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For the past couple of years I have been doing just fine with my depression. I take my meds and see my therapist and I feel great. I lost a lot of weight and started getting out and meeting people and dating. I thought I was doing fine but over the past month or two I have had two melt downs of crying and just totaly out of whack. I get over it quickly and feel much better afterwards but am concerned this could get worse. I think it is just the extra stress. Anyone have any similar experiences.
Shedding weight changes your body composition. Maybe you need to adjust your meds with your doctor. Also, losing weight brings out a lot of emotion (I found that out first hand). Sometimes your meds also just stop working as well as they once did and you may need an increase in dosage or a supplement. Hope you are doing better.
Posts: 5 | Location: SLC, UT | Registered: 07-24-2008
This is incredibly vague, but sometimes with a disease we will battle our entire lives there are ups and downs. For somebody with a history of depression I would never encourage you to ignore possible warning signs, but forgiving yourself for being human is sometimes the best thing to do.
I've been on meds and in therapy myself and while I've done extremely well, I still go through low periods. Be sure to question yourself but I think that trusting one's instincts is sometimes the best way. We will always be scared of relapse but even for those who don't suffer from depression there are ups and downs. (Also as a female, I know it's not uncommon for one's hormones to go haywire).
Anyhow, stay on your meds, be completely honest with your therapist, friends, and loved ones; and try not to be too hard on yourself or dwell on the "what ifs".
