Information and opinions on health from moonflowers 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/701438/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/701438/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/701438/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/143894/honest-advice Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:32 -0400 moonflowers So I need honest advice about a situation I am going through at work. Sometimes depression or anxiety can get in the way of my better judgment. The problem with this is sometimes I do not know when I am over reacting. I have been at my job (not career) for almost 4 years. After about 2 years I decided to go back to school. But because I can only go to school part time, it is taking longer than the normal 2 years.  So I stay at this job... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/143894/honest-advice http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/143268/problems Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:51:58 -0400 moonflowers I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to find a doctor that they actually feel comfortable with? Have you had to search and go through a tone of them? Unfortunately for me, because of Workers Compensation, her in California, I have to choose a doctor that is from their list. My first doctor was very nice older gentleman. He took his time and listened to me most of the time. My problem with him is that I was having neck and shoulder issues... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/143268/problems http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/142995/venting Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:35:16 -0400 moonflowers I am so tired of dealing with crap.  It seems like no matter what I do, or how hard I try there is just always something.  Is this normal?  I mean I know that life is not simple but gosh.  I am so tired of getting up just to feel defeat before I even get out of the house.  My relationship, job, health and home are always in termoil.  I think that half the time I just ingnore all of this so it doesn't bother me like... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/142995/venting http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/142060/happines Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:49:33 -0400 moonflowers I was riding to work this morning thinking back to last week and how one thing that happened to me, made me a very happy person.  I got a cortisone shot into my shoulder which stopped the pain that I had been feeling for the past month.  That one thing kept my happiness alive almost a whole week.  Now yesterday and today, I feel like I am in this stagnit water that will never move.  I start to over analyze my life and a whole... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/142060/happines http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/141502/attitude Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:02:51 -0400 moonflowers Lately I have been wondering how I can change my outlooks on things that cause me stress.  It is funny that I understand that we have no control over certain things and that they are just going to happen regardless of how I feel.  But they still stress me out.  Some times I get angry because of the choices I only have to choose from.  For instance, I was living for a long time from check to check.  While I had my peace... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/141502/attitude http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/139469/suppose-full Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:04:58 -0400 moonflowers I don't know why everything seems so complicated in life.  Trying to make decisions that are the best, putting my own hopes and dreams to the side for unforseen problems that pop up.....I don't know any more.  I am really working on handing God my problems and trusting that whatever is going to happen just will.  Sometimes I don't know if it's the depression that make each problem bigger than it actaully is, or if it really is... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/139469/suppose-full http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/138594/causing Thu, 19 May 2011 19:33:38 -0400 moonflowers I am just getting over a bout of problems and really trying to step back and see whats going on. I have a tendency to put things on the back burner when not wanting to deal with them. But the other day I did. See I went out on workers comp with a simple neck and arm issue that I thought would have been fixed after almost 3 months. Well all of this stress was hitting me because I was home and couldn't run from the issues. I am normally a healthy... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/138594/causing http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/138223/withdrawls Fri, 13 May 2011 01:33:28 -0400 moonflowers I thought that I would let everyone know about some interesting symptoms I have been experiencing.  About half way into a day, I started itching in random places on my body, but mainly on my hands.  The hives stopped and the swelling began.  My hands were so swollen that I couldn't bend my fingers and then my feet started itching.  I have been going through a few health issues lately and for sure thought that something was... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/138223/withdrawls http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/137656/meant-hurting Mon, 02 May 2011 02:02:36 -0400 moonflowers Hi Everyone, I haven't been here in a long time.  I hate when I do that.....stay away so long.  I've always felt that I am at home here,especially throughout all of my problems that not many understand. Well things have been pretty hard for me lately. I have been out on disability for about 2 months now....well it was suppose to be workers compensation but because they have 3 month the either deny or accept it, I was advised to file... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/137656/meant-hurting http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/121066/started Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:07:08 -0400 moonflowers <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Hi Everyone,   Well life's stressors got the best of me and I decided to start with Lexapro. The doc prescribed 10mg. But I decided to take half a tap. The first day was pretty bad and made me wonder what the heck I was doing. The anxiety level seemed to have went into 5th gear for the day. I explained to my doc. What I was experiencing and he... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/701438/121066/started