Posted by coral on October 15, 2000, at 6:29:39
In reply to Re: A Head full of dread..., posted by dj on October 14, 2000, at 20:35:31
> So what did you do to rebalance so quickly this time?
Six years ago, the depression ended. My first depressive episode was 3 1/2 years long before I got med. help that was ANY good. 11 docs in all - at least I knew what didn't work. LOL The combo that worked for me was Zoloft (at max dosage), ambien and librium. Also, I did have a great therapist. Getting well was a lonnnnng climb.This time, I'd resumed therapy because of some self-sabotaging behaviors I'd noted so the psychological therapy was already in place. There was some family chaos/stress and I missed the warning signs of depression in me until I woke up one morning in September and KNEW depression/anxiety/panic had its nasty claw at my throat. I immediately went on the meds, knew how to adjust them (front-loading) and within three weeks, I was healing. This residual whipsaw of paying a price for feeling really good scared me, because I thought I might be bi-polar. However, the negative times are lessening as the great times are increasing. The direct correlation between feeling great/feeling bad is a new phenomena for me, and I'm seeking others' experiences to help me understand.
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