• polarheart said on Aug 05, 2007....

  So glad to hear this, Mimikins!!  I carried you up in prayer today.  Luv P

• silverwhisper said on Aug 05, 2007....

  [hug]
  
  i've been hoping to read this for a long, long time, mimi. :>
  
  ed

• evil_twin said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Mimi, I'm sorry I missed your previous post about this. I don't know how I didn't see it, or I would have definitely said something. I'm glad you're doing better now though. I used to be embarrassed to admit that I had anti-anxiety pills in my medicine cabinet. I thought it made me seem weak that I'd need a pill to calm me down. But some of us just a little extra help sometimes! And I'm glad you found something that is working for you :-)
  
  -evil_twin LA
  

• Suddenrain said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Mimi, I identify. Hugggs. Glad it seems to be working for you. :-)

• Imladris said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Hi MM, I've just read your previous post, i hadn't seen it before. Glad your feeling better, i started on medication a few months ago, and i'm just starting to feel better now, it's a horrible thing, and i felt the same as you, that someone needed to give me a kick up the backside. It isn't till you start to feel better that you realise it was more than just a case of feeling sorry for yourself.

• CreativeWoman said on Aug 05, 2007....

  I am very happy to hear you are feeling better Mimi.  I was worried about you.
  
  CW
  

• botoni said on Aug 05, 2007....

  MissMimi my dear! This is delightful news! Upward mobility is just the thing! I m so glad you are feeling better. PReviously I forgot to mention that I have 'happy pills' myself. I m almost human on them.

• gingersoul said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Mimi......this is great!

  One problem less to think about it. I am really glad the therapy is finally working. Big hug to you! {{{hug}}}

• Mamie said on Aug 05, 2007....

  yes!!!!! I am so happy for the relief you describe, and I wish you many more days of feeling better and stronger each day. I just read in a "book of days" type book, that Joy is a choice we can make everyday...but we have to keep on choosing it.
   
  Having been where you are, I know that sometimes it takes something more than just us making up our minds to be happy. Infantry, reporting for duty!!
  So keep on choosing! Keep on this path of refreshment....I don't know why I still have this good feeling for us here...but this is our year!!

• wombat said on Aug 05, 2007....

• wombat said on Aug 05, 2007....

  MissMimi:  So happy to hear that you are feeling better.  I just checked, and I see I was remiss in responding to that particular post.  But as someone who struggles with bouts of depression, believe me, I know exactly how it feels.  I am glad to hear that you have help and support, and that the "right medicaation" is working for you.  I am afraid of medication for some reason. I probably need to do as you have and seek proper help for it.  Isn't it wonderful to have a place to talk about it openly, though?  Not so long ago, it was such a taboo subject.  And now it is, thankfully, recognized as a medical condition--and a treatable one!

• MissMimi said on Aug 05, 2007....

  {{{{{{{pcakes}}}}}}}}}   A mamabunny hug for my little pbunny!
   
  Ed, you nagged and pushed and nagged me to do what I needed to do.  that's what friends do.  {{{hug}}}
   
  Those little pills don't mean you're weak, e_t.  It means you're smart enough to know when you need help.
   
  Thank you, Rain. :)
   
  Hi, Imladris.  Sometimes, it does take feeling better to realize how bad it had gotten.  Glad you're feeling better too.
   
  Aww, thanks, CDub.  You're a sweetheart. {{{hug}}}
   
  Thank you Botty, I relate about the "almost human" thing.  :D  {{{hug}}}
   
  Ginger thank you for the good wishes, my little Italian dumpling... ;)  :D
   
  Mamie, you are a pearl of great price.  You have encouraged and supported me.  I appreciate it more than you know.  Thank you, soul sister.  {{{{{{big hug}}}}}}
   

• MissMimi said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Ah, wombie, you were posting the same time I did.  I hope you do decide to check with a doctor.  Help is available.  {{{hug}}}

• wombat said on Aug 05, 2007....

  MissMimi:  I did see a doctor once, and I ended up not getting the prescriptions filled that he gave me.  It's a long story I won't go into here, but I did end up getting divorced!  I could no longer afford the weekly visits, so I ended up dealing with some really bad stuff (flashbacks, panic attacks, migraines)  all without any help at all!  I should be grateful that lately, the depression is only an every now and then thing, and that the worst is behind me, I hope.  I watch for signs of prolonged depression, and I should hope that I would seek help then.  For now, it is just an occasional episode, several days good, a day or two not so good.  Maybe I have trained myself to bounce back?

  Wait!  This was a post about you feeling better!  Do not let me bring the subject back up and spoil your better moods!  I tried to go back and delete that, but, somehow I couldn't.  But, please, just know I am fine, and I sure am glad you are, too!  My point was--that I didn't follow my doctor's advice.  I am glad that you did. 

• MissMimi said on Aug 05, 2007....

  Wombie, really, whatever works for you is what you should do.  I know how horrible depression is, so I'm really glad that you've found a way to deal with it.

• mom said on Aug 05, 2007....

  MIMI-I love ya girl, and I am so happy that you are feeling better. I know how lonely and desolate a person can feel when they have to fight depresssion and feel like they are losing.  *major hugs*

• jadestar said on Aug 06, 2007....

  I'm glad you're feeling better...it gets better from here on.....

• fearing said on Aug 06, 2007....

  This is good news MissM!  Wonderful you are feeling better.  

• silverwhisper said on Aug 06, 2007....

  [hug]
  
  i know you'd do the same for me in a heartbeat, mimi. :>
  
  ed

• mirrorimage said on Aug 06, 2007....

  Mimi, i am so glad you are feeling better and the medication is helping! (((HUG)))

• kruuyai said on Aug 06, 2007....

  Mimi.... did I understand you correctly?  Did you say that PMS made you feel good?  Can I get some of those pills? 
  
  I took Prozac for about 6 months, and it was great stuff... changed my life... for a while, but I couldn't take the side effects.  I didn't mind the lack of libido so much (although my boyfriend did), but the sandpaper mouth and throat was killer.
  

• the_infernal_optimist said on Aug 06, 2007....

  Ooooh, why am I just now seeing this??
  
  That's great, Mimi! I'm so glad you're feeling at least somewhat better. :) You deserve to be happy, and it makes me happy that you're closer than you were. ((hugs))
  
  ~Infernal
  

• uniquely-ironic said on Aug 06, 2007....

  I'm glad things are better.  It's hard to figure out just what those dang hormones are doing some days. (tricky little bastards)  Hang in there.  You are sounding better and the rest will follow.

• blastfromthepast said on Aug 06, 2007....

  Mimi:  I'm so happy that things are improving for you.  Hubby takes 'happy pills' too, but not because of his menopause (and not because of mine, either!).  Love, Blast.

• skald said on Aug 06, 2007....

  I am so glad for you. 

• Zayda said on Aug 06, 2007....

  Mimi--I've very glad to hear that you are feeling less anxious and that the change in medication seems to be helping. Now, what shall we do to clip that pesky menopause fairy's wings?

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