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Noone seems to want to admit that they deal with depression. I'm not one of those people. I'm so thankful to Brooke Shields, a person in the public eye, who was willing to come out and share her experience with post-partum depression. I know that this is only one form of it, but that is how it started with me. I basically never came out of the post-partum depression that I experienced after the birth of my last child. Part of my problem was that we moved to a new city and state when he was only a month old. I knew noone and there were no young parents living on our street either. Add to the equation the fact that I was a stay-at-home mom and **BOOM** you have an incredible recipe for depression.
Now, I really didn't know that was the problem at the time. My husband was working full-time, 50-60 hours a week PLUS attending classes at night working on his Master's degree. I was home full time, 24/7 with two children 18 months apart and didn't have a friend in town. I thought it was just the fact that my husband wasn't home much that made me feel so bad. Well, that was part of it, I guess. But the other part was that my hormones were all out of whack. I finally sought help a few years later and I've been on medication ever since. After trying several, I'm on Celexa and it is working well for me.
I have since been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and one of its symptoms is depression due to the hormonal imbalance. Manage the PCOS and sometimes the depression sorta "goes away." That is not the case with me. I have tried going off my meds and it isn't pretty! If you are dealing with depression, please seek professional help and don't be afraid to try medication for it. Eating a good diet and exercising can also help, but sometimes we need the extra "oomph" that the medicine can give us. I don't know if I'll be on the meds for the rest of my life. Maybe once the kids are gone and living on their own, my life will be less stressful and I'll be able to manage without it. Until then, I'll keep exercising, getting enough sleep and trying to eat well AND take my Celexa every day!
It is my hope that you will find something useful here on my site!
I currently enjoy the privilege of being able to stay at home
to homeschool my children and I am always striving to be
the best caretaker for my precious family.
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
~ Philippians 4:13 ~
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