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Chiari Malformation type1, Addison's Disease, Steroid-induced diabetes
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Dec 24, 2016 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Its tuff to grieve over your old self, especially when you are always swollen from the prednisone & cortef, I have to take soo many pills, & yes it gets harder to swallow.. I take trazodone 150, before I go to bed.. but for some reason I'm always waking up at night..I'm currently also seeing a psychiatrist that my neurologist referred me to, to learn how to coup with the loss of the old me.. I'm not certain it helps but at least I've got someone to tell exactly how I feel about it all .. I lost my job, for missing to much work.. it makes me feel worthless.. I also get made at times for nothing.. especially when I've got a migraine and my kids are loud., I've met with a law firm to do my disability claim. I'd probably forget to much to manage it on my own as sad as that sounds .. but hopefully you'll find the right Dr. You could search the Healthgrades website, you can put in the specific Dx & treatments the different Drs do and read reviews, it may help some., good luck
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Thank you David! This is such an important story to share. Do you continue with counselling now too?
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I know all about depression, and at one time I tried to hide it, I didn't want to feel like a coward in front of my wife and daughter. It was okay for them to get cancelling for their depression, but we as men want to be strong for our families, we don't want to be weak in front of them. Until I got into a heated argument with my daughter when I realized that I needed help before I hurt someone or them. I feel better taking to someone, even though it's hard to feel like a failure in front of my wife and child, and I'm not aloud to work, I wish I could go back but no one wants to hire a person who fell 15 feet, got on workers comp, and went threw 3 brain surgeries.
But I had depression before that, and I didn't do anything to get help, I just bottled it all up, and what started mine, was when we lost our trailer and all our dogs and cats and our so-called friends stood and watched, and did nothing to let them out. (So as you can see I'm still a lot angry over that, but I'm working on getting better)
Some therapist do help, only if they ask questions, but if they sit there and don't say anything to help you cope, then it's a wasted trip. Do a lot of research, and hopefully you will find the right one for the specific cause of the depression.There are a million causes of depression, but only one knows how to treat those and not all therapist has the answer. I hope you find the right therapist for the answer you are seeking.