Depressed for 1 week
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hi
I had clinical depresion 12 years ago, It never came back just recently on new years i started feeling sad after noticing i was having 2 glasses of wine almost every night at my boyfriends house alcohol runs in my family my brother & dad. i am not a heavy drinker i cant handle lots of alcohol nor do i even mix alcohol. so going back to that night my boyfriend said to me " are you OK" i said to him yes why?! i said it with a tone he said you have been drinking the wine a little bit more. so i panicked!!! thinking im turning into an alcholic etc... i started reading this online blah blah blah and i just lost it balling my eyes out to him he said to me you are not an alocholic! i just panicked. also when i go over his home i am scared to stay alone there he lives in a quiet city and i live in a loud city and he has a good size home i live in a small apartment and i am planning on moving in too soon so i dont know if the sadness was triggered from me i was overmedicating myself feeling sadness with those glass of wine or was i depressed already i dont know whats going on with me but i am very scared!!!!!!! that my depression from 12 years ago is coming back and i love my boyfriend if have a great family i love my boyfriends family but i hate my job!!! also i had an argument with my big boss 2 weeks ago she treated me like comlete s**t walked out crying to i am trying very hard not to fall in hole of depression what else can i do about this> i went to see my therapist already and oh forgot to say i am also going through premonopause yup!! im 48 years old so my doctor put me on a mild anti and i also started taking fish oil & vitamin d> has anyone takes these also>
any feedback will help please!!
thank you so much !!!
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whitefishbay lucy04121
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Hi Lucy
Not sure you are in the right section as we are all PMR patients. Can I say I suffered from depression in 1978 for six months and IT NEVER HAS COME BACK. I had a time of 3 days of v low feeling but talked to empathetic people and it went away.
Here's an idea. Do dryuary - dont drink for the month of January. Drink hot chocolate or cordials or tea. Also give yourself a break. It is cold. It is dark almost all day. So just take a breath. Go out for a coffee with a good friend and talk it all over. Surely all these things and your big move is throwing you off. Don't let it get to you.
Go and talk a walk. Exercise and fresh air helps (and I am a real slob).
Hang in there. 2018 is going to be a good year for everyone.
lucy04121 whitefishbay
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Anhaga lucy04121
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Ummm, maybe this forum would be more relevant to you? We are a group of mostly older people who have an autoimmune pain disease.
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/browse/depression-683
lucy04121 Anhaga
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Anhaga lucy04121
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I'm sorry my other reply was deleted. No idea why, I believe I was being friendly.
Anhaga lucy04121
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Juno-Irl-Dub lucy04121
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Hi Lucy, just 2 observations:
As you are on the PMR discussion forum am I correct to assume you have the condition and are being treated for it? The reason I ask is that Prednisone is the most effective treatment medication and I certainly found it affected my mood and I would have to fight depressive feelings for a couple of hours each morning. Then I'd settle down and be ok for the rest of the day. (This was never the case before I started using Prednisone.)
As time went on and my Prednisone dose was reducing, these depressive feelings reduced somewhat. I've just recently finished Prednisone (after 4 1/2 years) and I still like ' to be left alone' for a while each morning . . . .
Next your drinking: there's a kind of simple way to check yourself here - ask yourself these 2 questions and answer truthfully: 1) Does drinking cause problems in my life? 2) Do normal drinkers do this? If you can answer yes to either of these, you may need some support to stop drinking. AA is both brilliant - and free!! All they ask is that you turn up with a desire to stop!! Great support there, you're not alone.
Good luck. J
Juno-Irl-Dub
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Hi Lucy, Re. the 2 questions about alcohol use - as I said if you have a potential problem the first question would be answered 'yes' and the second would be answered 'no'.
In bed with the 'flu and my head wasn't working properly - the rest of me isn't doing so well either!! (and many other parts!) a
Hi Lucy, re. the 2 questions to indicate that a person may need to review their alcohol consumption.
CORRECTION question 1 would be answered 'yes' and question 2 a 'no'.
Sorry about this, I'm in bed with the 'flu and head (or other bits1) not working properly. . . ..
J
Juno-Irl-Dub
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Crikey, I'm stopping now..... before I make a complete fool of myself!