Why do I just want to stay in bed? What is it about being in bed that feels like the right thing to do? I guess the reason I ask is because if it's due to depression, will having ECT and hopefully alleviating the depression result in me staying out of bed?

[Terabithia]

for me, staying in bed allows me to be calm and escape as best I can from turmoil. It's my coping mechanism. I withdraw from the situation. Depression also can make me feel too bad and too tired to face anything, so the bed is welcoming.

I just noticed that you take trazadone - when I took that I rarely felt like I'd overslept and I'd sleep for at least 12 hrs. a night.

Originally Posted by Terabithia

for me, staying in bed allows me to be calm and escape as best I can from turmoil. It's my coping mechanism. I withdraw from the situation. Depression also can make me feel too bad and too tired to face anything, so the bed is welcoming.

I just noticed that you take trazadone - when I took that I rarely felt like I'd overslept and I'd sleep for at least 12 hrs. a night.

Thanks for your reply. For me, I think it may be both of your explanations. It's also that there is just plain nothing that I want to do; nothing makes me feel better so I give up when I go to bed. This has just been going on too long.

Also, I only sleep about 6 hours per night on the trazadone.

[Fuzzybear]

[TheOriginalMe]

I was pretty much living in my bed by the time I was hospitalised and had ECT. I remember after about three treatments I was up and about with lots of nervous energy. Even after the first treatment I was quite wired for a couple of hours. It was a cumulative thing for me, after each treatment the energising effect lasted longer. After about 6 treatments (2 weeks) I was pretty much normal physically and my mood was significantly better too. I had 13 treatments in just over 4 weeks in all. I still needed anti-depressant meds and therapy but it did turn my life around. If you do decide to give ECT a go, you should know fairly quickly whether it will work or not.

Originally Posted by TheOriginalMe

I was pretty much living in my bed by the time I was hospitalised and had ECT. I remember after about three treatments I was up and about with lots of nervous energy. Even after the first treatment I was quite wired for a couple of hours. It was a cumulative thing for me, after each treatment the energising effect lasted longer. After about 6 treatments (2 weeks) I was pretty much normal physically and my mood was significantly better too. I had 13 treatments in just over 4 weeks in all. I still needed anti-depressant meds and therapy but it did turn my life around. If you do decide to give ECT a go, you should know fairly quickly whether it will work or not.

Thanks for this. I'm not in bed because I'm tired though. I'm in bed because there's nothing at all I want to do because my depression is so bad.