Sally, Dr. Sullivan actually recommended LDN and Prozac as a "killer MS combo"! He said that Prozac has many neuro-protective qualities and it, along with the LDN, is a really effective med combo for MS.

I think he got that idea from me..LOL!!

Some of us cannot take Prozac, just a slight admonition. If it works for you, good. I can't take any antidepressant and Prozac produced the worst reaction: one pill, Emergency Room.

Every AD I have ever gone near have made my constipation unbearable and I didnt notice any real change in my situation. After some therapy it has been decided that I am frustrated, not depressed, as true depression can be helped by the ADs.

Never go without the meds if you need them tho.

Karilann,

The problem with wellbutrin is if anxiety is involved it can cause that symptom to increase. I can't take Wellbutrin for that reason. Prozac makes me a zombie and a complete couch potato...no energy whatsoever.

Anti-depressents can be a trial and error to find what works best for you.

It is possible some of what you are feeling could be related to perimenopause.

If you keep track of your cycle you might find a pattern to some of your sadness. I am almost 50 and have started having moods swings, crying with no known reason, and random sadness. I have dealt with depression in the past...this does not feel like depression. I have started taking a Phyto-estrogen (natural, OTC) and I think I am seeing a difference but need more time to be sure.

Your mothers death, feeling isolated due to the move, a husband who does not communicate or like to go out and the possibility of perimenopause...who wouldn't feel sad and unhappy

Talk to someone...your doctor, therapist, psychiatrist.

How are you doing, Karilann?

Yes, karolann, what she said..

I hope you are starting to feel better too! Check in with us when you can.

I've decided to get my thoughts together and tackle this head on starting with my G.P.

I want a hormone count

I want some help with my anxiety/phobia. I need to make her understand how unhappy this feeling makes me.

AND I can't bring my mom back but I also need to keep telling myself how unhappy she would be that I have allowed myself to feel this way

I think if I felt comfortable driving again......I would regain some of my freedom and therefore some happiness.

Even writing this makes me still want to cry. I feel so.....pathetic.
Thanks to everyone for talking me down from the ledge! I need to put on my big girl panties and tackle this head on at full force in a proactive way instead of feeling sorry for myself.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN
And the wisdom to know the difference. AMEN!

I would like to toss another one out there that hasn't been mentioned yet. I am somewhere in the depression/anxiety/frustration category. I am on meds (LOTS of them, lexapro at night and cymbalta in the morning for the depression). I am also in therapy.

One thing I have discovered about therapy.... one hour only begins to uncover what needs to be talked about. And poof, time is up. I started keeping a journal. Just a few short sentences at first bc I wasn't really sure how to start. Then, I began tackling more and more and I am writing on average 2-3 pages a day. It's easier for me to type than wrtie and a heck of a lot easier to read later.

Here is what I discovered. I have what I refer to as a cyclone in my head. It's every emotion known to man and they swirl and swirl and there is no stopping them. When i would try to focus on the good : dd, for example, I would be happy and grateful and overjoyed... but these feelings would be short lived before the guilt, anxiety, pressure, regret, instability would all kick in and I would be a mess.

With writing I am able to sit down and sort these feelings out one by one. It forces me to focus one at a time. I also started posting this journal online and I was amazed at how many others were having the same problems and who could relate. I am not saying writing is for everyone or that it should replace other therapies, but it is beneficial for some.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Hang in there.