When my depression and anxiety get real bad I find myself laying in bed all day long sometimes sleeping sometimes not. Does anyone else here have experience with these major spells of anhedonia and reclusion? What if anything helps you?
Hi:
I think you should read my Thread "The Cure ?" at the depression Forum of this website.
It could help you very much.
Best wishes,
Ali
Thank you, I was aware that there is a connection Between Vitamin D and depression. I did not know ,however, the distinction between D2 and D3. I receive weekly allergy immunization injections so I'll have my allergist run the blood work. Is there an advantage to the monthly injection of D3 over a daily oral dose just curious?
Hi:
One of the first things that vitamin D3 replishment does is to convert your shallow breathing to deep
breathing. So all your problems may not be related to allergies ! As I wrote, I went for the monthly injections of
300,000 IU. Probably in the United States the big dose is the oral, once a week, 50,000 D3 for 12 weeks, and then a test
to see how you are doing. I prefer one monthly injection of 300,000 IU for 3 months, and then the re-test. However do not accept
D2 as your medication. It is an inferior sort of vitamin D, and does not get you well as much as D3 does.
Best wishes,
Ali
This happens to me when I get overwhelmingly lonely and depressed. It's so hard to get out of bed. I find that if I force myself to get out and do something like go for a hike, do some yoga, go to the gym, or some other sort of physical activity I end up feeling better.
Yes exercise works for me but I have to do at least 90 minutes to feel okay. Which is difficult to do every morning and the days I don't well you know how that goes I don't get out of bed. I have equal difficulty falling asleep. I have a history of self medicating with painkillers and opiates, alcohol etc. I've been in recovery and drug and alcohol free for 7 months and as most addicts will attest the anxiety is extreme and all the depression from before comes back even worse then prior to abuse. I started the vitamin D shots but haven't noticed any change my vitamin D levels weren't low but it was worth a shot.
I have the same type episodes. I do the same thing of FORCING myself to get out of bed. FORCING myself to leave the house for whatever - work, errands, fun stuff.Originally Posted by Demon Cleaner
I am not coping with feelings of dread very well. But one that does help to move is to think about it as a series of small baby steps. I tell myself there is no pressure for the final goal (like to leave for work). I'm just sitting up in bed... I'm just putting my feet on the floor- its my floor, no pressure, relax - the carpet feels good to the bottom of my feet... I ask myself what I really want if I were to leave the bedroom - for me it's coffee. It's warm and I like the feel of the warm cup and the smell of the coffee. I'm not promoting caffeine - it can make things worse for some.
You get the point though - small, doable baby steps and reward or recognition of the positive. For me, if it is tied to my senses then the better the mood enhancement. Always keep it natural - no drug or substance abuse. That will definitely make it much worse.
I'm looking for advice from others as well - I want to try the D3 thing. Never heard that before. I know my vitamin d levels are low because of a wellness exam I had a few months ago. Didn't know this had anything to do with depression and anxiety. I have other, very serious problems in my life, but maybe if I can improve on this, it will help me cope better with those problems...
Taking baby steps to get out of bed is really good advice. Today, I was dreading going to work (still am) but I forced myself to at least get out of bed and make some tea and eat a little breakfast. This helped a lot. My next step will be to wash my face, brush my teeth and get dressed. Even writing this out right now is helping alleviate some of the dread of getting myself to work. I also keep telling myself "just use all your strength to get through today."
I know sometimes it feels like we have little or no strength left but we do. I think that people who struggle with mental illness are especially strong, actually. We just get pushed down over and over again.
Mammoth, when I read your response yesterday it made such a great impact on my day! Thanks for the feedback!
Yes simplification can go along way. If I concentrate on one task at a time. However, my default setting is to contemplate all of the things required of me and these overwhelming or daunting tasks send me back to bed often. Sleep seems to be the safe place or an escape for us with anxiety/depression a place to hide from the world. When I think about it sleeping is very similar to my past benzodiazepine and opiate abuse (its an escape). It's difficult to worry when your sleeping although I do get panic attacks in my sleep and wake hyperventilating. I've often wondered if other people get these they are quite traumatic it feels like you're trapped in sleep and suffocating and can't wake up. The medical term for them is hyponogic hallucinations. Anyways, I'll keep it simple and by all means try the D3 it can't hurt I take 50000iu in tablet form once a week with food preferably fatty because it's fat soluble.
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