Thread: I'm so depressed I don't even go to family parties anymore
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Old 08-09-2008, 01:46 PM
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WishIWasNormal
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Originally Posted by mikey1980 View Post
no urge, I just hate myself. God will get me through this. I've had an on going battle for 10 depressing years.
Mikey1980,
I felt like you do all my life. Then lab work revealed a low thyroid and some other assorted conditions. I was placed on thyroid medication and three antidepressants which did nothing (I washed them down with wine everyday) so I quit taking them. Then I quit drinking. Then, after a week or so of sobriety I started taking the thyroid med and one antidepressant again and they started working almost immediately. I felt so much better and those upsetting thoughts lessened significantly. It took about two weeks of taking the medications without alcohol but I felt the effects and knew I was on the right track.

Hang in there. If you can afford it, have some blood work done. You only have one life and one body to live it in so do your best to fix the damage you have caused and keep from inflicting more. Good luck. Keep posting.
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