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cee,
posted by
Amanda__
on June 12, 2006 at 6:34 PM
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Hi ForF
Thanks for the comment. Yes, my husband IS taking meds and therapy (and has for a long time). It seems to be getting worse with age. It helped to get it all out and we have been more available to each other the past few days; the loneliness is abating, I think. But you ARE right that he needs to talk to other caregivers. I remember once when Jay and I were eating lunch with a couple of other patients and their wives. Everyone went around the table, saying what antidepressant they were on and when they got to me, I was the only one NOT on one. We were laughing at how all the caretakers were on them! With my disease, depression is common in 50% of all patients with PD. My Jay will go through spells of resisting the drugs and then not, realizing he does function better on them than off.
I'm glad that you had a lot you wanted to say from my post. Thanks for the read!
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on June 3, 2006 at 6:39 PM
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Hi Cee!
I was intending only to be reading, but I had to comment here! Your post made me want to say a lot of things...lol...
Is your husband treated for his disorders? I had been very anti everything (even Advil) but, you know what? It actually helps.
I have, of course, met many people whose marriages did not survive a chronic disease. I have met many spouses, too, and I think that as the disease gets worse, the spouse needs to find a support group to blow off some steam. There are valid problems/fears/thoughts that he will have that need to be released with people who can commiserate - NOT with you. You don't need the stress and he DOES need to be able to talk about how he feels. Hopefully that would alleviate a lot of tension
posted by
FactorFiction
on June 3, 2006 at 12:33 PM
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