Posted by Mikez on January 8, 2008, at 3:35:33
Hi, Im new here although have posted for about 2 months occasionally. I'm 23 and studying post grad in a bout a month. I have major depression which is mainly chemical. I have gotten considerably worse in the past 6 months. When my body is running perfectly I feel like I can do anything but right now im dreading going away and living at uni. Dreading it. How do those of you who are in a relapse and feel terrible and have sleep problems cope with jobs and school?
My family is ill and provide no support and I have absolutely no outlet for anything other than my psych. Im hoping I can post updates from time to time here. And if I ever get better, I will never leave here and stop sharing insights.
Another thing I realized after all these years was to never expect one medication to work for everything! I cant believe i would switch when i only got a partial response. I am going to go on a program like an SSRI, with a sleeping aid (remeron or seroquel), and try adding a very tiny amount of dopamine (i have never been able to 'feel' emotionally on ssris, but they work with my system). Im hoping the DA will fix that. Does this look like a good strategy? MY dx has been major depression, with ocd tendancies. I have an extremely low libido which developed since july and im hoping the DA will help that too. I also have severe insomnia which got a lot worse over the past month. I am seeing a doc asap to rule out some physical things it may be. Anyway, best of luck to everyone here! Im just so glad a place like this exists for us to share thoughts.
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