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I have always been preety much a loner and it never really bothered me until recently. sure it would be tough sometimes to connect to people because i am shy and dont know how to communicate with others. my wife is disabled and both kids are grown and living away. i had 2 knee surgeries and have back problems and started taking my wifes loratabs for about 8 months. i recently got food poisioning and quit taking them. thats been about a week and im completely depressed and dont know what to do. things that used to make me happy like watching football i just dont want to do. i sit and think about the kids when they were little and the things we used to do and it just makes it worse because all i do know is nothing. i tried to get out of the house yesterday and do some shopping but all i could think about was getting home and staring at the tv. im so depressed now i dont think i can make it. im so worried something is going to happen to my wife and i will be all alone forever because of my social problems. i work a job that has rotating shifts and its hard leaving my wife at night because of her health problems. i just sit and do nothing, im feeling like im not going to pull through this

Hello joe1963, welcome to PC! It sounds like you are indeed going through a tough depression right now. Are you currently receiving professional help from a psychiatrist, psychologist, and/or therapist? With depression, many people find that they cannot go through it alone. I know that for myself personally, my psychiatrist and therapist are crucial to achieving balance in my life.

This is a very cool site with many supportive people willing to listen. I hope you benefit from your time spent here.

Hi joe1963
Welcome, and hope you find the help, comfort and support here, that I, for one, have found here.

Hi Joe. Sorry to hear you're feeling so bad but glad that you're here. It sounds like you're dealing w/ some painful things right now and it's good to be among friends who understand and will support you. You'll find friends like that here.
You mentioned taking loratab for 8 months and then discontinuing recently. Do you think there may be a connection? I googled loratab and it seems to be Vicodin...is that correct?
That is a very addictive med and stopping suddenly could cause some of the problems you are experiencing. It may be a good idea to speak w/ a doctor about that. This may be easier to deal with than it seems.
I hope you decide to stick around and let us get to know you.
In the meantime take care and keep hope. I believe that you can pull through this.