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Anyone treated depression themselves?

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essbee · 28/06/2004 17:02

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TheOldDragon · 04/07/2004 00:23

YOU ARE NOT PATHETIC! Grrrr!

You're trying to do all this alone and it's TOO MUCH. Don't make me send the scarey man round, young lady

SoupDragon · 04/07/2004 00:30

(I should point out to anyone that doesn't know, I know essbee well, I'm not being nasty!)

nightowl · 04/07/2004 01:22

essbee, what we gonna do with you eh? dont know what to say darling...just that we're all here for you. if you wanna talk im a good listener

granny · 04/07/2004 01:34

essbee, I had very serious depression in the past and antidepressants did not help me, i was very worried that after the birth of my baby that i would have a recurrence, what works for me is taking fish oils (not cod liver oil), you can get them in holland and barrat and i take about 5- 8 capsules a day there have been various studies that show they are effective, I have now been taking them for over 3 years and have not had a serious episode since then

they contain epa's and dha's which are supposed to be good for the brain and they happen also to be good for your blood, skin etc and general well being, whenever i have forgotten to take them i start to drift down
depression is a wretched condition so hang in there it always passes and you will come out of it - part of its perniciousness is its ability to deprive you of hope that is the depression not you and it will pass
take care

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essbee · 04/07/2004 02:26

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spacemonkey · 04/07/2004 02:27

just off to bed essbee - hope you had a productive evening though? XXX

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essbee · 04/07/2004 02:28

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spacemonkey · 04/07/2004 02:29

I do know what it's like - things will get better, honest X

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essbee · 04/07/2004 02:31

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nightowl · 04/07/2004 02:41

im still here essbee, was just looking round argos!! u ok?

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essbee · 04/07/2004 02:44

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nightowl · 04/07/2004 02:47

essbee you HAVENT let yourself get into this state. its not your fault. dont blame yourself. its not easy. i gather youve been through a lot lately and its all got to you. are you on msn or anything? do you want to chat for a while? ile be up for ages yet.

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essbee · 04/07/2004 02:49

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nightowl · 04/07/2004 02:50

ok hang on a sec xx

Fairyfly · 04/07/2004 09:09

Essbee sorry you are feeling like this and i do hope you go and see your doctor, just for some advice more than anything. I started to feel better as soon as i gave myself a break and stopped feeling bad about feeling so low. If there is anything i can do let me know, you have to look after yourself at times like this and wrap yourself in cotton wool.

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essbee · 04/07/2004 17:19

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spacemonkey · 04/07/2004 17:30

essbee, you have done the right thing going to the doctor, and you really must take the medication. They only give you 4 weeks worth because they'll want to see how you're getting on after the first month. Depression is an illness - it's not you being weak or silly or incapable. As for work, well if you can face doing it that's great, but you mustn't give yourself a hard time if you can't. OK so you may lose that particular job, but your health has to come first - you WILL cope! Once the medication kicks in you will start to feel normal again and able to tackle stuff. In the meantime go very easy on yourself - I know it's hard, you haven't got a big support network and not working brings money worries, but if it means living off your credit card for a month, you can sort that out when you are better.

Thinking of you X

PotPourri · 04/07/2004 18:23

Essbee, sorry to hear you are down. There is nothing worse than that hopeless feeling. I treated really bad depression I had about 8 years ago with exercise. I also didn't want to take anti-depressants (partly through pride, but mainly through fear of losing control forever and being reliant on them for ever more). I had to build up the exercise as I was doing nothing at that stage, but it really worked as time went on. Basically, getting your heart rate up released endorphins, and other chemicals that help balance your mind. I also ate a more balanced diet once I got it more under control and was able to think more straight. And I was also able to see what made me feel happy and positive and really drove myself to do those things.

As a side effect, the benefits it did my confidence because of the weight I lost and the more toned figure was excellent.

I didn't get to this overnight, but the sense of achievement as I saw myself getting better really kept me going. Don't get me wrong, I still fall back to depression, but I've learnt my own coping mechanism now, and I hope that I will never allow it to get that bad again.

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essbee · 04/07/2004 22:31

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granny · 04/07/2004 22:39

hang in there essbee, it will get better - but I know how hard that is to believe when you are in the middle of one - , did not mean to be negative re antidepressants they have really helped me in the past and definitely they have their place (the doctors tried everthing going on me even ECT - but personally don't recommend this (I was very young at time)) but if someone said fish oils were not available anymore i would be in a major panic
I don't know whether you are eating properly but making myself do the basics when i was in a real state sometimes would help - wash, eat something nutritious have a cup of tea etc... thinking of you

Mirage · 04/07/2004 23:59

Essbee,I'm sending you a hug.I am suffering from depression & anxiety & scored 52 on the online test.

I had that 'spacey' feeling yesterday,whilst out with dd & it was very scarey.Never felt like that before & was worried that I'd not be able to get us both home in one piece.

I'm self employed too,so giving up work isn't really an option.I started taking Fluoxetine last week,but it hasn't kicked in yet.Hope it does soon.

Anyway,just wanted to let you know that you're not alone.If you want to get in touchor a shoulder to cry on,please contact me.

I hope the sun begins to shine again for you soon.

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essbee · 05/07/2004 00:29

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nightowl · 05/07/2004 03:15

hope that you'll start to feel more human again when those tablets kick in essbee xx

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essbee · 05/07/2004 04:06

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WideWebWitch · 05/07/2004 09:25

essbee, no idea about side effects etc but I think it's natural to feel nervous about taking ads - if you're depressed, it's another thing to feel anxious about since anxiety about everything/the depression/taking something is part of it iyswim. Give them a go though and they might make you feel better. If they don't, well think again or go back to the doctor for different ones. Well done for going though.