Hi, I am a first time poster. My Christian faith also plays a tremendous role in my life. But I have found that when my mind starts going at hyperspeed, my spiritual life begins to suffer. I cannot concentrate and feel so isolated from God. I begin to question everything. I am pretty much in that place right now. I have been treated for depression for 20 years, trying nearly all meds-some successfully and some not so successfully. About 10 years ago I was put on Lamictal for a mood disorder, Bipolar II, and I also have GAD. Currently I am on Pristiq and Lamictal. I was on Welbutrin for several years, but a few months ago my dr. stopped it b/c of my compaints about severe anxiety. I have been doing fairly well, but I feel the depression beginning to creep back up. I had some of my Welbutrin on hand and started back on it. Within a week the anxiety was so bad I was having trouble holding a pencil to write I was so shaky. My dr. also gave me Ativan for the anxiety, but I am very afraid of getting addicted to it. Right now I feel that I am at an impass. I can't decide if I need to see my dr. now to discuss the returning depression, or keep "keeping on" and see what developes. When I get to this point, I run myself crazy with questions of "should I", "shouldn't I", "what if", etc. Any advice is appreciated.

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