I was reading some stuff somewhere and just was wondering what other kinds of things people have along with depression? Like.... bipolar, anxiety, borderline, obessive compulsive disorder (ocd) etc. How do "they" know it's not all just one thing?

What about physical symptoms? Do you have the same physical things going on when you are not depressed?

I was thinking of that today. I have always been OC, but it's always been to my advantage, being sponatneous, or obsessing over "healthy" things like schoolwork, or sports, or hobbies. But not always, especially when I'm very depressed

I think that it works both ways. Those things(anxiety, etc>) cause depression, and being depressed, feeling empty or unsatisfied in whatever ways, causes you to behave that way. You get caught in a pickle when it becomes hard to pinpoint what came first.

Hi Diane....Depression is my monster, but anxiety is close on it's heels. I think they come hand in hand sometimes.

Aside from that, I haven't had any major health problems. I haven't had time. lol Everything that comes with being depressed keeps me busy. The lexapro is working, but I wish the sleepy part would wear off a little faster. I don't think it would be as bad if I went out more. I've been in the house mostly for quite awhile. I'm having withdrawal from the pain patch I was on. They put me on it after my surgery. WOW! Didn't know it would be this hard to get off of it.

I'm supposed to go out to dinner tomorrow night. Tuesday has always been a good day for me, so maybe it won't be so bad. My hsbnd and my best friend are taking me.

I'm not sure, but I have a feeling after reading so many of your posts, that you have worked with or been a victim yourself of PPD. I could have used support when my daughter had her last baby. She is fine now, but I was so worried the first two months. Now that baby is almost a year old and is a mommy's girl. You can't seperate them. Of course, she's an adorable child. (takes after her grandma) HA!!

Have you had any problems that stemmed from depression?? You gave me an open invitation to get nosey. lol You seem like a very "together" person.

OK, time to go rest my eyes, which usually results in me falling asleep.


Take Care my friend.........Connie :wave:

Depression is my main source of problems. Like so many others anxiety is a problem at times. The big issue I am dealing with now, close to 12hrs a night every night. I think I am going to look at omega 3 supplements and see if they help

take care
trg247

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Okay, I seriously busted out laughing at that, t. :D Good one! Kind of reminds me of the one about calling the mental health clinic; for obsessive compulsive disorder press 1....repeatedly. (that's the only one I can remember)(of course!) I never took Omegas until recently, but I really DID notice a difference (in milder depression) with calcium/magnesium (1000/400) and with the stress B complexes that include B-6 and B-12 at at least 500% of the Recommended Daily Allowance(RDA). The sun came out this afternoon--I hope your snowbank is disappearing.


Connie, yep, PPD, undiagnosed specifically as PPD 11 years ago, when no one here called it anything but major depression. Now I'm the main consumer contact voluteer in my area for PPD org, and online elsewhere, where new moms hang out. If others can avoid the stupid nameless he// I lived through then great!! You remember a lot of details, huh. I hope your dinner is nice tomorrow night (toasting to Lexapro!).


John, ya, a little ocd here, but mainly with the postpartum depression/anxiety. Now I get moody/depressed. With the PPD the ocd was the horrid thoughts/obsessions about health and wellness of family members. Other than that I like to eat my M&M (or Smarties!!) two at a time, in matched pairs, lol. Kinda picky about punctuation, some spelling, that kind of thing, but can't proof read to save my life.

(edit: omg, the typos are incredible! see line above) :D

glad my signature was a bright spot in your day. Snowbanks are three feet or so.

take care
trg247

My main issue at the moment is my Eating Disorder and accompanying Anxiety. I also suffer with OCD and Depression (endogenous apparently)

I have had (and thankfully am coming out of) depression related to oral contraceptives. It took me a while to learn to retrain my brain--to get rid of or at least control those racing thought patterns and "self torturing thoughts." I found that 5HTP works well as a supplement for me. I also have a friend who has been clinically diagnosed with depression and she's taking a natural supplement called SAMe, which has been used in Europe for quite a number of years to deal with depression.

During my depression I had anxiety and panic attacks--thankfully those went away courtesy of a lot of work by me and some good B vitamins (they're our stress vitamins!). It's such a crapshoot, as everyone is different, but I'm just glad to be finally feeling better--almost 7 months post-pill.