Depression and Cystic Fibrosis

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

Emily65Roses · Jul 15, 2007

I wasn't originally going to answer this thread, but I'm bored, so I figure I'll give it a shot. Hang on, try to be patient, because I may ramble a bit.

Okay, let's start with depression. Yes, I have it. I have since I was about... 14 years old. I've been on meds since I was 16 or so, though they've changed a few times. It wasn't really CF-related, though. I was made fun of, sure. But I was made fun of for plenty, CF was just part of it. My big CF-related depression thing was that around the age of 17, I went nutty. I decided it was about time I got married and moved out and all that... and I was frickin 17. The guy I was with was like "whoa, chill the hell out, not happening." I had a bit of a meltdown. I was destructive those years. I started cutting myself when I was 15 and that continued for 5 years. I also ODed when I was 17, spent a week in a mental ward. That was fun. Ahahahaa.

I got drunk a lot in high school. It was basically what we did on the weekends. Before I got to sleeping meds, I used to take a few shots before bed to help me sleep. I had a lot of issues, really. I also smoked weed in high school (couple times a month, max). I wanted to have fun, I was sick of working around the CF, so I said effff it. (I still get high sometimes, but now I eat it. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> )

I also seem to have anxiety issues, but I haven't gotten any help for that. Every once and a while, something will get on my mind, and I won't be able to shake it (work I need to do and haven't gotten to, even stupid sh*t like if I wake up from a nap and start to get worried that I won't fall back asleep - which does wake me up and prevent me from sleeping further). My pulse goes up, I shake. Sometimes if it's bad enough, I'll lose feeling in my fingers and toes. Sometimes even my whole hands. My eyes tend to twitch. A lot of fun.

I haven't added a med for the anxiety. I've asked my doc about it, but never followed through. I'm already on enough, and I don't want to add anymore. Additionally, I've been dealing with this anxiety crap without meds. Even though I hate it, I've been sucking it up minus meds like I said, and I figure I've done it so far, so I can keep going. I'm really just not up to adding another med if I don't need to. I'm currently on Wellbutrin for the depression and Melatonin (OTC) for sleep. That's it for mental meds.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

CBJ · Jul 16, 2007

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

of the people i have spoken to at my cf clinic all have suffered some form of depression.I have suffered with it as well because this condition does affect you phyisically it has repurcussions for the mental side as well.I remember and still to this day feel fatigued by cf ie i do have headaches casued by the cf which affects my abilty to socialise as you feel drained a lot of the time.Also cos i was quite skinny when i was a kid i didnt feel macho enough which affected my personality not to mention the constant stomach aches i always had as a kid(again cf linked).Cf affected me becasue i felt and looked different to other kids and i beat myself up about it and i became withdrawn etc and i also think this was due to my brothers who were really good at sports and i couldent compete with them cos i did get breathless and so i felt like a spastic ie not good enough

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: CBJ

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.</end quote></div> CBJ well said

Ricky123 · Jul 16, 2007

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: CBJ

I think depression can go hand and hand with CF because unless you have it you have no idea what we go through.My childhood was difficult too. Children are so crewl and judgmental that if your not like everyone else you get hung out to dry. Not being able to play sports and do things you want to do as a kid is hard. And once the teen years hit it's the beginning of depression cause you've been outcasted. This is what got me into what I say has saved my life MUSIC. It was the only thing basically my parents didn't have a problem with me doing. Everyone has there own thing and I hope you find what helps you. But always remember your not alone in dealing with these cf problems and together we all can beat this disease.</end quote></div> CBJ well said

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