sel

Thank you

Ozzidoc

Hmmmm now I'm wondering how you could look like BOTH of these people


I think that Rodney is cute and lovely

busterboy

Ozzidoc....I love you. You are the only other person alive that understands that Rodders is fabby! (See Curly, see)!

Ozzidoc

Trixy

I think there's a lot of misinformation about anti-depressants. Someone close to me was prescribed them and when we spoke to his family one of them said.. "Oh you've got happy pills". They're not uppers in that sense at all. They take several weeks to make a gradual difference and sometimes one or two variations have to be tried to get the one right for you. It's tricky because the person needs to feel joy again, even a little, sooner than later but it still takes time. It's actually very hard on the support people around them too, who have to take a back seat.

My loved one tried one prescription which kept him ticking over, just barely improved but still improved. The best side-effect for that first meds was that they helped him sleep. Insomnia is often a problem for the depressed and to have a good night's sleep without feeling groggy the next day, was a good thing. The next type he tried did the opposite. They say wired or tired. Wired isn't so good and he stopped those a few days after. Finally the last type enabled a little bit of a buzz I suppose, but by then he was happier anyway. This all happened within about ten months. Then no meds at all.

Just to add work was a major trigger but there's usually a whole mess of things that brings one down. You need a hobby for sheer indulgent fun. Don't treat the hobby like a task or beat yourself up if you stuff up in that hobby. It's just getting into crafts or making model trains or whatever. Nobody to judge you, just a nice little escape having fun.

Pollyana

Make that three of us....he's been cute ever since his appearances in Butterflies years ago My mate gave him a couple fo flying lessons.....and didn't get me his phone number! Grrrrrrrrr

Ozzidoc

I loved watching Butterflies! I could sing the theme song for days....if I could just remember the bits that come after "Love is like a butterfly...."


"The Butterflies theme song, "Love Is Like A Butterfly", was written and originally recorded by American country and western music artist Dolly Parton. The version used at the opening of each episode was recorded specially for the series by Clare Torry, with a band conducted by the BBC's well-known TV composer Ronnie Hazlehurst." www.answers.com/topic/butterflies


ooooo I'm off on a tangent now - sorry OP!!
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