Can I go to Urgent Care for depression? Or should I do my own alternative?
I don't have a doctor/family doctor and I've had some difficulty finding one. Every place I've called today is either booked solid for the next two months or does not "specialize" in what I'm needing. Really, I've had to recently come to terms -thanks to my boyfriend's lovely mother -that I may have depression. I will admit I have had quite an anger problem for sometime, but I'm guessing I'm at the point where I'm intolerable now. Probably some deep seated, blocked out emotional issues from my childhood and insecurity with my relationship etc. My boyfriend's mom says I cry way too much and I'm always B*tching at people and that I'm too controlling. That really hurts my feelings, but then the fact that he agrees with most (not all) but most of her "accusations" REALLY hurts. They are sure that my hormones are off since the baby etc and I just love being "diagnosed" by other people. Don't you? Anyway, someone showed me this one website where I can order prescription antidepressants. I'm not all game for being on meds, and in fact I don't really want to. I feel like I won't be "me" anymore and up until now, I was okay with "me" no matter how "controlling" I was. I guess I could just "pick one" off the list, but since I'm not a trained professional, I don't really know which one would be best for me? Anyone deal with depression/anger issues and just LOVE their meds like my boyfriend's mom?lol. I KNOW what my issues are -what causes my depression and what "sets me off" etc. I'm pretty SURE no amout of cognitive behavioral therapy is going to get me anywhere. I don't do well with people asking me personal questions etc. and I get very emotional (start crying) when I have to be around doctors etc. I don't like to talk about my problems and would much rather prefer to just "own up" to my mistakes and not "rehash" them. Can't I just get one of those primary care physicians to write me up something? Or should I just pick one and order it? lol.
Recently I took a voluntary layoff for medical reasons. When I was laid off it was clear that the reason I was?
Recently I took a voluntary layoff for medical reasons. When I was laid off it was clear that the reason I was laid off was to go to Dr office visits. Let me make it clear the Dr requested that I take some time off. I misses 8 weeks worth of work due to Dr visits and lab/mri’s ect . When I felt better and the doctor gave me clearance to return to work I was given the run around about restarting. I found out they hired someone to replace my job and said I LIED ABOUT TAKING TIME OFF OF WORK . That I did not really need to be off. I gave the doctors note to them and they laughed about it. They said it was my fault for being laid off again for non medical reasons other than there is no work which is the real lie. I am a union member should I file a grievance of a lawsuit? I mentioned getting a lawyer and other co-workers said that is the reason for not coming back.. Because I threatened them .
Can I join the military with a history of depression?
NO. Do Not Join UNLESS you are no longer experiencing depression, bootcamp will make shit worse for you. Please don’t lie about this we had numerous guys try to commit suicide in bootcamp while one jumped off eagle tower, one cut off his finger with a knife (the drill sergeants had to choke him out cause he kept trying to cut more off) another used a shoe lace to try to hang him self and we had three drink bleach. These were the stories that happened in my platoon and others in my battalion. 1/19 infantry. Some of the shit the drill sergeants do will fuck with your head and some guys break because of it. One guy threw up and the Drill Sergeant made him put it in his pocket. One guy in my platoon didnt eat the whole little chicken they served at chow and he made us give a burial for it outside the chow hall saying that chicken has done more for this country than we have. You will be yelled at from lights on to light out, you will get depressed in bootcamp and if you are already than it will be bad. Once you’re at bootcamp, you’ll be there till graduation whether you drop on the first day or not and some guys break trying to go home. We had numerous try to commit suicide.
HELP ME PLEASE!!! MY SON IS DEPRESSED AND MOST LIKELY SUICIDAL AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!?
Ok, I am a mother of 5 boys. My middle son (who is 18 and lives at home since he's still in high school) has been dealing with very bad depression lately. He had a plan and everything and wrote notes out back in February but thank goodness one of his friends showed us the notes and we showed them to the County Sheriff (since he's 18 and didn't want to be voluntarily admitted to the hospital, we had to have him admitted against his will). They told him that he is to continue taking his medication (we have tried nearly every type of anti-depressant) and to continue therapy (which he started back in January, he started becoming severely depressed last November), so in other words he's on a mental health commitment is what they called it. Well he was in the hospital again 2 weeks ago because one of his friends told us that he just wanted to do it (end his life) and that next time he did it, he was going to act normal until he did it so no one would stop him. He was in the hospital for 4 days, he lied to the doctors about how he felt just to get out (he hates being away from friends and becomes even more depressed). He feels everytime he talks about how he feels with a doctor that he is punished by being forced to go to the hospital, so he said he's done opening up to EVERYONE because ever since he's tried reaching out things have only gotten 100x worse. Well I found him crying in bed last night (and again tonight) and he won't open up to me. He says he feels fine. I am afraid he's on the verge of killing himself and am so distraught. His dad told him that if he didn't open up he'd take him back to the hospital (and when people say this stuff he clamps up even more). I want to have him re-admitted for his own safety but he says "Good luck trying to get me to go back there, you need PROOF that I am suicidal since I am 18 to have me put in there. Ever since I opened up and told you how I feel, I get punished for it. If you somehow get me out of there then I will get right back out by saying I feel fine. It's my life and I choose what happens in it!" Do I need proof that he is suicidal if he is on a mental health commitment? HELP ME PLEASE! I am in tears and don't know what to do. I love my baby and just want him to get better! I can't imagine the hell he is going through but I don't know what else I can do!!!
What will happen if someone who isn't depressed take depression pills?
No one would voluntarily take an old fashioned TCA (i.e. Amitriptyline, Imipramine, Nortriptyline etc., etc.). These old meds are still used but have way too many side effects and indeed are toxic.A number of years ago when modern SSRI antidepressants where front page news, pros and cons, a study was done giving Paxil (paroxetine) to “normal” people to see the results. What happened was that the medicated folks were more affiliative in group tasks than the non medicated controls.I do not remember any untoward results/side effects noted. It is pretty widely known nowadays that SSRI’s are relatively harmless except in the idiopathic arena where any untoward effect is widely publicized by the (if it bleeds, it leads) media and the Church of Scientology.Because of the lack of any significant danger, way too many folks are sampling their friends and neighbors meds. Too often these uninformed folks will mix these meds with common used depressants (i.e. alcohol, cannabis. opiates, tranquilizers/benzos) concurrently and then all hell can break loose; with subsequent blaming the SSRI.Please be careful out there. SSRI’s by themselves are relatively harmless. But the way these medical tools are misused can cause all kinds of problems. Before you sample them-go see a professional.Be careful out there.
At what point do/did you decide that your depression needs to be medicated?
I started depression medication my freshman year of college, after I spent 3 days under a blanket in my dorm room staring at the wall. I woke up the morning of the 4th day and realized that I hadn’t been to most of my classes in about a month.I’ve been on multiple rounds of medication since then, each time seeking it out when my academic performance was affected. When assignments start to slip and I start missing lectures, that’s when I knew I needed a new round.I had hoped that, once away from the pressures of grad school, and working in a job I absolutely loved, with coworkers I got along with incredibly well, that I wouldn’t need the medication anymore. I had a good routine, good diet, none of the life circumstances from before that I could attribute my struggles to.So, when my job performance started to slip, when I started to sleep 16 hours a night and still feel tired, when showering became painful and I caught myself not brushing my teeth for days at a time… that’s when I had to face the harsh reality that my depression is not circumstantial. It is part of my chemical makeup, and will be something I will have to manage my entire life. And yes, that means constant medication.Almost a year and a half since I came to that realization, I find I’m doing great! I’ve only had one bad period since starting the medication, and it was taken care of with a slight meds adjustment.To anyone reading, if you think it might help you, please speak to a doctor. They can help you figure out if what you’re experiencing rises to the level of clinical depression, and if so, help is available. You don’t have to hurt all the time.
Which neurotransmitter is involved in sleep, depression and memory?
Dopamine. Has roles in behavior and cognition, voluntary movement, motivation, punishment and reward, lactation, sexual gratification, sleep, mood, attention, working memory, and learning