Thank you for the info. That's something I can ask my dr about. We just need a miracle drug :)

Thanks so much! I took Prozac for 2 years, and it worked wonders. Then it stopped working :(. I have a follow up visit with my doc next month. I'm just so frustrated with the ups and downs. I need to even out and get some energy. I'm just impatient anyway :)

At least I know I'm not the only one. I'm hoping that upping my Wellbutrin will help. I'm the exact opposite with the sleeping. The Zoloft puts me in a coma at night, and every morning is a struggle to get up and moving. I've always been a really light sleeper so I'm not comfortable with that change. Good luck with…

My 4-year old's squeals are sonic booms. Ears. Bleeding. But it's almost bedtime :)

I feel your pain. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries several years ago. The only thing to do for it is to take hormonal birth control. I've tried to go off it because I didn't want to be dependent on the meds, but I also don't like have month long periods. I'll stay on Yaz as long as I need to. It really helps.…

Anyone have tons of trouble finding a depression med/ combo of meds that actually worked? I've been up and down since March. Initially Zoloft did pull me out of the depths of my funk, but I gained weight and had zero energy. Right now I'm doing Zoloft at night and Wellbutrin in the morning. I liked it at first, but…

I'm going with Gandalf. When someone tries to cut line at the Walmart, I'll pull him out so he can yell "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

You're close to my age then. Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called", any Prince, Aha's "Take On Me", and Sheena E, yo. I was also a dork over oldies. Still am.

My brain just shriveled up and died. People suck.

Huh. I feel rich if we have $50 in the bank the day before payday. So, yeah, I totally understand where these bastar... I mean people, are coming from.

Ooh, my mom is a master of the passive-aggressive "It's up to you", and I finish mentally "but it's a dumb idea."

It's lots of things, but the most recent is how she is reacting to the news of my brother's surprise news that he's leaving his wife of almost 20 year and has been having an affair. She immediately is feeling sorry for him, and she is worried that he will get screwed in the divorce. My feeling is he wanted to screw…

I'm sorry about your dad. My father died 3 years ago. I tried to take it easy on my mom because we were in so much pain. However, she seemed primarily worried about her finances after he died. She remarried last year, so I'm done cutting her slack. Maybe I'm just a bitch ;)

Thank you :)

I'm so sorry about this. Do you have any idea why she self-medicates? It's so hard for a family to face this kind of problem. I wish you lots of luck and good vibes, and I hope your mom gets help.

I know my mom has major issues, but it's hard for me not to take her actions personally. That's something I need to work on.

Your mom and my mom could be best friends. I thought after having kids (I have 3) that my mom and I would have this wonderful, close relationship. I love her, and she has helped through some really rough times, but I feel much more distant from her now than I ever did when I lived at home. Good luck with your mom, and…

I'm so sorry that happened. My mom is incredibly manipulative, and I think she is bipolar. Rather than distancing herself from her 3 kids, she is clingy and knows how to work a guilt trip. I hope your mother realizes now that you are more important than any man that may come in and out of her life :)

I'd like to be your friend! Pride and Prejudice 4-evah!

My mom is driving me up the wall! She will never change, but I keep hoping. Anyone want to share frustrating mom tales? I'm here to commiserate!