sadkoala51

Health Interests

Depression,  Osteoporosis,  new treatments for depression,  How do you lose weight when you are over 50

Drugs I am Taking

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About Me

I am a 50 + woman who has been suffering from depression all my life.  My mother does not believe  in depression, she is one of those people who think you can will yourself to be happy and you are ungrateful if you can't be happy. We have always had issues  and I still never meet her standards.  I have tried several antidepressants but side effects made me quit taking them.  I fortunately am not suicidal, there must be some reason I keep getting up in the morning.  There are days I wish I would die.  I have a job, a house, a husband, an elderly mother to care for, 2 chihuahuas, 2 cats and 2 goldfish. I love gardening, flowers make me want to live.   I managed to have a daughter who is 23 now but I think she has a worse case of mental illness than I do.  I have tried to help her but I fear for her life when I hear about the choices she has made.  I feel like it is my fault for passing this illness along. Guilt, guilt and more guilt.