If you have got through depression without tablets, come and talk to me

[NAB3]

Sorry, that it is me again.

Right eill try again. It was just an email to see if I had the right email addy lol

I am off for a shower as I feel yukky. Will try and come back after but are v tired so may be tomorrow.

TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER (my poor kids. )

Hope you feel better after your shower,

Your kids will be fine. I'm sure you are a great mum.

pnd or depression at any other time?
I did pnd with the tablets in the cupboard.

i think it is possible to overcome depression without tablets yes...

I am back, and smelling a lot nicer!!

I have had PND 3 times, AND once, but I have been depressed for years before that.

just wanted to add that I have suffered from anxiety and depression from a young adolescent and have never taken any ADs. I always felt that I would be on them forever more if I started (a personal choice that worked for me). I get by and I have very happy times, the dark days are few and far between now...

x

I have to go to bed now (I am knackered) but please tell me how you did it.

NAB - how are you today? x

I was just wondering that myself minesalargeone
I've been out all morning so couldn't post. Hope the reason you've not posted here is you're getting support somewhere else NAB3.

Hi
Determined to be positive! I decided we would walk all the way to school as I know exercise is meant to help, and it was quite pleasant. The children didn't complain and it didn't take much longer than the half drive, half walk we normally do.

I also decided I would watch Strictly in the morning instead of stressing about the chores. Did that while playing with the lo and still managed to get the jobs done.

Tablets are not the way to go for me as, even though they help while I am on them, I am back to square one when I come off them.

I am also wondering whether to go to clinic on Friday and see the HV.

Thank you very much to those who emailed me. Have sent a very short reply and will reply properly later on. Need time to think.

iris...NAB's last few posts didn't look good. I hope she is ok. x

sorry.....posts x'd!!!

Hi NAB - glad to hear you're ok. A brisk walk first thing in the morning sets me up for the day especially with this chillier weather we're getting. Good for you!!!! You must find time for yourself - I've had that told to me often enough on MN cos if you don't make time for yourself no bugger else will! xxxx

NAB - so sound so much more positive today Just to pass a little nugget that someone told me once.....
If your best friend came to you with what you feel, what would you advise? Now go and do it

but it seems you are being kinder to yourself today - little steps, you can do it - good luck

Wondering if I have been so bad because I had got my period?? Have been taking Agnus Castus for a while now and it was great as I didn't get the one day the week before where I was awful, no pain and a manageable period. This month is the first one since coming off the AD's.

Aahhhh periods.....mmmmm.....I'm as ratty as hell when I'm due on. The mood swings are dreadful and I would not want to live with me given the choice! Maybe the ADs were helping your hormonal balance with your periods? I don't know. I'm no expert but it may well have something to do with the way you've been feeling just lately...in which case that may be good news because periods don't go on forever do they?

Any chemical you put in your body can affect your hormones so I think there's every chance that it's a factor (my DD became very depressed on the contraceptive pill and had to come off it - and that's supposed to help!! )

If you're open to it maybe a homeopath could help with getting your system balanced again?

DS1 got 3 smacks this morning. I feel awful and know I shouldn't have done it. Won't try and justify it.

DD did something when I had repeated asked her not too, so I shouted, she cried, mothers glared as they have never shouted at their kids.

Cried in Asda.

Hubby had to come home.

Rung GP. Can't see him until Nov 2nd so left message. Has allowed me 2 weeks tablets and then have to see him.

Oh dear.....not too good then by the sounds of it?

Re: other parents glaring - ignore them - who gives a toss what they think?

Re: you smacking - you obviously felt you had to do it. Do you now regret it? I expect you do. I've been there - I know what its like - you're bound to get those anti-smacking parents give their opinions but I have smacked both my kids in the past and sometimes their behaviour drives you to it - you can't help it - you just snap - you're human after all.

I do really sympathise with you though. How do you feel about going back on the ADs for the next couple of weeks? Do you feel like you've failed? If its what you want to do then that's a decision you've made yourself but I'd really think about going back on them - after all that's why you posted on here initially because you were trying to fight the depression without going on medication........and worried about coming off them at a later date.

I'm no expert and there are a lot of Mum's on this site that are far more experienced than me but I've been at the pits of depression before but somehow I found that inner strength I needed to fight it - and my main reason for not going on ADs was because I was so worried about coming off them. That was enough for me not to go on them in the first place.

I regretted smacking him the second I had done it. Need to get something in my head so I don't ever do it again.

I have totally failed re going back on the AD's. I can't see any other choice. Living like this is a no no.

I have no one in this world who can help me.

I have absolutely no family at all. The IL's don't understane depression and can't/won't change.

TBH Telling me to think twice before going back on them doesn't really help but what else can I do? I have no inner strength.

Thank you for replying.

Where abouts do you live NAB?

I am in Kent.

Oh that's a shame - I live in Hants - if you lived nearer I'd come and lend you my shoulder and offer you a pair of ears! How you feeling at the moment?

Started yet another thread.

feel crap, then okay for baout 10 seconds which then scares me.