Information and opinions on health from GBB000 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/620/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/620/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/620/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/29035/track Tue, 27 May 2008 11:13:04 -0400 GBB000 Conventional medical "wisdom" really amazes me - how am I supposed to know if I am depressed, or bi-polar?  Most of the doctor's (no matter what speciality) are just guessing at everything.  Personally, I have been dealing with depression long enough that I feel confident that I am dealing with depression.  But come on...what do we pay these "medical professionals" for?   http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/29035/track http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/18921/thyroid-issue Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:28:00 -0500 GBB000 Okay, I hear that thyroid issues can be a cause of feeling this way. Please explain how that works.  And what do I ask my doctor to check about the thyroid? T4 level? What?Thank you.  http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/18921/thyroid-issue http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/18814/journey Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:18:00 -0500 GBB000 I feel so disconnected from the rest of humanity.  I am tired of all of it.This is supposed to be the new year...a fresh start, a new beginning.  Where did my spark for life go?Nobody listens.  My wife seems to think that I am not happy with her when I am "this way."  She doesn't understand that it's not about her.  It's about me.Maybe I should try to get back on the Celexa.  I've been off... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/18814/journey http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/15135/im-tired-feeling Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:40:00 -0400 GBB000 Why do I need to have these ups and downs?  Right now, I could just scream, except I am in a "cubicle farm" and it might upset my co-workers.I hear all the time about being positive, be more upbeat.  But there are times (like right now) that it seems like an impossibility.It seems that every time I ask my wife a question, I am such a burden on her that she gets upset that she thinks she has to respond immediately. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/620/15135/im-tired-feeling