When I'm depressed, I feel the same way - I just want to go to bed and isolate. But that's the depression talking!! Don't listen! I hope the med change is helpful. Sometimes a tweak does the trick! Be good to yourself and take good care!

Big Hugs!! I hope the depression passes quickly.

Sorry your depressed I hope your med tweak works and I'll say a prayer you get through the day without too much hassles

Sorry you're depressed. I haven't been a member that long, so I'll just be general with suggestions. Do you have a therapist/counselor to talk to? Medication doesn't always fix everything, I know because I take 300mg of Effexor XR, and I still get depressed. I know there are things I can do to change the depressing mood, but often the depression gets so strong that I don't want to even get out of bed, muchless do something proactive about it. I will be talking with my psych doc the end of August about knocking the Effexor down because I'm having problems with agitation and mixed states of agitation&that drives my blood pressure through the roof. I hope upping your meds helps you. One question=when my thoughts race, I usually end up going manic for a few days, is that what happens with you? Sorry if I'm being nosy or preachy :)

I always feel a bit of relief checking in with a therapist. (((Hugs))) hope the depression doesn't last too long.

Agree with spacekat. Going to bed is ok for a little catnap when your a little tired but not all day. Yes meds have their place. Try ways to lift your mood. Google ways to lift mood. It will come up with some helpful suggestions to counteract the depression. Yes depression is shit!! FACT. But stand up to it. Thats what I do. Excercise, Music, Art therapy, life coaching, Pet therapy, singing ...or whatever you can do to battle this awful illness.

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Mark x

Uncertain what to tell you. Sometimes rest is recuperative. I feel the same way Its so hard for me to get up in the morn. Worst mood then. Hope the med change helps really improves your mood.

You sound like you may be in a mixed state. Brain racing isn't usually a symptom of depression...more like mania.

Vit. D can be very, very helpful for BP Depression. The real thing that you get from Sunshine is the best, maybe take a 15 minute walk twice a day. Or you can also use supplements. I have pretty severe BP Depression and I take 6000 mg of Vitamin D a day.

You need to call your Dr. back and insist on seeing him so that you can get your meds tweaked or changed.

I know its hard but you also need to try and work yourself out of this Depression before it gets deeper. Make yourself take small walks during the day. If you have a gym membership, go to the gym. If there's a public pool near you, go and swim laps for 30 min.

The thing about the Depression monster is it just feeds on your depression and then makes you more depressed, so it can feed again, and project on you again, etc. Do you see the circular patter that you can't jump off of.

Journaling is a great way to get all the crap out of your head that clogs up your brain when your depressed. but a notebook and just start pouring all the crap out on paper. It doesn't have to be pretty or neat, it's just the stuff coming out of your head.

I hope something in this post works for you, I know how hard it can be to get that depression monster off your bag once he has his hooks in....but don't give up.

Give it a week or two to get the more meds in your system and see how you feel. You will get better if you are on the right meds. Don't give up. We are all here to support you. Big Hugs:)