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Post by larataylor on Sept 10, 2014 13:00:32 GMT -5
I'm sorry that happened to you, Angela! And to me, too. When I was young, I never thought I wouldn't have energy.
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Post by cleanandlean on Sept 20, 2014 15:22:12 GMT -5
I am wondering if it's just me or has anyone noticed that when you are depressed caring about our surrounding becomes nearly impossible? I am just asking how many cases is squalor do you think are due to misdiagnosis or lack of diagnosis of depression? . Yes, I completely agree. I take an antidepressant and if I get stressed then I don't care about my surroundings. I do notice, that if I force myself to get up and do some cleaning that I begin to feel better.
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Post by lostchild on Sept 20, 2014 16:45:38 GMT -5
cleanandlean once I got my depression under control it was amazing. I am literally 360 in reaction to dirt.
Its been so radical people who know me have been wondering what I am doing right and when I tell them its from medicine people have been going to their doctor to request this medicine.
One girl thought I had completely lost it because the change is so radical. I must have cleanliness now. I get nervous when its not clean.
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Post by lostchild on Sept 20, 2014 19:42:18 GMT -5
I am getting used to not being depressed and after so many years of being sick being well feels confusing.
All of a sudden all sorts of hidden feelings have come out and I feel surprised by the fact they aren't immobilizing me. I am dealing with them.
My lover is shocked at the radical change because he's not used to me acting more independent of him but way more open about how I feel...what I want. I was in the blahs...whatever was okay and now its not.
I want color and pictures on the wall. I have a choice what restaurant I want to go to and I take it.Not whatever you want. Our dynamic has changed.
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Sept 20, 2014 20:19:55 GMT -5
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Post by dayeanu on Sept 20, 2014 20:19:55 GMT -5
larataylor not pressing like 'cause I like what you're experiencing, just to acknowledge and empathize. I worked SO hard when in my 20's and also in my 30's taking care of Grandpa and the place. I recently did two years of 6 day a week, sometimes more working in shops, all part-time jobs. I became suicidal. My whole life was wrapped up in work and money and not much else. I can't do that to myself again. I know for me too I worked while in burn-out, which is a real physical phenomenon! So now my body is practically allergic to overstress, I never did build up my reserves again. I can very much relate to this. I think once you hit that level, I'm not sure you can ever build back up. In my case, my burn-out resulted in a severe, long-term, debilitating (but not life-threatening) illness, and the illness triggered severe, suicidal-type depression. But no one believed me. The mental health care professionals, when I told them I felt suicidal, would not even prescribe meds. I finally, after a year or two, got better. But I never got completely over it until I went on that diet in January. It was unbelievable. I briefly became like what Lostchild describes in the previous post.
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Sept 20, 2014 21:55:11 GMT -5
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Post by lostchild on Sept 20, 2014 21:55:11 GMT -5
What diet were you on?
I am eating regular diet and on Latuda and its been radical enough that even my own mother is nervous because I am so out of character!!!
I would like to supplement the medicine with right diet,right living so I can maximize the benefits.
I am hearing a lot about vitamin D being beneficial along with magnesium.
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Post by homesteph on Sept 21, 2014 0:20:42 GMT -5
Ok, great thread. I have my D3, B12, magnesium, amd 5-HTP in the cupboard. I know they work wonders, but i do no5 take them regularly. I am going to go fill a pill minder with those and my thyroid replacement meds.
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Post by stella on Sept 21, 2014 17:28:12 GMT -5
Depression is exactly how my situation escalated to its current state. I'd always been pretty messy, but in a manageable way. Then I had a depression meds didn't touch for maybe a year and a half. During that time, I seriously lacked the emotional resources to watch tv. Cleaning was nowhere on my radar .
But now, IDK, 3-4 years later, the depression's (mostly) gone, but the mess remains, and continues getting worse.
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Post by mynee on Oct 12, 2014 22:08:26 GMT -5
I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I had to comment on this - depression is definitely at the root of my clutter problems. Like Angela said, I was getting dressed and going to work and doing what needed to be done because I had to, but I had no resources left over for anything else. I am really envious of those of you who respond to medication. I have tried a number of medications, and although they help with anxiety, nothing has touched the depression. The only things that seem to help me are environmental - getting out of the messy house, more contact with people, exercise, etc. These things are much harder to maintain than taking medication every day. Not to mention I have to keep going back to the house! I told my counselor that the house is sucking the life out of me - it's evil.
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Post by lostchild on Oct 13, 2014 13:35:39 GMT -5
I just started Latuda and its been the wonder drug. Geodon was good but this stuff has made me really healthy. I wonder if you took a different type of medication would it be more effective?
Consider changing your environment more. It seems to help and then in conjunction with something it might help.
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