It’s been a month since I have been active, several have asked about me and I appreciate it. I’ve just been a tad off balance. Medications they changed dropped me into a depression of some sort. Blood work shows nothing out of whack, unless the lab that does it, is themselves out-of-whack. Wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
I enjoy everyone, and I love blogging with all of you. It was just a fog of some sort, terribly tired and each time I sat down wanting to blog, I just drew a blank. Nothing seemed humorous or interesting enough to write about. I have even been quiet on my forum which is unusual. I think the fog is slowly lifting, as I am seeing more humor lately. Johnny Reb (our resident hooligan) is being moved to the back of the park.
I’ve never had severe depression/Anxiety. I didn’t even know you could be both at the same time. The
wonders of modern pharmaceuticals, they are supposed to make you feel better, not crazy in the head. I wouldn’t wish my last month on anyone, not even Johnny Reb. I worked for 8 years around people with severe depression, and never imagined a time that I would be touched by it myself. Luckily, I can dig out of it, some are not so fortunate. But enough darkness from me, looking forward to getting back into doing everything, that I have enjoyed before!
I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone, and sharing tales from the park.
Thanks,
I was a little concerned, to be honest.
Sorry to hear about what happened. I guess it can happen to anyone, at anytime. Given your work history, it might even be delayed PTSD, or perhaps something age-related.
I went through a strange time when I retired. Not exactly depressed, but unsettled.
Good to hear that you are getting through it, and thanks for letting us know you are OK.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thank you Pete.
Great to see you back! I hope you are feeling better.
I am feeling better, any improvement is certainly welcome. I hope all of you have been doing well. Thanks for the comment.
So glad you are back!
Thank you, it has been a strange time, I think the medication they had me on caused it. I’m looking forward to seeing all of the smiles in the blogging world.
Good to see you back! I bet there are some good posts on Johnny Reb….
There are bound to be, He is the entertainment, that is for sure. Thanks for the comment Kate.
Welcome Back!!! I’ve missed you and often wondered how you are/were. I’m so sorry to hear of your last month. I am all too familiar with the land you were in and all the feelings you describe. You have my profound empathy! I am so happy you are finding your way out of the fog. I really look forward to seeing your posts again arriving in my in-box. This is my busy time of year so I won’t be writing a lot but I’ll be reading and appreciating!
Bright Blessings,
Grey Dovedelights@aei.ca
Thanks Grey Dove, amazing at how it can just drain you. I look forward to blogging again.
Nice to see you back.I think everyone has that fog at sometime in their lives.You have had a lot of stress lately.
One day at a time now.Sending prayers.
Take care.
Stella
Thanks for the comment Stella, I appreciate that.
Oh Ron, welcome back!! I feel bad that I didn’t contact you to find out what was up. I told myself you must’ve just been very busy, all caught up with stuff happening – but I think on some level I was afraid to ask, y’know? Anyway I’m sooo glad you were able to push your way through that awful fog. None of us are ‘immune’ to that, are we… So glad to ‘see’ you again. Take it easy, slow, if need be.
Thanks Ellie, don’t feel bad at all. People get busy and we have no way of reading their minds. I’m just glad to be back among everyone.
Welcome back, Ron. I didn’t contact you to find out why I missed your posts as I myself was out of town with some personal problems. I am glad you were able to get out of it yourself.
I am glad Johnny is far away now.
Susie
Hi Susie, Many of us have blogs we follow, and when one is quiet for a while, it could just mean they are busy. I will get back in the saddle. I have to figure out why my dashboard is not showing I have comments. I do get an email though at least. Thanks again.
Good to see you back –
I sure can relate to the fog thing. For me, energy and inspiration and other resources like emotional or physical energy ebb and flow – sometimes the fog settles in for a longer time while I recharge.
Add to that a new medication regime… yeah, the body needs to regroup. It knows what it’s doing.
Thanks Maggie, I think it was mostly the medicine change. It sure was horrible for a time there.
I am so glad to know where you have been. I was wondering about you just two days ago. When I was put on Lipitor for my cholesterol I went into a real depression. It took a while to find any literature that supported my plight. It turns out that even though the handout they give you doesn’t mention it, the long version about the drug does. I was switched to Crestor and had no more problems.
Thanks for the information Elizabeth, I am on simvastatin, and I think that is the culprit It is discontinued now, and things are feeling better slowly.
Hi Ron,
Glad to hear you are on the mend! Some medications have unexpected side-effects.
Welcome back! 🙂
Thanks so much, great to see your smile.
I was just wondering about you the other day, glad to hear you’re feeling better. 🙂
Thanks Kathy, that was sweet of you to think of me. Thanks for the comment.
I was wondering where you were. 🙂 But you never know in the blogging world. There are some people that are very regular in writing their own blog posts and some that are regular at visiting our own blogs and then all of a sudden they “disappear.” I suppose sometimes they may lose interest in our blogs, get busy, or just have things going on in their life. I am so sorry you are going through a rough time right now. As you may know, I have been working through a difficult time as well with the recent loss of my sister. Hang in there Ron! Prayer helps too.
My condolences and prayers to you and the family on the loss of your sister. It was a weird fog/feeling for sure. I would sit down here wanting to visit all of your blogs. I would just stare and tell myself I didn’t have the energy or will. I knew I wanted to, but just like an imaginary force field keeping me from reaching for the keyboard. Sort of, so close, but so far away. Thank you for the nice comment.
The old black dog,has Winston Churchill referred to depression,being a life long sufferer.He was not keen on looking over the side of a ship,because he thought he might want to jump in.
I have had bad bouts of depression.and no,you cannot snap out of it.I am okay now but had it in the past.After my heart attack I went down a bit.
Take care of yourself,you will get there in the end.
Thanks Silver, it was a really tough time of it, and still lingers. Scary how it felt as if my will was not my own. Inside I wanted to do things, but there was no energy, and the thought of trying was depressing. Thank you for the comment, I’m glad your doing okay also.
Ohhh, so sorry Ron. Gosh, I never felt like that. My hubby did and the doctor said can you remove the stress out of your life? Carl said, no but I can remove myself out of it. So he did and he resigned.
Hope you are feeling much better. I wondered why you hadn’t been around much. Glad you are beginning to perk up. I love our forum and would miss it terribly if we didn’t have it. So get better.
Thank you Sandy, our forum will be around as long as people are around to enjoy it. We have a great staff which makes it easy on me, and great for the members, so there is no worry about it going away.
I suffered from depression and anxiety after my Sally died. Saw Psychiatrists, Psychologists, counselors, mental health therapists. They tried me on different medications- prozac, abilify, lexapro, cymbalta…..
Finally found one that works pretty well- Bupropion. Other than making me a little weird and weight gain, I see no side effects. Been on it for years.
Thanks for the comment Michael. I am tired all the time, so they said Thyroid was low, put me on thyroid med. Picked up for a bit, all kinds of energy. Then I went back to being exhausted, so they put me on Zoloft and Zanax, and Wellbutrin as needed. Then the bottom fell out. I’ll beat it though.
As far as making me a little weird? They wouldn’t be able to tell, Michelle says I was born weird!