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posted by
jollyjeff
on October 26, 2005 at 10:34 AM
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You've led me to writing in some detail about my own experience with
depression and medication. You can find it, if you like, in my Rants blog...
posted by
Ciel
on October 26, 2005 at 10:19 AM
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Thanks Kim
It sounds like you really understand and I appreciate that.
posted by
jollyjeff
on October 26, 2005 at 7:28 AM
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More a comment on your last post about people not getting sadness versus
clinical depression. When I met my best friend in 10th grade (30 years ago), I thought he was really quiet. WE ALL thought he was just really quiet through high school and college. As an adult, he hit the skids and someone got that it was a chemical thing. They put him on medication. It was unreal. We would IM, and I would lap him about 10 times to his one message. All of a sudden he was playing verbal volleyball with me. It threw me at first. An entirely different person.
I've had episodic depression based on really bad events in my life...Post Traumatic stress. I've had a real reason to believe someone would kill me twice in the last decade. That takes a toll. I took medication for that time, but it ended. It won't end for my friend. That's his body makeup. I don't understand people who don't get that.
I REALLY don't get the people who think sad is the same as depression. We all have sad moments. It's not remotely the same.
I really feel for you, and I hope you find something that gets your body chemistry back in line.
Kim
posted by
terpgirl30
on October 25, 2005 at 4:48 PM
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Thanks offbeats!
posted by
jollyjeff
on October 25, 2005 at 10:22 AM
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Jolly
By your pen name you should be JOLLY!!
So okay, I hope you get the med's that help you out of the "black hole" known as depression. It sucks too much life out of ya! Good luck!
posted by
Offy
on October 25, 2005 at 10:21 AM
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Thanks Ciel
That helps!
posted by
jollyjeff
on October 24, 2005 at 11:42 AM
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Sometimes you can only wait while Time does what only Time can do...
I remember when I started taking an anti-depressant that I could not wake up for weeks, it seemed. I hated that, but it went away after a while.
I hope you 'll be feeling much better soon!
posted by
Ciel
on October 24, 2005 at 11:06 AM
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