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Thank you for sharing your feelings. It seems I was also experiencing a shift in hormones. I just turned 40 and I think I am experiencing peri-menopausal symptoms. What I went through was very similar to a severe PMS attack I use to get, I was treat for that. My mind automatically went down the dark road instead of adjusting my thinking to remember nothing lasts forever and we all have bad days some worse than others. My brother was a huge help the next day when I told him what happened he understands my fears as our mother is bi-polar and has multiple personalities. Almost all are caused by PTSD due to severe abuse. Of course the bi-polar runs on her side of the family. I just suffer from MD not BP. It really does help to talk about your feelings, especially on a site like this where you know you are truly understood. I have chosen not to up my medication and to see what happens during the next few weeks. I will chart how many truly bad days I have. Of course if I feel suicidal I will seek help immediately. Thank you for caring enough to write to me.
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I am very sorry to hear about your present circumstances, being a widow now, and all, and all the changes in your family life. You can ask your doctor about trying more medication, just as you have described to us...worried about down the road. I understand the feeling of being tired of not feeling normal. I think most of us probably get sick of it all and that's why we need to write it out here. I was advised on this site to talk to the doctor about medications, but I am afraid to change because I am o.k. most of the time, and I don't want the heavy side effects of the heavier drugs. However, everyone is different, and I suppose we have to know ourselves, what we can put up with and what we need to do. I hope you can talk to your doctor more about it, or change doctors.
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My doctor has not agreed to change my medication although my depression has become worse due to major changes in my life right now. He said it is situational and we will ride it out. The 'We' part bothers me because he does not feel like hurting himself and is crying for hours at inappropriate times or places or loses his temper so badly and is so agitated that his teenage children do not know what to do. I am a widow, when this use to happen my husband would take over and I would retreat to my room until I feel asleep or I would go for a walk until I cooled off or cried myself out. How long is this suppose to last, how long do I let this go on before I demand that my medication be upped until I am under control again? My parents moved away and my brother remarried just 1 month ago, there is also the fact I have been dealing with a son who also suffers from MD, and I am on disability due to chronic headaches/migraines daily. I am so scared I was making progress now I have fallen and feel like I am continuing to fall down that deep hole and will be stuck there for 6 months or more. why can't they catch it early before it becomes more than a moderate problem and get me balanced again? I am so scared. Why do I over react to stress? I meditate, I pray, I do relaxation exercises, I have a dog to help eleviate tension, I am so sorry for the newbie rant but I am tired of not being normal.

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