I've been on anti-depressants for quite some time now -- first prozac, then when that stopped working, I changed to Effexor.  I don't like having to take drugs to keep my mood elevated, but it's better than the severe depression I experienced before taking them.

Anyway, for the past 2 days, I've been weepy, sad, and feeling very sorry for myself.  Yeah, okay, I turned 50 yesterday, and that might be part of it.  But everything is making me cry -- my beloved niece forgot my birthday, and I havent been able to stop crying.  (she threw her mother-in-law a surprise 50th party, complete with a very expensive gold bracelet - and I don't even get a phone call!!)  (I raised this girl, and she is now 32, like a little sister and best friend.)  Then, today, my ex-boss, whom I love dearly, stopped by my desk to wish me a belated Happy Birthday, and instead of being happy, I got very sad and teary-eyed that he forgot yesterday!  And I read an article in the paper on my lunch hour about a teenager who accidentally died while helping people, and I had to go to the bathroom to hide because I was crying so hard.

I guess this is a mood swing, not depression.  I know depression first hand - and this is NOT depression.  But I can't stand the weepy, miserable crying jags.  It feels like PMS, but no period this month yet.

Any ideas on what to do to pull myself out of this self-pity and extreme sensitivity?

Sylvry,

Is this when you would be having a period?  You could be skipping (called a phantom period) and have these weepy times.  I chart this on my calendar and this is when I have these times.   This was usually right before when I would have a period and days 4-7.    

My weepy times were helped by the Potatoes Not Prozac diet...protein 3 times a day and the potato at night.  Might be worth trying just the next two days to see .   You are familiar...

This brought me out of the weepies month before last...couldn't believe it but it did...

Sugar may be the culprit....if you had cake on your birthday.

I had those weepy spells....makes everything seem worse than it is...

Hope you feel better soon....

   

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