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Written by girlie 12. Dec 2007 09:37 AM
I think I have been depressed for a few years. I think it was brought on by consistant stress in my life, work and relationships mostly. I fell in a heap 18 months ago. It was so scary, I thought I was going mad. I was diagnosed and put on medication a couple of months later. The medication seemed to work after a while and things were definately looking up. Then I had another crash a few months ago and was put on new medication, this time Efexor 225mg. I have got terrible side effects including weight gain, which has made me feel even more depressed. I have had to buy all new clothes, I know it probably sounds petty to some people but it has made me feel so fat & ugly and self conscious. I had a week off work last week, all I could manage was to lay on the lounge all day, trying to stop crying. I came back to work on Monday to a back-log of work. It was so overwhelming, it took every bit of strength I had to stay there for the day. Yesterday was a bit better and hopefully today will be too.
One day at a time..........
Girlie