Posted by elsie_girl on June 30, 2006, at 2:20:06
In reply to I'm not afraid, I just don't wanna...., posted by gabmeister on June 17, 2006, at 12:23:22
Hi gabmeister, was just reading this previous post. I know that depression makes you less social, but I think that the Efexor made me far less motivated to do anything. Even washing dishes was an effort. I would sit up until 2am watching TV and I was also sleeping 10-12 hours a day and sometimes that even wasn't enough. I did not realise that it was the meds until I went off them a few weeks ago.
While I know that it is difficult, I feel (for myself) that I have to make the effort to do things and go places, because you can really end up in a rut if you don't. It's hard for our family to understand sometimes, my hubby didn't and he also has depression. But if it is any consolation I can empathise. Let me know how it is going. I think life is worth the effort - even if it is difficult. Good luck.
> Several years ago when I was first diagnosed with depression, my doc was also concerned about the fact that I was no longer leaving the house except to go to work (and that was extremely traumatic every day). Went on the Effexor and was seeing not only family-doc but psycho-doc.
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> My problem is not that I am afraid to leave the house, I just don't wanna go outside. Come home from work Friday nite and don't leave the house til Monday morning. Just sit in (and am quite content to do so). Poor hubby has to do everything alone. A week holiday? Stay in the house each and every day. Seem to have noooo motivation. I'm just flat.
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> Anyone else? Any suggestions? I don't want to simply sit in front of the t.v. for the rest of my life. The ONLY thing that gets me out is work and that's only 'cause it's an evil necessity.
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> Supposed to go our our eldest daughter's tomorrow for Father's Day. I'm already trying to figure out how to get out of going. Thinking of faking a really bad headache. Kinda wanna go BUT it's just so much effort. Just don't feel like putting that much energy into anything (even though I love my hub dearly).
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> Help.
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