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Depression is hard to deal with but thank god they make medication for it. Most people dont take medication for it cause it is so expensive. But some of you may not know this but walmart now has a $4.00 prescription drug program.. which is great for us that dont have Insurance. here is the website that has a list for all the discounted drugshttp://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=546834 I hope this helps someone like myself that was just dealing with depression that needs medication. I know it did me. Smiler
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Originally posted by (aka)PuckerupFrog:
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You can't jolly yourself out of a chemical imbalance.


You're right about that. Chemical imbalance depression is more of a gradual happening as opposed to depression brought about by a specific event.


AMEN to that..I tried for many years..did not work for me just made me to where I did not even like myself so I know people around me did not like me..lol
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Originally posted by bluesmann:
Get mad, get even, nope. A little history and please no pity, don't need it.

10/01, brother came down with cancer.
04/02, sister came down with cancer.
06/02, a friend lied on me and tried to get me
fired, some friend.
09/02, grandson, age five was told he a had
heart problem.
09/02, sister died
10/02, put my mother in a nursing home, which
I promise never to do.
11/02, brother died
03/03, mother died
04/03, my dog dies of cancer

Blame God, you better believe it, then I thought, HE gave me a brother, sister, mother, a grandson, a dog. Some people never had that I did, and I am Grateful for what he has given me. Depression, best way to get over it is to look at the good things that we were given, and learn to help others in their time of need, is that not what life is all about.


Yeah when my husband died I blamed god.in fact at one point I hated him..oh that was bad..cause I believed in god for so long and lived for him I just could not understand why god could take the one I loved and take my kids father away from them. they needed their father. but what I finely relized was. me hating god was not the answer, me blameing god was not the answer. had to do alot of soul searching and talking to god to try and understand.
As the saying goes: All things happen for a reason. we may not know the reason but god has a better plan.

We just have to trust him.
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Originally posted by excelman:
A friend of mine came down with depression after a dr gave her shots of cortizone for back-ache. Some people are sensitive to some medications I have learned.
She tried going to a bunch of doctors, and even went to a church seminar on "Curing depression", where the preacher was convienced that all one had to do is walk the isle again.
I finally called my old time Dr. friend, who told me she was had clenical depression , what used to be called a "nervous breakdown", and that depression is a terminal disease. "These are the people who kill themselves".
He also told me to recommend to her that she see a good shrink, not a psycologist. I passed that on to her, and she finally did get good professional help from a reputible psychatrist.
I said all that to say, if you think you have depression, and it last for over a couple of weeks, for goodness sake, get professional help!

I agree, cause there is help out there.
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Originally posted by ms_crone:
Having read three pages of posts, I had to jump in here.

I've had problems with depression for over 20 years, sometimes clinical, sometimes situational. Currently I am on Prozac due to the death of both parents within a two month period, following 18 months of severe stress (Katrina, moving twice, hubby's heart attack).

The way medication was explained to me is that the medication will not CURE the depression, but will get a person to a point where they can deal with it somewhat better. Think of it as a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is severely depressed and 10 is not depressed. A depressed person is at a 1, 2 or 3. Medication will raise that to a 6 or 7, then therapy or just time will take you up to a 10.

I started taking the prozac to get past the constant tears and the desire to curl up in a ball and retreat from the world after my parents' deaths. Once I was feeling better on the medication, I could go on to grieve in a healthier manner.

I also had a therapist tell me to spend at least 15 minutes a day in NATURAL light, no matter what the weather - and that does help tremendously, especially in the winter.


Very great post here ms_crone as I have read all these post I know feel like I am not alone we all have lost people that is dear to us. some can get past depression on their own and some need help doing that. even though we are all different in the same light we are all the same fighting this demon "depression"
Severe depression has caused suicide in about 4 people that I know of... clinical depression...

Nowadays it seems like it is really easy to get depressed, our world is moving too fast, and it seems like we are going in the wrong direction most of the time, and THAT in and of itself can be depressing... or maddening... one has a choice on that, I hope.
I think doctors are more aware of depression. Also it's not as hidden and most people aren't as judgmental about mental illness as they once were. Some people still are, I guess, but most of us are more offended by those people than by people with a disorder that they're seeking treatment for. I find it amusing (and appalling) to hear people's opinions of bipolar, etc. Usually the ones who could stand a little medication or a lot of education are the loudest ones being negative.

One of my doctors whose wife is a pharmacist puts it this way, "A lot of people who are on drugs need to be off them. But. . . a lot of people who aren't on drugs need to be."
In less than 10 years, two friends of mine put a gun to their head and pulled the trigger, one kicked the stool after the noose was good and tight, one decided that a car was the best in terms of velocity needed prior to purposely hitting a stationary object, and still two others just overdosed themselves into a permanent sleep. And those are just the ones who were "successful" in their efforts.

Ultimately the most important thing is that he an individual both recognizes and acknowledges what's going on and seeks out a solution before it's too late. As long as the person seeks, there is still hope to be had.
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Originally posted by e:
In less than 10 years, two friends of mine put a gun to their head and pulled the trigger, one kicked the stool after the noose was good and tight, one decided that a car was the best in terms of velocity needed prior to purposely hitting a stationary object, and still two others just overdosed themselves into a permanent sleep. And those are just the ones who were "successful" in their efforts.

Ultimately the most important thing is that he an individual both recognizes and acknowledges what's going on and seeks out a solution before it's too late. As long as the person seeks, there is still hope to be had.



e, I am sorry that you lost your friends in such a tragic way, but I can relate to it...

thethreearnolds... I think society had found out that Depression DOES kill... one way or another, and like you said, Doctors are NOW recognizing it in a more efficient manner, and I agree that there are some out there that NEED to be on anti-depressants, no doubt about it!!!

I wish it wasn't that way, but I have lost people I dearly cared about because of depression.
It's not just the suicide rate or the sheer misery of the depressed person it's also about how hurtful it is to the family, or anybody who cares about that person. I'm looking at it from a spouse's point of view and from the children's point of view. It's very difficult to live a "normal" life with a depressive. The glass is always half full, when there's good news you'd better watch out cause bad news is coming, when someone says something kind or thoughtful the depressive thinks they're "up to something". It's the whole negativity thing. I've reacted by becoming disgustingly optimistic. Which seems to be my role, but it is very, very tiring. Someday I plan to spend a whole week just being negative and depressed and saying negative things all day. I've earned it!
I ate. And ate. And ate.

But I have to be really careful now not to get depressed 'cause I will eat, and eat, and eat and then I won't be FatNoMo NoMo.

So, I do the drugs. The way I see it, God created the wise brains that created the anti-depression drugs, so I don't think He minds if I use them since they help.

And speaking of God, I learned that it is okay to question Him when things happen that you don't like. He knows what you're thinking anyway, so when you tell Him (even if you yell a little) it helps to "get it off your chest."

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