yeah prescription stuff is not for me..:curse:

I've written about my experience with depression in the MBTTUK forum many times...I found SJW really helped me and still does from time to time. I've been here 12 years.

Sound more like anxiety than depression ...
there is a pill for it ..

And here you were, my sister, Dolores, all this time and I never knew it. Can't possibly be two women in NJ without kitchens in their next house.

Hi Kida ... welcome to the BE stomping grounds. You never said where in the big old US you are. Perhaps there might be BE members in your area or a British club that you can join and at the very least be with those familiar with your background ;-)

Do you work? What interests do you have outside the house? Have you thought of going back to school, taking classes, whatever?

Homesickness must be horrible to suffer through. I don't know first hand but from reading on BE I know that others either give in the feelings of loneliness, isolation and despair or they pull up their stocks and venture out in public and make a life for themselves. They still are homesick but at least they are busy which takes some of the cutting edge off of the emotion.

Hugs
Rete

yes, but the side effects on the other hand.... those will make you not want to leave the house.

Xanax can be addictive ...but seen it work very well ...

That is very very addictive - I personally would never suggest that except for very short term use.

For anxiety/depression there are much better meds - Buspar is one that comes to mind.

But then your not a Doctor ....

Well I was studying towards my doctorate in psychology, and that is a psych med. So one might presume I have some familiarity.

I also know people personally who have innocently been prescribed benzo's, and unkowningly become dependant and/or addicted. There are much less dangerous meds available for anxiety.

So my personal recommendation stands.

Terrific med for a one-off, like the dentist. Very dangerous for anything resembling long term, imo.

But then you're not a Doctor

Sounds exactly like depression. Could be some anxiety also (though she hasn't said so), but certainly sounds like classic depression.

Some antidepressant meds also treat anxiety, if she has any.

But then I am ..

Uni of Puerto Rico school of medicine doesn't count!!

i'm really terrified to do prescription pills,
i'm just a week on SJW.

I work and have friends and hobbies, and for a while everything was great,
but recently i just woke up one morning with that feeling you know..and now being at work i wanna get home, and when i am at home i wanna be somewhere
else..the worst thing -i can't sleep..I even tried to take some sleeping pills
yesterday- and as a result didn't even close my eyes:curse:

I've been to the doc before, he told me that it's normal what i feel,
but how can it be normal when it hurts so bad?

Sorry for being so dramatic

The day I crossed the border I was happy. Then again, I didn't much care for my family back home or anything, so I was glad to be living in another country. Probably not what you wanted to hear... but you asked!

Ian