How big a part has exhaustion played in your illness. Since was 14 I have lacked energy, and doing things like mowing the lawn has been extremely hard to build-up to. At 65 I stopped mowing and shoveling, and my gardening is largely being done by my nephew....I have always felt that exhaustion has been one of the worst parts of my illness, and one of the hardest to manage....what have others found?
I added low dose trazadone and the ‘I don’t care’ thoughts and attitude is gone. A lot more energy
How do u keep from giving up on finding a partner, when everything they do can be misconstrued as rejection...?
Myself and my fiance have been together for almost 10 years now and he's wonderful as he will chase up my medication for me if I've already tried to myself and gotten nowhere or if he sees that I'm… read more
feeling invalidated, i thought she understood that depression is an illness. please tell me how you all recover from something so harsh. i feel pathetic now, not ill will depression. i want to withdraw completely because my heart is broken
To other people it may seem we are playing the 'poor me' card. But you know how you feel. A lot of us isolate because of depression. I did it for so many years I lost most of my friends. The one whi… read more
I’m curious if people think clinical depression is completely a medical issue or to some extent demonic oppression?
Very interesting question. Not so much Demonic but definitely negative energy.
Hey, do you ever feel that way
I feel really heavy often and I lack the energy to even converse with people
When I play sports I run out of breath very quickly and I used to be a competitive athlete with amazing cardio.
I've done all the tests out there and keep going back to my GP and my doc what else can we test and do about it.
Of course all th tests came back negative. It's been lasting for about 3 years now and is so debilitating. I also feel slow and sluggish often.
Do you… read more
Phyllis, I'm with you! Can't seem to find the right medicine. I get tired of fighting....
I know no one can say for sure but I just would like to know if anyone else has any of these symptoms? I am going to try and set up an appointment with my doctor tomorrow but Im not sure if she will have an opening or not. Ive been feeling so exhausted the past two weeks and I talked to my therapist about it and he wants me to go to the doctor just to see what she says. Ive been getting a pulsating feeling in my head and dizziness. I get checked for diabietes every three months and theyve always… read more
I’m always feeling tired but I don’t sleep much and if I spend a hour cleaning I need a lay down I was told once I have insomnia but don’t know if they can do anything about it or just live with it no… read more
Afraid of getting my hopes up and afraid of taking unnecessary risks if Depressive episode is in fact over.
I don’t mean to be rude, but if we knew that we wouldn’t be suffering like we do
I've currently recovering from a broken ankle a d i can fèl my mood dropping or more i have no motivation to do anything. Any suggestions.
I saw where someone said they were taking Abilify (2 years ago). I took Abilify for a couple of years. It worked great but I ended up with tardive dyskinesia. It affects my tongue and mouth. I… read more
I have bipolar major depression and anxiety
My beautiful little herd, they help me to cope with good and bad days, no judgement whatsoever from these gorgeous superstars
They see me at the gate and as they come running up to greet me, I know… read more
Hi Vincent I liked your post