Depression Community

Hi and welcome,

I'm glad you found us and hope you'll keep talking. You're not alone here. (((hugs)))

Have you discussed how you're feeling with your doctor?

Hey there im glad you have found the boards.Have you discussed this with your dr,my feeling would be that maybe you might need a change of drug.I know with my experiences that they seem to stop working after a period of time.
It is hard to adjust when you move home and it is also very hard to find and make friends but you are doing everything right and I would just keep with it and hopefully you will find some sort of calm soon.Nicola x

Thank you very much for your kind replies.
I have taken off work now and am really isolating myself until I get over this. Ashamed. I simply cannot deal with the public. My thinking was that I would go "get help" but my insurance is in CO. Changing insurance is a lot of hoops to jump through and don't have the energy for, especially since we may go back to Colorado. Can't afford a psychiatrist on my own, but agree you are right-possibly switching meds might help
I really want and need to work this out before it starts affecting my baby.
It is hard to do anything.
Enough whining.
Does anyone have any recommended reading material? I would like to try to incorporate cognitive-behavioral therapy into my life.

Thanks!

hello, J --

if you don't anticipate changing your insurance in the near future, you might want to consider using some of these resources to find free/low-cost medical care, including psychiatric help --

-- check out these websites -- http://www.freeclinics.us/freeclinic.php , http://www.needymeds.org/free_clinics.taf , http://www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov , http://www.freemedicalcamps.com , https://www.pparx.org/en//prescription/prescription_assistance_programs/free_clinic_finder , and http://www.211.org ;

-- check out these websites to determine your eligibility for various govt assistance programs -- https://www.benefitscheckup.org/index.cfm?partner_id=0 , and http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=gbcc_page_home&_nfls=false ;

-- check out the website for the "live united" campaign of the united way -- http://www.liveunited.org -- and do a "search" for your city or state to find medical care programs in your area;

-- call your city, county, or state dept of health and dept of family services (or something that sounds equivalent), and ask if there are free or low-cost clinics in your area;

-- go to the website for your state government, e.g., http:// www.your_state.gov , and click on every social services link you can find;

-- look for free or low-cost clinics at nearby medical schools, divinity schools, large hospitals, and university graduate programs in nursing, social work, or psychology; often students who are close to graduation provide health care under the close supervision of their instructors;

-- see if any hospitals near you have a social worker; often they have very extensive knowledge of hospital and community resources; and

-- check with churches, synagogues, and mosques to see if they have someone who does counseling; with many of these, you do not have to be a member, their only concern is that you are a person in need.

if any of these links do not work or are too hard to navigate, please let me know so that i can correct them or drop them from my list. thanks.

i'm wondering also if you might get some advice and support from one or more of the parenting groups here; http://exchanges.webmd.com/webmd-exchanges/parenting-exchanges will take to you a kind of table of contents of the various parenting communities.

finally, altho it has been quite a while since i've read these and so my memory of their helpfulness may not be as accurate as i think it is, you may want to check out --

-- the feeling good handbook by david burns (http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-Handbook-David-Burns/dp/0452281326/ref=bxgy_cc_b_img_a ), which has workbook-type exercises, or

-- feeling good: the new mood therapy by david burns (http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-Therapy-Revised-Updated/dp/0380810336/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top ).

i hope that you can find some relief soon; i know that raising an 11-month-old cannot be easy when you feel so bad.

-- susie margaret

Thanks so much Susie Margaret. I can't believe a total stranger would take the time to give such an extensive list of help. I was feeling pretty low about this. Thanks for sending a little hope my way-your kindness and info made my day. I will let you know if any worked out for me. I do have David Burn's book-I read about 10 years ago and may reread . I don't have the handbook, though. Maybe that would be helpful. Anyway, thanks again.

Hang in there! You are among friends here who understand what it is your feeling and going through. All our situations are different, but the feelings are the same. I send you strength and courage to continue with your therapy options. HUGS!!