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Originally Posted by shery53
I hate to post that I am still depressed. My P doc has upped my zoloft twice and still I do not feeel better. I am doing all I can I go to a T go to a support group post and chat on here. It has been a year and a half since I was last in the hospital and I want to keeep it that way. But I am so depressed. I do everything I am supposed to do but I get no pleaure from it. I have some thoughts of sucide but I would never do it because of my family. Does anyone have any ideas of anything else I could do.
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Hi shery53
All I can offer is some words of support, and also, that I agree with last poster about your med not being right for you. I am coping with clinical depression, had my med doubled 3 months ago, and still feel like you do. I keep myself as busy as my energy level will allow. I have a few hobbies, such as knitting, reading, and I love doing sudoku puzzles. These are great distractions for me, when I need to shut out all unhappy thoughts, and get myself calm and comfortable. This past January, I also joined a gym, and go 3 times a week. The cost is $30 a month -- and well worth it for my mental and physical health. I do understand how difficult things are to enjoy when our meds don't seem to be working at full capacity. I am dealing with that right now, and my energy is so low -- I am really pushing myself to even do my dishes, etc. This is one of the worst symptoms of mental health for me -- the constant fatigue and not being able to find a lot of joy in daily life. I do have a great support team in that my husband and friends are still with me -- NO MATTER HOW MISERABLE I GET!!
So, I guess what I am saying to you re suggestions -- are you able to do any hobbies -- I do some knitting every day, and can't tell you how much better that makes me fell -- really can settle me down and calm my mind
Hope I have been of some help -- also keep posting here. I have only been on PC myself since March of this year, and am already feeling a bond with OPs
