I've been to see my doctor this morning, and he diagnosed me with mild to moderate depression. It was a bit embarrasing actually, as I was almost in tears when I was talking to him. Feeling sorry for myself I suppose.
He said that depression tends to come and go in waves and that I could be at a peak at the moment. We could either do nothing, get some anti-depressants, arrange some therapy, or a combination of the last two. He said that the therapy would be more difficult to arrange and that it was perhaps an option to come back to at a later time if necessary.
He asked me what I wanted to do, and I said that I had been feeling so low that I wanted to do something about it. Therefore, I now have some anti-depressants to add to my increasing array of daily drugs. Apparently, they can take a couple of weeks to start taking effect so we'll just have to see how it goes. I have to see him again in 4 weeks to monitor progress.
I've just realised that I haven't even mentioned smoking in this post! Perhaps I should start a new "Depression Diary" or something!
I do still miss the smoking and there are times when I long for a drag. I don't miss the wheezing and having to stand outside in the rain though! I'm still waiting for that invention that feels the same as a cigarette, but isn't bad for you!
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I've been following your progress and cheering you on. Don't worry. I went on Zoloft for a year after I quit smoking--I've read somewhere that nicotine is, among other things, an anti-depressant. Maybe that's part of why we get so hooked on it. I was able to stop the Zoloft eventually and I'm sooo glad I don't smoke anymore.I think your diary is wonderfully honest--Kudos!
Hey pinkpackrat, it's good to hear from you. You've given me food for thought. Perhaps I was depressed before and stopping smoking has highlighted it? Ah well, hopefully my new pills will help a bit.
just checking in again to see how it's going--see that all is well. Good. Like your honesty. You tell it like it is so I have put a link to this diary in an article I did on Hubpages on quitting. Hope that's OK
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That's great that you've put a link on your page, thanks very much for that!
I had a look at your page and it's very good. I hope it can help some people to quit!
All the best
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