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ORIGINAL: chemeli

i dont know you.....but maybe you,re just being lazy? no offense.

if you would feel low in energy and couldnt physically want to get up to do things, now i would call that a sign.....

i often feel that way, i dont know if it is depression, but the lack of motivation to do anything at *all* may be a sign.

Do you feel like just staying in your bed all day long and only existing instead of living?

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ORIGINAL: CynthiaWVirginia

I am quite happy to be at home, among family, and not be a social butterfly.

If you are indoors a lot, I hope your doctor keeps tabs on your vitamin D levels. When mine fall low I am tired all the blessed time.

Are there hobbies and things you used to do that you have stopped doing? If he sees your life as out of balance in some way, he might be interpreting it wrong and yet have a point to make all at the same time. Is there something he would like to see you doing?

My home has everything I want. My favorite movies, books, hobbies, pets, companions. Even internet to cover times when I want to socialize with other people and not have to endure cigarette smoke or whatever.

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ORIGINAL: needlesandpins

lathary can be brought about by staying in bed, too much sleep, junk food, high short chain carb intake (processed carbs, sugars etc) and so on.

force yourself to get up, and get yourself outside. you have a dog so what is she doing while you are in bed all day? i would have thought you'd want to take her for a walk at the very least.

i'd say that a poor diet and lack of exercise are more likely the cause. depression usually carries more symptoms to be honest.

needles

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

I do know that one time the dr put me on abilify on top of my bipolar and adhd meds and then I really was depressed.

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ORIGINAL: ChatteParfaitt

Okay, I am not clear, you are on bi-polar meds?

Is this correct?

I'm not an expert, hopefully one will chime in shortly, but from what I've heard, they are very difficult to calibrate correctly. So it might be you need a bit more or a bit less.

Diet is important, most especially if you ingest lots of empty sugar and carbs. Spends some of your net time researching diet, and try to understand how what you eat effects how you feel.

A body in motion stays in motion, likewise, a body in bed, stays in bed. At your age, seriously hun, it's a death sentence. Your body was engineered to move. The thing is, if you haven't for years, it's going to be hard to rush into a major exercise program.

Can you take doggie for a 5 min walk once a day? Try doing that for two weeks. Then slowly build up.

I think if you got yourself moving, improved your diet, and your meds were calibrated, you would feel much better. I have personally never viewed you as depressed.

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ORIGINAL: ChatteParfaitt

Okay, does your doc know you don't move at all but spend the day in bed? If not tell them. Then see if they still think your meds are well calibrated.

Go very slow on the walks. Just five minutes once a day, til it seems normal and fun and it's not hard. Then try and go for six or seven minutes. Really take it slow, b/c with an exercise program, you want to go into it with win, not fail. If you try too much, you will fail.

If you go into it slow, you will win.

And you have such a pretty dog, she should encourage you to try for the WIN.

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c know you don't move at all but spend the day in bed? If not tell them. Then see if they still think your meds are well calibrated.

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

Chris, you know that you are surrounded by fat people that eat the wrong food and don't exercise, and just enable your lifestyle. I am sorry about all that, but you will have to create your own motivation.

I am stoked to the gills on antidepressants, my brain chemistry doesn't EVER work right. My entire life is mood management. It's really exciting now, with menopause messing with me. If it helps, write down how you are feeling when you get up, and a few times during the day. Maybe you can find a pattern of how your mood goes up and down at various times, or maybe when you eat certain foods.