[littlemiss44]

Does anyone else find their depression to be so debilitating that they can't do ANYTHING? I can't shower. I barely eat. I don't want to cook. I can't clean even though my house really needs it. My bf does the cooking, the cleaning, the laundry and the shopping. I can't stand the thought of leaving my house. I've been cooped up in my house for three weeks recovering from back surgery. I am so depressed that I wonder if I should go to the hospital. I'm not suicidal but I am on the verge of si. I just want some relief. I shouldn't feel this way because I am very medicated. Does anyone else feel this down? I was hypo manic last month and I spent 600 dollars at the casino without thinking twice about it. Big mistake. Please help. I'm so desperate. Thank you for listening. :-)-

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[Victoria'smom]

, can you ask him to drag you to the store when he goes? Try to pick the closest place that has a couch and drag yourself there. We actually at times dragged the couch closer to our bed room. Make sure before bf leaves all your windows are open. Invest in paper products.

. I shouldn't feel this way because I am very medicated this statement scares me. We're not trying to medicate our feelings away just take away the more severe symptoms. If you are extremely medicated I would jump at the chance to go to the hospital safely withdraw and start over.

Do you have a therapist that you can call and get his or her opinion on when to go to the hospital? Or can you call your psychiatrist and ask. If neither are an option just go get evaluated to be on the safe side. You don't want to si and it turn in to a sui attempt.

[TheatreKid]

I don't know if I can help other than to tell you I'm in the same place. I haven't gone to class for almost a week. House is a mess, I only eat what I can microwave. I thought about going to the hospital last night too. Might be worth a shot, if you can't see your psychiatrist.

[outlaw sammy]

DO NOT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT FEELING DEPRESSED! It's a common occurrence with bipolar disorder - thus it's the illness that's at fault, not you. I've suffered many deep depressions (alternating with manic-psychosis) but I always seem to barely survive. It's so very hard - and I understand, but rely upon your "support" people. You have a boyfriend - well lean on him. You have a psychiatrist, then contact him/her to prescribe some good stuff for you. And if you have a therapist, get in touch with him or her as soon as possible. You did a great thing by contacting us here - because we know what you're feeling.

You are not alone littlemiss44. I've been depressed since August 4th, and it's getting harder and harder every day just to get out of bed. I do bathe and eat every day (and take my medication), but beyond that I'm in a rut of staying home feeling and feeling a sense of gloom and doom about leaving the house or trying any activity that might make me feel better. Hopefully better days are ahead for us both soon.

Were you or are you still on pain meds from the back surgery? In 06 I had a bulging disc which I had surgery for, when I weaned from the pain meds I became very depressed to the verge of sui. I have since discovered that codeine triggers mood swings. ( I went hypo 2 other times since then) My pdoc at the time talked to me about it and said if I ever needed surgery again we would increase my mood stabilizer to compensate. Anyway I hope things get better soon.

[littlemiss44]

Thank you guys for yr input. It feels good to know I'm not alone. I am meditated to take away the severe symptoms but one of my severe symptoms is bad depression. We put.me.on latuda for bp depression then tried to ween me off geodon so I wasn't so meditated. That made me hypo manic then I fell hard into this current depression. Because of this my pdoc put me back up on geodon. I'm still having trouble getting relief. I can't even imagine going off all my meds and starting over. That would be disastrous. Yes I can call my therapist but I know myself if I need to go. She would encourage me to use my skills to avoid going. She absolutely means well...I'm kinda trapped since I can't leave my house to go to pdoc or therapist. I had an appt to see both of them on Monday but I had to cancel cause I didn't have a ride. It's proved to be a bad idea.I should have tried to get someone to take me there. It's just gotten worse in the last couple days. Thank you outlaw sammy for yr encouraging words. Yr right...it's not my fault. I'll just wait a little longer to see how I feel.my bf gets home at 4 so that's not too far away. I'm sorry newgal2 that you are suffering like me. It hurts alot. I think I do need to reevaluate some of my meds. It's so difficult to know what to do. Sigh.

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[r010159]

I have been there for months. A medication change looks to be in order. I think you can go off all your meds and start over. BUT (please pay attention here) this will have to happen while you are in a hospital. In that secure and well-supervised environment, where you see the psych on a daily basis, they are able to quickly adjust your meds and get you going again.

Just a thought of mine which may or may not work. At one point in time in the recent past I was actually thinking of doing this. And it will always be an option for me. Its also nice knowing there is a net to fall back on if the going becomes almost impossible for too long, which is a sure sign that my meds are not working for me.