Re: off topic - need antidepressant suggestions

[Guest guest]

Robin,

What is your email address?

Cari in KY

[Guest guest]

Robin,

What is your email address?

Cari in KY

[Guest guest]

Robin,

I don't know what you're situation is, but I have found that when I get

REALLY stressed, I just exercise. Whether it be walking briskly, which I do

inside the house while my son is at school or out with my husband......put

on a very loud CD that has a beat and sometimes even do a little punching

while I'm at it. Or putting in a video tape and sweating to the oldies.

Usually if I have had a very stressful day, this will relieve it and I will

feel much more in control. I have had to deal with things other than my

son.....to include an 18 year old daughter who is disrespectful and lives

with her father 5 states away.....and don't get me started on him.

Anyway....this usually helps me and is pretty quick to do.

Hope this helps

Judy

off topic - need antidepressant suggestions

> Okay guys,

>

> I think I'm at that point where I need to take something. Those of you on

> antidepressants would you please tell me your experiences? Especially

> side effects, weight gain or loss, dosages, increase or decrease in

> ability to focus and organize, effects on sleep, effects on mood, do you

> just let things slide now and you don't care or can you just cope better?

> You can post to the list or me personally. Also, and stress management

> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would rather try to address

> the source of the stress than take a pill as a bandaid, unfortunately the

> biggest source is too inflexible to change (and we're not talking about

> one of the kids either).

>

> Also, we need a supportive home care provider in a bad way. We are in

> Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Robin

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Robin,

I don't know what you're situation is, but I have found that when I get

REALLY stressed, I just exercise. Whether it be walking briskly, which I do

inside the house while my son is at school or out with my husband......put

on a very loud CD that has a beat and sometimes even do a little punching

while I'm at it. Or putting in a video tape and sweating to the oldies.

Usually if I have had a very stressful day, this will relieve it and I will

feel much more in control. I have had to deal with things other than my

son.....to include an 18 year old daughter who is disrespectful and lives

with her father 5 states away.....and don't get me started on him.

Anyway....this usually helps me and is pretty quick to do.

Hope this helps

Judy

off topic - need antidepressant suggestions

> Okay guys,

>

> I think I'm at that point where I need to take something. Those of you on

> antidepressants would you please tell me your experiences? Especially

> side effects, weight gain or loss, dosages, increase or decrease in

> ability to focus and organize, effects on sleep, effects on mood, do you

> just let things slide now and you don't care or can you just cope better?

> You can post to the list or me personally. Also, and stress management

> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would rather try to address

> the source of the stress than take a pill as a bandaid, unfortunately the

> biggest source is too inflexible to change (and we're not talking about

> one of the kids either).

>

> Also, we need a supportive home care provider in a bad way. We are in

> Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Robin

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

After reading the book on 'Shadow Syndromes', I realized that I too was

depressed and not just my daughter. It took me a long time before I asked

my doctor for anything. My dh was put on Paxil after his heart attack 18

months ago. It seems a heart attack can depress you. I have been taking

Paxil for 4 months. It has not slowed me down but it has kept me from

blowing my top and maybe the term would be berserking at my 29 yo bipolar

daughter and her two ADHD or bipolar sons. One of which I am raising. I do

not lose control when the 9 yo sneaks out the back door after dark and tries

to sneak back in without getting caught. But I do think more clearly about

the discipline that needs to be done.

I started off at 20 mg a day and in three months I am taking 30 mg. With

the extra stress that I am getting from the 9 yo and his mother, who is

bouncing back and forth from an abusive husband with the 4 yo, I just might

be having it raised to 40 mg. My doctor is also my daughter's doctor and

she is concerned about the stress she feels I am under. I must tell you,

dear people, that Evan is the least of my stress. Although I am concerned

about his well being and his recovery, I am beginning to see a better future

for him than his brothers and his mother. She is taking 4 breathing

treatments a day and STILL is smoking at least 1 cigarette a day. When she

feels better, she smokes more. AAAAHHHH I have never smoked so I cannot

personally know the addiction but I do know that her father did not stop

until he lay in the hospital for 3 weeks. Nothing like being unconscious

for 9 days to detox you.

oh yes, I have gained at least 5 lbs but I am not sure that I can blame that

on the Paxil ;-), I have found that the bread rolls that Costco bakes are

very addictive. And it is the season to make all those sweets that I have

no business eating.

Betty in Central California

[Guest guest]

After reading the book on 'Shadow Syndromes', I realized that I too was

depressed and not just my daughter. It took me a long time before I asked

my doctor for anything. My dh was put on Paxil after his heart attack 18

months ago. It seems a heart attack can depress you. I have been taking

Paxil for 4 months. It has not slowed me down but it has kept me from

blowing my top and maybe the term would be berserking at my 29 yo bipolar

daughter and her two ADHD or bipolar sons. One of which I am raising. I do

not lose control when the 9 yo sneaks out the back door after dark and tries

to sneak back in without getting caught. But I do think more clearly about

the discipline that needs to be done.

I started off at 20 mg a day and in three months I am taking 30 mg. With

the extra stress that I am getting from the 9 yo and his mother, who is

bouncing back and forth from an abusive husband with the 4 yo, I just might

be having it raised to 40 mg. My doctor is also my daughter's doctor and

she is concerned about the stress she feels I am under. I must tell you,

dear people, that Evan is the least of my stress. Although I am concerned

about his well being and his recovery, I am beginning to see a better future

for him than his brothers and his mother. She is taking 4 breathing

treatments a day and STILL is smoking at least 1 cigarette a day. When she

feels better, she smokes more. AAAAHHHH I have never smoked so I cannot

personally know the addiction but I do know that her father did not stop

until he lay in the hospital for 3 weeks. Nothing like being unconscious

for 9 days to detox you.

oh yes, I have gained at least 5 lbs but I am not sure that I can blame that

on the Paxil ;-), I have found that the bread rolls that Costco bakes are

very addictive. And it is the season to make all those sweets that I have

no business eating.

Betty in Central California

[Guest guest]

Robin and Judy

Exercise is the ONLY way I have kept my sanity the last year (OK no one

argue and say I am crazy now!!)

Try exercise and a gluten free / casein free diet. I am now eating like my

son and feel better too and lost my headaches (that were coming around

Daily!)

I had a diet " infraction " today (I ate a piece of pizza because I was

starving) and the first time in a month I have a whopping headache.

(Coincidence? I think not)

Drugs are good and need to be there when necessary. But I would try diet

and exercise first. My husband knows if I have " that look in my eye " he

sends me outside for an hour. I come back ready to play and deal with where

I left off.

Good luck

A Jeffs mom

Re: off topic - need

antidepressant suggestions

Robin,

I don't know what you're situation is, but I have found that

when I get

REALLY stressed, I just exercise. Whether it be walking

briskly, which I do

inside the house while my son is at school or out with my

husband......put

on a very loud CD that has a beat and sometimes even do a

little punching

while I'm at it. Or putting in a video tape and sweating to

the oldies.

Usually if I have had a very stressful day, this will

relieve it and I will

feel much more in control. I have had to deal with things

other than my

son.....to include an 18 year old daughter who is

disrespectful and lives

with her father 5 states away.....and don't get me started

on him.

Anyway....this usually helps me and is pretty quick to do.

Hope this helps

Judy

off topic - need antidepressant

suggestions

> Okay guys,

>

> I think I'm at that point where I need to take something.

Those of you on

> antidepressants would you please tell me your experiences?

Especially

> side effects, weight gain or loss, dosages, increase or

decrease in

> ability to focus and organize, effects on sleep, effects

on mood, do you

> just let things slide now and you don't care or can you

just cope better?

> You can post to the list or me personally. Also, and

stress management

> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would rather

try to address

> the source of the stress than take a pill as a bandaid,

unfortunately the

> biggest source is too inflexible to change (and we're not

talking about

> one of the kids either).

>

> Also, we need a supportive home care provider in a bad

way. We are in

> Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Robin

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you realized you were depressed before there was trouble. I had to

have a big wake up call.

before I realized I was depressed. At that point, we did get respite care.

One source was through the medical card which we no longer have. The other

was through " Life Skills. " It's a state run agency that supervises early

intervention therapies, supported living, and back to work programs. I'm

guessing there are such agencies in all states.

I try to take some time each day for me, but don't do a good job of it. I

definitely feel better when I exercise, though I don't do it enough. Being

in the sun helps too. I've cut out coffee because it was literally making

me sick (sore joints, stomach cramping), and I'm working on sodas. That one

is harder to get rid of since I really don't want to do it.

One recent thing I've started doing is taking Omega-3 TG. Is this the same

stuff I've seen posted? It does wonders for me. I take two capsules a day.

( I don't see a mg dose on the bottle.) I didn't know I was depressed until

I started taking this, mainly for memory. I was in the car with the girls

and we were being silly together. I realized that it had been a long time

since we'd laughed together for silliness sake. So I'm more faithful about

the " fish guts " as I call them.

Just what I do to help cope. Reading everyone else's posts makes me want to

get back into the walking routine.

Cari In KY