tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post8464241056041864884..comments2023-11-03T06:16:22.005-07:00Comments on ShoppingKharma: What comes around goes around: Carboplatin and more fun to be had...Shopping Kharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13510990791844041645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-69286202602594210572009-10-26T12:29:08.121-07:002009-10-26T12:29:08.121-07:00I've been thinking about anti-depressants late...I've been thinking about anti-depressants lately too. I had the same kind of chat a couple weeks ago with my doc (although I got a year, maybe less). It's frightening - I can't seem to move past it and I just keep re-playing it over and over in my head. It's dibilitating sometimes and is ruining what life I still have. I'll let you know what I end up doing but I know, for my sanity and the sanity of my spouse and son, I should just do it.<br />I think you are amazing but we could all use a little help from time to time :)<br />Becky xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-2065311696887075792009-10-21T14:51:43.594-07:002009-10-21T14:51:43.594-07:00GET THE HAPPY PILLS! You need then worse than I d...GET THE HAPPY PILLS! You need then worse than I do and I've been on them like I don't remember how many times. AND they often make you gain weight!<br />Teenager=large loud infant<br />I LOVED the dog show pictures and description. Dis should be a show dog too but there are these long black straight hairs in his little fluffy white fur that I don't think the judges would like? LOLTChttp://countryjunque.net/tresa/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-55296384689718373172009-10-21T11:45:49.293-07:002009-10-21T11:45:49.293-07:00I say get the antidepressants! I take them and st...I say get the antidepressants! I take them and started on them when I was the most ill I've ever been. I don't mean the recent ovarian-mass drama and surgery and peritonitis; previous to that I had very bad MRSA; there was a huge area in my groin that my doctor had to cut out and LEAVE OPEN and it was in my bloodstream; I was very very ill and the horrible antibiotics they gave me (NEVER take Zyvox, EVER EVER EVER<br />!) to save my life had really, really bad side effects. I had no choice because I am allergic to most antibiotics but the treatment to rid me of the terrible infection was worse than the infection itself; I had neurological side effects that lasted for months and horrible joint pain. I was twenty-eight years old and needed to use a walker to get around and I twitched uncontrollably all over at times and retched and shook and passed out and I was in SO much pain. It was beyond awful. It is not legal to use medical cannabis in my state so I would never admit to having done such a thing if I had...anyway I was like that for MONTHS and no one knew if or when I would recover and I couldn't take care of my kids and it was beyond awful. I had an "infamous conversation" with a doctor that I used to dwell on where they told me I needed to "accept this as my new level of wellness" because it was obviously my new baseline. If it had been I would have had to learn to deal with it but they were WRONG and I am 99% back to where I was (years later, mind you). I used to think of that conversation while I was laying there twitching and hurting and cry and hyperventilate...my shrink told me that was an "obsessive thought" that the anxiety was causing me to dwell on and sure enough Lexapro helped me immensely. I eventually switched drugs but honestly that one was the best for the bad thoughts; I just didn't like the way it made me gain so much weight and not be interested in sex at all (well, I was interested but couldn't, um, fully *enjoy* myself if you know what I mean). It might be good for you to gain some weight though; I hear Lexapro is the worst for weight gain but maybe that would work to your advantage! I also took Cymbalta for a while because they claim to help chronic pain and I think it did a little. I don't know if I would have held it together through that dark, scary time without a little chemical assistance and there's nothing wrong with taking something to help you through such trying circumstances. You need all the help you can get to stay strong and positive! Also I think you should use your medicinal cannabis around the clock the day after chemo to try and minimize the nausea; don't try to be a hero. You need to conserve your strength and it takes energy to suffer like that. Stay strong, sweet girl!MFA Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052734298141262385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-41527471182726630452009-10-21T05:38:37.615-07:002009-10-21T05:38:37.615-07:00PS: have you met POD yet?
xPS: have you met POD yet?<br />xl'optimistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822694635023060681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-65908843597941636142009-10-21T05:38:18.404-07:002009-10-21T05:38:18.404-07:00Hey CJ. Get the antidepressants - you need to be a...Hey CJ. Get the antidepressants - you need to be able to enjoy every minute, and having panic attacks is no fun. As Em said, people who have things that are not a scratch on your illness take them all the time. Go for it. If it helps you not to think about <b>'that conversation'</b> it has to be a good thing.<br /><br />Love the pics by the way! :o)<br />xl'optimistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822694635023060681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001743008732915964.post-29688886630635284372009-10-21T04:19:05.059-07:002009-10-21T04:19:05.059-07:00Hun, there isn't anything whatsoever wrong wit...Hun, there isn't anything whatsoever wrong with going on antidepressants - people dealing with far less than you take them! You want to be able to enjoy things as much as you can, and there's nothing at all wrong with having a little chemical help to do that.<br /><br />I think you're being a trooper and send you all the love in the world.<br /><br />Big hugs<br /><br />Em xxxEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834426969629599108noreply@blogger.com