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Warning Signs of Depression
There are high instances of MSers with depression. I thought MH did a good job here w/these slides.
http://www.medhelp.org/mental-health/slideshows/Warning-Signs-of-Depression/262
-Shell
http://www.medhelp.org/mental-health/slideshows/Warning-Signs-of-Depression/262
-Shell
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1. Depression does not have to have a cause. Such as I had this happened to me therefore I am depressed. Sometimes the brain just says you are depressed. It is a hidden symptom one others may not see but it is very real.
2. Depression is the one symptom that tells you not to get help. It resists help. Reach out if you even have an inkling you need help. When I was first diagnosed I would not have made it if I had not gotten professional help. No one can see depression. My Neurologist did not see how bad it was. I also had to agree to try things I was resistant to trying.
3. Sometimes it take a lot of trial and error to find the correct medication to help.
4. A balanced diet, as much exercise as you can get, and going to bed and getting up at the same time helps. It is easy to get off schedule with MS.
5. When things get really bad I stay up for 36 hours to reset my brain. My psychiatrist says it resets the brain.
6. Watching comedies or finding something to make you laugh. Laughing can help the brain.
7. Depression makes other things worse such as pain, gastric, and cognition. I thought my other specialists were dismissing my other symptoms but now I understand what they mean.
I have very serious depression. I never know how I will wake up. Today I woke up in the depths for no reason at all. Yesterday was a good day. I made my bed, fed the dogs. I ate a balanced breakfast. Went to train Grady my Service Dog in training at our local Mall. I am still miserable. I am going to paint and hope it gets better. I have session with my counselor tomorrow.
No one has to go it alone.
Alex