living with depression

happilymarried8122000 · 09-28-2005, 08:25 PM

My depression is getting really bad and i feel like no one understands why i feel the way i do most of the time my husband trys really hard to help me through it but most of the time it is hard for him because he dose not want to talk about what really bothers me everyday of me life i was dianosed with pcos in 2002 and the dr i have dose not seem to want to do anything for me but keep me on birthcontrol to regulate my cycle but that is not how i want it to be we want to be able to have children but the dr says that is not a oppion till i get everything else under control i have high blood presure i am over weight depression irregular cycles but he dose not want to treat that stuf. sometimes my husband dose not understand cause i don't want to go to our friends house but it is so hard because the have 2 children and one on the way and that is so hard for me she is so happy about the baby but it is hard for me to be happy . the days are getting longer and it is getting harder to even get out of bed fell like i have no one to help me through this

oaktreegirl · 09-28-2005, 09:36 PM

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It can be very difficult to have depression when nobody else understands what you are going through. Depression can be caused by chemical imbalance, but it can also be compounded by other factors, such as having a crappy doctor. My advice is to change your doctor. He's not offering you all the treatment options that are available. Look around and try to speak to as many different doctors as you can, and go with the one who you feel the most comfortable with. A good doctor should listen to all your questions and be happy to explain the answer to you.

mdcoolus · 10-01-2005, 03:53 AM

Hi happilymarried8122000
I can so well understand what u feel coz I feel the same way. Its hard on the husbands to realize that sometimes.
Life sometimes is so unfair to us. My story is pretty depressing and I keep wondering how come things happen to me.......but then life has to go on.
I was diagonised with a rare type of brain tumor in 2001 and had to go thru 13 hrs surgery with which the Dr was unable to get the whole stuff out. I survived but then had to go thru a miscarriage(PCOS has always high risk of miscarriage), then went thru IF treatments and again in 2004 I conceived and everything was ok only when we came to know that the baby had serious blood disorder(genetic) so I had to go for abortion

.It was pain to let the preg go which was conceived after so much of mental and financial hassels.
just two mths later I had my 2nd surgery on the brain tumor ......now trying again to get preg but then the sad thoughts keeps coming .......Just hoping this time things go normal coz we have a 25% chance with every preg having the serious bloood disorder.....but then counting on the rest 75% of being normal.......
With so much on my plate I decided to see a counsellor who had send me to the Dr who recommended Prozac which I am yet to take.
I feel so helpless sometimes but then have no choice. When I think the more worse could have happened but did'nt I feel fortunate.
Hang in there and I am sure u will overcome the depression. Make sure u see a RE who's specialized in dealing with PCOS. Do'nt worry much coz u will have children when the time comes. It'll happen when its bound to. Thats what my experience has taught me.
best wishes

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TickledPink · 10-02-2005, 03:25 PM

have you talked to a doctor about this? I urge you to do so! I know it's hard, but living with bad depression is not healthy for you.

(((((hugs)))))

happilymarried8122000 · 10-05-2005, 02:43 PM

mdcoolus... i am so sorry that you have had to go through all this. thank you so much for telling me your story it has made me think that there is hope for my future nothing i am dealing with is as bad as what you have went through and are still going through you have given me a lot of hope and i hope that everything goes well for you

Thanks so much and Good Bless you