mental illness is awful

I think that I'll have to decrease my weight and also deal with my depression.

I want to see you have optimal health not just some

depression is awful....drugs can be both helpful and/or harmful....
I was helped by anti-depressants and harmed at the same time...
when I was broken down I would have taken anything to feel better...
there is hope for new and better meds...
but the greatest hope lies in understanding what is causing all this depression..
I am not happy with the present drug culture..

I have been sick for the last few days, fever, terrible headache on my right side,nausea and weakness. The weakness is still there. How have you been doing?

T3 :0.83-2.00 and mine is 0.821;
T4 :51-141 and mine is 62.2;
TSH:0.27-4.2 and mine is 1.37;

I am thyroxine sodium 75mcg and rosuvastatin 10mg apart from my psychiatric meds which include lithium carbonate SR 400 twice daily and sertraline 50mg once after breakfast. Apart from that I have to take an anti-allergic regularly.

i am not sure what to say at this point...is there anyone else here that could help out....I am not sure about your t3 being on the edge...

I think that it may be due to the lithium I take

lithium can do that....t3 is important...what do you think

yes i think that t3 is imp.
BTW I think I am dying. I am so weak that I cant get out of bed to bathe or eat. Plus I have cough and headache. Can flu kill you?

I think you need to contact your doctor now...

I called my doctor. He said that there is expected to be some amount of depression when I am taking antibiotics. He has asked me to contact him after 10days.

well what do you make of that...

Hello little turtle

I phoned my doctor today....

I'm waiting for a call back

fuzzy please let me know what happens

I don't think this is great but I think it's more "acceptable" than much of what I've experienced from doctors.

I asked one doctor for a referral for therapy and he simply said "no" I was on a long term repeat prescription for Paxil

And I have never been a heavy user of the "services" ... Quite the opposite for many years, as I do not trust them.

Thanks little turtle, I will

Do you think I should delete my baby hypoallergenic thread? I've tried looking at allergy forums etc, they just freak me out

I think my PTSD is partly caused by appalling experiences linked to this and relatives who were abusive nurses

Sorry... I think (and hope) that most nurses are lovely.

But these two most definitely were not

Still waiting for the doctor to call

i am glad that you are not being quiet....

Desiree, why are you taking antibiotics? Hope u feel better.

mental illness is awful...what did me in was a panic attack...before that I was ok

I hate panic attacks!

I have flu with cough,cold,headache and weakness

Apart from my flu and depression, I am having panic attacks too and a very low energy level which makes me think at times that I am almost in coma.That's why I had said I think that I am dying. I dont feel like a human being any more, I feel like a corpse.

I was a little upset with my psychiatrist.

would checking with your general doctor help....