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Originally Posted by happy 2 b here
Hi Lindammarie 
First, let me say your profile page is beautiful -- very lovely -- very cheery -- love seeing all that color. I have been dealing with depression, probably for about, as long as you have, too. I am a senior lady, and I battle low-grade depression, every day, for most of the day -- am on effexor xr, but it has not been working for a while, so I am not a happy girl at the moment, with a medication that is doing nothing for me, and putting up with the daily miseries!!
Don't know if meeting someone else who has gone through this forever, and probably will forever, gives you any support or comfort, but sometimes, just knowing we are not in this alone can help for a while  |
Thank you for responding. I'm glad you liked my profile page. I try to keep a lot of bright colors around. I find they're cheerful.
I guess I'm a "senior lady", too. Turned 60 last September and that has really been playing me in a fairly negative way. I had just gotten used to "fighting sexism" and not here's "ageism" in my face!!
Am also on Effexor XR and find that it sort of allows me to go through sad periods from time to time, but then I am able to pull back out. I find that talk therapy helps me a lot, but my insurance doesn't cover but about 10 "mental health" appointments a year and most of those are used up by my psychiatrist who monitors my medication.
I think it helps that I have a fairly upbeat personality and an offbeat sense of humor. Yet the ache that is almost always in my heart can feel unbearable.
It does feel good to know I'm not the only one feeling the way I do. Otherwise, I'd just be hopeless. But when I see others coping, it encourages me to cope, too.