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Old Apr 27, 2023, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 View Post
My depression is just terrible. SH and SI thoughts abound. What’s worse is my self esteem is in the toilet. I’m so depressed and feel so worthless that

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Yesterday RS was upset bc he doesn’t understand why this keeps happening. He said he just wants to get it back to when we first started dating. I know he’s frustrated. Not with me but with the situation. I did go for a walk to appease him.

I feel like maybe I’m just not trying hard enough. Maybe this is all my fault, I let myself fall into this. Maybe I just need to try harder to climb out. But idk what to do to do that.

I did get my pdoc to see me earlier. He won’t put me on Emsam bc he says it’s too complicated and requires too much lab work. He bumped up the lexapro to 10mg and told me to add vitamin D3 and folic acid. So many pills. I asked if I should go back for more ECT and he said I could but let’s see if the lexapro helps first. Idk. I just don’t know what to do. I think I’m being a big whiny self pitying baby.

Feeling like you deserve suffering - that's something I often experience. Yet I've had plenty of suffering and I'm sure you have. A feeling doesn't make it real - that's self hatred speaking. Nobody deserves that kind of suffering.


I'm not sure that your pdoc not putting you on Emsam is reasonable if it has worked for you in the past. I know that many people with treatment-resistant depression find relief from the MAO inhibitors like Emsam.


You have an illness just like someone with epilepsy or MS has an illness. I hope your RS understands that this is not within your control.


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