 hours daily and eat only what I ate prior to age of 11. I feel so alive, I can't describe it :) At this point I am still on 5 mg of Paxil, but feel that soon even that won't be necessary.
>
> thank you for your bright post
>
> and
>
> BEST wishes
>
> mila
Posted by mila on April 6, 2001, at 18:27:18
In reply to Re: I've had good results » mila, posted by Christina on April 6, 2001, at 16:55:06
dear Christina,
i eat many things:) the main changes so far had been eating plenty of fresh peaches, specific kinds of melons, warm salads, and salads made almost entirely with herbs and tons of raw oil, freshwater fish, and i also make my own bread - without yeast - to make it fluffy i use the starter they make in Iran, from chic peas. Basically, I follow my heart desires, since I am a chef, this is rather easy.
once I started eating this way, I discovered that I am unable to go back to foods I craved constantly before: chocolats, meat'n'potatoes, yogurt, etc. and I want foods I previously considered disgusting, for example, boiled carrots and beets.
if you are far away at this point from recognizing what is the right food for you, look into your dreams, see whom you are attracted to tonight and imagine what this person would want for dinner. sometimes you'd get from the dream what you do NOT want. for example, a chinese girl in my dream complained about them serving rice everyday in the diner. I stopped eating rice rather naturally after that, and let me tell you that I had been eating rice daily for 20+ years prior to that dream.
best
mila
Posted by mila on April 6, 2001, at 18:35:54
In reply to Re: I've had good results, posted by mikes on April 6, 2001, at 14:30:14
dear Mikes,
what was there while on vacations, that is normally absent in your non-vacations life? or.. what was NOT there? maybe you can sort those things out and give them to yourself ( to the best of your ability). It seems that you are a happy person after all:)
mila
Posted by Finallyhappy? on April 9, 2001, at 14:50:19
In reply to Re: I've had good results, posted by mikes on April 6, 2001, at 14:30:14
> Hey Mike, hang in there. There is a lot of stress on you when you are 17. Where do I go to college, do I go to college, what do I want to do for the rest of my life, do I want to get married now or when I am 30!!!???? The list goes on and on!! One of my biggest problems was the fact that I was smoking marijuana daily. It seems fun at the time and all your friends did it, but you need to limit yourself to how much and when you smoke.I didn't know it at the time, but marijuana is a major depressant. It keeps you from accomplishing things. It takes away your motivation and your drive to succeed and to finish tasks or projects. I quit smoking regularly when I was 23 after I had graduated from college and started a new job that drug tested. Only then did I start not being so depressed all the time. I am not saying to quit forever if you don't want to. I still smoke on rare occasion, 2 or 3 times a year. But I truly believe that daily use will not help you in any way at all. You are lucky now that chemical imbalances in the brain is a recognized medical problem that has many cures. Unlike when I was your age 20 years ago. Good luck and try anything you can to get better!
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