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[Jlfg]

I have been diagnosed with depression for many years.  I have taken almost every medication, and now I am on Effexor and Xanax  (which is not working).  I am getting fed up.  I don't think the doc and my family understands what I am really going through.  Now I am researching my symptoms and trying to figure out what is wrong.  I came across this site and thought it's a good way to learn about how I am feeling and relate to others.  My symptoms really match Bipolar 1 and fibromyalgia.  Who knows.  I'm going back to the doc next month.  I'll explain to him more in detail my symptoms and see if he agrees.  

[king2mp]

Funny enough, but I just made a post about being dissatisfied with my doctors and the medicine they have prescribed about an hour ago. I have some idea what you're talking about. I have seen 2 doctors and a psychiatrist in the last 3 months, and have been given different prescriptions by all three, yet I have felt very little relief. I understand when you say it seems like people don't understand what you're going through. In my experiences, it seems like doctors just listen to you talk for about 10 minutes, make a snap judgment about medicine for you and then send you on your way. What I am currently in the process of doing, and what you might want to do, is find a good psychiatrist in your area. I have only been to two different ones in my life, and have disliked both, so I am currently trying to find a new one. Especially if you are feeling that your problems have been misdiagnosed, you would be better off trying to see a psychiatrist, as a regular doctor is only going to be trained to a certain point in understanding emotional problems. I'm glad you found this website, when I was at a low point several months ago it helped me quite a bit to find some sort of community. I hope it does the same for you.

[bonster4097]

I understand at least what it is like for other not to understand LOL. I've had depression since 1993 and least knowingly since then. I also found out other things i have associated with it. It's a horrible disease, sometimes I feel it is not a disease but a weakness of character of my lack of spirituality (that's how mine affects me the most) and I feel I must be self-centered and all kinds of crazy things.  So see this is me in a very small nut shell, there is so much i can detail, but it is way to much to get into, so yes I do know how you feel when you don't think people or family or friends don't understand.  Think about it, I bet all this I wrote didn 't make a bit of sense. LOL   I will tell you this, I pray with everything I have that you will be healed, or be able to accept what you got and go on. I know what it is to cry, hurt, and feel your going crazy, and feel you don't have anyone to turn to, and God forgive me, but I don't even think He hears me because I feel I'm that shameful! So hope you don't go through that and no one else does!   later