Good news, bad news
 

Last week I had a hysterectomy and have been staying at a friends to recuperate. In preparing for that, I put the various meds I take into one of those pill minders.

So, the last three days I've become increasingly depressesd, weepy and have not been able to sleep. Since I take an anti-depressant, I chalked it up to a reaction to the surgery and missing my kitty. Today, I happened to look in my nighttime compartment and realized that the anti-depressant was missing. Here's the good news bad news part. The good news is it isn't the post surgery blues, the bad news, I obviously still need those damn pills! :!!!: I was really hoping to be weaning myself off them soon but now, I'm not so sure.

I'm feeling physically great as far as the surgery goes, ZERO pain, I mean literally NO PAIN.... (I have the best doctor in the world) That was why I was confused about the depression... oh, could be worse, I could be in massive amounts of pain.

The best thing? I've had tons of no-guilt knitting time... There is always a silver lining isn't there?

Sorry to hear about your medicine mix up... and the surgery!!!! :hug: That's a big deal.
I'd miss my kitty too!

Hope you feel better soon--physically and emotionally! :hug: :heart: :hug:

:hug: feel better soon.

I hope you can get your pills so you'll be feeling better soon!

I'm so sorry about the pill issue, but yet very happy that you are recuperating so well after surgery! :hug: :hug: I hope you get your medicine soon. Have fun knitting and take care of yourself! :hug: :hug: :heart: :heart:

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I hope all the knitting helps until you can get your pills.

I am glad it is just the pills and not the surgery, but I want to share my exp with weaning myself off. I did for two years, and it was a very rough two years. I was depressed. . .a lot.

I got back on them and have just come to realize it is an imbalance thing that I need medicine for. I have just come to terms with the fact that I will probably need to stay on them for the rest of my life.

Of course. . . there are times when I am taking my happy pill and I think, why do I need this? Then I remember. . .I only think that because I am taking them.

I had a friend wean herself off of them, and she was convinced the pills masked who she really was. She stopped taking them and fell into a deep depression. . .and she took her own life. She was 34. Not saying this is you, but one can get very depressed esp. since it is often a vicious cycle, downward spiral kind of thing. Also, because we are the worst at getting back on the pills and getting that help once we are depressed.

I am not trying to scare you or depress you more, just as a person who gets depressed and knows all about feeling the need to not take them, well. . .it always kind of scares me.

I've been there.

I hope you feel better, and hope I wasn't too much of a downer with my story.

Glad the surgery went well, but get a refill on your pills right away. That kind of medication can't just be stopped suddenly, what you've been feeling is probably withdrawal from suddenly not taking them any more.

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