Posted by obsidian on April 28, 2009, at 21:23:34
In reply to Re: I'm feeling a little depressed...., posted by Dinah on April 28, 2009, at 21:12:57
> Before my anxiety was largely under control, I welcomed mild depression. At least the sort that didn't come with anxiety. It gave my poor overstressed body a rest of sorts.
this reminds me of much of my high school experience, tremendous anxiety alternating with mind and body numbing depression. I came to look forward to it.
> So much of that is biological, sid. Have you consulted your pdoc? I can't tell you how much better I feel on the right combination of meds.
this is just the last two days, I'm not incapacitated by it. I'll see him next week. There are some decisions however that I have to make that are causing much of the anxiety.
> I wish there was a big checklist in my head of things that were best handled by meds, and things that are more purely *psychological* in origin. I'm always changing columns on things. OCD was something I always considered biological. Yet as it became less overwhelming, I was able to see that it came at times that leaves me with a lot of evidence that it serves a purpose to me. I've now got it under a "bit of each" column. Spending is generally considered *psychological*. Yet it operates more or less the same as OCD.
I generally can't tell the difference. I do know that when the pdoc tried to lower my effexor I felt worse, and then when he raised it back I felt better...go figure
Can I ask what you take Dinah?
I take
effexor xr 225mgs
lamictal 100mgs
klonopin 1mg
seroquel 50mgs
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