How many people have ever had so much stress they need anti depressents

[unclear]

with my daughter being a alcoholic and with her trying to kill herself, she has turned on me. Some due to Morgellons, some due to the meds that I take. Would any one go on a anti=depressent. Not sure if I should as I have very little energy to begin with and they tend to knock me out. Not sure if going on them will keep me fighting for myself, or woud I just give up and not take care of me. I am at the stage were the little black fibers are getting in my skin and boy they do hurt. To have your own daugther tell you that she hates you and I am the one that made her like this is hard to hear. And when she wants her father who is homeless a drug addic and vicous. It seems to me he has filled her head with such toxic things, that I have done to her as a child. Don't really know what to do. I am thankful to this board and my many friends that I do have. I do know that in the end I will be tested and DX for Morgellons. At that point I plan on writing a mass letter to all those that laughed at me. Thanks, really haveing a hard time here. Plus the pain I am in. Thanks Unclear

[Steve Frey]

You have to hang in there unclear, things are starting to happen now and just maybe we'll have some help soon. My 12 year old daughter, my exwife, and myself all suffer from this. My ex-wife finally realizes that she has it after years of me trying to convince her but she apparantly wants to just bury her head in the sand and hopes it goes away since she is doing nothing for it. I try not to alarm my daughter over it but at the same time I have to try and rid her of it by getting her to take my prescription albenza and copper supplements. She is suppose to live with her mother(my ex) during the week but they are constantly fighting and my daughter ends up staying with me more often than not, I believe the morgellons is the cause of this. After having this for so long and reading all that I've read I think I've learned to better handle my emotions but I still stress tremendously over my daughter and she is my driving force in all the research I do. I can't quit until the world looks in the right direction and realizes that this is caused by the bryozoan. In regards to anti-depressants, I tried them a few years ago and they had absolutely no effect on me.

[ladycolorado]

in my case, yeah i try to fight the depression as much as i can through laughter and music, playing online games and whatever i can do to naturally produce endorphins, the body's natural painkillers which help bolster the immune system. if the weather is cool i go fora walk.sounds silly i know, but it is what i do. (LC).

[lindalu]

Unclear
You cannot let this or the situation with your daughter get the best of you.
If you think Anti-depressants would HELP you, then by all means talk to the doc. Anything that reduces stress IMO helps with the morgs. I tried them at a couple of times in my life. Ironically I had never used them when my son died and refused them when the doc suggested them. Figured facing it head on and dealing with it was better. But, a year later I went back ready to give them a try. You do what ya gotta do. I found taking them before bed was best cuz some do make you groggy.
As for your daughter. Sometimes time and growing up is all that can change things. All you can say to her is, "I do not agree and I may not like what you say or do, but I will always love you" and leave it at that.
As for giving her "this". As if you had a choice!
I go to the Fabry web page (the genetic disease I have) and a lady there was asking about having kids knowing she had a 50/50 chance of passing this on. It can be a pretty funky thing also to deal with. Duh.......there is a difference in blaming someone for something they did unintentionally and something they had a choice in.
How does the serenity prayer go.................I said it ever week for 2 years and guess I subconciously never can remember it......
change what I can, and accept what I cannot...........and the wisdom to know the difference.....................
Linda
PS Safrey...........nice pic

[tcmgpt13]

Something for depression which is herbal: St. John's Wort. Studies were done using Perika, a standardized St. John's Wort. Nature's Way brand. Supposed to be as effective as some of the antidepressants (such as Zoloft) and is probably safer. You can find research on the internet about this.

[unclear]

I was very upset yesterday morning when I posted this, I have made up my mind, My mother was a alcoholic, my first husband also, and when my mother died I swore that I would never ever deal with a alcoholic again, both of my daugthers know that, when I married my husband he is not a drinker but a sailor so when friends came over when he was single he would have it in his apartment. I told him if you are going to marry me, there will be no alcohol in our house ever. He agreed and gave it all away. Now I could care less if he went out and got drunk with some friends I have even encouraged it for his is funny when he drinks and I get a laugh out of it, but he hardly drinks, when out to sea he would drink only one or two, now if he was getting a big award, yeah they took him out and got him plastered. I only got mad that they did not call me so I could here him and get the laughs. So if she wants to dis own me, it might be better for me. I love her very much, I have taken her to AA meetings and N/A meetings, she knows the steps. So it's up to her. I do believe there is something wrong with her brain such as maybe Bi-polar. My other daugther and I are going to her shrink which use to be my shrink first. I will have days that I am going to be down and depress with all that has happen and this disease, but hey I got through all my other disease's. I also have had a year of a program called COPE, learning to cope with pain. So I do have my own tools. I agree I am not taking the anti-depressants, I believe they just make you not deal with the problem if you are not truly depressed. Thanks all for your opinions. Unclear. Think better

[Kritters]

Dear Unclear,

I'm glad to read your last post regarding this. Seems you have your head on straight and it's tough when you feel alone and are being attacked by those whom you love.

I'm very glad you have decided NOT to take the anti-depressants, since after reading the book, "The Truth About the Drug Companies" by the previous editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Angell my eyes were not only opened but gave me a permanent "deer in the headlights" look about my face. There are so many well-known anti-depressants out there that either haven't been tested by INDEPENDENT laboratories, and have been pushed through to the unassuming public only to have them be the guinea pigs, or are what they call "Me-too" drugs which need only have an atom in the chemistry and actually in many cases are not as good as the drug they replace. The Metoo drugs are developed to keep the patents going so the pharmaceutical companies don't lose their billions.

The other thing, is that you should refuse to let your daughter and ex give you the guilts. They are only transferring onto you and she knows you love her. You are doing the best you can. This will eat you away and you need to get your immune system stronger.

My two cents.

xoxoKrits