I have been depressed before, when I was a teenager, and had PND with DS1 and can feel myself slipping again.
I went to the doctors a few months ago, because I had been suffering from anxiety. I was also waking v early each morning and couldn't get back to sleep. The Doc said she wanted to put me on ad's, because she thought I was a little depressed as well. I didn't take the prescription for the ad's and to be honest, really questioned why the Doc would think I could possibly be depressed!
The anxiety has been getting worse, so I went back to see another Doctor. He said the same thing about putting me on ad's, tried telling me that some ad's can treat anxiety and depression. In the end he put me on betta-blockers. I am not on the betta-blockers any more as they didn't help at all TBH.
As time is going on I am starting to think that maybe I am depressed. I still feel the anxiety is much worse - but I look at myself and realise that I am just not bothered about things like I used to be. I don't play with the kids hardly any more, do the gardening, even go on the computer that much - all the little things in life that I used to enjoy, I just feel like I 'can't be bothered.'
Sleeping has got much worse. I have vivid dreams every night, and wake up and feel like a coiled spring. Even though I sleep well over 8Hrs sleep a night, I am constantly tired throughout the day.
I have booked an hypnotherapy session for next Week to try and help with the anxiety. I have no idea if it will help, but someone I know said it helped her a lot - and I am that way I willing try anything.
I think that reading back through what I have just wrote, I have answered my own question. But why am I so against and scared of taking ad's?
I have such a great life, I have a great DH and kids who I love a lot. I have no money worries - I do have a great life, there is no trigger for feeling like this at all, and in many ways that makes me feel worse.
Any help or comments would be much appreciated. x
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Am I depressed?
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saintshar · 21/06/2005 16:08
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