[jteague]

I've never been treated for depression I just figured it was some thing I can fix myself and I had fear of how a antidepressant might effect me this past year some things changed in my mood I find it hard to concentrate I'm having mood swings as I'm typing my doctors office returned my call they said I won't be able to see him until Wednesday at 4 pm she told me to call the mental health number on the back of my insurance card I have cigna care plus but I don't think they start to cover until I've met a deductible the more I research and examine myself I feel worse because I'm coming to terms that I need to seek treatment and start taking a antidepressant the part of coming to terms that upsets me the most is knowing I'm not in control of my emotion currently typing during a mood swing of depressing I told my uncle that I need to see my doctor and explain what's going on and ask about antidepressants I walked away to call my doctor and was on hold peeked around the corner and noticed my uncle crying this made me more afraid why is he crying are things worse than I realize it just made me feel worse he mentioned that I should ask my doctor about Prozac and that I shouldn't take Paxil for some reason so here I am most likely my mood will change and I'll be better at some point today but why is it when this hits me it feels like a family member is very ill or passed away then it subsides I'm not happy but if feels like I regain my rational and then I worry my insurance has been fighting me on almost every medical claim how am I going to seek treatment and battle cigna when I'm not myself right now I feel extremely tired and I just want to sleep because my minds at rest and I don't have to think about all of this aka lazy small attempt at humor there so I'm going to sleep and check back here later for feedback

[Leed]

I doubt your insurance will fight you for being treated for depression. And not all of us can heal ourselves from depression -- in fact most of us cannot! Usually therapy and/or medication is needed. Trust your doctor to give you what is needed. He will decide which medication is best for you if any. He may decide that therapy is best for you.

I'm sure you'll do well on the antidepressant. Just remember that it takes some of them a little while to start working. So be patient, okay? Ask your doctor how long it takes before it works.

I wish you the very best. Please take care and God bless. Hugs, Lee

[jteague]

Originally Posted by Leed

I doubt your insurance will fight you for being treated for depression. And not all of us can heal ourselves from depression -- in fact most of us cannot! Usually therapy and/or medication is needed. Trust your doctor to give you what is needed. He will decide which medication is best for you if any. He may decide that therapy is best for you.

I'm sure you'll do well on the antidepressant. Just remember that it takes some of them a little while to start working. So be patient, okay? Ask your doctor how long it takes before it works.

I wish you the very best. Please take care and God bless. Hugs, Lee

I just woke up five minutes ago what I can remember from my dream I was in bed but the wall with a door into my room was gone was replace placed with long mirrors no frame supported by beams but for some reason they weren't stable they began to fall away from the wall I was scrambling to stop them from crashing to the floor there was more to the dream I woke up in tears crying heavy sob I never cry when I'm awake let alone sob this is all from coming to terms like my minds acting out because I've accepted and decided to seek treatment I just wanted to get that typed out quickly because dreams are harder to remember after you've been awake a while, thank you Lee I'm going to give my cigna insurance a call find out what's covered and what I have to do I feel better because I'm now heading in the right direction I'll see my doctor Wednesday and go from there and I can research some antidepressants for the next few days till

[jteague]

Originally Posted by jteague

I just woke up five minutes ago what I can remember from my dream I was in bed but the wall with a door into my room was gone was replace placed with long mirrors no frame supported by beams but for some reason they weren't stable they began to fall away from the wall I was scrambling to stop them from crashing to the floor there was more to the dream I woke up in tears crying heavy sob I never cry when I'm awake let alone sob this is all from coming to terms like my minds acting out because I've accepted and decided to seek treatment I just wanted to get that typed out quickly because dreams are harder to remember after you've been awake a while, thank you Lee I'm going to give my cigna insurance a call find out what's covered and what I have to do I feel better because I'm now heading in the right direction I'll see my doctor Wednesday and go from there and I can research some antidepressants for the next few days till

Seen my doctor today explained how I was feeling he prescribed Wellbutrin XL 150 mg I started taking it today see how it goes I've never taken a antidepressant before I'm sure it will help I researched it some seen some positive feedback

[oliamble]

Hang in there jteague, it'll take another couple of weeks I assume for the anti depressants to work to their full extend. I myself am trying to find a psychiatrist other then the one I was seen to formally get back on my Prozac medication of 20mg/day because after like 6 months of stopping my medication I began to feel bad again.

If by any chance you do not respond well to Wellbutrin, I'm sure your doctor will taper you off and try another medication. I remember like 14 yrs ago, it was very difficult to me to find the right medication. I was on an anti depressant called Luvox and then for a couple of months on a tricyclic anti depressant, and eventually I was put on Prozac and it stuck real good. Hopefully, your depression is not that bad or not major and you'll be able to stop your medication after a while when you begin to feel better. Good luck :-)