[DePressMe]

Well, I am back and feeling better. Sorry I disappeared for a few days. I have gone through a major med adjustment. I am now completely off my anti psychotic, mood stabilizer and anti depressant. The only med I am on is my ADD med. It is amazing—correcting my thinking has managed to help me deal with the depression and anxiety. But, coming off all the other meds and increasing the ADD med was not easy on me. My brain is just starting to mellow out. My emotions are stabilizing. I woke up this morning and realized I am not filled with dread about facing the world. So, I think things are turning around for me. I look forward to being back here with all of you. Thanks for all the supportive PMs….

[kimmydawn]

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I'm sure that was VERY difficult to go through.

I'm glad you're doing better and so glad you're back with us.

KD

[nowheretorun]

its good to have you back DepressMe... glad you're doing better..

[_Hope_]

how exciting for you to be off most of your meds. I missed you but now glad to have you back. It's is great to have such a postivie outlook.

Linda

[Perna]

Whoa, sounds difficult just reading it! Glad you're feeling better.

[altonwoodsdrphil]

depress me, I'd like to hear more about how you have adjusted your thinking. Are you talking about a consious choosing and rejection of certain thoughts? Or is it an effect of the medication? at any rate, I'm so glad that you're feeling better and I know that by sharing what you've been through it could help others.

[DePressMe]

Well, the change in my thoughts is a combination of things. The add med has played a major role in slowing down the overwhelming, nonstop nature of the thoughts. I still have negative thoughts, but I am better able to manage them when there are a few instead of a whole bunch all at the same time. For example, my boss yelled at me. It made me angry, but I acknowledged the anger as reasonable and rationally thought through the situation. In the past I would have been flooded by thoughts and internalized the anger….eventually, it would have lead to me believing I was a horrible person. But, instead, I got a little angry, thought about it and then let it go. I did not turn it into a catastrophe. I did consciously work through the thought—the med just slowed the thought down enough for me to do that. I would say my improvement is a combination of therapy and medication.

[splitimage]

Depressme,

Wow - med changes are tough. Glad that you're feeling better and are back.

--splitimage

[altonwoodsdrphil]

sounds like you're onto something, when people are rude or hateful to me I simply refuse to "own" what they are saying about or twoards me because I just don't believe that its true. and even if it were, there presentation of it in that way is wrong. instead, I'm passionate about seeing past peoples outer hostility to the pain that's causing it. its a powerful thing, its called love...(but you know that)

[wickedwings]

med changes are tough. i know because i go through it from time to time, while trying to find the right treatment for my depression that is treatment-resistant.

[Fuzzybear]

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DPM,
I also have ADD and feel that my stimulant medication helps me more than all of my others combined! I'm so glad that you are feeling better! I missed you

[eskielover]

Glad you are back to feeling better than your normal self. Adjusting to med changes is tough....glad you are able to come off the others & just stick to the one that is the most help....glad you could get to that point.

Debbie

[InACorner]

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