To explain my current situation, I am 20 years old and I still live at home. All my life I've had problems with depression and gave up taking paxil long ago when I wasn't getting the results I and my family were looking for. Now that I am further along in my life I am running into some of the same things, I get really emotional really quickly. I can hardly control the person I am anymore, I know better but sometimes I just cant stop myself from doing something I'll regret.

I'm up for some suggestions, some methods or medications or just simple advice to help me regain control of my life and help me conquer all my fears. I've talked to my girlfriend about the obvious things, talking to a doctor to see if he can prescribe something, anything to help me climb out of this hole. I know this information probably does you know good but I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a try. If you have any questions go ahead and let me know, I can answer anything to the best of my knowledge.


Thank you for your time. =)

Hormones can defintely affect moods. If you are taking a BCP and weren't that could be a difference, I felt a difference when stopping mine. Or perhaps the paxil is jus not right anymore. I recently went from effexor to lexapro and am having less side affects. Everyone tolerates different meds so it might take some experience. Have you done any counseling in your fight with depression, helps me and helps me see things another way.

It has been years since I've taken any medication or talked to a counselor. I also was never really on paxil enough to tell if it made any real difference, it's been almost 6 years or so now. The reason we stopped both is because at the time it seemed like I was fixed, I was a free man. This obviously was not the case =)

If I can find a way to afford medicine and counseling I will be sure to go that route.. the mistake I made before is I never gave it enough time to settle in. The day I felt fine.. that was the end of it. This time I hope not to make the same mistake twice.


Thanks for the reply

Sounds like you could use the support of antidepressant to help get you going in the near term but may want to look into trying cbt to learn how to cope better. It has helped me a lot and if you can't afford to join a cbt group you can teach yourself through books at your local linbrary on cbt. See if they have Been there, Done That? DO THIS! by sam obitz. We used this book in my group and it is a very straight forward no nonsense book on cbt.

oh duh, didn't see you were male :dizzy:

There's been a lot of new meds (and generic versions) in the last few years. My doctor told me that Paxil is not at all the first recommended anymore, because of the side effects. Give it a shot...Lexapro dug me out of a very bad place.

Just an update for those who took the time to reply

I looked into the book and decided to order a copy. For now that can only shed some light on a situation since I cannot go to any groups or discuss this with any said professional.


Thank you all again for your time =)

You are welcome Lambss and I hope my advice turns out to be helpful. If you work at the exercises in the book I think they can help you. It takes some practice and effort but the results have been worth it for me. Let me know how it goes for you?

How are you doing Lambss? I hope you are feeling better.

Hey Lambs are you still around? You never hit me back with a reply and I have been wondering how you are doing.

Just to update you since you've actually bothered to follow up (I admit, i'm a bit surprised!) Life is still hectic, work stress are starting to pile on but I find myself happier at most times. You can also thank the time of year (baseball playoffs) to help with some stress as it brings me closer to my family and those loved ones.

I've been reading the book over and over, on and off, trying my best to practice some of the things he suggests. As you know, it's always easier said than done. I've also decided to at least occupy my mind with religion, not so much as a shoulder to lean on, but as something that can possibly help build character and show some sign of life when I see nothing at all.

Thanks for showing your concern, so to answer your question, I am a bit better =)


Lambss

Good to hear from you Lambss and glad to hear you are doing a bit better. I know what you mean about easier said than done but if you can work on countering your thoughts in the TEA form everyday even if you just spend a few minutes working on them it will get easier to do and be more helpful to you. Just learning to say, so what, helped me a lot initially before I got the hang of the other exercises. I still re-read the book to keep it all fresh in my head and slowly but surely it is becoming my new way of reacting to things. Who are you rooting for in the series? I wanted the padres initially and now I am not sure who I am going to root for. I hope your favorite team is still alive.
Take care and check in and let me know how you are doing occasionally because I do care and know how frustrating getting out of the hole can be, but I also know if I can do it you can too.

Lambss how are you doing? I hope you are doing well and your favorite team ended up winning the world series. I'd love to hear how life is going for you now?