Stupid Spouse thinks I can get better w/o my meds?!?

I know its not true, getting better w/o my meds, yeah, TRIED IT, didnt work. My Spouse thinks that I can somehow just magically "stop taking them" and BAM! just like that, im cured! Yeah, we all wish that could happen, but in reality, it wont, the meds work, and not taking them i think would drive me to do what i still feel like doing, just not as much. I can't seem to get him to understand that I can't pull myself outta this. Everytime i try to calmly explain it to him, he starts yellin at me that "im wrong" and "I dont know what im talkin about because he has been through it". Honestly, I really dont think he has been through it, cause I have NEVER seen anyone get better from depression w/o meds. I dunno if anyone has any advice on how to go about making him understand that i need my meds because i have no idea what to say anymore. He dosent understand that he is making me worse by the way he is acting, and it is starting to make me not even want to be around him.I just really need some help

(((((((((((((((((((((MamazAngel))))))))))))))) Would he be willing to talk to your pdoc and are you willing to let him? Just something to think about. You may want to discuss it with your pdoc first to get all the pros and cons. I am sorry you are having to struggle so much. Take care.

Thank you for your response Bi-polar bear, ive thought about having him talk to the doc, but even that scares me. Im scared because I dont want him to start going off on my Doc like he does me. I've even thought that maybe it really bothers him that I am depressed and maybe he thinks that he is not good for me cause he cant fix me. I dunno, it is just confusing and Frustrating

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I think it is common to think we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and snap out of depression if we wanted. Even after 25 years, I find myself thinking that way sometimes. I have taken my husband to my therapy sessions in the past, and I plan to do it again shortly. I think everyone has a different take on this.



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My first girlfriend after being divorced thought all the meds were unnecessary. I felt a lot of pressure to come off them and did. Big, huge mistake...took a big nose dive. It wasn't until she saw all the changes that she realized it was a bad idea.

I actually was denying to myself how bad I was getting - so bad she called the police when she couldn't get ahold of me on my cell phone. I fell asleep and had it in my pocket-didn't hear it. I woke up to loud thumping on the doors. In order to avoid going to the hospital, she agreed to come over and "watch" me.

Hold on to what is right for you...The other advice I would agree with if you feel comfortable having him there. You never know having him yell at your pdoc may result in some other break through in communication with him?

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-my friend thinks it too that im better off meds... ot os common... but we know how we feel

Thanks everyone for your advice. I have though about it and maybe it will be good if he goes w/ me to my pdoc.I just hope he dosent embarrass me too much by acting irrational in front of the doc, but i think the doc will stand up for me. I dunno, I go next week, so we will see how it goes, Im still scared though I wish it was sooner, he is driving me bonkers. (((((((((((((((Hugs everyone))))))))))))

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