the deepening ditch of depression

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  Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Tue Nov 4, 2008 7:31pm PST

  I've suffered with depression before. I was put on Lexapro for a while. It seemed to help. For a long time I just couldn't figure out what the 'ell was wrong with me. Once I had the medication I straightened up. From what I've heard from people with bi-polar disorder, it can be devastating at times. At least now they can treat it. I wonder what happened to people years ago before medication was available???? That had to be difficult. I hope things go better for you. You will be in my prayers. LOL LOL!

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  Posted by ♥~♥MaggieRed♥~♥ Tue Nov 4, 2008 7:33pm PST

  CHEER UP"BABY GIRL"***************************:)~

  L*O*L*

  Mrs* MAGGIE :)~

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  Posted by Rob Tue Nov 4, 2008 7:43pm PST

  Be at ease sister. My mother struggles w/ bi-polar and depression and with meds stays balanced. Seek help and fight thru it. We believe in you!!!

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  Posted by meanny Tue Nov 4, 2008 7:53pm PST

  Being bipolar is very serious, it's not something you can self diagnose. Go see a doctor tell him exactly how you feel then if you are right you can be treated.You really don't want to know what happened before meds were available.Please listen and see a doc this is experience talking.

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  Posted by DrewR Fri Nov 7, 2008 1:21pm PST

  seek help immediately if you ever become down or drepressed or contemplate suicide. Don't take this as some goody two shoes telling you how to change your life. I still there.

  I was diagnosed with a severe case of Major Depression by my psychiatrist and was almost hospitalized. Two days prior to that evening I fired a pistol at my head. to my luck, the safety was on. And prior to even that there were countless incidences of attempted suicide all the way back to my early pre-teen years. (you name it... i've tried it....and failed, thankfully)

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  Posted by karyn Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:58am PST

  I suffer from it all it just depends on the day lol. October 28th five years ago I was in an accident. From C-4 to T-8 was busted, broke, cracked you name it. I have a spinal cord injury THANK GOD it was in the middle of my back and not my neck. I am paralyzed from the middle of my back down. I wore a stupid halo for three months. I couldn't talk for two weeks or eat food for a month. My son's birthday was 9 days after my accident. I couldn't call my baby to wish him a happy birthday!! I had to learn how to talk again. I didn't talk normal for months. I even had to learn how to swallow again that was scarey. Not to mention half my body didn't work anymore. Months of theropy then home I went. My kids at that time were 2, 4, and 6. I felt like I was starting over. My body is different my kids are different my life was different. There were days I couldn't force myself out of bed. As time passed we adjusted. Now I feel like I've been in my wheelchair all my life. It's just a part of me. I still, at times, have to talk myself out of bed, but who doesn't! The doctors didn't think I was going to live and I could have been paralyzed from the neck down. I still have my arms to hug my babies. When I feel depressed I think of what I went through and what could have been. I feel blessed instead of depressed. That is how I deal with me depression along with vodka lol!

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  Posted by mona Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:49am PST

  well i think i just self diagnosed myself 2day aswell...it did bring me down, but rite about now...im doing my best to look to the brighter side, n see the cup half full...cuz everything else in life is great, it just seems to be my damn mood. so ima stay strong n probably do wut Karyn Speer up there said. drink a glass of vodka!! lol..na jk,jk. well hope u feel better, n have someone to talk to bout it! peace!

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  Posted by Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:34pm PST

  Babygirl, bi polars are not able to "put on a happy face". Without meds it is out of their control. Talk to a Dr. Talk to us. Reaching out is the first step. September is a long time to suffer depression alone.

  You may be surprised that talking about it helps. Talk girl,I will be looking for your name...Best to you.

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  Posted by rasheed Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:27pm PDT

  My woman has this depression thing going on also..I have tried to protect her from the world, that is the wrong thing to do,The thing is she is beginning to see me as her enemy. We hav a 5 yr old daughter caught up in the middle of this..I will take any advice you guys can give me.

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