It really hit him today. He couldnt get
out of bed to go to work, scared to leave
the house and worst of all he is scared to
hold his 5 week old daughter.
i dont know what to do..he knows that he
needs professional help but whether or not
he seeks it is another thing.
Any suggestions you can give me to help
him through this would be apprecieated!!
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 01-23-08 19:10pm
well the best thing you can do is to
listen and talk to him. i know thats what
really helps me when travis talks or just
listens to me. depression SUCKS. he might
be feeling the aftershoock of everything
thats just happened. women can get PPD but
men can also get the baby blues.
he does need help. but some people dont
realize or want help. he can always go
talk to a counselor or a dr. and even get
on anti depressants if thats his choice.
no one can make him do anything and thats
the good thing about it. he can always say
"no" to any suggestion so really he has
control over the whole situation. talking
to a theripist might just help him alot to
maybe get some better ideas of what he
should do.
obviously he does want some kind of hep
because hes reaching out to you for it.
which is the first step and a very good
thing. you can offer him help its just up
to him to take it
im sorry
i hope he feesl better soon
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sir_brian
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Depression Posted: 01-23-08 21:50pm
Alot of times the best thing you can do
for a depressed person is let them be.
Alot of times they just need to "change
the channel" in their minds. And because
depression comes in waves, it must be
endured. For me, I like to take walks or
get some form of exercise because it
elevates my mood; although sometimes when
you're depressed you feel fatigue so you
don't want to do anything.
Give him space, let him approach you when
he wants to, and try to not act like you
feel sorry for him; just tell him "it will
pass" and carry on until he starts to feel
better.
As far as medication goes, alot of them
have side effects that sometimes seem as
bad as the depression. I like the old
tricyclic medications; their primary side
effect is sleepiness whereas the newer
types an antidepressants seem to have alot
of strange and uncomfortable side effects
that make it hard to take. The one
exception is prozac, which i think is ok,
but for some people it can make you have
trouble sleeping.
I'm sure this was little help, but I've
suffered from depression myself, still do,
and I wanted to offer some advice.
Brian
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 01-23-08 22:14pm
if he does get on meds tell him to steer
away from welbutrin
this stuff is killing me
good luck shar i hope he gets things
sorted out
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pixma
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Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 1015 Location: NSW Australia
