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Clowie · 04-26-2003, 06:41 PM

I have my days... I don't know if it's PMS or what... but I feel so depressed some days... I don't know how I manage to get myself out of bed... It does not happen all the time but when it happens it's bad.... I feel so sorry for myself.... Does any one else go through this??? Is this normal and maybe I'm just taking it to the extreme????? I went to a counselor and I could not stand her.... She really was no help to me... She put me on prozac... and it did not help me... Made me angry..... and very moody... never sad but angry... I hate when I feel this way... and I'm trying to treat myself well but it's so hard when you don't feel like it.!!!! Well just thought I would share what I'm going through...
Love Clowie

04-26-2003, 07:55 PM

Dear Clowey,
I am also an alcoholic with a DX of Bi-Polar. Bless you for the days that you have spent in bed hanging onto your butt. It worked, even though it took every ounce of strength that you had. I have a past filled with those kind of days. As the years go on, though, my moods are levelling out to a point that I had never thought possible. I wake up each day with anticipation of what is to come, instead of dread. ONe thing I do know for a fact, though. On good days, the sun is shining in my heart. On bad days, the sun is hidden in the mist. If I relapse, there will be no sun. For 16 years my H.P. has kept me sober, one day at a time. Sanity has been an evolving thing with me, slowly revealing itself to me through the years. But the black agony inside no longer exists. Without sobriety, there is no hope for my bi-polar self to heal and find peace. God be with you. SIssy S.

cmh · 05-12-2003, 10:32 PM

i know exactly how you feel. i seen a therapist and she said i was bi-polar. ive been on prozac, paxil, zoloft, etc. you name it ive been on it, and im only 20. i dont know of any advice, cause i need it too. but just want to say that i dont think you are taking it to the exteme. its just how you feel. just hang in there i guess, thats all i do. (p.s. i liked paxil.) i always get extemely mad. then extremely depressed. so i dont know if paxil will help you. it dont help me anymore. hope you get back on your feet.

Caveman · 05-19-2003, 05:55 PM

Yes I went through that. There were days where it was all I could do to get out of bed. That's how I knew I had a realy problem. I went to a Dr. and he placed my on Effexor. Some days now i almost feel like a "normal" person. I go to counseling also.

No great wisdom here, just keep hanging on, maybe find a new dr. Keep fighting, you can find the sunshine!

04-26-2003, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Clowie Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San diego, CA, USA Posts: 86	Depressed... I have my days... I don't know if it's PMS or what... but I feel so depressed some days... I don't know how I manage to get myself out of bed... It does not happen all the time but when it happens it's bad.... I feel so sorry for myself.... Does any one else go through this??? Is this normal and maybe I'm just taking it to the extreme????? I went to a counselor and I could not stand her.... She really was no help to me... She put me on prozac... and it did not help me... Made me angry..... and very moody... never sad but angry... I hate when I feel this way... and I'm trying to treat myself well but it's so hard when you don't feel like it.!!!! Well just thought I would share what I'm going through... Love Clowie __________________ To Thine own self be True... ~~~~~~~~~~~

04-26-2003, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Syngelical Guest Posts: n/a	Depressed Dear Clowey, I am also an alcoholic with a DX of Bi-Polar. Bless you for the days that you have spent in bed hanging onto your butt. It worked, even though it took every ounce of strength that you had. I have a past filled with those kind of days. As the years go on, though, my moods are levelling out to a point that I had never thought possible. I wake up each day with anticipation of what is to come, instead of dread. ONe thing I do know for a fact, though. On good days, the sun is shining in my heart. On bad days, the sun is hidden in the mist. If I relapse, there will be no sun. For 16 years my H.P. has kept me sober, one day at a time. Sanity has been an evolving thing with me, slowly revealing itself to me through the years. But the black agony inside no longer exists. Without sobriety, there is no hope for my bi-polar self to heal and find peace. God be with you. SIssy S.

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05-12-2003, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
cmh Paused Join Date: May 2003 Location: palestine, tx Posts: 2	i know exactly how you feel. i seen a therapist and she said i was bi-polar. ive been on prozac, paxil, zoloft, etc. you name it ive been on it, and im only 20. i dont know of any advice, cause i need it too. but just want to say that i dont think you are taking it to the exteme. its just how you feel. just hang in there i guess, thats all i do. (p.s. i liked paxil.) i always get extemely mad. then extremely depressed. so i dont know if paxil will help you. it dont help me anymore. hope you get back on your feet.

05-19-2003, 05:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Caveman Paused Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 20	Yes I went through that. There were days where it was all I could do to get out of bed. That's how I knew I had a realy problem. I went to a Dr. and he placed my on Effexor. Some days now i almost feel like a "normal" person. I go to counseling also. No great wisdom here, just keep hanging on, maybe find a new dr. Keep fighting, you can find the sunshine!

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