Posted: September 19th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: light therapy for depression | Tags: anxiety, depression, fear, funk, lexapro, light therapy, medication, nurse, pregnancy, sleep, Stress, support groups | 7 Comments »
I am 24 weeks pregnant and for a month now I have been suffering from horrible depression. Everything bad that could happen, has happened. I have never handled stress well and was on medication before I was pregnant. My doctor and I decided to stop taking it during pregnancy. I went to him last week and asked to be put back on Lexapro and he said no.
I have only gained 2 pounds (I am in my 6th month) and my anxiety and fear is getting out of hand. I can’t sleep and have trouble wanting to eat. Some days all I can do is sleep. What can I do. I am willing to try support groups, light therapy. But apparently medication is out of the question for me. On top of all of this, the nurse made me feel worst. She told me I should be happy just thinking about the baby. I am, but my mind can’t get out of this funk.
Any non-medication suggestions would help!!!
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Posted: September 14th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: light relief therapy | Tags: depression, facet, many things, medication, misunderstandings, screw, shock | No Comments »
So…. apparently I have some ADD issues. I never would have suspected this kind of thing, but after going to therapy my therapist realized it and now after reading a bit about it… I see that the symptoms have largely been true for me for most of my life.
I’m kinda in shock that this could have gone unnoticed for so long… and it’s kind of a relief to know what has been up with me for so long. Also I am really self-conscious about it know since I had never really noticed it operating in my life before, it was just a part of me. Now I can recognize it and I see how much it really effects me… it’s really weird to have a whole facet of yourself suddenly being brought to light…
Anyone have any advice for me? I am considering starting medication… both for ADD and depression. It was going to the therapist about depression that led to discovering that I have ADD as well…
I’m still in kind of a joyful shock over this. It explains so many things that were previously unanswered… I can kind of see where my depression stems out of the years of misunderstandings and me thinking down on myself ’cause I could never get it right… I never thought the never getting it right could of been something like ADD… I always just thought I was a bit of a screw-up…
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Posted: September 12th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: light therapy for depression | Tags: 8 years, acupuncture, btw, delt, depression, depressive disorder, eating habits, electro shock therapy, homework, lithium, major depressive disorder, medication, memory impairment, natural herbs, pawn, physicist, physicists, psychiatrist, psychotherapists, Suicide | 12 Comments »
Ive delt with depression for over 8 years (I’m 19 btw), Ive seen many therapists and physicists, psychotherapists, everyone. I have been officially diagnosed with major depressive disorder, but I believe I have minor OCD too. I had to drop out of the school of my dreams because I just cant handle homework due to the little energy I have, I currently am going to another school which isn’t so great, mainly just to keep my parents insurance, which I dont know how long that will even last, its the second day and I already am overwhelmed. I have no job, no energy, and can never think clearly. I think about suicide every day, and yes Ive talked to people about it. It the end, it seems like all anyone ever does is pawn you off to someone else, or never fully help you. The insurance has run out for seeing therapists, and I don’t see a physicist for another month, that is out of pocket btw. I have been on every drug you can think of, short of lithium. Ive even had 3 Electro Shock Therapy treatments, which made me feel better for about 2 days. I will never do that again, because of the memory impairment I suffered, not that it isn’t already terrible. Ive done light therapy, natural herbs, acupuncture, back adjustments, everything. Honestly the only thing keeping me alive is my constant battle with religion and God. Which I don’t think will last too long once this gets worse. I feel so alone.
yes, I realize my auto correct change Psychiatrist to physicist. I also want to point out that Ive tried changing my eating habits, and exercise.
Unfortunately it wasn’t the medication that took my energy, yes I’ve had many bad side effects but all were temporary, this has been ongoing long before any treatment.
Ive tried so many different approaches on sleeping. From 6 hours to 14 hours, nothing makes a difference, I just know I’m always tired out too. I honestly dont know what is fun anymore, I enjoy nothing, I used to love gaming back when my depression wasn’t as bad, but I haven’t played games in over a year now.
I also deal with social anxiety and regular anxiety all the time. So I really dont have anyone to turn to, its really hard for me to talk to anyone in real life. My parents make me feel like its all my fault I’m always depressed.
There actually was only one support group by me…an hour away…filled with much older people who I could not relate to, and I gave up on that.
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Posted: September 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: light relief therapy | Tags: depression, facet, many things, medication, misunderstandings, screw, shock | 1 Comment »
So…. apparently I have some ADD issues. I never would have suspected this kind of thing, but after going to therapy my therapist realized it and now after reading a bit about it… I see that the symptoms have largely been true for me for most of my life.
I’m kinda in shock that this could have gone unnoticed for so long… and it’s kind of a relief to know what has been up with me for so long. Also I am really self-conscious about it know since I had never really noticed it operating in my life before, it was just a part of me. Now I can recognize it and I see how much it really effects me… it’s really weird to have a whole facet of yourself suddenly being brought to light…
Anyone have any advice for me? I am considering starting medication… both for ADD and depression. It was going to the therapist about depression that led to discovering that I have ADD as well…
I’m still in kind of a joyful shock over this. It explains so many things that were previously unanswered… I can kind of see where my depression stems out of the years of misunderstandings and me thinking down on myself ’cause I could never get it right… I never thought the never getting it right could of been something like ADD… I always just thought I was a bit of a screw-up….
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Posted: May 25th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: light therapy for depression | Tags: apollo, depression symptoms, family members, full spectrum lamps, health, major depression, medication, spectrum light, stressful period, two sisters | 2 Comments »
Did it work? What product did you use (brand and model if possible)? I’m going through major depression (on medication and seeing a therapist) and I just came across these full spectrum lamps that are believed to help alleviate SAD (Seasonal Affective Depression) symptoms. I’m wondering if these would help me even if I’m not suffering from SAD (I think my depression was a result of an extended highly-stressful period in my life and it could also be partially genetic since other family members have experienced / are experiencing it (two sisters.) Do you think that this light therapy device (Apollo Health GoLite P1 Blue Spectrum Light Therapy Device) is the best in the market since it’s one of the most expensive (if not the most expensive) out threre?
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