Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hi Ivy! Not at all rude Ivy, I'm in Scandinavia. About the numbness, how great it would be if it turned out to be the same you had! and it could be, 'cause the severity of my debression was confirmed by my physical symptoms, I always thought that I could not be deeply depressed - I am not sleeping all the time, I am tired but functioning. The numbness started after last christmas when the worst stress with my nada was on. I was tied to my sofa for 2 days and a night because of pains that I thought were from gallstones, after that I did notice that the numb area appeared, but did not have time to think about myself, just tried to hang on for the ride nada was giving us. The area has been there since then and got a bit larger few weeks ago, no pains, nothing. BM > > This came from attending to a > > interview on friday to be a part of a depression stuby made by our > > university hospital. I answered to about 80 questions, part of them > > where not about depression but other mental illnesses. Well, I was > > happy that I was not diagnosed to be anything else but deeply > > depressed and got in, witch means that I will be getting all the > > therapy I need and will be tested for every possible physical > > condition that could affect this. > > That is really terrific. Would it be rude to ask where this is? > > > > I got the other testresults last week too, and I am fine otherwise, > > but it is not clear yet why I have this numb area in my thigh. > > FWIW, I have had temporary patches of numbness in my legs because of > tight muscles around my SI joints (where the nerves that connect your > legs to the spinal cord branch off from the base of the spine). This > abates when I feel better emotionally. > > Which of course doeas not mean you have the same thing. > > Ivy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hey BM, I just wanted to let you know that I would choose bi-polar over Borderline anyday! One of the nicest people I have ever worked with is Patty Duke. She is the champion Bi-polar gal...made it a household word with her advocacy to the US government and her books about realizing she was bi-polar. She is a great mother, too. She has a 14 year old son besides raising and McKenzie Austin. What makes being bi-polar easier is that there medication that works. I wish that was the case with BP! Congratulations on getting accepted into the study. That is great news that you will get help for thee depression. Depression just plain sucks, but there is a light at the end of that tunnel for you. Just hang in there, BM! (as I sit with my bright SAD light on) Di. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hi Di.! You are right, bipolar is not so bad when treated. I bet I am just scared of anything that I might be finding out about myself right now and because of the bipolar heritage of my mothers family, I just connected the questions in the study and her other condition in my head and had a strange dream of it then. BM > > Hey BM, > I just wanted to let you know that I would choose bi-polar over > Borderline anyday! One of the nicest people I have ever worked with > is Patty Duke. She is the champion Bi-polar gal...made it a > household word with her advocacy to the US government and her books > about realizing she was bi-polar. She is a great mother, too. She > has a 14 year old son besides raising and McKenzie Austin. > > What makes being bi-polar easier is that there medication that > works. I wish that was the case with BP! > > Congratulations on getting accepted into the study. That is great > news that you will get help for thee depression. Depression just > plain sucks, but there is a light at the end of that tunnel for you. > Just hang in there, BM! (as I sit with my bright SAD light on) > > Di. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 I understand the fear of bi-polar heritage. My husband has a bi- polar uncle, it is in the back of our minds also. Uncle is doing just fine with medication. Aren't dreams scarey sometimes. When mine involve Nada, I usually end up yelling at her to go away and leave me alone. The next morning, my husband will say, " You were yelling last might in your sleep- must have been a dream about your Mom, huh? " Di. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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