Depression?

[Guest guest]

Are you ever really " cured? "

I am feeling like i was before i started taking the Effexor, don't

want to go anywhere, avoid phone calls/friends, crying, stay in my

night shirt all day, don't want to shower, don't want to eat, want

to sleep all day, mad at the world, of course pain, pain and pain.

I have said it befofe i think i need to have my depression meds

increased, they don't feel like they are working anymore.

Is anyone ever cured of depression? I am so tired of feeling this

way. Life is just passing me by. When i 1st started taking the anti-

depressants gave me false hope that i could be happy even with this

chronic pain, but now i am feeling like how can i make my

suicide " look " like an accident so my family can collect on the life

insurance benefits.

Yes i do see a therapist once a week. No i really don't think i

could follow through with a suicide, i would never want my DD to

live with that for the rest of her life. These are just

some " thoughts " when i am down and hurting.

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Maybe Effexor isn't the right medication for you. I took it years ago and I was

stark raving miserable on it....didn't help the depression and I had a host of

potentially hazardous side effects. The only med that has helped me with no side

effects is Paxil. I take 40 mg of that daily, also 100 mg Bupropion, 150 mg

Trazodone, 2 mg Gabitril...well all in all I take 15 different meds a day, not

all are for depression.

When you said you were thinking of suicide, my heart stopped. Then I realized

that I have felt the same way...I firmly believe nobody truly wants to die, but

what we really want is an end to our pain. If you are on narcotic pain pills for

chronic pain (like me) realise that side effects of those can be depression.

I used to think there was no hope for me either, but for a number of years I

have been doing very well. Long story of course,t hat I will not bore you with.

Just NEVER GIVE UP. I saw on a church bulletin board one day, " There is no

expiration date for God to answer your prayers "

Dont ever give up....there are lots of people who care about you. Look at me,

I'm babbling on and on and I don't know you! If ever you want a friend with a

caring ear, email me at lynnwoodlust@....

wrote:

Are you ever really " cured? "

I am feeling like i was before i started taking the Effexor, don't

want to go anywhere, avoid phone calls/friends, crying, stay in my

night shirt all day, don't want to shower, don't want to eat, want

to sleep all day, mad at the world, of course pain, pain and pain.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Take heart it does get better. With me I would be on an antidepressant for

awhile then it would stop working and I would have to find another med. I

feel for you being depressed, it isn't fun.{hugs}] You can increase your

med with your doctors instruction or he might put you on another one. It

sucks that you have to wait so long for them to take effect so hang in there

and do the best you can. They usually say you have to be depression free

for one year before they take you off the antidepressant. Some people have

to stay on them for life.

You can email me if you need someone to talk to. clossons @shaw.ca

Norma