YES.......I AM NOT WIERD!!!!!!!!!!

BTW: Thank you ANNIE for being my sounding board during my rough times a few months ago!

Depression is something we "superwomen" don't want to admit to...simply because it makes us feel inferior. Women judge each other WAAAAAAY too much!

As I have posted before, I suffer from "situational depression". I didn't really think about that when I was 1st diagnosed; thought it was just a clinical term........then I took a look at the words.... and thought, "....oh, the situation I am in makes me depressed!" That made so much sense to me! I have been on Effexor XR for about 7 months.......and it takes about 4 weeks to even feel the effects. I just this week weened off of it. I decided to see if I am any better emotionally. I also have been to a therapist (not a phsychiatrist, but a women's health phsychologist). She did wonders for me by making me look at the situation I am in to see what I could change to help me cope with or significantly reduce the feelings of despair and down-in-the-dumps. It's different for everyone....you have to find yours!

If I find I can't cope without the meds, I will definitely go back on them. It beats crying all day and having those, "my life sucks" thoughts running thru my head all day!

Biking for me is.........freedom. When I told Cindy, my therapist that, she said, "...that tells me everything I need to know!"

The best word of advice I can give...........TALK ABOUT YOUR SYMPTOMS WITH SOMEONE YOU TRUST! Talk about how you feel with a best girlfriend; find someone if you don't already have someone to talk to! It will make a difference.....trust me!