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I never normally post on here, but as of late, I've been doing with some horrible depression and I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone would be willing to offer me advice. The depression truly is debilitating--every morning, I struggle to muster up the strength to even get out of bed by 10-11 AM. I feel tired all the time, and even going upstairs makes me run out of breath very quickly. I have crying spells, especially at night, and I feel horribly alone all the time.
The only thing that makes it confusing is that I was diagnosed with anemia recently. I've been taking liquid iron for a while now, but it doesn't feel like I'm getting any better at all. 🙁
I never knew I could feel this awful. I truly feel like I am dying every day. Once exams are over, I am considering checking myself into a depression clinic, but I am scared of the stigma.
Thanks for reading, guys. It would make me feel better just to know that someone read this and cares.
What's up with all the depression on here lately? People starting to freak out about Step 1 or something?
I am fairly certain that my depression would go away if I had a gf. I do exercise and try to avoid carbs, but sometimes I overload on carbs and instead of exercising I just become depressed😀 I know a glass of alcohol usually keeps the sugars down. But it's hard to stop at just 1 glass. And it does not cure the source of the problem.
That's not depression, just blue balls. You don't need a gf, but you need to f around. You need game. You need Leykis 101.
I never normally post on here, but as of late, I've been doing with some horrible depression and I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone would be willing to offer me advice. The depression truly is debilitating--every morning, I struggle to muster up the strength to even get out of bed by 10-11 AM. I feel tired all the time, and even going upstairs makes me run out of breath very quickly. I have crying spells, especially at night, and I feel horribly alone all the time.
The only thing that makes it confusing is that I was diagnosed with anemia recently. I've been taking liquid iron for a while now, but it doesn't feel like I'm getting any better at all. 🙁
I never knew I could feel this awful. I truly feel like I am dying every day. Once exams are over, I am considering checking myself into a depression clinic, but I am scared of the stigma.
Thanks for reading, guys. It would make me feel better just to know that someone read this and cares.
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I never knew I could feel this awful. I truly feel like I am dying every day. Once exams are over, I am considering checking myself into a depression clinic, but I am scared of the stigma.
There is no stigma, at least not in this field. Doctors don't attached a stigma to medical treatment, it's one of the few really good personality traits inherent to the field. Half of your class is going to pass through a psychiatrists office, and a good chunk of them are going to take at least a couple of days of inpatient therapy. I have friends that have done both. Not that anyone needs to know if you don't want them to: no residency or employer has any right to make you divulge your medical or psychatric history.
I agree with the above posts advising that you seek a profesional's help. Crying jags and barely getting out of bed aren't on the normal spectrum. I'm not saying there aren't lifestyle/diet changes to make as well, but that takes time and might not be all you need, so first things first: find someone who treats depression for a living and ask them what to do. If there's a long wait for an appointment find a family doc that will see you tomorrow to start you on something to tide you over.
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Go talk to a psychiatrist. Seriously. The interwebs are not a good place to get help for depressions! OR ANEMIAS! Though if you live in the state where I practice, I'll happily write for Vicodin.
Kidding.... Lortab.
I dont believe in organic causes of depression- I believe in faulty-thought processes as the real cause of depression.
I never normally post on here, but as of late, I've been doing with some horrible depression and I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone would be willing to offer me advice. The depression truly is debilitating--every morning, I struggle to muster up the strength to even get out of bed by 10-11 AM. I feel tired all the time, and even going upstairs makes me run out of breath very quickly. I have crying spells, especially at night, and I feel horribly alone all the time.
The only thing that makes it confusing is that I was diagnosed with anemia recently. I've been taking liquid iron for a while now, but it doesn't feel like I'm getting any better at all. 🙁
I never knew I could feel this awful. I truly feel like I am dying every day. Once exams are over, I am considering checking myself into a depression clinic, but I am scared of the stigma.
Thanks for reading, guys. It would make me feel better just to know that someone read this and cares.