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Is not noticing time passing a sign of Depression?

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TotalBummer · 26/11/2012 12:46

It's nearly Christmas again and I suddenly realised I have hardly any detailed recollection of the past year. I can remember last Christmas like it was yesterday but not the last month or two. I actually had to look through my photos and facebook timeline to remind myself of the details of the past year...

I am definitely depressed now and I am not sure how long it has been creeping up. I am going to ask GP for a prescription now as counselling is not working for me since I am talking things through and it makes no real differnce. I KNOW I should be forcing myself to get out to toddler group etc and I do make myself do stuff but I still just sit there in my own little world with my mind racing talking to myself in my head until I realise "Oh! Time to go!" and then the rest of the day is a blur...

I just seem to be making it through to the end of each day the DS2 is a shit sleeper so he is up every night and I can't remember the last full night's sleep I had or last time I got a nap to catch up.

I didn't mean to bang on - I seem to be locked in my own little world. Everything is so foggy and dislocated like I am out of touch with reality but I still do the small talk with Mums at nursery when we are getting their jackets off/on shoes changed then I just go home and it's a blur til pick up time when I go collect DS1 from nursery with DS2 in the buggy.

Sometimes I will get somewhere then be like "How did we get here?" but I remember getting our shoes on and everything it's just like it is autopilot.

LIKE NOW!! I have just looked at the clock and shit! We are late for nursery! Have to go but I hope someone can help :(

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mercibucket · 26/11/2012 12:52

Did you already have thyroid blood tests done? Maybe there is a physical cause?

mercibucket · 26/11/2012 12:52

Did you already have thyroid blood tests done? Maybe there is a physical cause?

TotalBummer · 26/11/2012 13:26

No they haven't done any blood tests. I am deficient in vitamin b12 which I know can cause low moods but they seem to think it is PND as I had it with DS1 and it wasn't until I was at an all time low when he was 18 months old that I actually went to get help. DS2 is just a year old and I don't want to leave it any longer as I know I am getting worse.

I suppose I could ask about thyroid tests though... I have put on a bit of weight recently and I have definitely been eating LESS than before but I heard that is symptomatic of depression.

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mercibucket · 26/11/2012 13:35

Do you keep your b12 levels up over 500? Low b12 can cause those symptoms as well. Worth asking for bloods the same time you go to see the GP anyway. Hope you start feeling better soon

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