Another depression

Hi Pam, I too have suffered with the depression in the past and bipolar and I can relate to you not wanting to even get out of bed. No, I don't think anyone should say how bad someone else is like in China,etc. They do not know how it feels to be depressed with bipolar and I know you are not just making it up. It is a very difficult thing to get better. With bipolar it is difficult to find an antidepressant that doesn't make us manic. I cannot take these. I can tell you that I have been taking Omega 3's fish oil for my depression and it helps tremendously. Also, I am tapering off of seroquel due to health issues otherwise it is a very good medication if you could try it for all moods. Also, I have added lamictal which is suppose to be the 2nd medication down the line FDA approved next to lithium without the side effects. My main problem is sleeping. I have ambien cr when I get off of this seroquel. Good Luck and Keep your head up. There are people who can relate and understand. Depression will pass soon. Do things that are on your happy side. God Bless! Susan in Mississippi.

 It really amazes me that what people can't see, they choose not to deal with. You can't see bipolar, depression or a thousand other things, but they are real problems that many people have to live with. My heart goes out to you and your circumstances. I know that does not make your problem go away. There are people out there who do understand and will listen and try to get what you are feeling. Keep reaching, hopefully you will find that person who listens and cares. I am caregiver to my 20 year old bipolar daughter and it always freaks me out that people in her life see her as a normal person(she looks normal, so she must be) and can not accept the fact that she doesn't quite work the same way they do. It is very hard for her to understand why some people just don't get it. After a while, she feels like it's not even worth her effort to keep trying. I am trying really hard to make her see that this is her journey through life and she has to find the best way to get there. You have to keep trying because things are just not acceptable for her well being and you've got to find a better way. I send all my prayers and good wishes for you and please, don't quit trying. You will get there, it's not an easy journey.

Dear Friend,

 

Try mastering your thought life by Fasting From Wrong Thinking: 

 

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Let the resurrection power of Jesus Christ give you victory over your condition!

 

Blessings,

 

Bob

Are you seeing your therapist?  I think it's helpful to really release all of those feelings with an objective person.  Good luck and I hope your doctor can get your med combination right to make you feel better.

Take care.

I'm feeling a lot like you. This disease is sooo isolating. I was diagnosed with bipolar II in the last year after suffering from depression off and on for years. Now, it seems the pdoc can not find a drug or drug cocktail that will help me feel better. I've been having a severe depressive episode for the last two weeks where I feel I can barely function. Just thinking of that and how frustrated I am that the drugs are not working, I don't want to go on. The only thing that gets me up in the morning is my child; if he wasn't here that would be the end of me. Even my partner doesn't understand very well how this stupid disease is affecting me and that makes me feel even more isolated. Who can you talk to about this? Who can really understand unless they're going through it themselves?

Your partner telling you to think of people less off than you is bull! He's not supporting you or trying to understand your disease at all. I've had people say similar things to me when I tell them I'm depressed. Some people just don't get it. It's too uncomfortable for them to really see what you're feeling. Depression and bipolar aren't about wanting attention. They are totally about chemical imbalances; something we have no control over, other than trying to "normalize" our moods with medications!