I have had depression and do have bouts of it due to my health condition. Since I had Bipolar disorder, this is a little harder to treat than just depression alone. It is like depression and it's exact opposite, at the same time, or cycles of depression, and then cycles of mania. The mania actually feels good. You can be so happy, that you get on everyone elses nerves, or the mania may make you, feel overly confident, or cause you to spend more money than you have. It may make you rage. And then the depression comes along and you just hit rock bottom. You don't want to see anyone, talk to anyone and you find every excuse in the world why you didn't answer your phone or why you appeared not to be home or whatever. For the depression I was given wellbutrin, and for the mania, Depakote, which is an anticonvusive medication. I had many other kinds, but my memory doesn't serve me well enough to tell you what they were. That was over three years ago.
Now, I have studied up on my condition and will talk about what I am feeling. I have been dealing with this on my own much better than with all of those drugs that made me feel so groggy. i recognize my symptoms and phases, and just deal with them as they come. I know the warning signs, and I know when it is getting out of hand. But so far, in the last three years, I have been okay, not cured, but better, and free from unpleasant side effects of medication. If you need it, never be ashamed to ask for it though. You will know if you learn about your illness, whether you need help or not. Thanks for this thread, it is an interesting topic, and it is good to talk about it if we can. It is interesting to see what everyone else is taking or doing for their depression.
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