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xiphias ([personal profile] xiphias) wrote2012-02-16 09:55 am
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Oh, that explains my emotional state this week


Right.  So, Tuesday and Wednesday were basically lost days for me this week.  I didn't feel emotionally down, but I had no energy, and fell asleep for hours, for most of the day, actually.

 

This morning, I could barely get out of bed, staggered to the bathroom, and went to take my meds.  My pill case still had Tuesday and Wednesday's pills in it.

 

As much evidence as I have that the meds work, I still have trouble believing it.  I figure it HAS to be mainly psychosomatic l.  But when I forget meds, this happens -- and i don't know that I've forgotten, because, if I knew that, I'd not have forgotten.  The difference is so dramatic.

 

I took my meds this morning, and, over the next 45 minutes, I felt the brain-fog being cut away.  And I'm now basically okay.

 

Without the meds, I still felt the desire to do things -- I WANTED to do chores, to do some writing, things like that.  I had the desire, even the motivation, which is why I didn't recognize it as depression-related.  But I had no capacity or capability to do anything.

 

So, that's good to know.

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[identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com 2012-02-16 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I have to be really careful not to turn into a medication evangelist. It works so well for me that I have to consciously remind myself that I'm maybe not typical.

That said, I DO tend to feel that pharmaceuticals are often a very useful, sometimes even an absolutely necessary, piece of treating depression, and, as such, I would tend to encourage you to see if they will help you.

[identity profile] daharyn.livejournal.com 2012-02-17 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I was basically tried out on every darn drug there was, circa 1997-2001. Nothing worked. The thing is, it really does seem like there's been a whole new set of options developed since then. I don't know. We'll see. Kinda avoiding the medical establishment in general at the moment, in any case.

I appreciate you not evangelizing, but I am super happy to hear of a case where someone found something that really helps them. That's brightened my day.
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