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Dec 10, 2007 at 04:34 PM
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Anyone ever felt just really tired , but almost like you are on adrenalin ? Being home is especially tiring cause my wife says she has about all of my depression she can take so I fight to keep my mood in a reasonable state...I just wishe this were over ....and I were normal...
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Dec 10, 2007 at 05:49 PM
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Terry, you're describing my life. I'm exhausted much of the time (save for when I'm kind of manic). I use caffeine and cigarettes as fuel to keep up the facade for those I care about. It's a constant chore and it's draining.
But it's what we have to do for those we love and I think it's worth it. Now I just need to be able to do it without the caffeine and nicotine. Cyran0 __________________ My blog: http://cyran0.psychcentral.net/ Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD (childhood physical/sexual abuse), history of drug abuse. Meds: Zoloft, Lorazapam, Coffee, Cigarettes "I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone." -Cyrano de Bergerac |
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Dec 10, 2007 at 09:26 PM
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meee toooo! (wishing it were over and i was "normal"
i call it being wired/tired. it's just like you said. very uncomfortable. i can totally relate!! susan |
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Dec 10, 2007 at 09:29 PM
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Terry, it sounds like a mix of depression and anxiety.
This may not be true in your case, but I feel like that when there's something I need to take care of, but have been putting it off. It's like the universe is trying to get my attention and won't let me sleep. Cyrano, I unwittingly went off coffee for a day and today the caffeine started working again. |
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Dec 11, 2007 at 10:54 AM
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I take 60 Mg of Cymbalta and 900 Mg of Lithium . Doc says I am not manic, although I can certainly see the mood swings in myself. they arent manic at all but when I am coming out of the darkness , I can bounce off the walls. I can relax and lay down at night and sleep but there is certainly a manic part to it. I would shout from the rooftops if I were told I had an incurable disease. It is certainly preferrable to living....
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Dec 12, 2007 at 09:40 AM
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we can relate to you Terry.. keep coming and share.. we all help each other...
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Dec 13, 2007 at 11:30 AM
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I wish my wife could walk in my shoes. She was asking me what has me so depressed. Unless you have been there , you cant explain it. And even if you could, the person you explain it to could never understand it.
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Dec 13, 2007 at 11:33 AM
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that is where unconditional trust is needed i think...
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Dec 17, 2007 at 11:36 AM
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Finally got the results of a blood test back. My Lithium level is low so the Doc is going to increase that. B12 is low so that and the depression together will take the wind out of your sails and Vitamin D is also low. Maybe the light is at the end of the tunnel....and it isnt a train...
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Dec 17, 2007 at 11:42 AM
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(((smiles))) .. yeah, i dont know a lot, but B Vit have boosted me when i have taken them... ive heard liquid form is far more effective than tabs? there are good Vita Waters on the market now...
cool to see you again Terry... |
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Dec 17, 2007 at 11:52 AM
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nowheretorun said: (((smiles))) .. yeah, i dont know a lot, but B Vit have boosted me when i have taken them... ive heard liquid form is far more effective than tabs? there are good Vita Waters on the market now... cool to see you again Terry... </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Thanks ! This is an awesome board. Nice to know there are folks out there that can understand what each of us is going through... |
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Dec 17, 2007 at 04:58 PM
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agreeed on the liquid B. you can also get B complex Stress
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Dec 18, 2007 at 09:45 AM
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How large a factor does chronic pain play in depression ? My Psych and my T both say it can be a major part. I have a steroid shot every several months to aleve chronic pain from a herniated disk in my lower back. I have had the herination fixed once and now it has reherniated.
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Dec 18, 2007 at 09:51 AM
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hi Terry... some will know the answer here also, but try the chronic pain forum also ... i know my mom is in chronic pain w/o meds or treatment (unless you count aspirin) and she is heavily depressed... still has good moments though..
for myself... physical pain is a downer becaus it limits my activities.. i feel better when i feel freedom of movement and imagination... |
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Dec 18, 2007 at 10:19 AM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
nowheretorun said: hi Terry... some will know the answer here also, but try the chronic pain forum also ... i know my mom is in chronic pain w/o meds or treatment (unless you count aspirin) and she is heavily depressed... still has good moments though.. for myself... physical pain is a downer becaus it limits my activities.. i feel better when i feel freedom of movement and imagination... </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Thanks...I didnt know about the chronic pain forum. I will check it out. |
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