Words Not Violence Break the Silence

[fishbowlsgirl]

I’m 26 and a half and I’ve finally experienced a significant depression. Not that I’m excited about it, but in a way it’s opened my eyes to something that affects 18.8 million American adults. So much has changed in my life since May. The loss of the office, my job, my income, the addition of a family member, getting into school, becoming a house

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[hack_me_bitch]

i know what it feels like to deal with depression. i tried to take it on without meds and i failed miserably. i really didnt want to resort to them, but after all those years i thought to myself "can i really live the rest of my life like this?". my depression stems from a miserable and abusive childhood, so basically im fucked for life. you have a good chance to ridding your depression because its come on more recently. i know you are all smart about meds and prolly already know all this, but my experience is as follows: lexapro - LIFE SAVER! but may have put weight on me, wellbutrin was awful for me, but it works great for some people, effexor wasnt bad and i heard that coming off of it is hell, but i didnt have that bad of a time. thought ive never taken it, ive heard nothing but bad things about paxil (it made my ex suicidal). im on prozac now and its working ok. but if i get the chance to try lexapro again i will gladly jump at the opportunity. different things work for different people.

basically, just dont be stupid like me and be "too proud" for meds. i always associated taking any psych meds with becoming my mother, because shes bipolar and has taken a whole boatload of meds most of her life. even now there are times i get all funny about taking my meds, and steve reminds me that im not like my mom, to just take them and trust them because they work.

i hope things get better for you. last year i was out of work for three months and i was miserable. the first few days i was like "sweet, no work" but after watching the first two seasons of the office and 6 straight hours of robot chicken, i was over it.

if you are ever interested in working in the apartment industry, i could write you a reference letter. its not bad, i really enjoy it. if my company had properties in tennessee id totally hook you up.

this became a novel, sorry. just wanted to extend the love and let you know that i feel your pain. you know im always here for you, dont hesitate to call or email me, anytime. =)