Lightening Online

6 comments:

1. nic, 17. June 2011, 23:03
   

   with the recent events in my home life i have actually had to start a list of blog prompts so i can remember what to blog about, other wise i sit there totally confused.

    
2. Lulu, 17. June 2011, 23:28
   

   Depression sucks.

   I, personally, have had it on and off since I hit my teens. Your post below- I have been there. In fact I was there today.

   When I go to sleep at night I have to remind myself that tomorrow is another day. A new day.

   I have been lucky with my anti-depressants/anti-anxiety medications. I was on one that worked well (while I was on it) but I switched to something before I decided to get pregnant (to something that was considered “more safe”)

   It is strange that the times I have had the least issues with depression when I was pregnant and on a 1/4 of my normal dose. It goes to show that it really is a hormonal/chemical unbalance and for some reason pregnancy seems to regulate my chemical unbalance to a certain extent.

   I hope you sort our your meds soon and that they continue to do their job.

   Big hugs.

    
3. river, 18. June 2011, 13:36
   

   My hubby is going through the same thing, desperately trying different dosages. When nothing seems to work though, he buys a slab of beer and gets drunk instead. Naturally this doesn’t help…..

    
4. Lynne, 18. June 2011, 18:43
   

   I have struggled with Depression since Menopause and had talking trees, claustrophobia, insomnia and tears.
   Luckily my meds have only needed to be changed twice, Good luck with sorting yours out and I hope it happens quickly for you

   I have found some release through blogging and have joined Nic’s blog prompts group which has been surprisingly very helpful and I am writing things I never thought I would write about

    
5. Katrina, 19. June 2011, 10:08
   

   A friend of mine is trying alternative treatment in conjuction with Meds (Yoga for relaxation of the body and the mind, Accupuncture and Chinese medicine for several different reasons) she has struggled for years with medication working, not working etc….had said for the same reasons - hormones and chemical balance in the body altering….think she is trying to keep her body balanced enough to let the medications work….has been going quite well for about 18 months now (normally she used to get about 6 - 8 months before having hassles)

    
6. admin, 19. June 2011, 20:56
   

   nic - that’s a good idea.

   Lulu - one of the first things my dr told me was that getting pregnant can help with post natal depression. Not that he was actually recommending I do that of course. He was just explaining the science side of it. Can’t remember the science just the bit about getting pregnant helping.

   River - I think a lot of people (particularly blokes) medicate depression with alcohol.

   Lynne - blogging used to be a great release for me but not so much lately. I’m hoping it becomes an outlet again soon as I do love it (or used to).

   Katrina - I’d really like to go down that line more. There’s just so much conflicting information out there and my brain doesn’t seem to be up to sifting through it so I kind of give up. I do have my ups and downs though. It’s not all “down”.

    

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