It is a long hard battle, I KNOW!!! But it is worth it when you start to come out the other side. I am not sure if you want advice or not, but I will give you some tips that helped me.

Firstly make sure you are the right meds!!! This is a biggie. I was on Fluox for years and felt ok but it wasn’t until I went to a new doctor and they put me on Citalapram that I was able to start healing! With Fluox (Prozac) I was still having mood swings and major insomnia. I was told that this was normal and not to worry. I didn’t have these side effects on Citalapram.

Secondly, Affirmations! I am not sure how you feel about these but putting positive thoughts in your head really do help knock out some of the negetive ones. I studied the effect that thoughts have on our lives and I was shocked to see the corrolation between my negative thoughts and my negative moods.

Thirdly, Exercise and healthy eating (give up coffee!!! see my posts for added info) When I started eating better and exercising more I slept better. That helped me be more rational and therefore be more proactive in getting better. I dont know if you have support people but they will NEED to be in on this. I was so depressed that i couldn’t eat. My boyfriend at the time committed himself to ensuring that I ate healthily for three meals a day. He would cook me breakfast, make my lunch and cook my dinner. He would put my lunch in my bag and call me at lunchtime to remind me to eat it. Without this I know that I wouldn’t have gotten better.

I have hundreds of other stratrgies in play including counselling as well.

IT IS YOUR HEALTH SO MAKE YOURSELF WELL! I know that you can do it!!! I have faith in you. Lots of LOVE, Lish xoxoxo