Depression, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders

[Gr33n M4n]

You have anxiety even with all the pumping you do?

What kind of pumping are we talking about

[Samhain13]

Don't fall for the bait.

But in my case its all kinds.

[Local Trouble]

Day and night.  It's terrific.

[Xeno Killer 2179]

I have nightmares of inpatient stays and of being on crippling meds. The system has hurt far more than it has helped, and I know I would be better off it either didn't exist or was never a part of my life. I'm currently in a nightmarish situation in which I was greatly wronged, and can't even talk about it to anyone due to legalities that are out of my hands.

[Gr33n M4n]

Lexapro helps me with anxiety and negative thoughts. But sometimes I feel....nothing. It's like my mind is clouded, or somewhere else.

[Xeno Killer 2179]

Nothingness is also an issue for me. After months of SSRI I forgot what it's like to possess an emotional range at all. After stopping, I felt like how Christian Bale looked in Equilibrium. Both profound and upsetting.

[Gr33n M4n]

Is it better to feel some pain than nothing at all?

[Xeno Killer 2179]

As long as there is no possibility of hell (infinite suffering) I say it is better to exist than not to. Doesn't mean the whole thing is gonna run flawlessly or even be comprehensible, though.

[Gr33n M4n]

Does anxiety/depression affect your sleep? My Dr got me on Melatonin. It's natural and your brain produces it to tell you that it's time to sleep.

[Xeno Killer 2179]

Melatonin worked good for only a short while. Even if I take it months or years after not having any, it's not like the first few months on it. I'm an insomniac but anxiety/depression doesn't really make it worse, so there's that.

[Gr33n M4n]

I've only been on it for a short while. It does help, but I'm a night owl. I feel more relaxed in the shroud of night.

[AliceApocalypse]

Melatonin worked good for only a short while. Even if I take it months or years after not having any, it's not like the first few months on it. I'm an insomniac but anxiety/depression doesn't really make it worse, so there's that.

Have you tried Valerian for anxiety?  To help you sleep take two, then take a Melatonin about 20 minutes later.  Hope this helps you 

[[cancerblack]]

I take melatonin for about a week, about twice a year. Seems to be enough to balance my sleep out for that period.

[Gr33n M4n]

I hate when you feel like you're not in control of your own destiny. Like everything is predetermined and you have to live with it.

[Xeno Killer 2179]

I hate when you feel like you're not in control of your own destiny. Like everything is predetermined and you have to live with it.

Or when you have a series of profound and drawn out bad luck and don't feel it's going to go away.

Have you tried Valerian for anxiety?  To help you sleep take two, then take a Melatonin about 20 minutes later.  Hope this helps you 

I have not. The melatonin I took that worked had some kind of stress relief extra in it that worked good, but the melatonin I find now is only melatonin and too big a dose, and does not work at all for me.