My depression/anxiety medication is always challenged by one crisis or another.
I am amazed at how well the medication works. I have some serious family crises going on right now (or any given day). I became depressed for one day, which scared me, cause I felt a hollow deep in my chest. This is how I used to feel most of the time. I could not find a place for myself all day, could not motivate myself to do a single thing. Luckily, the next day I was back to feeling good, despite the fact that the same crises are happening.
I want to encourage you to seek medical help if you …
I Can Fall Asleep Despite Having Anxiety Disorder!
For years I have had problems going to sleep. I currently take 50 mg of Trazadone to help me in this area. My psychiatrist wants to avoid having me use something like Ambien daily because it is addictive, and Trazadone is not. He explained that this is an old school antidepressant that is not addictive and is very useful for sleep issues.
Well, even with the Trazadone (or Ambien at times) I used to read or watch TV in bed until I became drowsy. I had to feel drowsy or I would/could not lay down. My husband would beg me to shut the …
Celexa vs Paxil CR for anxiety and depression
So this is my second week of switching from the Paxil CR to Celexa. So far so good. I actually think I am feeling better than usual. The kind of better where I find myself thinking on a Sunday night, “I like my life.” Even though I am going back to work on Monday after a totally rained out weekend. That is the kind of feeling good that FEELS GOOD.
Psychotherapy was my first attempt to free myself from anxiety and depression.
So once my second child Evan was in the picture, I think I really operated on pure adrenalin in a robotic manner. I would never let anything happen to my babies. They now became the reason for waking up each day. I focussed on them completely. If I had any other life before, it no longer existed. I felt like a juggler. I can’t imagine how mothers of twins manage. After all, my kids were 3 1/2 years apart. That should not have been so difficult. But it was. I was not able to cope like a normal mother. I …