I think I am depressed..PLEASE HELP?!


Question: I think I am depressed..PLEASE HELP.?
am a 22 year old single mom and when my daughter was a baby, I was diagnosed with post partum depression but I never got treated for it because I didn't have a family doctor and I tried being followed by a doctor and I just got a family doctor a few months ago. I tried to beat the depression by myself for the past 3 and a half years, and I am so depressed. I think now, it is really bad. I can barely get out of bed. Right now, I am on the laptop in bed with just no energy. I yawn all day long, I barely eat, my daughter goes to daycare and I am just down and depressed I think. I saw my doctor in November for anxiety and he prescribed me Clonazepam..I filled the prescription but I haven't taken any because I am nervous to take them. I want to but I get nervous just thinking about taking them. I have to go back and see my doctor February 4th and I just don't know what to do. I want to feel better but I don't know where to start. And I am afraid that my doctor will think I am just crazy if I tell him I feel depressed. I mean we have a good doctor/patient relationship and I don't want to screw it up because I feel down. I just don't know what to do. I'm overwhelmed. I am a single mom and it's hard physically and emotionally and I am drained. I am the sole provider for my daughter and it's hard. I just want to feel better. I guess I just need to know what to do. Thanks and good eveningHealth Question & Answer


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First let me start by telling you how wonderful you are for posting this message. I know how hard it must have been to put it up for everyone to see.

Sometimes the depression med's can make you more sick then when you weren't taking them... i'm more a natural type of girl... you can get vitamins that help in the same way. I take vitamin B12... there are more out there if you ask your pharmacist.

If you do take the other meds, it can take up to 2 weeks for your body to adjust to them.

The best thing that I found really helped me was finding things that I could accomplish and be proud of. Helping someone else does it for me. It's so hard to keep your head up in the world we live in today... tough times just seem to get tougher but if we can rely on each other and help each other out... it would be a much better place.

I wish you the best. Take care and keep your chin up girlfriend. xoxHealth Question & Answer

I know exactly how you feel. I take anti- depressants for my anxiety and depression. I only started taking them this summer, but they help so much. Everyone around me can see that I am happier, and now I can enjoy everything more. You do not have to feel ashamed for feeling depressed, most people are affected by depression. The best thing to do is to talk to your doctor about it. The prescription will make things a lot better, not just for you, but also for your daughter who needs you. I take zoloft and I am only fifteen years old. I first felt embarassed because I thought something was wrong with me because I was never happy. But, trust me, getting help from your doctor and the right prescription is the best solution for you and all of the people you care about in your life, like your daughter. I hope that this helps, and good luck with everything. :]Health Question & Answer

im not a single mom, like im only in high school but i know how u feel alot....but i missed like a year of school cuz i was so tired and depressed. i took clonezepam for 4 months....it made me so stupid, i was 10 times more tired than before i took it, i couldnt think or concentrate, like i was in a coma. i barely remeeber anything from the whole time i took it, except that i was super addicted, and when i stopped, the anxiety was super bad and i couldnt sleep more than an hour a night for a week.

i really dont think your doctor will think yer crazy......millions of americans have depression, it is very very common. many depressed people think they are the only ones.....but they are not. your doctor will probably understand, you are not the first person to tell him your depressed. u should ask him about wellbutrin, it is stimulating and takes away the unmotivation and lethargy it helped me alot......SAM-E can help too. u could try St. johns wort, ginkgo biloba, l-tyrosine, or DL phenylalanine. these work very well, cuz something really has to be strong to help me and these did.....

sometimes it helps me to google depression treatments online. of course it sounds crazy, but then i realize how many things can help with depression...... also thinking about people in africa helps me. cuz then i feel like a fruitcake worrying about myself when they dont even have no food.... hope i helped, but just realize u arent the only one, there are plenty of people who want to help u....and understand how u feel.Health Question & Answer

Hi Emma's mommy! my name is Harold and I live in Miami, Fl. I'am 25 years old and I know exactly how you are feeling right now. I once fell into a deep depression state that I thought it was impossible to get out of. A couple of years ago I fell in love with some one that I shouldn't have, but we have no control over that do we.?.. The feelings weren't there in her part. Well she ended up moving and never heard from her again. That same day that she left, that was the day that my life went straight downhill, I stopped going to work and school, lost my job, lost my financial aid for school, I turned to drugs, and it got even worse. All of this went on for like a year. Until I decided that this was enough, I spent so much time at home that I got whiter than milk, and im cuban, so imagine that. What I'm trying to say is, is that you need to get out of that hole you are in right now, whether you like it or not, start exercising, that's a great way to meet people. That's what I did. Hey let me tell you something, depression pills are going to mess up your life and you won't be able to live without them. This is all in our heads, its psychological. It's better to see a shrink or talk to a friend (vent) than to take pills. If you do not have any friends, make some, you're probably a beautiful woman that still misses a social life. my name is Harold and I will be your friend :-).Health Question & Answer

First of all I hope your doctor is a clinical psychiatrist. Do not fear that your doctor will think less of you, he will be happy if you opened your problems to him/her. If he lacks confidentiality or think of you less, please see another.

About your depressive bouts, the medication you take it seems was referred by your doctor, please take them according to his request. Everyone has depressive moods at times, but there are critical ones that need screening and consultancy with a psychiatrist. I am fearing though, because deep depression can result in suicidal thoughts.

Ask your doctor if Tegretol, Chlorpromazine at nights is ok. and flouxetine with cogentin in the day. Please keep yourself occupied at all times, be affiliated with activites and social gathering. Desist just staying by yourself. If you are employed and fear that you may lose your job because of anxiety and depression speak with your boss. If he has no understanding let your doctor do so, and if not still change your job, for undue stress could make your depression worst.

The only way antidipressive medication works is that you get rest at times to mend your nerve fibres and the medication will suppress the chemical interactions in your brain. It seems your eating pattern has also affected. Do you have a church, if you do ask for support from your minister. You wil be fine if you follow the regimen of your medications with the order of your doctor. Modecate or Fluphenazine injections are good if you are critically depressed or have thoughts of suicide. My dear you will feel better. I am praying for you.Health Question & Answer

(im only 17, so sorry if i dont help at all... im just trying to cheer you up.)

try talking to your friends or relatives about it. or move back with your parents. i know it must be hard to be a single mom and only 22 years old. one of my moms friends daughter (around 20) is also a single mom with a daughter, and she moved back with her parents, and they are being very loving and nice about it.

hope i helped even a bitHealth Question & Answer

Hello,

It is alright if you are nervous to take those pills. You don't have to. I think what you need is someone whom you can talk to about how you are feeling. Forget about maintaining a good relationship with your doctor. If he were a really good doctor, he wouldn't think that you are crazy for being depressed. Instead, he would help you to cope with it. Don't worry about it, talk to him. Do it for your daughter or your relationship with her will suffer as time goes by. Another alternative is that you may want to talk to any counselor or therapist.

What do you think of when you are depressed.? Surely there is something bothering you.

Do feel free to contact me on my profile page if you ever need someone to talk to.Health Question & Answer



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