MeowKitty
05-02-2011, 08:21 PM
Hello all! I'm really glad I found this forum because I'm really needing some advice/support. Some background info...it's a little confusing and long, but if anyone can comment I'd appreciate it :)
I'm 24 yrs old and I've been at my first out of college job for nearly a year now. I think I've maybe always had anxiety, but it's always been manageable.
In high school I would sometimes get a little bit depressed at times, but I think ever teenager does :) In college I was depressed a lot of the time. My freshman year I'm positive I was clinically depressed. It was a horrible, awful time for me. I managed to beat it just on my own. I ended up seeing a counselor one summer a couple years later, but I don't think it really helped much.
Sometimes now I still get depressed, but I notice it mainly happens around my period. I told my doctor this, and she said she could prescribe me an anti-anxiety medication I can take the week or two leading up to my period.
The thing is, I also think I might need it in general. Last year I was still in school. I work in health care so I had to do an internship (and classes) in a city about an hour from my college. I quickly made some nice friends, and despite all the academic stress I had, I really was truly happy for the first time in a long time! However, this year is different. I really hate my job, I've lost touch with my friends from both last year and college in general, and I am bored a lot of the time. I also miss my family (and my close group of high school friends), which is about 4 hours away.
I'm tired ALL the time, I have no motivation to do anything even though I WANT to do things, I'm hungry all the time, and I can't sleep!! I was prescribed Ambien, but it doesn't help much. All I do is think about how much I hate my job and other things when I go to bed. No matter how tired I am I just can't sleep.
Anyway, it feels good to get all that off my chest. What I was really wondering is if I should start taking an anti-anxiety/depression medication? My doctor sounded like she would prescribe me Prozac since she says it is easier than Zoloft to come off of.
Thanks so much :) Sorry this was long....
I'm 24 yrs old and I've been at my first out of college job for nearly a year now. I think I've maybe always had anxiety, but it's always been manageable.
In high school I would sometimes get a little bit depressed at times, but I think ever teenager does :) In college I was depressed a lot of the time. My freshman year I'm positive I was clinically depressed. It was a horrible, awful time for me. I managed to beat it just on my own. I ended up seeing a counselor one summer a couple years later, but I don't think it really helped much.
Sometimes now I still get depressed, but I notice it mainly happens around my period. I told my doctor this, and she said she could prescribe me an anti-anxiety medication I can take the week or two leading up to my period.
The thing is, I also think I might need it in general. Last year I was still in school. I work in health care so I had to do an internship (and classes) in a city about an hour from my college. I quickly made some nice friends, and despite all the academic stress I had, I really was truly happy for the first time in a long time! However, this year is different. I really hate my job, I've lost touch with my friends from both last year and college in general, and I am bored a lot of the time. I also miss my family (and my close group of high school friends), which is about 4 hours away.
I'm tired ALL the time, I have no motivation to do anything even though I WANT to do things, I'm hungry all the time, and I can't sleep!! I was prescribed Ambien, but it doesn't help much. All I do is think about how much I hate my job and other things when I go to bed. No matter how tired I am I just can't sleep.
Anyway, it feels good to get all that off my chest. What I was really wondering is if I should start taking an anti-anxiety/depression medication? My doctor sounded like she would prescribe me Prozac since she says it is easier than Zoloft to come off of.
Thanks so much :) Sorry this was long....