It's Official!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:47pm

I went to the doctor today because I have not been feeling "normal" for about a year and I got tired of it. I would cry for no reason, sleep all the time, feel like I will never be happy, etc. Well, I was officially diagnosed with depression and started Welbutron (sp?) today, so hopefully I will get back to feeling like my old self again pretty soon.


So, now that I am officially diagnosed with depression . . . I am a real artist now?

[gustof777]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:51pm

of course! Welcome to the club lol


and congrats?

[EmieMarie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:51pm

good luck w/ the welbutron
never worked for me, though it was one of 5 types of drugs that didn't work.
THat's what ya get fopr being Depressed, Bi-Polar, OCD AND have Post Traumatic stress whatever its called

it seems anyone who is involved in theater is messed up somehow.... yeah for us

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:58pm

Sweet!

Congrats!

Yes, you are now officially a true artist

[Elphaba]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:16pm

wellbutrin works for me, hopefully it will help you.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:38pm

I have a big case of it.

Maybe the neurologist will start to unravel my puzzle which would go a long way to relieving mine tomorrow

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:15pm

hope it works for you.
i've been in and out of therapy since i was about 7 or 8... i'm kind of screwed up.
i was on welbutrin once. i dont remember anything bad happening with it. i've had allergic reactions to other drugs but not that one.

[gustof777]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:18pm

i've been in and out of therapy since i was about 7 or 8... i'm kind of screwed up.

don't feel weird...I have too.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:27pm

I went on Zoloft in my 30's for a year or two - I finally felt normal, for the first time in memory. Congratulations - even if the Wellbutrin doesn't work perfectly, they'll find something that will, and you won't believe the difference.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:46pm

I think it would be easier if you just came out of the closet!

Just kidding. I hope it works for you!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:50pm

Hey Sueleen..leave my "straight" boyfriend alone.....you'll be fine honey..you know I'm always here for you.

[actorgal]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:50pm

Welcome to the club!

[mrs felciano]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:16pm

Good luck. Welbutrin made me more depressed and very angry. I had to be rushed by ambulance. Sigh. I've tried like 7 so far and nothing has really worked. Now THATS depressing. I'm beginning to lose hope!

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:21pm

THat's what ya get fopr being Depressed, Bi-Polar, OCD AND have Post Traumatic stress whatever its called

Are you my long long twin?

No, really. I'm serious. That's scary. That's exactly what I've been diagnosed with.

[EmieMarie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:22pm

really?

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:24pm

Yea!

I don't know whether to give you a high five or cry....

[mrs felciano]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:26pm

I'm glad this was brought up. My friends are all very happy people. I had a very bad relationship and thats when the depression started, and I was dealing with my mom battling cancer. I don't feel that I can talk about it with my friends because I feel embarrased. It's cool to know I'm not the only one out there..even though the cheesy commercials tell me that everyday.

Aw. Group Hug!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:29pm

Do not look at the Hairspray pictures on the main board. It will mess you up. Big Time!

[Dabadoll]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:56pm

Somewhere Tom Cruise is bleeding from every orifice on his body…but that’s a different story.

[mrs felciano]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:00am

LMAO. Tom Cruise. Oh wow. That was brilliant. Thank you :)

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:17am

Spider, you saw your PCP once and you received a prescription? Did your doctor recommend a therapist? If you have problems, a pill alone is not going to make you happy! I wish you the best!

[RobbO]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 12:52am

therapy may be helpful if you feel it is necessary but only a drug can correct the chemical imbalance in your brain if you have been diagnosed with clinical depression.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 1:12am

Good point, lwyr. I missed that little detail. Spider, you went to your Doctor today and on that one visit alone he prescribed anti-depressants? If that is true, which I find very unlikely, I would switch Doctor's immediately and get a second opinion. It's nothing to mess around with.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 1:38am

welbutrin is scarey stuff.

When i was first diagnosed that's what they put me on and it made me completely emotionally numb, as in I felt NOTHING, literally. I said "**** this" and stopped taking it cause feeling like **** is better than not feeling.

Updated On: 8/2/06 at 01:38 AM

[Kringas]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 1:42am

If that is true, which I find very unlikely, I would switch Doctor's immediately and get a second opinion

An old roommate of mine went into his MD one day complaining of fatigue and walked out with a a prescription for two different anti-depressants. Now he's skittish and pill-dependent when he was formerly just whiny.

I took Wellbutrin to quit smoking a few years back and I had to go off it, because it made me want to commit suicide.

Updated On: 8/2/06 at 01:42 AM