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post #21 of 32
3/11/03 at 6:24pm
AM....totally.
post #22 of 32
3/11/03 at 9:04pm
Thread Starter 
Sweetbaby,

Did you know that the pill is actually not recommended for women with depression? Well, that's what I was told anyway--long ago when I was on it and depressed! Maybe things have changed, but you may want to check with your GYN about it. Is there a possibility you can switch you birth control method?

I can't remember WHY, but you night want to look into it anyway.

also--this time around, my "depression" is much more anger than the hopelessness I felt in my 20's. And I am irritable to the point I can't stand to hear my poor husband's voice--some nights, he has to whisper!!
post #23 of 32
3/12/03 at 1:22pm
dj,
i had heard about it. about 2 yrs ago i was on depo provera, and had to go off it. i gained 26lbs, but worse, was my mood change. i actually noticed one day i wasnt "the same". i immediately stopped, and that has helped.

i am definitely angry, mad and frustrated. never hopeless, kwim? i hate to go off the pill though, because my periods are so heavy without taking them. my husband has offered to use condoms, but still.

i am going to try some st johns wort, b12 and zinc, and see what happens. today was a perfect example of my anger....trying to get 3 kids to school on time, cant find shoes, my daughter holding me hostage with the bathroom, and all i wanted to do was stick my head in the oven. i am still seething nearly 2 hrs later.
post #24 of 32
3/12/03 at 7:18pm
Not to make light of your frustrating morning, sweetbaby, but my Grandmother has been trying to convince me that she read a study where they rated stressful events and getting your kids out the door was right up there with losing a spouse. It really is that bad. And to have a strict deadline like school really stinks.
post #25 of 32
3/12/03 at 7:23pm
thanks, AM.
i could eat a windshield thats how frustrating and mad i get.
post #26 of 32
3/12/03 at 7:36pm
Oh yeah, i'm right there with you. Getting these two out of the house is about impossible. It makes me not want to go out... well not really, but you know what I mean!
post #27 of 32
3/12/03 at 10:56pm
Not sure I want to post with all the frustration here. I don't want it to rub off on me.:LOL

Quote:
i am a bit freaked out, as i dont "feel" depressed, kwim?
I never felt depressed either. You would think with a mother that suffered from depression as long as I can remember, I would have know what to look for. But, she always had the "depression" that went along with it, meaning she was often depressed as the general population defines it.

At my last Psych appointment my doc said that depression manifests itself in different ways with different people. For me it is in anxiety about my health, for some it is social phobia, for some it is extreme rage, for some it is anger and irritability. There is a whole spectrum of ways we can experience this darned disease.

Remember, it is a chemical imbalance, not a personality flaw.
post #28 of 32
3/13/03 at 12:36am
Quote:
Originally posted by jbcjmom
Remember, it is a chemical imbalance, not a personality flaw.
Thanks! I needed that!!
post #29 of 32
3/13/03 at 1:01am
Me too!
post #30 of 32
3/13/03 at 1:23am
Me three!
post #31 of 32
3/20/03 at 6:37pm
It is helpful to see all of these previous posts. I made my yearly appt. to see the ob/gyne but they can't see me til June.I was hoping to discuss everything that is going on with me at that appt. Should I call them and ask if they can reccomend anyone to see for depression? Psychiatrist?
You know~~I was feeling really good the last couple of days. I went to dinner with girlfriends over the weekend, exercised some this week, was nicer to the kids...then I was looking up some things on circ for a friend and I was overcome with guilt because I circed my first son. I was bawling and thought, certain things can just set me off and send me plummeting. This is the cycle I have been in for years. I always think I can get a handle on it.
post #32 of 32
3/20/03 at 9:49pm

Thanks for the honesty and openess guys.

I really appreciate hearing the *truth* about how depression is/has affected you. I can see myself in so many of these posts and although I wish with all my heart that you would all be magically healed, I am so glad to see that it is not just me. This anger that I have and irritability is so overwhelming and looking back on the things I have done is hard. It is not easy to look at it as a disease, on the other hand I am not planning to be a bitch at the time. Anyway, I just appreciate you guys and wanted you to know.

Rebecca
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