Yes I have taken the depression test, I am at the top of the scale for depression. I have been taking Effexor, sleeping pills and topomax all for about two years. I go to a depression group on wednesday nights, and I see a psychologist, and psychiatrist, I have and read the mood book, I take a walk every day,
Right now the three sleeping pills a night that I have been on for two year (under Psychiatrist care) have not been working. I think it is becase I am think so much about my uncle and my aunt. I just can not sleep. That is driving me crazy and making me cranky.
I find if I can at least get some sleep I am OK. Before when I could't sleep I would drink myself to sleep, when I didn't know about the depression. Now that I don't drink and more and the sleeping pills are temporyly not working for me..
When some ask me what is it like to be depression I often think of the early times of on sleeping or times like now. I tell them, it is like if they where....awake for 5 days strat tired cranky, can't think straight, find it hard to concentrate, you feel sick to your stomach, and any thing makes you sad, and anything make you cry. And becase you are sooooo touchy and thing andone says to you will probably be taken the wrong way. Depression. Over thinking things, It is not just going to bed and counting sheep, It is going to bed and count sleep, but hold it
what do the sheep look like?, what does the fence look like? that they are jumping over?, how many sheep are there? what kind of back ground are they in ? This is what happens to me anywhy when I try to count sheep.
Anyway, no sleep, it must be a full mooon.
