I've been hearing a lot about a nutritional supplement on the radio called Empower Q96 that claims to help depression and anxiety. Does anyone have experience with it?

That's interesting you're an Ayn Rand fan. I read Atlas Shrugged when I was 19 and quickly devoured everything else she wrote. I've been a huge fan ever since. She's the reason I'm a libertarian.
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So, feeling lousy today. Very anxious and depressed. I've been taking the antibiotic Bactrim for 4 days for a UTI and decided to look up the side effects... wouldn't you know? Anxiety and depression...

That's a great question! I used to always think that anxiety preceded depression, but my therapist told me in my case, depression came first. Anxiety was my body's way of saying "hey! something's...

I think we can all be grateful for a pair of undies - especially if they're clean!

I'm grateful I've been feeling much better lately and my depression has lifted a bit.

I'm grateful that my...

Hi wolf, welcome to the forum!

Have you told your friend how much her words hurt you? She may never truly understand what it means to have anxiety, but if she's a true friend, I hope she'll at...

I've noticed that I get a lot of night sweats... waking up wet :( I know for sure I get sweats if I accidentally miss my dose of Effexor, but I suppose it's possible it's causing it too!

Oh my gosh, so many...
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I think short naps are good if they're moderate in length, and not done out of boredom. I sometimes will sleep the day away because I'm depressed and it makes me feel horrible. I say if you're tired...

Also, I did feel really good afterwards, but then I felt really wound up and couldn't sleep that night :( Didn't fall asleep until 4 am!

Thanks for the encouragement everyone :) Frankie, the first class went pretty well, I made it the whole hour without having to sit out which surprised me! Man, is it difficult though! It's tough to...

Tomorrow I'm going to my first Zumba class and I'm a little nervous. I LOATHE exercising and I'm so terrible at it :( I am so uncoordinated and out of shape right now. It's literally been years since...

Hi Isabelleva...
I can sympathize whole heartedly with your thoughts. I feel stuck in my life.

Is yours the result of a lost relationship? Any chance of reconciling or is it time to move on?

I log in and about spit my water out when I see that everyone's avatars have changed to sock puppets! ROTFL!!!

Ha ha, toad in a hole, I like it! With a side of "ants on a log" (celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins on top).

Oh, I meant to ask: can someone please explain to me what bangers and mash is? I know I could just google it, but this is more fun!

Petrified: actually, it was a very nice video of an English voice coach who was pointing out the differences in Geordie and what made it different than other dialects.

Exactly Frankie! A-LOOOOO-min-um

I've been lurking around this thread but hesitated to post since I'm pretty new here and don't know the history between certain people on the forum.

Regardless of "who's right" and "who's wrong"...

I had to watch a YouTube video on how to speak Geordie :) Now I understand haha! I think a New York or Boston accent may be America's version of Geordie. Pittsburgh too. People have an unusual accent...

AHAHAAA!!! Bitter, so funny!

That was me, sitting on the cat with her between my knees. I got the pill in her mouth but she wouldn't swallow it, so the pill proceeded to dissolve into a white,...

So true! It's a widely held belief here in America that the British appear so much more refined as a result of their accent! The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain :)

What do Europeans think...

Ugh, I've been trying to get my cat to take her new anxiety meds but she's givin' me more sass than a gay guy on Broadway >:(

I've tried hiding the pill in soft food, in her treats, in these...

Hi skars :)
It definitely sounds like you've got some depression and a lot of things you describe are things I'm going through too. Sleeping too much, no motivation, the thoughts of disappearing......

A chocolate truffle haha!