This is Bon Bon. My mommy seems very sad today. She seems stressed and she even cried on me. I licked her eyeballs for her. Can you puppers and hoomans please send a hug and a slurpy kiss to my mommy? I don't want her to be sad anymore.
:heart: Bonnie
Yes, I've been rather pathetic lately. I've taken the bull by the horns as far as my mental health is concerned and now I, like a good many emotionally challenged hoomans, am on a pill that is supposed to dump some happy hormones into my head. It's still in the trial stage (this is my 3rd med try) and today hasn't been too great. I have felt stressed, angry, hurt, headachey, tummy ache and just all around pathetic. I still am very hopeful that things will get better if I keep on trying.
One thing that I plan on doing is spending more time here and telling funny Bonnie stories. Like our recent adventure with the food cube. I'll relate that one this weekend. In the meantime, please don't think I'm weak, worthless or silly (I do a good job of that myself.) Just need a little extra support right now. I hope you won't think any less of me as I scramble to get out of the hole I've found myself in.
Sandi
Lots of slurpy kisses and snuggles on their way over the Atlantic to your Mummy. Dachsie medicine is the very best.
Sandi: we are really sorry to hear how low you are feeling and know you will find many a sympathetic ear here on the Board. We have no personal experience with medicines like you are taking, or how long you need for them to take effect, but we do know sharing how you feel with friends can help a lot so do remember we are here for you. In the roughest times of my life the small kindnesses were the ones that got me through.
Remember we know how special you are so don't be too hard on yourself. We are looking forward to hearing more Bonnie stories, please keep them coming.
Hilde is sending some extra southern comfort slurpy kisses your way. There is no shame in what you are are going through. In fact, I think it shows a lot of courage to go and get the help you need when you need it. In my humble opinion, YOU ROCK!!! :headbang: So just call on us whenever you need anymore slurpy kisses.
Darcel and the "Slurpy Kisser Extraordinaire" Hilde
I am sending bucket loads of huggies to your mommy, and the Fab Fivey's are sending bucketloads of slurpy kisses !!!! Tell your mommy to hang in there.....we love her.....and do what she needs to do to be happy each day.....life is too short !!!! Tell your mommy that we know writing is a passion for her and we would LOVE to hear more stories about you !!!
Bon-Bon - you are a good girl to watch out for mommy :comfort:
We'll do our best to send the slurpy kisses from here over the mountains. If you were here in person, I know 4 dachsies who'd try to wash your nose off - which certainly qualifies them as slurpy kissers! :2funny:
Smmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmooooooochies coming at ya Sandi xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thank you for sharing your difficulties with us, a problem shared is a problem halved and we can't wait to hear Bon Bon stories - loads of them. Know that you're surrounded by cookie friends from all around the world that are hugging you from afar and who would lick your eyeballs if we were closer (that's Tris and Ivy of course). I think you're never alone when you're loved by doxies and their hooman slaves too. Take care of yourself and take time to get better. We're here for the giggles and the tears because that's what friends do. Love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Gail, Tris and Ivy Menace xxxxxxxxxxx
Sandi, hang in there kiddo. You know, almost three years ago I woke up with two ruptured disks, 100 days later after a lot of intense pain and trying everything else my insurance company OK'd surgery. THEN the mental stuff hit me. Anxiety, depression, worry over money, etc. I was paralyzed with fear over what the future held. At first I could only sit in my recliner and watch movies, then I started crying and couldn't stop. Dan, and my mom, finally convinced me to call my doctor. I did, and my doctor took me seriously. She prescribed a generic form of Zoloft. Its a "re-uptake inhibitor." I looked this up on the internet and found out how it works. When you are depressed or suffering from anxiety, the signals your brain is sending to correct the problem are not getting to where they should go. They are turning around halfway through the trip and going back. So, a re-uptake inhibitor acts like a one-way door. The signals can go through but cannot turn around and go back, so they continue along their journey and get to where they should be to help. I was such a basket case by the time I asked for help that it took about a month for me to start feeling calm. I am still on the medication and it keeps me really level. I can still experience the highs, but the lows don't hit me near as hard. I have been able to maintain through a number of trials these past three years, not the least of which was the totally unexpected death of my mom last May. Its rare that I cry these days, but that is not to say that I have become emotionally numb, I can just handle things a whole lot better since my brain's electrical system is now working properly thanks to the medication. Sometimes our bodies need help, and thank God for medical science that figures this stuff out so we can be helped to feel normal again. So keep a grip. Talk to your friends, and keep your faith in God, it will all work out.
Sandi, one more thing. With me one of my main issues was worry over paying the bills because I couldn't work, and I didn't know what was going to happen. I would wake up every morning feeling like someone kicked me in the stomach. It would take until about 2 in the afternoon before I could eat anything. In a roundabout way I found out that taking two dramamine tablets at night calmed my stomach. I was getting ready to go to AZ and flying messes up my stomach anyway and whatwith the lack of food on airlines and the midnight flights I usually have to take in order to arrive at my destination at a decent hour, I decided I would get myself some dramamine. And for some reason a couple of days before my trip I took two tablets at bedtime one night. I don't even know why I did it, but the next morning I woke up and I didn't have that kicked-in-the-stomach feeling. I was hungry and actually made myself some breakfast. It was like a miracle cure. It really helped me. And due to how mental I got through my neck ordeal and the aftermath, I had a very nervous stomach for almost two years. The dramamine always helped. It has just been in the past few months that I have been able to do without it.
Sandi big hugs. Glad to hear to talked to someone and got help. Just remember it is an illness no one can see, so don't beat yourself up about it. Also if you can manage it see someone, they don't solve it but it gives you and outlet and someone to talk to who does not judge and it stays with them, not auntie telling your mother etc.
Roberta
Sandi, best of luck to you. It can take a little time to find the right medicine for you, but it can be like a miracle once you find it and it kicks in completely.
Sandi, these are not the best of times for so many people - it's hard to keep that happy face on with so many things to worry about. Sometimes I feel that if I didn't have my Doxie Pack....... You know how they just live "in the moment"? That's what my goal is for right now. This Board seems to have a great support system from all over the world, so let it out here! I also find that going on a hike or getting out in the fresh air (when it's not -20) helps release those endorphins, too.
Sandi, I agree with everything Patti said and she described how the drugs, especially zoloft, perfectly. I've spent my share of time on antidepressants and even though I may not be on them right now, know that at any point something may happen that will put back to the point of needing them again. Sometimes, it does take a few tries to get the right one, and the most frustrating thing is having to give one time to work, before ruling it out and trying something else.
I hope this one is the corret one for you, and in the meantime, your friends here and Bonnie, will keep you smiling.
You all are just wonderful! Thank you! Thank you! I've known some of you for a very long time. I came here in the early 90's, I think. The board looked WAY different in those days. It was the first place I ever went on the Internet. Through thick & thin, it has been my GO TO place on the Net. You've been with me through the Dolly and Madison days and now we have our bossy, bouncy Bonnie. I'm feeling better today but it will be a bit of time if this med really kicks in for me. It's my 3rd try. First two were Serotonin based (Celexa & Zoloft). Now my doc is trying one that works on the dopamine chemical (Wellbutrin). I'm hopeful that I will feel joy again with this one. I hope so because the side effects are horrible. At least my legs aren't rigid and locked up as they were with the SSRI's. :thumb:
So, I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with many of you and meeting our new daschie parents as well.
And away we go!! I will try to put my little story together tomorrow about Bonnie and the Food Cube. She is hysterical about it!