I need to vent!

[GoktimusPrime]

(Yes, I know a whale is not a fish.)

Yet they both can end up as sushi.

[kup]

In the last week or so I have been inexplicably feeling depressed. It's been affecting me at work as I am having trouble concentrating and on a few occasions I have said some dumb things to colleagues during social conversations although nothing of consequence. What is worrying me is that I have only recently started this position and don't want to make the wrong impression.

I suspect that I am having some sort of chemical imbalance as I have absolutely no reason to feel depressed, my life is going great. I started to feel depressed after I stopped taking some stomach pills which a doctor prescribed. I took them for about a week but I begun developing some nasty side effects like skin rashes, nightmares and 'other' problems but my stomach had no improvement so I stopped taking them. Shortly after that, I begun to feel depressed, it took me a couple of weeks to work it out, just a feeling of severe dimness and mental inadequacy with a 'life is wrong' feeling.

I hope that it goes away soon as I am currently doing training and had trouble concentrating in one of the tasks which was kind of embarrassing as it was very simple. I had to be figuratively slapped to be able to concentrate enough to do it.

[blackie]

seasonal affective disorder?

[kup]

seasonal affective disorder?

Maybe, depends if there is a pattern of this every year which I cannot recall.

[LordCyrusOmega]

That sucks Kup. It's always hard trying to learn things when you've got a monkey on your back. Hope you feel better soon

[UltraMarginal]

In the last week or so I have been inexplicably feeling depressed. It's been affecting me at work as I am having trouble concentrating and on a few occasions I have said some dumb things to colleagues during social conversations although nothing of consequence. What is worrying me is that I have only recently started this position and don't want to make the wrong impression.

I suspect that I am having some sort of chemical imbalance as I have absolutely no reason to feel depressed, my life is going great. I started to feel depressed after I stopped taking some stomach pills which a doctor prescribed. I took them for about a week but I begun developing some nasty side effects like skin rashes, nightmares and 'other' problems but my stomach had no improvement so I stopped taking them. Shortly after that, I begun to feel depressed, it took me a couple of weeks to work it out, just a feeling of severe dimness and mental inadequacy with a 'life is wrong' feeling.

I hope that it goes away soon as I am currently doing training and had trouble concentrating in one of the tasks which was kind of embarrassing as it was very simple. I had to be figuratively slapped to be able to concentrate enough to do it.

that's odd, I know it's almost a cliche but try having some yogurt daily, it apparently is good for sorting out your tummy. make sure you're eating well and sleeping well, open a new transformer and you'll be fine
that's all I got.

[Hursticon]

In the last week or so I have been inexplicably feeling depressed. It's been affecting me at work as I am having trouble concentrating and on a few occasions I have said some dumb things to colleagues during social conversations although nothing of consequence. What is worrying me is that I have only recently started this position and don't want to make the wrong impression.

I suspect that I am having some sort of chemical imbalance as I have absolutely no reason to feel depressed, my life is going great. I started to feel depressed after I stopped taking some stomach pills which a doctor prescribed. I took them for about a week but I begun developing some nasty side effects like skin rashes, nightmares and 'other' problems but my stomach had no improvement so I stopped taking them. Shortly after that, I begun to feel depressed, it took me a couple of weeks to work it out, just a feeling of severe dimness and mental inadequacy with a 'life is wrong' feeling.

I hope that it goes away soon as I am currently doing training and had trouble concentrating in one of the tasks which was kind of embarrassing as it was very simple. I had to be figuratively slapped to be able to concentrate enough to do it.

I'm a little concerned as to what those Tablets were that your Doctor prescribed?

Have you seen your Doctor since stopping the medication dude? - Depending on the chemical composition of the medication, it may have certain side effects that should've been explained to you, on top of which, you may require additional medication whilst on it to balance things out and/or additional medication in order to ween and/or cope with coming off of it.

One Should Never simply cease taking a prescribed medication unless the physician that prescribed it states that it is safe to do so!

I highly recommend you see your Doctor Kup as soon as you possibly can to get on top of this before it possibly gets any worse, as the last thing you would want mate is for further discomfort to be self inflicted.

[SkyWarp91]

In the last week or so I have been inexplicably feeling depressed. It's been affecting me at work as I am having trouble concentrating and on a few occasions I have said some dumb things to colleagues during social conversations although nothing of consequence. What is worrying me is that I have only recently started this position and don't want to make the wrong impression.

I suspect that I am having some sort of chemical imbalance as I have absolutely no reason to feel depressed, my life is going great. I started to feel depressed after I stopped taking some stomach pills which a doctor prescribed. I took them for about a week but I begun developing some nasty side effects like skin rashes, nightmares and 'other' problems but my stomach had no improvement so I stopped taking them. Shortly after that, I begun to feel depressed, it took me a couple of weeks to work it out, just a feeling of severe dimness and mental inadequacy with a 'life is wrong' feeling.

I hope that it goes away soon as I am currently doing training and had trouble concentrating in one of the tasks which was kind of embarrassing as it was very simple. I had to be figuratively slapped to be able to concentrate enough to do it.

Sounds like you're getting bored with your life, even if you are having a great life. But even a great life with all uppers gets boring. Try challenging yourself to a project, any project that demands much of your attention and your devotion - I'm doing so now and it's kept me away from those moments of wondering what the hell is the point of it all - whatever the project is though, it has to be something you enjoy doing. I'm mapmaking now for a internet gaming cafe (they approve) and I enjoy it very much, though at times it is a b*tch, and after spending ~60hrs on it last week, I'm still nowhere near done - but I'm determined on finishing it - and in between my breaks I go exercise, challenge myself at the gym and challenge my own diet by eating less junk food and more healthy foods. Naturally I feel better, and I was in a rut like you only a few months ago and wanted to quit but am now picking up the pieces, redeeming myself eventually.

Redemption won't be easy though, it'll be hard - and they'll be sacrifices. But know this, you're on a forum where most of us, maybe even all are very supportive and caring for one another - and we got your back.

I hope you get better!

[kup]

Sounds like you're getting bored with your life, even if you are having a great life. But even a great life with all uppers gets boring. Try challenging yourself to a project, any project that demands much of your attention and your devotion - I'm doing so now and it's kept me away from those moments of wondering what the hell is the point of it all - whatever the project is though, it has to be something you enjoy doing. I'm mapmaking now for a internet gaming cafe (they approve) and I enjoy it very much, though at times it is a b*tch, and after spending ~60hrs on it last week, I'm still nowhere near done - but I'm determined on finishing it - and in between my breaks I go exercise, challenge myself at the gym and challenge my own diet by eating less junk food and more healthy foods. Naturally I feel better, and I was in a rut like you only a few months ago and wanted to quit but am now picking up the pieces, redeeming myself eventually.

Redemption won't be easy though, it'll be hard - and they'll be sacrifices. But know this, you're on a forum where most of us, maybe even all are very supportive and caring for one another - and we got your back.

I hope you get better!

Thanks for your advise and well wishes but I don't think this applies in my case. In the last month I have been through a huge change in my daily routine and been more mentally and physically challenged than usual both professionally and recreationally and I have most certainly been occupied with a lot of things, including much more active social activities than normal. That is why it felt so weird as I couldn't identify the 'standard' factors that could be causing it - Although I am the type who prefers solitude as the norm with a reserved social life but that's more my personality. I personally feel that it's due to the medication or maybe Blackie is correct and it's the seasonal change affecting my mood and I am only noticing it now due to me being more aware of it due to current peripheral factors.

Anyways, I felt a lot better today even if I am not yet back to normal.

- Hursticon, thanks for your concern, I appreciate that but they are just stomach pills for a bad tummy nothing critical like Epilim or some other drug which has serious side effects if you stop taking them. My stomach has actually begun to improve and as of today I didn't have any problems.

BTW, I did some research on those pills and it is plagued with side effects, several of them actually consistent to what I experienced with them. The doctor never mentioned any side effects at all

[Doubledealer]

Yeah sounds like it's the meds, Kup. Until very recently I was taking Endep, a type of SSRI for stomach pain & nausea suffered after a proctocolectomy I had a few years back. Despite being an anti-depressant, one of Endep's side effects was to calm the stomach, which admittedly it did quite well. Came off it three weeks though and my mood has sky rocketed, I feel much more positive and don't fall into the blues any more. Also helps that the nausea and stomach pain are not too bad either!

Let us know how you go Kup, all the best.