Depression

[Ruskie]

chilistrucker said:

I'm just wondering if anyone here has suffered with big mood swings or man monthlies as I call it?
I've had a roller coaster ride for the last 18 months for various reasons and noticed when I'm low I get this real kind of dark rage roll in, (if that makes sense.)
It's a bit hard to describe, but it's just like a sort of dark cloud/mood that just sits there. I know when it's coming, I can feel it but nothing I can do to stop or control it other than warn/apologise the mrs that it's set in.
Odd I know, just wondered if anyone else has had anything similar when they've been feeling down, or struggling with things.
I only get it when I'm a bit low or have things coming up that are playing on my mind.
My eczema normally flairs up at the same time.

I get that exact feeling. Can feel it coming, can't stop it, just warn people.

[jonamv8]

vanordinaire said:

jonamv8 said:

vanordinaire said:

This is my first time posting on this thread, I think I have depression but part of me is in denial.
I read this- http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
today and spent the day in tears.

Are you taking the p155?

Dont think this is the thread for it tbh

No it was a serious post. I worked my way through some of the songs on the music post and had a very strange day.
I've been bursting to tears lately for no apparent reason and the other day I just couldn't stop.
As I said, I think I have depression, there is definitely something wrong but I'm scared to have it confirmed.

Apologies then, I thought a cruel attempt at humour in a serious thread that I feel benefits it posters.

I must have been having a bad day.....

[vanordinaire]

jonamv8 said:

vanordinaire said:

jonamv8 said:

vanordinaire said:

This is my first time posting on this thread, I think I have depression but part of me is in denial.
I read this- http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
today and spent the day in tears.

Are you taking the p155?

Dont think this is the thread for it tbh

No it was a serious post. I worked my way through some of the songs on the music post and had a very strange day.
I've been bursting to tears lately for no apparent reason and the other day I just couldn't stop.
As I said, I think I have depression, there is definitely something wrong but I'm scared to have it confirmed.

Apologies then, I thought a cruel attempt at humour in a serious thread that I feel benefits it posters.

I must have been having a bad day.....

No problem, thanks for getting back to me. When I looked back at my post it could've easily been perceived the way you saw it. Sorry if it offended anyone.

[Art0ir]

johnwilliams77 said:

No
Exercise is my best medicine

This I found to be largely true.

Problem is I've wrecked my knee cartilage and can't drive, walk more than 50ft or sleep with the pain. Trying to keep myself busy but struggling.

[maxxy5]

You could do upper body machines at the gym?

[Soov535]

Ridiculous.

"Best medicine is the gym".


B0llocks.


The best medicine is MEDICINE.

Would you tell a diabetic to hit the gym and ditch their insulin? No.

[johnwilliams77]

Soov535 said:

Ridiculous.

"Best medicine is the gym".


B0llocks.


The best medicine is MEDICINE.

Would you tell a diabetic to hit the gym and ditch their insulin? No.

Not for me.
Exercise makes me feel better than any drugs.

[xjay1337]

Everyone has their own sources of good feeling.

Mine is food haha!

[richtea78]

Exercise is helpful for some people not all people

[Art0ir]

maxxy5 said:

You could do upper body machines at the gym?

I can just about walk to the kitchen.

[Nervasport]

I've been doing insanity. .... bloody hell it's a killer

[GCH]

Doctor has suggested sertraline. Anyone on here have any experience of that?

[TedMaul]

Soov535 said:

Ridiculous.

"Best medicine is the gym".


B0llocks.


The best medicine is MEDICINE.

Would you tell a diabetic to hit the gym and ditch their insulin? No.

Perhaps a poor example. I'm diabetic and do both and actually the psychological benefits of going to gym and knowing its helping the diabetes is probably just as good as the actual clinincal impacts on blood sugar levels

But I get the point

[johnwilliams77]

TedMaul said:

Perhaps a poor example. I'm diabetic and do both and actually the psychological benefits of going to gym and knowing its helping the diabetes is probably just as good as the actual clinincal impacts on blood sugar levels

But I get the point

I also get his point and it's quite frankly ridicilous and far too literal. Of course gym is not medicine. But this is jot the lounge and people usually understand what one another are trying to say.

Personally, exercise has really helped how I feel.

[TedMaul]

johnwilliams77 said:

TedMaul said:

Perhaps a poor example. I'm diabetic and do both and actually the psychological benefits of going to gym and knowing its helping the diabetes is probably just as good as the actual clinincal impacts on blood sugar levels

But I get the point

I also get his point and it's quite frankly ridicilous and far too literal. Of course gym is not medicine. But this is jot the lounge and people usually understand what one another are trying to say.

Personally, exercise has really helped how I feel.

It helps you and I, me, I cant live without it. Being diabetic it does seem to take me 2 even 3 weeks to properly shift a cold and I cant exercise during this time as my sugars go bezerk when I try, It really, really brings me down. I had a cough/cold think for a month in February and I was miserable as sin. As Richtea says, it doesn't help everyone though

[Flibble]

I find exercise very useful, when I'm running and climbing regularly my mood is much better. The only problem is when you;re having a bad day, getting motivated to do anything is really hard work.

[Ruskie]

https://howfootballruinedmylife.wordpress.com/2015...

[leedogg3]

GCH said:

Doctor has suggested sertraline. Anyone on here have any experience of that?

Yep I was on it for approx two years. Was great at first, no side effects and I was generally feeling better. Towards the end I was having really intense mood swings and ended up weening myself off.

To be honest I need to do something soon as not in a good place at moment.

[mouse1991]

Ruskie said:

https://howfootballruinedmylife.wordpress.com/2015...

Scary statistics indeed.

I think the idea to write is a good one. You are excellent at getting your thoughts down on paper. I'd love to be able to get my feelings across as half as well as you manage to describe yours.

How about contacting the media about your blog?

As ever, continued best wishes Ruskie.

[goforbroke]

I've read a lot of this thread, and others like it. Some of the things people write seem like they could be about me.

I don't think I have the balls to go to the GP. I don't know where i'm going with this, I've always just attributed it to me being lazy and miserable...but i'm not sure.

Its taken me about three weeks to get to posting this. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a three page document about things and about how I think/feel, it helped to write it down. But now I don't know what to do with it. I thought writing things down might help, and might give me some ideas about where to go, but i'm in the same place now as I was then.

This morning there was a mix up at the kids school, I got so stressed about it, I couldn't function clearly, and what was a small simple mistake seemed like the biggest issue in the world. It started my whole day badly