depression issues?

Question

before my boyfriend.. i was clinically depressed.. when we started dating.. i stopped taking my medication and i was fine for a bit over a year.. and then i started birth control.. (the patch).... i was on it for about a year... and got off of it about 6 months ago or so.. and the extreme feelings of depression and self loathing have come back...

whats wrong with me? im depressing the hell out of myself and him... and i have these extreme mood swings.. i can be happy one minute and the next.. crying and the next.. pissed off... i really dont want to get back on the meds... (i get addicted to anti depressants easily)... and that makes me a bit of a manic...
what should i do?

please help...

Answer 1

First of all depression is a chemical imbalance. There is nothing wrong with you except you need to talk to a counselor and most likely get back on meds.

Taking the pill / patch screws up your hormones in a BAD way. Tell your Doctor about this and perhaps they can put you on a lower dose for your BC. I actually have such a bad reaction that I can not take the pill or any type of BC. The BC makes me have mood swings to the umpteenth degree.

If you do not want meds I have had some luck with taking b-complexes (a vitamin).

Try your best to think of things that make you happy and antidepressants can be emotionally addicting I know, but sometimes our bodies need help.

Be strong and know that you are not alone. Good luck!

Answer 2

Boy can I identify with you. But I have accepted the fact that I will most likely take anti-depressants the rest of my life. Even now that I'm feeling good and enjoying every day, I understand that I feel this way because of the meds. I'm not sure I understand what being addicted to anti-depressants is all about, but I know that without meds that one day, without warning, my depression will return with a vengeance - and I'll have to go through the ritual of waiting until the meds begin to work. For me, it's not worth quitting the meds, for you it may be different. And remember, there is nothing "wrong" with you; depression is a disease, a chemical imbalance in the brain. A bona fide affliction that requires medical attention. The best thing you can do for yourself is to stay in touch regularly with a doctor you trust.

Answer 3

Please, see a doctor. If you did not deal with the underlying issues of your depression before ceasing your medication, you may have set yourself up for this relapse. Get a referral to a qualified counselor to help you work through these underlying issues. If you need meds while undergoing treatment, that's okay, use them as a tool to get you through the rough patch while working on the deeper problem.

For normal depression, there is often an underlying issue, something you find difficult to cope with...for instance a divorce or death in the family. Deal with that stuff and learn the tools to deal with future stuff and you can move forward.

There are occassions where there are actual major chemical imbalances that you have no control over. You can learn coping skills, but they won't prevent the hormone shifts your body deals with. You'll want and probably need medication for most of your life. If this is the case, as much as I loathe prescription meds, I would recommend taking them as advised, lest you find yourself in a position where you are a danger to yourself or someone you love.

See your doctor for a diagnosis.

Answer 4

I would go back on the birth control. I have been fighting feeling depressed for while now. If I found something that helped I would stick with it. I wonder if the fact of having a new love made you so happy that you came out of the depression and then it wasn't so new and your endorphins were not kicking in as much. I did not know anti depressants were addicting.

Answer 5

Depression occurs when there is an unbalance in your physical, mental or spiritual life. A lot of the time one of those can be the cause of all the others being out of whack. A lot of the time it is just a physical thing. Too much or too little of a hormone, etc. But it can be serious. Mothers have killed their own kids, fathers have left wives and kids they love behind and hit skid row becuase of depression. Look on the first web site, and see if you can find something that fits you. If you need some of the juice that has the xanthones, see the second one. It has helped me

Answer 6

Being on antidepressants isn't a bad thing. My husband and older son, who is in his 20s suffer from chronic depression, it's just a fact of life that they need to take meds and follow up with therapy. My husband tried switching meds about a year ago because the one he had been on for many years was not as effective. It was hell for several months on the homefront until he got his meds adjusted.

The best thing to do is talk to your primary doctor about getting a referral to a therapist. There are lots of different meds, if you need to go one one, that can be taken for shorter periods of time but you need to be under the care of a dr. who will monitor your progress.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Sounds like a hormone imbalance.
Progesterone deficiency is the most common hormone imbalance among women of all ages. You may need to change your diet, get off of synthetic hormones (including birth control pills), and you may need to use some progesterone cream.
Have you had a saliva test to check your hormones? It can cause Mood swings, Anxious depression, Weepines, Migraine headaches, etc.
Take the questionnaire/online test to see where you stand-
http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_hormonetest.html

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Everybody else gave you good medical opinions, so I won't even try. But, you really AREN'T alone, and vitamins and exercise help, and you should never watch the news, and watch lots of cartoons and read funny books. Try to stay UP, but when you are down, it is normal, cuz how can anybody with things the way they are NOT be depressed I'd like to know. the end!

Answer 10

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