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being new on this forum,the caring and beautiful advice given is wonderful....first see that we all care and have felt the same at some point.the advice to get a bit of "help" is right on,if not for you then do so, so you can be the best for your son....been there and it is sooo easy .depression is common..but remember ...keep the balance in life,get a bit of doctor help,doesnt make you weak,quite the opposite,shows strenght.....your all wondeful people!!!
I expanded our business just before the economic collapse. 4 years ago I thought I was larger than life and could tackle ANYTHING! Life smacked me down and I thought I was going to lose everything. I'm still afraid but we are coming out of it. 4 years ago I was dynamic and confident. Depression took it all away. I didn't even want to get out of bed. I relate SOOO much to how you are feeling.
My blood pressure was off the charts and I couldn't sleep at all so I broke down and went to the doctor. He prescribed some anti depressants (which I did not want to take AT ALL), but he convinced me to take them and he was right. We recently adjusted them and my wife has noticed a difference as I have and not in a good way. They have their place and I have to tell you, if they get me back to "being me", I'll take them until the day I die!
It's not a bad thing to ask for help. Sometimes it's the strongest people that understand they need a little help.
update doc put me on fluoxetine then i got a head cold so the would still looks bleak for about 5 more day (no more head cold ) then we will see
thanks for caring girls erica
Fluoxetine is a type of SSRI [Selective serotonin inhibitor] as you may know.
I was on Citalopram, also an SSRI.
What is very important to appreciate is it takes time, four to five weeks for the drug to take full affect. And before it does there can be unpleasant side affects. You could feel more depressed for a week or two.
I can not stress enough the importance of continuing to take the pills. Believe me, it’s worth it! You will become your old happy self with no more side affects, ever!
One other point worth mentioning is your doctor might need to adjust the dosage. [Keep taking the pills, as they say]
All the best Erica and let us know how you get on.
SUZY
I feel for you, and your situation. I suffer from depression all my life, then had to move back to help my parents, who are both mentally off, and depressed, 9 months ago. No job yet. No close friends here. I go to Alanon meetings, and Adult Children Anonymous. I feel stressed, and little is fun, too. My cats give me some joy. I am on antidepressent, and lithium, but, i need more. I see a therapist once a month. I go bicycle riding alone, walk, do everything alone. My dad is a powerful tyrant over me, and i am 57!!! Admirers want to meet me, but only for sex. It is a depressing time, and world, today! Lots of good advice on here. Eluzzion had a good idea, about rearranging furniture. Praying, meditating to a Higher Power helps some. It is darkest before the dawn, and there is a new, healing world BEYOND todays world. One minute or day at a time, in the hell many of us go through today! Like Red Green says, "I:m pulling for ya. We're all in this together."