I've been struggling with depression and
anxiety for a few years now. It has taken
that long to (maybe) find a combination of
meds to really help. I wanted to see if
anyone is using these meds together or
know of someone else who is. I wanted to
get another person's take on it.
Currently I take 10mg Lexapro daily, and
am on the birth control Yaz (it's the one
that's helps with PMDD) and when I feel an
anxiety attack come on I take .5mg of
Xanax. I take the Xanax maybe 3 times a
month at most, scattered throughout the
month.
All this depression and anxiety really
started getting to me after graduating
from college and moving to the "big city"
where the only person I knew was my
boyfriend and a roommate I met through a
friend. My roommate has tons of friends
and is always going out... I've always
been fond of a few good friends and small
events. :/ It took a little over a year to
find a real job instead of temp. office
work. And I was a MESS! I am still amazed
that my boyfriend stuck it out with me. He
never knew of anyone (at least no one who
admitted it or showed signs) with
depression and/or anxiety before he met
me. And he didn't find out about my
problems until a year after we started
dating, when I started showing signs and
finally told him what was going on.
Anyway...along with the meds I'm forcing
myself to go out and do stuff. I still
haven't gone to the church group I've been
planning on joining for about 2 months now
to meet people. I will soon though... But
I did join a yoga class that I really
love. I feel like I've made a lot of
progress. Of course I still have a long
way to go and will have to maintain
everything... Unfortunately this THING
won't ever go away. Isn't it so unfair?
Anyway I got way off topic there! Just
wanted to share a little bit about myself.
People with depression are such complex
people.
Blueboo
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BullZye
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 112
Posted: 04-28-08 21:08pm
You're right... People with depression are
very complex, probably the most complex
people. Its weird how differently some
peoples minds work.
But anyways, you seem like you're on the
right track.
Just keep up your medication and keep
being the outgoing person you are and
you'll feel much better.
Also, its a good thing you're only using
your Xanax in case of emergency. Its
really addictive and easy to get dependant
on.
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