Underactive thyroid? Me'thinks this is something Lonnie should have checked. I'm curious what treatment you'd receive for this? Email me privately if you could, or just ping me on IM? skorzy@critter.net

Either way, I hope things will be better for you soon. Good luck and you're in my thoughts!

(*hug*) Hope they can figure out exactly what's wrong and get good treatment for it. Good luck with it, Kestral.

I had a difficult period of time in my life that led to my being diagnosed with clinical depression as well. Like you, I really was not thrilled with the thought of possibly needing medication for a long time just to reach normalcy. Actually, the hardest part for me was telling my parents. Mom didn't take it well at all.

Ultimately, I figured that if I needed some help keeping my brain chemistry where it needed to be, that was preferrable to the nights when I would just cry, be scared, or not eat -- all for no reason at all.

They made me schedule some counselling before they would give me the drugs. It wasn't exactly cheap, but together they did the trick for me because I wound up leaving the Wellbutrin behind after about three months.

Frankly, with moving and job hunting and starting co-habitation I'm surprised I haven't needed to go back. But that's the cool thing about the brain and the body -- sometimes it just forgets how to do things right for a little while, and you just have to give it a push. I hope that whatever regimen your doctor prescribes will bring you some relief.

*hug* I keep procrastinating on getting my Thyroid results. I should do it soon though.

I hope you benefit from all this. Feel better soon!

We'll be here when you get back, don't worry. Take what time you need and we'll see you soon. *snug*

Many many *hugs*.