It comes and goes, but when it comes it is heavy and dark. The only thing that keeps me going are my kids. I love them too much to do myself harm. It crosses my mind, suicide, when my husband is gone fishing (commercial fisherman) for months at a time and my MIL and SIL and doing their royal best to make me feel worthless. Then I look at my babies and realize that leaving them behind would be unforgivable. So, I rally and make it through another day. I take wellbutrin for it and it helps alot. I talk to my mom and pastor when it gets really bad and just having them tell me they are there for me and having them say a prayer for me makes me feel like I can make it. I advise anyone who has depression to see a doc about possible medication and make sure you have a lifeline of people who love and support you, near and when you feel the darkness coming on, don’t hide. Go to those people and ask them to help you through it.
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How long have you been taking wellbutrin? Has it had time to kick in yet? Has it helped any?
I take it mostly in the wintertime when it is darkest. It seems to take about 3 weeks to really kick in. Until then, I use a light box to get the ultraviolet rays that we don’t get enough of in the winter. Also, my mom recently gave me SAM-e 200 mg. It is herbal and works immediatly (within a day I feel less tense). I use that when I need something immediatly. You shouldn’t use it long term, it really is only for short term usage. It is a naturally occuring substance in your body anyway, and using too much for too long can put things out of wack. It is only really effective on mild depression, but I found it helps give me a leg up and be able to wait for the Welbutrin to kick in. Or, in the summer, I go off Welbutrin and do my best to be out in the sun and doing alot of activities with my kids to keep my mind busy. When I start to feel a little low, SAM-e helps get me through. Hope that helps.
Pajodama is under stress.
Do not give up!
I think that people in some moment of its life goes through depresion some of them worse than others. I remember that long time ago I used to feel this “annoying feeling” in my life (very frustrating for sure). One of the things that helped me a lot was to listen to classical music and read quotes that lighten up your spirit. Once that I felt relaxed I was able to understand more some of the reasons that led me to that depresion I felt newer and with a good disposition to take care of my family.
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