[justwalking]

Hello everyone. Been lurking for a few days and decided I needed to join.

Been dealing with some level of depression for some time. Always kept it in check before without too much trouble. But it has gotten worse at late. Doctor up my med dosage and I started talking to a therapist. Not very happy with myself about that.

This weekend has been a waist for me. I felt very tired Sat so I lied down for a nap at 5PM. I slept till 11AM Sun morning. I don't think it was the meds. Been at the higher does for over a month. Now Sun is almost over and I am upset with myself. Also I live alone and have no social life. I have big issues with the loneliness getting to me.

So that's me. Just a scrambled egg of a mess. I know that there many out there dealing with issues but that doesn't change how alone I feel at times.

Thanks for taking the time to read
David

[Altered Moment]

Welcome to PC David.

No you are not alone but I know how alone it feels when it is just you and depression. You can find a lot of support here and maybe even some solutions. Support is part of the solution. Not sure why your not happy about talking to a therapist? that is a good thing.

[gayleggg]

Hi, David. I spent a lot of time sleeping when I was depressed. Lately, I can't take one even if I try. I think the meds are messing with my sleep. I was sleeping like 10-12 hours not including naps on the weekends, a day and now I'm down to 6-7 and no naps.

I see this is your first post. I hope you find PsychCentral a helpful and supportive place. I don't know what I would do without it.

[avlady]

i sleep alot from my meds, im on 9 different meds and feel guilty if i sleep in, or take long naps. i don't know if there are any meds to keep me awake, but my doc, nurse practicinor, told me to drink dr.pepper. i pray every day the sleepiness will go away. i guess because of my meds i'll just have to live with it.

[Fuzzybear]

Welcome to pc David

[macy666]

Originally Posted by justwalking

Hello everyone. Been lurking for a few days and decided I needed to join.

Been dealing with some level of depression for some time. Always kept it in check before without too much trouble. But it has gotten worse at late. Doctor up my med dosage and I started talking to a therapist. Not very happy with myself about that.

This weekend has been a waist for me. I felt very tired Sat so I lied down for a nap at 5PM. I slept till 11AM Sun morning. I don't think it was the meds. Been at the higher does for over a month. Now Sun is almost over and I am upset with myself. Also I live alone and have no social life. I have big issues with the loneliness getting to me.

So that's me. Just a scrambled egg of a mess. I know that there many out there dealing with issues but that doesn't change how alone I feel at times.

Thanks for taking the time to read
David

Welcome David, its good that you're seeing a therapist, and to help with depression maybe doing an activity that you like, you're not alone, joining PC is a big step, everyone here will be here for you, life is beautiful and so are you <3

[justwalking]

Thanks everyone for the welcome and positive words. I am glad that I found this forum and look forward to being part of the community.

I'm better today. Not quite low so I am counting that as a win.
My first goal for myself is yo get my sleep patterns back to some state of normal. (I didn't mention that most nights I can only seem to get about 5hrs or so) I know getting enough rest is important to getting through the day

Thanks again everyone! You rock!

[vital]

Originally Posted by justwalking

Thanks everyone for the welcome and positive words. I am glad that I found this forum and look forward to being part of the community.

I'm better today. Not quite low so I am counting that as a win.
My first goal for myself is yo get my sleep patterns back to some state of normal. (I didn't mention that most nights I can only seem to get about 5hrs or so) I know getting enough rest is important to getting through the day

Thanks again everyone! You rock!

Hi justwalking,

I'm glad you're feeling at least a bit better today. You might get some ideas for getting even better than that from #74 of this thread

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...n-escaped.html

There are a lot of things you can do and most of them are really good for your general health anyway.

- vital

[Turtlesoup]

Welcome to PC-it's a really positive forum & hope you will find it helpful.

[H-H-H-H]

Welcome, David. May you benefit from the time you spend here.