Depression

depression can be become a prison, then it becomes a slightly comfortable prison.

Hello Doris. Deep sympathy. It's horrible, isn't it. Please take the tablets as prescribed. Why go on suffering? The best of luck to you.

You summed it up beautifully DoraMarr . Severe depression sucks the life out of you. Mine is more severe anxiety, scared of everything. Good luck Doris

Thanks Nana 58I have been thinking about the lumie lamp but wasn't sure if it would work Living in the North is a pain Be great if I could go south for the winter like the birds

Hello Doris19!Welcome to gransnet! Have posted here before about my battles with depression if I don’t take my Citalopram, they take a few weeks to ‘kick in’. I a,so struggle with Seasonal Affected Disorder, and from your post I think maybe you do too. If you can get your hands ona Lumie light( online or fromBoots) this can help enormously. Good luck and hugs to you, and anyone else in our position, let’s make sure we don’t let ‘ the black dog’ stop us living life to it’s fullest.

Thank you so much for all of your support It really does help Feel happy to have found so many kindred spirits I do count my blessings all the time I know that I am a very lucky lady Hopefully the pills will help me soon as I have only been taking them for the last few weeks Fingers crossed I hate feeling like this and wasting all of the fabulous opportunities that are out there

Hi Doris19......I know exactly how you feel...have suffered from terrible bouts of depression for years. I always feel so guilty as I've everything but nothing..I just feel so so empty and devoid of any emotions.. Have been on and off anti depressants for many years and they do help but I find life very hard sometimes. I hope you manage to get on the right side of this dreadful illness. Lots of good wishes and love x

Soops kitchen? Sound intriguing? ?

Hello Doris19 [waves cheerily]. Take the pills and a good dose of Gransnet and you'll see life gets a bit brighter I hope. Pop into Soop's welcoming kitchen and introduce yourself - the regulars will be very pleased to meet you I'm sure.

I'm sure I will There seems to be lot going on! ?

You may find that joining in with things here will help you, Doris.
I hope so, but please do take the pills prescribed; they do help.

I've got lots of support thanks Feel bad for feeling bad!! New to Gransnet so found a new source of support

No one thinks it’s easy. Being depressed can make you feel helpless. You're not. Along with therapy and sometimes medication, there's a lot you can do on your own to fight back.

Hoping things get better for you and hoping you have the support network to help you.

Ah, Old Meg, if only it were that easy. The trouble with depression is that it stops you thinking clearly, and stops you from making any decisions, large or small. It saps the life out of you, and makes it hard to get up in the morning, even though you have probably been awake half the night.

Very interesting phrase you used there Doris ‘spend every second thinking of how to fill my day’. That is really sad.

I’m not surprised you feel depressed if that’s your life. I can perfectly understand you dreading the return of winter, I’d much rather we hibernated like bears, but do you not get out and about at all? Meet people? Volunteer? See family and friends? Walk the dog?

Life must seem very bleak otherwise ?

Bung 'em down!

Thanks for the support ladies I will take the pills I can't go on like this it's just ridiculous I hate the winter too Darkness and gloom till March

I took citalopram after a pretty horrible marriage break up. My doctor said they would “make you you again.” I took them for a short time, and they made me strong enough to cope. If you have a headache, you take painkillers, if you have a sore throat you take antibiotics, for anaemia there are iron supplements, so think of citalopram as a drug like these. Go ahead and take them, they will bring you out of the slough of despond, and you will be strong enough to make changes to your life that will make you happy again.

There are various types of depression. What you've got is Clinical Depression (used to be known as Endogenous depression). There is no obvious cause. I've been on Citalopram (the most commonly-prescribed antibiotic) for years, and on the odd occasion when I have been off them, I've become ill again.

That's what depression IS - an illness, and it needs to be treated as such. You have no need to feel guilty. If you had a broken leg, people would see that and would sympathise. Depression is very real, and very debilitating. Take the pills, they'll help. Best of luck x