Ah Girl, go to your GP, just tell him whats going on and let him/her take it from there. I've had depression for years, got worse and my husband committed suicide...Don't ask for drugs but just go with the flow the Doc gives you. and you should know that drugs like Lexapro, Zoloft, etc cannot be used to get high,…

You guys, my boyfriend totally proposed to me wearing a bathing suit yesterday. Thanks to all y'all Jezzies who had my back through months of waiting for the ring to drop and my unexpected pregnancy pre-engagement. YOUR DREAMS ARE IMPORTANT AND CAN COME TRUE.

Was this not already a Fry & Laurie sketch?

Are people so afraid of gay people living as happily as they are that they continue with this? Scratch that. MORE happily than they are, because no one who tries that hard to shutter human rights lives a happy life of their own.

These douchebags don't stand a chance. Given the Court ruled that they had no legal right to appeal in the first place, and that the ninth circuit and Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from them, there is virtually zero chance that their "emergency" motion is going to get any traction. Assholes.

I'm drugged to the gills and this is what I'm going through. You have my sympathy. At this point, the thought of loading the dishwasher or doing or putting away laundry is overwhelming. Best of luck to you.

Do not ever be too intimidated to tell a physician what you need. That is their job and believe me, they have seen everything and will not judge you. I grew up in a family of physicians (and dad is a psychiatrist) and married one so I am more comfortable around them but just go in and say, "I am very depressed and it…

I am really sorry you are feeling this way. I agree with everyone else that it is best just to tell the doctor outright how you feel. I am kind of glad that you talked about this though, because I just wanted to vent a bit and I have no one to talk to about these things.

That's pretty much what I did with my GP. "Hey, I feel like a pile of shit, and I have a family history of depression. What can you do for me?" Then we talked over some options, and we decided to test out a low dose of Zoloft, and bam, that was just the kick in the ass I needed to feel less horrible and start moving…

I would go with what you said - but just make it believable. I mean explain you're depressed and suicidal and then say you would like to try medication. But Valium is usually prescribed for anxiety (by most of the doctors I've been to anyway) so if you specifically want to get some of that then you need to say you're…

Are you really limited to a GP? A lot of insurance plans allow you to self-refer to psychiatry, since it's so damn obvious what kind of specialist you need to see for that type of problem, which would allow you to skip the GP visit and go straight for the big guns. But if you like your GP and/or must start the…

10+ year veteran of depression/anxiety and all sorts of SSRI's here. Great advice upthread, but my 2 cents- while making a plan with your GP (either an RX or an appointment with a psychiatrist), start looking for a therapist TOO. Therapists can be hard to get appointments with and you may not like the first person you…

I've been trying the cut gluten thing. I wished it worked for me. I have to come up with a couple ideas for a project for school by tomorrow and all I could do today was staring at the computer, fighting the migraines that I know realize are strictly related to my moods, and not leave the house cause walking alone…

Advice from someone who takes multiple psych and nuero meds... Walk in and just lay it out like everyone said. But...don't mention medicine. If you end up with a not-so-great gp you can end up with a label of "drug-seeking behavior."

Dude, better living through chemistry. Ain't no shame in seeking medical help for a medical problem. You said you don't have a regular GP... now is the time to get one.

Agreed. Also allow your GP to know that you're willing to try therapy (if you are), but that you think medication would be best until you find a therapist that you've developed a good relationship with. Highly doubt you're gonna get your hands on any Valium, and Xanax is for panic attacks. You might be stuck with…

A million points for " no cut out gluten/drink more smoothies." I HEARD that. I HEART that.

Good luck to you, hope you find what you need.

I agree that you should just be blunt, like others said. Meds are also cool in my opinion. I had a depression for like, ten years - it came and went about once a year or so, and hit me full force about every other year. I even worried I was bipolar but my psych said that, since I don't get the highs, it was probably…