[little turtle]

there is hope...new research into the cause of depression is out there...I recently read the book BRAIN MAKER by a neurologist david perlmutter...it gives me hope..

[CANDC]

Hi little turtle. I know depression is tough. For me I have to start the day with exercise like yoga just to get out of bed. It gives me energy and feeling better. If you are okayed by your doc for exercise, check out this intro

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by CANDC

Hi little turtle. I know depression is tough. For me I have to start the day with exercise like yoga just to get out of bed. It gives me energy and feeling better. If you are okayed by your doc for exercise, check out this intro

thanks CANDC....have you read the BRAIN MAKER...it talks about the gut bacteria and the food we eat.....and the effect on our mood

[little turtle]

I really think there is hope....not just bs....the new research is exciting..

[Fuzzybear]

[little turtle]

there is HOPE... but you have to know what is going on...many depressed persons also have pre-diabetes...that puts you at risk for continued mood problems...I am working on this...

[little turtle]

there is hope...we seem to have different kinds of depression problems here...
#1---major depression with significant disability...mental illness...maybe needs drugs
#2---depression that is acute and will resolve more easily....mental health problem not mental illness...
#3---depression caused by medical problems like low thyroid....not mental illness

Anything on panic attacks and social phobia? Apart from depression these two bug me all the time.

[MickeyCheeky]

Thanks for sharing this information with us, little turtle

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

Anything on panic attacks and social phobia? Apart from depression these two bug me all the time.

i found some help with a workbook PANIC ATTACKS by david carbonell, phd...
those panic attacks are awful...I had a terrible time with them..there is hope..

[Sunflower123]

Thank you for sharing.

[little turtle]

also I found comfort and help from dr Claire weekes...she is so down to earth...I like her..
I am reading one of her books MORE HELP FOR YOUR NERVES...

Originally Posted by little turtle

i found some help with a workbook PANIC ATTACKS by david carbonell, phd...
those panic attacks are awful...I had a terrible time with them..there is hope..

I need hope...the reassurance that some day in the future I'll get better.

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

I need hope...the reassurance that some day in the future I'll get better.

Actually I feel hopeless about the future. When I feel a little positive I still doubt my positivity. Btw the panic attacks have become less intense but the depression increased a lot. I can't get up from bed before 12pm/1pm. Even then I feel sleepy throughout the day and dont feel like following the daily routine that I have chalked out for myself.

[Fuzzybear]

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

Actually I feel hopeless about the future. When I feel a little positive I still doubt my positivity. Btw the panic attacks have become less intense but the depression increased a lot. I can't get up from bed before 12pm/1pm. Even then I feel sleepy throughout the day and dont feel like following the daily routine that I have chalked out for myself.

is the tired/sleepy from depression or medication

Originally Posted by little turtle

is the tired/sleepy from depression or medication

From depression

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

From depression

there is a lot we don't know about depression....

I have been advised that in depression the feeling of well-being comes and goes interrupted by the dark phases till it becomes stable. We have to be a little patient but determined to fight the dark phases. But when the depression dominates I feel hopeless and helpless - then I doubt if the feeling of well-being is going to return at all or not.

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

I have been advised that in depression the feeling of well-being comes and goes interrupted by the dark phases till it becomes stable. We have to be a little patient but determined to fight the dark phases. But when the depression dominates I feel hopeless and helpless - then I doubt if the feeling of well-being is going to return at all or not.

is any of your medication causing you to feel tired and sleepy....are you having any side effects from your medications...I am asking you as your friend not as your doctor...

Originally Posted by little turtle

is any of your medication causing you to feel tired and sleepy....are you having any side effects from your medications...I am asking you as your friend not as your doctor...

I don't think it's any medicine. The only medicine that can make me sleepy and depressed is amisulphride. But the deterioration happened after my pdoc decreased the dose from 100mg to 50mg. Increasing the dose could have made me sleepy, not decreasing the dose.
I think it's low brain chemicals.

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by Desiree2006

I don't think it's any medicine. The only medicine that can make me sleepy and depressed is amisulphride. But the deterioration happened after my pdoc decreased the dose from 100mg to 50mg. Increasing the dose could have made me sleepy, not decreasing the dose.
I think it's low brain chemicals.

how is your eating/nutrition going

Originally Posted by little turtle

how is your eating/nutrition going

Oh eating is a prob. I don't feel hungry and get nauseous when I see and smell food. But I still like kebabs, soups and salads. I am an Indian still the smell of general Indian food specially the gravy is making me nauseous.Coz of my depression I am not being able to cook anything myself. I stay in bed most of the day.

[little turtle]

Originally Posted by little turtle

there is hope...we seem to have different kinds of depression problems here...
#1---major depression with significant disability...mental illness...maybe needs drugs
#2---depression that is acute and will resolve more easily....mental health problem not mental illness...
#3---depression caused by medical problems like low thyroid....not mental illness

I am thinking now that most depression out there is not mental illness..
but it is a mental health problem....we are being told to take a drug...
pharm is saying take a drug...doctor is saying take a drug...psychiatrist is saying take a drug....nurse practitioner is saying take a drug...but most people may be dealing with one of life's problems not a mental disease..
I think most people are stressed about something in their life...something is not going right...these psych drugs can present some serious problems..and getting off the drugs can be a very big problem...I like the idea of talking about it with someone you can trust...

Originally Posted by little turtle

I am thinking now that most depression out there is not mental illness..
but it is a mental health problem....we are being told to take a drug...
pharm is saying take a drug...doctor is saying take a drug...psychiatrist is saying take a drug....nurse practitioner is saying take a drug...but most people may be dealing with one of life's problems not a mental disease..
I think most people are stressed about something in their life...something is not going right...these psych drugs can present some serious problems..and getting off the drugs can be a very big problem...I like the idea of talking about it with someone you can trust...

Right now I don't want to see a therapist. My last 2 therapists were not efficient and understanding. In my country India we don't get good therapists. So I plan to endure my panic attack and depression pains till they decrease and the feel-good feeling returns. Meanwhile I m trying to maintain a daily routine and set small goals for myself.