Thanks Wiz. :hug: It's good to hear from you. I've got to make an appointment with my neuro and request something.

I'm getting worried because DS's wedding is on Saturday and I just get the feeling I'm going to be a sobbing mess. And I'm getting my makeup done for the event! Can't mess it up! I'll have to request water proof makeup.....especially the eye makeup.

I was taking Fluoxitine for a while several years ago but stopped for whatever reason I cannot remember. I guess I didn't feel like I needed it back then. But when my beloved cats all passed away I cried for day....and still do if I think about it.

I'm so sorry about your kitties, Sparky.

My ginger cat was named Tigger, too! He was the sweetest cat ever and I miss him as much today as when he first left me.

I also had a big grey cat named Gracie and she thought Tigger was her own. She was so funny about him. He loved her, too. They were inseparable.

When Tigger died Gracie went crazy....literally. She couldn't handle it and went into heart failure. We rushed her to the vet but there was nothing they could do.

The vet said she couldn't explain it except that she was overcome with grief wanted to go with him. She said it was the strangest thing she'd ever seen but there was nothing we could do. So they both left me the same day. Gracie was just NOT going to let Tigger go alone. True story.

My last cat, Panda, died of liver failure about a year later. I have them all in little cremation urns on the shelf in my living room. It comforts me to know a part of them are still here. But all I have to do is look at those urns and the tears start.

My doctor has put me back on a low dose (he says it's a low dose....I guess it is) of 20 mg of fluoxitine. It seems to be working as I don't have the crying spells as much any more.

Certain things can still make me cry but it's just not as severe as it used to be. Still can't watch those darned Humane Society commercials about the abandoned and abused pets with the sad music playing in the background. WHO could watch those without some sort of reaction?? I'm scrambling for the remote whenever one of those ads comes on!

Glad you're feeling a little better...and yeah even just thinking about those commercials get me choked up. :(

I'm so sorry you're feeling down. It's hard to stay upbeat with MS going on constantly.

Hope the wedding went OK.

I feel depressed fairly often these days but so far haven't asked for any pills for it. I hesitate to take anything. People my age react in odd ways to meds, and I'm not sure anyone knows just how we'll react, particularly with MS, but if I were younger, I'd try to get a med that helped me many years ago--Librium. It's meant more for anxiety but often anxiety goes along with depression.

The newer drugs for depression are supposed to be much better but I'd hesitate to try any drug that has an effect on my mental state. Librium, on the other hand, has been around for a long time, and I took it for several years (off and on, as needed) without any side effects.

Ah, Kitty...so sorry to hear of your sadness...you have a lot of triggers, don't you? I know you are so attached to your fur babies; having them leave so quickly makes it so much harder.
I hope the meds help you. We MSers need to take advantage of everything that gets through each and every day.:hug: