Should I keep this up?

[nicetry]

Hi. I have major depression & over my lifetime have taken like 500 different meds, some worked, some didn’t, some worked and then stopped working. I also have anxiety, so bad I can barely leave the house. Every day I have horrible, ugly crying spells. I have great docs who are trying to help, but I feel like this is the way I’m going to feel forever. And if it’s gonna be this way forever, should I even bother to keep this life up?

[kenster1]

hi meds aren't a cure the cure is in our minds we can cope better sometimes with the meds but our efforts to get better is down to us and the support we have.keep at it keep the faith and never give up.

[nicetry in reply to kenster1]

@kenster1 agreed. I need the meds to keep me afloat, so to speak, so I can do what I need to get better — meditation, talk therapy, etc. — but it’s so, so hard and I’m so tired.

[kenster1 in reply to nicetry]

it can be tiring and draining but maybe that's because we put to much pressure on ourselves.

[Hidden]

You would be an inspiration to me if you kept going. Have you tried testing your thyroid? Have you ever tried gluten free? I've seen it help some people get free from their anxiety

[nicetry in reply to Hidden]

Aw, thanks. my rheumatologist tests my thyroid every few months — normal. I hardly eat any gluten as it is, even when we go out — well, I’ve been so depressed I hardly eat anything — and no processed food. I eat an anti inflammatory diet because of my bladder.

[Hidden in reply to nicetry]

You ever been tested for Cushing's. syndrome?That can make people miserable. I found out I was hypothyroid after a drug overdose and it helped so much when I took thyroid meds at first. I felt like a kid again. Now it's kind of helping but I dont feel half as well. You're misery wont last forever my friend. Just hang on as long as you can. I will respect you in whatever decision you make.

[nicetry in reply to Hidden]

Thanks. I don’t know if I’ve been tested for Cushings — I feel like I’ve been tested for everything before I was diagnosed with Sjogrens.