[cowboy87]

So it's only been a few days since I switched from 10 mg of citalopram to 300 mg of bupropion xl. I realized last week my bipolar was destabilizing into depression.

Each day is so incredibly hard and insufferable. I have my own company, work for a bakery, and I am the president of a non-profit. The last two weeks nothing has gotten done and the work is just piling up and I am sitting over here in the corner with a blanket over my head trying to block the entire outside world out. Each day I wake up and ask myself why bother, screw work, I want to go back to bed and sleep the rest of the day and eat gummy bears and fried Twinkies. What's that? I need to make 100 candles for next week. The UPS guy never found his way to my house with the supplies. I do apologize dearly. Oh look who came to visit, the government and they brought a dump truck loaded with regulatory rules and forms for me to read and fill out just so I can help sick people like me.

Aside from the humor that made me grin ever so slightly, what does everybody else do while they are waiting for their antidepressants to take full effect? You know that period that is just as bad as sitting in that rock hard chair in the freezing cold oncology wing, while waiting on your verdict of health.

[MusicLover82]

I used to run 3 miles a day when I was going through the worst depressive episode of my life. It seemed to help, but thank God for Paxil. Once I got on it, I started feeling less anxious, and then it took about a month to start feeling the depression lift. ((HUGS)) Hang in there!! Things will get better.

[Daonnachd]

You've got a lot going on at a tough time. Can you delegate any duties or call in sick for a day from the bakery?

By the way, gummy bears and fried Twinkies won't do much for depression.

I wish I could help dip candles for a day or two.

cowboy, I hope you feel better soon. Wellbutrin kicks in much faster than other ADs. I was feeling better within a week.

Originally Posted by cowboy87

Aside from the humor that made me grin ever so slightly, what does everybody else do while they are waiting for their antidepressants to take full effect? You know that period that is just as bad as sitting in that rock hard chair in the freezing cold oncology wing, while waiting on your verdict of health.

On what to do while waiting for them to take effect...I would sleep if I could and take my benzos as prescribed. And just remember this WILL pass.

[cowboy87]

Originally Posted by vertigo

You've got a lot going on at a tough time. Can you delegate any duties or call in sick for a day from the bakery?

By the way, gummy bears and fried Twinkies won't do much for depression.

I wish I could help dip candles for a day or two.

My business and non-profit are relatively new. I have been building them from scratch. So I don't quite trust anyone else yet. As for calling out. Its summer time, two or three people call out everyday, because its about 110 degrees inside and have to work through that mess for 12 hours. But my boss knows about my bipolar disorder, I get a free pass to drop the f bomb at work to get through to my coworkers not to over stress me. I just got to make it about another week. But seven days seems like seven years at this point.

[gina_re]

Originally Posted by rainyday107

cowboy, I hope you feel better soon. Wellbutrin kicks in much faster than other ADs. I was feeling better within a week.

This happened to me, I hope it happens for you. The Wellbutrin, that is...