Posted by Dubya on July 25, 2001, at 23:54:21
In reply to what do you think are my odds...., posted by Jena Lyn on July 19, 2001, at 16:24:01
your situation pretty much mirrors mine... but I haven't found that 'stupid pill' yet and really want to find it... anyways please do get yourself some sort of assistance, help, new family doc, new psychiatrist (shrink) or whatever else your insurance covers. You deserve it for yourself to get some help. I'm a student.. at least I'm glad you're not me b/c, it is so difficult for me to even be straightforward with my any of my docs, I can't explain things properly and am pretty much shy in addition to now being diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder/dysthmyic depression/ocd symptoms. Do ask for help, it isn't easy, and you don't have to pretend that there is nothing wrong with you or that you don't need that 'stupid pill' because from what I see, in the end you will benefit and have a chance to 'grow' out of your depressive state with the help of medicines/therapy/exercise. I do hope that insurance will cover all of the medicines and therapy you need, that would make a difference too, esp. for a student. Let's just say I'm even to shy to ask my understand family doc to increase my dosage from 40mg up to a more beneficial level, I don't know what to say and I don't even have the guts to say that the improvement is non-existent right now or that I've seen very small improvement and now I'm back to no improvement. To make matters worse, summer holidays or summer in general is a disaster for me/my depression, I can't even clean my room and I'm not even in school right now or anything. I have noooooooo motivation to clean up my room or leave the house, I could be at home for 23hrs straight. THat too, in summer, I regret every single thing that comes into my summer's empty mind. Even worse, during the whole entire year (12mths), I can't even follow or remember simple directions such as when I'm at the gym with a friend and my friend asks to go drive them to Starbucks (about a mile from the gym), I totally forget and head in the opposite direction to their house... once half way to their house,it finally strikes me that I forgot to do something and then I remember... then from there, I try to remember to remember not to forget where I'm going this time, starbucks. So please don't be like me, do get help, I don't know where to start to get help b/c I'm messed
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