Posted by Max on August 9, 2000, at 22:38:46
In reply to Re: First time, these post worry me. - MAX, posted by shar on August 9, 2000, at 13:03:20
Hey, thanks for the responses. My problem is that I’m in a high stress situation and at times, I find it overwhelming to the point I must leave work (shortness breath, unclear thinking, emotional, not having good judgment during this) . This has happened only twice in the last 2 months, but its been building. Depression never entered my mind. Yes, I find the situation I’m in saddening, seeing a team that’s been together for 10+ years that will now be competing against one another. We were on the edge of some great things and its now going to hell and back. I’m depressed when I THINK about it, but can get by it, I mean, worse things have happened. I have a ton of things to do at work and people are looking to me for answers. This has caused me great stress. Yes, I bring some of the stress home, mostly in the form of thinking about a strategy and not talking to my wife or playing with my kids. Sometimes I just want to zone out and be quite. It is this stress I want to get away from. I tried a valium once and it was the ticket. Very relaxed, no side effects, outgoing, and productive. That is what I need to be now. I would figure 20 5mg valiums would last me 3 months.
I’m not against taking meds of this type (anti-depressants) at all if I thought I needed them. Maybe the doc thinks it can help longer term (6+ months) anxiety situation. There is some depression in my family, sister is bi-polor, Grandparents alcoholic, mother border alci, but I have never had a problem.
>I also recommend that you become aware of all of >the different ways depression can present itself. It's not always in the form of being really "down" -- there are other signs also.
These may be signs, I don’t know. 1) Lack of desire to do the routine things I need to be doing, 2) wanting to avoid some subjects or some people altogether.
Haven’t been to the doc in 4 years. I was having a down day the day I saw the doc. Down in the sense that we all have highs and lows. I may have mis-communicated.
Would you say that before one can determine if this drug is needed, that a psychological analysis would be the best way to find out? 5 minutes with a GP……and then get this med??? Seems extreme to me.
Anyway, first day. No noticeable side effects. I felt good in the AM, a little tired in the PM (after 5), but that could have been the Xanax I took a 1PM. Maybe I should take one for a while to tell which is doing what. But, overall, I don’t like the idea this. Maybe there are non-medical ways to approach this. And don’t get the idea I against it in general, just in my situation.
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