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Bipolar II Forums › General & Support › Suddenly so depressed...what happened?
05/17/2010 10:04 AM
Sunspyder
 
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I don't understand how this mood came over me so suddenly, but I feel really, really down. My job sucks, life sucks, I suck and I can't find the light at the end of the tunnel...feel like I'm trudging through life and I'm tired of the whole shebang.
Hugs.....Millie (BP II)

Lamictal 200 mg, Seroquel XR 50 mg, Cymbalta 60 mg, Prozac 20 mg PRN, Zyprexa Zydis PRN, Ativan PRN, Methotrexate, Zanaflex, Ultram
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05/17/2010 10:24 AM  Top
Joy75
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I'm sorry you are feeling so depressed. It kind of sounds like a crash. Everything you've mentioned are triggers. You may need a med change, call your doc and see what he says. Don't give up, we're all here for you, just remember that. I hope you feel better real soon. Hugs
Joy, 37 years old

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05/17/2010 11:18 AM  Top
deputywife103
deputywife103
 
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Oh, Millie. I hope things get better quickly. Call your pdoc and let him know what's going on. I'm sure he's got some ideas of what to try. Have you tried things that you know put you in a better mood like a hot bath, reading a book, listening to music? I know those won't help in the long run, but maybe just a little something to make things better right now. Thinking of you!
"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle, I just wish He didn't trust me so much!"

PTSD, Bipolar NOS, Hypoglycemia, and Hypothyroidism
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05/17/2010 12:19 PM  Top
brandib811
brandib811
 
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I recently had a crash like that. Is there anyone you can call to sit with or just be around? If not and you don't feel safe by yourself please don't hesitate to go to the ER. I hope you start to feel better soon.
Meds:
Geodon 160mgs daily
Tegratol 300mgs daily
Klonopin 1-2mgs prn
Synthroid .100mcg daily
Protonix 20mg daily
Hydrocodone 5/350mg prn

Previous discussions I participated in:
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05/17/2010 01:21 PM  Top
venusenvynyc
venusenvynyc
 
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I'm sorry honey. When I can't see the light, I try to tell myself that it just means the tunnel curves before it gets to the surface. The light's there, even if I can't see it yet. *hugs*
Keep in mind that I'm not a medical professional, and my advice is based on personal experience.

05/17/2010 02:01 PM  Top
Sunspyder
 
Posts: 89
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Would it be wrong to take a Prozac? I remember my pDoc telling me to take a 20 mg in addition to the Cymbalta if I got really depressed. I feel really tentative about this, because I know it can throw me into a hypomanic spell. I like my pDoc, but sometimes I do doubt her judgment now that I have done my own research. It doesn't help that I have just binged on a whole sleeve of saltines and had some chocolate and some hard candy. Now I feel guilty and more depressed and fat.
Hugs.....Millie (BP II)

Lamictal 200 mg, Seroquel XR 50 mg, Cymbalta 60 mg, Prozac 20 mg PRN, Zyprexa Zydis PRN, Ativan PRN, Methotrexate, Zanaflex, Ultram

05/17/2010 02:24 PM  Top
brandib811
brandib811
 
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I love Saltines. Theyre relatively healthy right?

Taking one prozac may not hurt. Then again if you've tried it before and would rather not be hypomanic...it sounds like a personal call. I personally don't take any antidepressants. I'm iffy about taking Abilify because I know they make me manic and I'm no good when I'm manic.

Meds:
Geodon 160mgs daily
Tegratol 300mgs daily
Klonopin 1-2mgs prn
Synthroid .100mcg daily
Protonix 20mg daily
Hydrocodone 5/350mg prn

Previous discussions I participated in:
Dealing with anxiety
Bipolar
Hospitlized Again

05/18/2010 06:35 AM  Top
jjdrayton
jjdrayton
 
Posts: 42
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My thoughts are with you during this recent downturn (and now I sound like a greeting card).

Good luck and take care - don't forget to pamper yourself during this time. When I'm depressed I always feel guilty about everything (including indulging myself with little snacks)! Just try and keep the though in the back of your head that you are probably being too hard on yourself.

To be original is to try to do the same things that everybody else does, and fail.
-Marcel Ophuls-

Bipolar II
625mg Divalproex

So... I'm not a Doctor, my advice is just advice based on personal experience.
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