I need a new doctor. Possibly a specialist, someone that can properly diagnose depression / anxiety.
I have nothing to hide here so judge me if you wish. Keep the B.S. out unless you can help, I know this is an automotive forum but I’m putting this out there to see if anyone can point me in a direction.
I have been on lexapro for over a year now, and it seems to help my anxiety on a daily basis, intill something comes up then I can still have attacks. Upon the last break up, I had a close call, and it made me realize I’m still depressed, always tired, my mind is always racing, I have no motivation I don’t enjoy life at all. My friends have to come to my house and drag me out, once I’m out and have a few beers with them I’m pretty good, joking having fun. Once i’m home its over. I haven not slept more than 2 hours a night in the last week. Except for one day… I’m not going to discuss what happened there…But it was enough to scare me…
Has anyone been through anything like this?
Who did you go to?
My primary dr likes to google things and tells me he does… I can google things to WTF.
I had it pretty bad in 5th grade where I couldn’t even go to school. Whenever I’d have to go out I’d get incredibly nauseous, and it was basically a disabled me from leaving the house. I went and saw a therapist, I guess you’d call her. Basically it’s mind over matter, and that’s how I got over it. I knew there was nothing physically wrong with me, so when I’d get panic attacks I’d ignore them or think of something different. After a while they subsided and I don’t think about them anymore. I know everyone is different, my brother gets panic attacks so bad we’ve called 911 (per his request). I’d definitely go to a new doctor ASAP, I go to Edward Stehlik in the Northtown Medical Group. He’s been around for years and is fantastic.
I don’t really know anything about the mental disorders, but I always recommend seeing your primary care physician and allow he/she to send you to a specialist. In this case, sounds like your primary care physician is a moron, so definitely switch.
You shouldn’t be drinking on Lexapro man. All you’re doing is canceling out the positives of the drug and increasing the side effects. I had a girlfriend who did this with bad results. Now some people will be fine on 1 drink a night, but why even take the meds if you’re going to continue to drink alcohol (which increases depression.)
Find a new primary if you don’t feel yours is good, but if you want the best results from the medication you need to stop drinking and start letting the drug work.
Its been over a year on the stuff, I don’t go out all the time maybe once or twice a weekend, if that and the messed up part is after a few drinks I feel like I’m “normal” I’m happy joking out going.
I love living in the sticks, I can cap off random things, jump in my truck and get covered in mud.
Onyx is right you should NEVER drink while on that type of medication. Anyway, here is a really good therapist. she is a licensed Mental Health Counselor. Lorie Ann Hildreth, located in Sheridan Meadows South on Sheridan Drive in Williamsville. 204-5552 x433. She doesn’t always answer her phone because she is usually with other patients but leave a message and she will definitely call you back.
Yeah, if you feel like you NEED medication, then quit drinking completely, it’s that simple. You HAVE to.
You don’t need a PCP (well, you DO need a new one but…), you definitely need to go talk to a psychologist or psychiatrist.
Allow me to quote Garden State!!!
“I’m in no position to comment on whether you should stay on the meds or not because I don’t know your story. But my opinion, since you’re paying for it is that, yeah, those drugs may help you as a means to an end but sooner or later, if you’re not in some sort of therapy whatever’s going on in your mind will find a way to peek its little head out of the water.”
In the last 48 hours have been the hardest thing I have had to come to do. Upon researching somethings, and after Saturday night. I have come to realize I have a serious depression issue. I called a old friend who has gone through this and is so happy and full of life now, she recommenced me to Genesee mental health, its near by to me.
Once I realized I had the problem was hard, but admitting it was ever harder. I walked into my bosses office with my manger and told them both whats going on, luckely my manger has been dealing with it for 9 years with his wife and completely understands.
This, for me is the worst part, I texted my ex and asked if I could call her, and finally she let me. I told her I was sorry for all the fighting and negativity, I kept brushing it off as something else, like not sleeping well, bad diet ect. In reality I have a serious depression issue that needs to addressed and asked her for support…all it really lead to was a stab in the heart. In one way I feel I NEED to hear from her, yet the other end I should just let her be.
I can’t see anyone till Friday its going to be the longest week of my life, as I am emotionally numb is the only way I can put this. My mind has just been racing, but has opened up SO much.
There is no doubt I need some help, and I want to thank anyone who has replied to help and thanks for keeping BS out of here.
If anyone has gone through anything like this and can help in any way it would be greatly appreciated
Adam, if you need ANYTIHNG, pick up your phone and call/text me i dont care if its 2 a.m. or 2 in the afternoon there is alot we can chat about. Most of which i will not post on here…
Are you relating your depression to your breakup? Or are you just depressed and think talking to your ex will make it okay?
My suggestion, besides NOT DRINKING WHILE ON MEDS, is to not talk to her. It might be hard, but dude, everyone goes through shitty break ups and what not. You just need a good group of friends, and the realization that everything will be okay.
I’ve been depressed. I’ve slept my days away. I blamed it on this and that. I’ve been on meds. For me, they don’t work. I don’t believe that some pill is going to make me okay. Yeah, there are chemical imbalances, but I don’t need some pill to change who I am. I figured out what I was lacking in my life, and I fixed it. I have great friends who I can talk to, I go out and do stuff. Sometimes I’m still miserable and hate everything, but that’s me.
If you’re suicidal or feel like you need to hurt yourself, then I suggest talking to someone ASAP. But I don’t think that’s the case. See a psychologist. Tell them what’s going on. They do help. Counseling is nice, because you know that person is always listening to you and not judging you. Perhaps you need to get your medications adjusted. Try a new pill. They all don’t work for everyone. I was on celexa more than once. When I was 15, and going through a really hard time in life, it helped. When they put me back on it last year, it didn’t help. You have to figure out what’s good for you.
And, not to sound like a jerk, but also take a step back, look at the big picture, and realize that your life isn’t that bad. Depressed or not, you could be in a way shittier situation.