| Depression. What is it? Why would a
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| | him, prescribed an antidepression
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| normally healthy, optomistic person get
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| | medication for me.I learned two critical
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| depressed? If things go wrong, don't you
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| | things that day - three, really. The
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| just talk yourself out of feeling sorry
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| | first one is that it is critical to have
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| for yourself? So what if your 23 year
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| | a Doctor that you trust, that knows you,
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| marriage ends, and your soon-to-be
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| | and that LISTENS to what you are saying.
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| ex-husband moves in with your best
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| | Secondly, since he knew about my MS, he
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| friend; you are left to cope with 2
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| | told me that Depression was a frequent
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| devestated teenagers; you loose your
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| | secondary symptom of MS. (At that time, I
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| father and father-in-law to cancer; you
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| | hadn't done my MS symptom research yet;
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| have extreme job challenges; and, your
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| | the Disabilitykey Workbook, found at is
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| new condo, purchased without REALLY
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| | the ultimate result of all of my symptom
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| knowing what to look for (just don't buy
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| | and system - Long Term Disability and
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| a home with a laundry room upstairs over
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| | Social Security Disability Insurance -
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| the living room!) and you develop a roof
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| | research for myself.) Third, I learned
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| leak, and a laundry leak into the living
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| | that no matter how strong your
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| room. AND, you are the primary care giver
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| | personality is, and no matter how
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| for a very needy Mother.You can handle
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| | positive a person you are, Depression is
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| all of this, right? And, when, the next
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| | NOT something you can get over by just
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| year, you loose your Mother and
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| | "thinking positive thoughts"; by "keeping
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| Grandmother to cancer too, it doesn't
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| | a stiff upper lip". If you truely think
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| send you over the edge, does it?
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| | that you are suffering from Depression,
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| Particularly when you also have Multiple
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| | there is nothing wrong from talking to
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| Sclerosis, which has been misdiagnosed
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| | your Doctor, and seeking his advice.All
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| for over 35 years, and the worst thing
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| | that I have discussed so far happened
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| for MS is stress and anxiety. You can
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| | over a dozen years ago. I am still taking
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| handle everything, right?Well, I found
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| | antidepression medication, and it does
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| that I couldn't. Consider the following
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| | help. I have searched high and low for
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| list of symptoms that one should review
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| | the original test that my Doctor used on
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| if you think that you might be suffering
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| | me, and finally found one at one of my
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| from depression. OR, if you, like me, are
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| | favorite resources, called the "Institute
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| convinced that you CAN HANDLE IT, if the
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| | for Algorithmic Medicine" (that's
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| rain would just stop; or, if the roof
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| | academic talk for medical condition
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| would just stop leaking (I've already
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| | tests). The test is "The Zung Self-Rating
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| tried to get it fixed 2 times, and it
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| | Depression Scale". As you read the
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| hasn't yet worked; I now have a gallon
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| | following questions, ask yourself where
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| bucket sitting in the front hallway to
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| | the statement ranks on the following
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| catch the water leaking from the hole in
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| | scale:1) A little of the time for me.
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| the roof); or, if the kids would just
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| | 2) Some of the time for me.
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| stop being "normal" teenagers, when you
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| | 3) A good part of the time for me.
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| no longer have a husband to help you in
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| | 4) Most of the time for me.I fell
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| the day-to-day coping with teenagers.Here
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| | down-hearted and blue.
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| is a checklist of symptoms of depressive
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| | Morning is when I feel the best.
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| illness:1) Loss of energy and interest.
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| | I have crying spells or feel like it.
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| 2) Diminished ability to enjoy oneself.
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| | I have trouble sleeping at night.
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| 3) Decreased -- or increased -- sleeping
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| | I eat as much as I used to.
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| or appetite.
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| | I still enjoy sex.
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| 4) Difficulty in concentrating;
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| | I notice that I am losing weight.
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| indecisiveness; slowed or fuzzy thinking.
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| | I have trouble with constipation.
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| 5) Exaggerated feelings of sadness,
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| | My heart beats faster than usual.
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| hopelessness, or anxiety.
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| | I get tired for no reason.
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| 6) Feelings of worthlessness.
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| | My mind is as clear as it used to be.
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| 7) Recurring thoughts about death and
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| | I find it easy to do the things I used
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| suicide.I remember clearly my "last
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| | to.
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| straw". I read the list, above, and was
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| | I am restless and can't keep still.
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| sure that these 7 symptoms did NOT
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| | I feel hopeful about the future.
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| describe me. Then, with all of my water
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| | I am more irritable than usual.
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| problems at home, I went to work in my
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| | I find it easy to make decisions.
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| 4th (top) floor office that just happened
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| | I feel that I am useful and needed.
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| to have a flat roof. While on the phone
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| | My life is pretty full.
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| arguing with the roofer who claimed that
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| | I feel that others would be better off
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| my roof shouldn't be leaking, and my
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| | if I were dead.
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| telling him that it still was leaking,
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| | I still enjoy the things I used to
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| and if he didn't believe me, he could
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| | do.This little test, with your self
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| just come over and see my bucket full of
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| | rating for each statement, and with your
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| water in my entry way, when I heard the
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| | symptom impairment documentation, so that
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| familiar "pitter-patt" noise that freaked
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| | your Doctor knows more about you and what
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| me out at home. I looked up at my office
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| | is going on in your life, s/he can best
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| ceiling just in time to see water
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| | decide what to do to help you better
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| beginning to gush out of the ceiling
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| | achieve a higher quality of life. Perhaps
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| tiles, around the hanging lights, and
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| | antidepression medication isn't what you
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| pour into my office. That did it. I went
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| | need, something else would be better for
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| home. That night, I awoke thinking that I
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| | you. But, if you don't learn, document,
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| heard the "pitter-patt" in the upstairs
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| | seek help, and discuss with your Doctor,
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| laundry room, dripping water into my
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| | s/he can't help you help yourself.Many of
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| living room. I got up, turned off the
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| | you are probably asking yourselves how I
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| water to the washing machine; stuffed all
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| | can just put myself out there; just put
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| of my towels around the washer, and stood
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| | into these bloggs what is going on in my
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| with my back against the wall in my first
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| | life. I'm doing this, sharing these
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| ever anxiety attack, thinking that if
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| | experiences so that you can know that I
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| this was what my life had become, why
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| | have been there; I've done that; I've got
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| would I even want to continue living
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| | the t-shirts! For more about me, check
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| it?This event scared me into going to my
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| | out the "about us" section in the
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| Doctor. He had a great little
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| | website: & Carolyn is a website designed
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| "depression" test for me. Knowing my
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| | to assist each person in his/her own
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| fragile state, he asked me the
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| | unique quest to navigate through the
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| statements, and, based both on my answers
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| | difficult and often conflicting and
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| and on the detailed symptom impairment
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| | misleading information about coping with
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| document that I had started preparing for
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| | disabilities.
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