Got depression? - Page 2

Oerdin · May 14, 2003, 20:38

I honestly never really drank until around 21 and then I transfered from JC into a 4 year school where EVERYONE it seemed drank. Going out to parties, drinking, and (hopefully) getting laid was what most people did on a friday night. That was true for both girls and guys.

Once you get into habit of sitting down with your friends and cracking that beer it becomes a hard habit to break. Thankfully, I stay away from the hard stuff (usually) and I never really got into drugs.

kring · May 14, 2003, 20:48

I work in the Mental Health field.

Therapy helps some, medicine helps some; the combination help some. Other things work for some. I have a friend that doesn't use medicine or therapy, and he is great shape.

On seeing a therapist, a good one won't let you get away with whining. Of course, it can take many therapists until you find a good one. Also, different kinds of therapy work for different people, so you have to find that a therapist and therapy type that work for you if you go the therapy route.

Bereta_Eder · May 14, 2003, 21:49

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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
I was put on Zoloft, but it didn't do a damn thing for me, but that's because my depression was totally about self-image. Once I was able to tear down my existence to it's base and start loving myself unconditionally

that must have been quite a task

Boris Godunov · May 14, 2003, 21:56

Ah, should have guessed that only pattycakes would have the incredible bad taste to troll a thread about depression.

Bereta_Eder · May 14, 2003, 21:57

it's you. you just begging for it

Boris Godunov · May 14, 2003, 22:00

Have you no shame? To mock the lowest points in people's lives... how terrible. You, sir, have no decency!

Bereta_Eder · May 14, 2003, 22:01

right now you're vexed

what a joke

Boris Godunov · May 14, 2003, 22:06

Must you continue this appalling assault on all those that seek honest dialogue seeking help? Must you continue to laugh and thereby inflict more wounds on the innocent? What kind of a tiny man would be so callous and heartless?

Hmm, I'm running out of material here...

Bereta_Eder · May 14, 2003, 22:07

it's just you, so relax

Boris Godunov · May 14, 2003, 22:10

*sigh* trolling a troll is no fun when they don't pick up on it eventually.

Nubclear · May 14, 2003, 22:43

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Tass: Were you in the Russian Army or something? I'm wondering about the post-tramatic stress disorder.

No. It's something.........else that I'd rather not discuss

Zero · May 14, 2003, 22:45

did you got to the doctor and confirm this with medical diagnosis? or do you believe to have this?

Kramerman · May 15, 2003, 02:09

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000

No. It's something.........else that I'd rather not discuss

were you raped?

Kramerman · May 15, 2003, 02:10

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Originally posted by paiktis22
it's just you, so relax

*accepts troll*
your an ass hole
do you have any friends on this forum?

Sikander · May 15, 2003, 06:52

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Im off work, with pay. It's gotten to the point where I get too sad to do anything anymore.

Ive been diagnosed with:

Mild schizophrenia
Post-tramatic Stress Disorder
Major Depression with Psychotic Symptoms
Obessive-Compulsive disorder
and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Were these diagnoses all by the same doctor? It seems a bit much really, especially the "mild schizophrenia".

gsmoove23 · May 15, 2003, 13:33

Luckily I'm not really a drinker, my most dangerous addictions are Pepsi and sleeping. As I'm currently without health insurance, does anyone have any idea how I would find a relatively inexpensive therapist thats also good? I feel a little weird looking them up in the phonebook.

Q Classic · May 15, 2003, 16:21

it's there, always a shadow looming over me.

usually, when it comes, i don't notice it until it starts dominating all of my personal time. usually, i turn listless, start having lots of morbid thoughts, have physical manifestations of pains and aches (a vise grasping my chest is the most frequent one), self-recrimination, greater disassociation with 'normal', and greater introversion.

it's hard for other people to notice, it seems; particularly since i've never caused myself damage, and i find it easy to at least pretend to be amused and 'normal' when others are around.

and: i refuse to go into therapy over this. i'm not going to end up being one of those pill-poppers.

Panag · May 15, 2003, 18:51

hi ,

i would not know from personal experience , but many of the depressed people around me seem to be doing fine with over the counter lithium , ......

the ones who talk about it , accept it and do something about it tend to be up and running again faster then those who dont , ....

huh , tass , is that the stuff your gp has , .....

get a second and third opinion (!)

have a nice day depressed or not

Dr Strangelove · May 15, 2003, 19:34

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Originally posted by panag
hi ,

i would not know from personal experience , but many of the depressed people around me seem to be doing fine with over the counter lithium , ......

the ones who talk about it , accept it and do something about it tend to be up and running again faster then those who dont , ....

huh , tass , is that the stuff your gp has , .....

get a second and third opinion (!)

have a nice day depressed or not

You have over the counter Lithium? That's dangerous! Lithium is very easy to overdose. The toxic dose is very close to the therapeutic dose. In the US we routinely measure the serum concentration to gauge the dose.

Panag · May 15, 2003, 19:42

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

You have over the counter Lithium? That's dangerous! Lithium is very easy to overdose. The toxic dose is very close to the therapeutic dose. In the US we routinely measure the serum concentration to gauge the dose.

hi ,

in most parts of the world you can get it over the counter in low doses , you would have to take half the bottle to get an overdose , ......

serum is measures ( allas SHOULD be ) but most of the people i have seen in my live taking it claim that after a while they know what to take , .... ( thats a bit risky )

they go a couple times to the doc , okay , one pill and a third , every evening ( so and so ) they watch out for salts and thats it , .....

have a nice day

Dr Strangelove · May 16, 2003, 07:59

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Originally posted by panag

hi ,

in most parts of the world you can get it over the counter in low doses , you would have to take half the bottle to get an overdose , ......

serum is measures ( allas SHOULD be ) but most of the people i have seen in my live taking it claim that after a while they know what to take , .... ( thats a bit risky )

they go a couple times to the doc , okay , one pill and a third , every evening ( so and so ) they watch out for salts and thats it , .....

have a nice day

If the dose is that low they're unlikely to be getting a true therapeutic effect. Most likely the benefit is largely a placebo effect.

monolith94 · May 16, 2003, 08:05

There have been three attempted suicides, two of them successful, at my college this past week. Needless to say, the college is taking depression VERY seriously, and most professors have made it so that finals are either optional or are not able to hurt your grade.

Datajack Franit · May 16, 2003, 10:03

I'm not depressed anymore

Panag · May 16, 2003, 10:19

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

If the dose is that low they're unlikely to be getting a true therapeutic effect. Most likely the benefit is largely a placebo effect.

hi ,

whatever it is , they seem to be doing fine and after a while they dont use it anymore , .....

have a nice day

Kramerman · May 16, 2003, 22:37

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Originally posted by monolith94
There have been three attempted suicides, two of them successful, at my college this past week. Needless to say, the college is taking depression VERY seriously, and most professors have made it so that finals are either optional or are not able to hurt your grade.

ineffectualk finals!? The stress would just melt away. Perhaps i should transfer...