Posted by Iansf on June 3, 2006, at 1:13:48
In reply to Re: EMSAM Dosages, posted by Jakeman on June 1, 2006, at 0:21:55
> An odd thing thing that I have experienced with Emsam is that some of the solid, heavy weight of depression has turned into just plain sadness. Maybe it's because I quit Celexa. But I like feeling my feelings without the drowning weight of depression. Everything feels more workable. I've cried at times, (first time in a long time, especially with my therapist) but it wasn't a bad thing. I've felt better afterwards. It's only been a week though, so who knows.
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So many people think depression and sadness are the same thing, but, at least for me, they aren't at all. I find sadness...well, sad. But not painful. Certainly not painful in the way depression is painful. In a certain sense, I actually enjoy feeling sad because I still feel connected to the world. With depression I feel cut off from everything. Not that I'd want to be sad all the time, but it's not something I would want to avoid, the way I LONG to avoid depression.Actually, one of the problems with depression is that it's almost impossible to describe to someone who's never experienced it, or experienced it so little it hasn't really registered with them. They tend to think it's sadness and wonder why you'd make such a big deal of it. Sometimes I wish so badly I could get it across to people, so they could understand just how horrible it really is.
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